Sometimes I find it hard to believe that Metroid is a nearly 40-year-old series. It still feels young next to the likes of Mario, which has countless games to its name. The Metroid library is ...

When I was a kid, Super Metroid was everything. Weaned on Nintendo’s haunting, Alien-inspired side-scroller, I spent countless hours watching my father trudge through the depths of the planet Zebes as ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

Derek's love of games came at an early age when his parents first brought home the Nintendo Entertainment System. From then on, countless nights were spent hunting ducks, stomping turtles, exploring ...

Metroid Prime 4 stumbled multiple times before being completely scrapped and restarted over the decade it took to make. Although it found its way back to Retro Studios, the team behind the original ...

Well, Game File journalist Stephen Totilo has now reached out to Nintendo and got an official confirmation from a representative that the "combined sales" of the two titles have surpassed the one ...

A developer behind Metroid Prime 4: Beyond has opened up about its decision regarding the game’s most divisive aspect. Following its launch earlier this month, fans have generally been torn on the ...

Perhaps my worst trait is that I’m a Metroidvania purist. It’s annoying, I know, but I’ve always been fascinated with the awkwardly-named subgenre’s little rules and structures. When I play something ...