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Draped in the somber garb of an ancient order, thy arrival shall bode only death.
#ELDENRING Tarnished Edition and the Tarnished Pack DLC will release on August 28, 2026.
Happy 40th Birthday to Samus and Metroid, released in Japan August 6, 1986! 🥳 The NES release followed August 15, 1987.
Metroid revolutionized non-linear exploration over linear gameplay and remains one of the most influential games ever made. It follows the galaxy’s greatest space bounty hunter, Samus Aran, into the labyrinthine fortress-planet Zebes to stop the Space Pirates from replicating stolen Metroid organisms. A profound sense of isolation is brilliantly captured during Samus’ descent into Zebes, reflected in its sprawling, interconnected world.
Progression is deliberately blocked, requiring players to search for power-ups like the Morph Ball that unlock previously unreachable areas. That design philosophy became the foundation for countless games and helped establish what would later be known as the “Metroidvania” genre.
The title combines “metro” and “android,” and Alien director Ridley Scott’s film was cited as a major influence. Composer Hirokazu Tanaka, who created the brilliantly minimalist score, is also credited with suggesting the twist that Samus was a woman. There are five possible endings depending on completion time, rewarding an early form of “speedrunning” by revealing Samus’s identity in the third through fifth endings.
My first exposure to Metroid was actually Captain N! 😆 There, the chief antagonist is Mother Brain operating out of the asteroid base “Metroid.” Other villains like Ridley appear, but Samus herself only shows up in the comics. I loved playing the game at my friend’s house, though I didn’t own it growing up. There are two label variants (the gray being in the NES, and the yellow on display in the photo).
I was quite fortunate to grow up with heroines like Samus, who is one of the greatest characters in all of gaming. ❤️
Minecraft is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on October 27! Enjoy Vibrant Visuals support and dig into an adventure that looks better than ever!
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✨ MOONLIGHTER 2 IS LEAVING EARLY ACCESS! ✨
The full adventure arrives September 2nd on PC, Xbox, PS5 & Switch 2! 🔜🎒
Try the free demo on PC and consoles...
And get Moonlighter 1 free on Steam!!
We're super excited to confirm that Orbitals will have a Global Friend's Pass available on release, which includes a free local co-op demo!! 💖
Orbitals is built from the ground up for two players, so here are the different ways you and a friend can team up in Orbitals together!
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