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more about #metroid bangbangblah: Really? No Cole from InFamous? Am I the only person who thought that was a FANTASTIC game? It seems like it's been ignored so much in year-end reviews... more » Hiero: The year I tried in vain to play a MMO other than WoW. AoC and Aion failed so hard on me. Guess it's up to that new Star Wars MMO now... more » Terrorsaur - Five Six: Merry Christmas KOTAKUITES! more » plasticmouse: Merry Christmas Owen more » Gambit09: BAM- 2009 in review. more » Ghinn: Thank you, Cleveland! We are The Legend of Zelda! Stick around for Ice Climbers, and don't forget to stop by the merch table on your way out! That is... more » expansionsss - the jaded gamer: I'm gonna have to say that their music is very undeserving of the name. This is an insult to awesome bands like Crystal Castles who use a referen... more » bean: It's pretty clear which is the better Metroid. more » Benguin: I think it's super tacky when bands name themselves directly after something else. Like that other band, Devil Wears Prada. Originality, please. Not ... more » dracosummoner: When I saw this headline, I was wondering which game first, the game or the band (sure, there are still a few 25-year-old bands out there, but we've g... more » thaKingRocka: after listening to 1 full minute of a song of theirs, i can say that i believe it would be best if they were to be drained of all life by an army of m... more » ThirzaLepidus: "you'll think of them, and not just sexy cannon-armed space pirate hunters." Fixed that for ya Owen. And I threw in a random picture of her as a bonus. more » deanbmmv: "not just cannon-armed space pirate hunters." correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that ^ a metroid? more » mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta: That's gotta be the ugliest image I've ever seen with the word "Metroid" attached to it. Here's something infinitely more pleasant to look at. more » ThisCharmingMan: This band tried getting on tour with the guys I'm playing guitar for at the moment. Didn't happen, I thought it was strange though. more » Conanthecanadian: This reeks of a marketing ploy. "Oh, our name is the same as a multi-million dollar gaming franchise? Well, I never knew that." That's going to blo... more » Bialia: There's also a Canadian guy of some repute who bills himself as "Final Fantasy." Straight up, that's it- Final Fantasy. No difference in spelling, spa... more » Grumpz®, knifin' around... cut cut cut cut cut: as long as they don't become popular and never make money, they'll be fine :-) otherwise nintendo will take all their monies since people just go see... more » torara: Soooo... like the artist Final Fantasy, then? [en.wikipedia.org] more » Falsoman: As long as I don't have to run of the world each time i defeat a boss, i'm in! #metroid more » -
#2009yearinreview
What a Day, What a Year
Christmas is a big production, but they don't roll credits at the end of it. Still, with the home a wasteland of gift wrap and packaging, and the light slowly receding outside, it's a good moment to reflect on 2009. More » -
#music
Metroid is Also the Name of a Band, Apparently
When you think of "Metroid," this band hopes you'll think of them, and not just cannon-armed space pirate hunters. "Metroid" bills itself as an indie/electro/pop band "somewhere at the intersection of rock and the score to your favorite video game." More » -
#nintendo
Nintendo May Have More Metroid Prime Primed For DS
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption may have wrapped up the GameCube-to-Wii trilogy, but fans of first-person adventuring in the suit of Samus Aran may be able to look forward to future Prime games. More » -
#nintendo
Is Metroid Prime The Citizen Kane Of Video Games?
If Orson Welles' groundbreaking, multiple award winning film Citizen Kane has an analogous counterpart in the video game space, one ABC News report argues that it's Nintendo's Metroid Prime Trilogy. More » -
#nintendo
Metroid Prime Team Discusses Their Decade Of Samus, Ponders Series' Future
Following the recent release of Metroid Prime Trilogy, members of Nintendo's development teams in Texas and Japan answered Kotaku's questions about what the Metroid Prime series got right, what it missed and more. They even hinted at Prime's future. More » -
#wtf
Metroid Prime Trilogy Lost its 'Damn'
In Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Admiral Dane expresses his frustration with the Space Pirates by letting out a rather mild profanity. "Damn," to be precise. In the Metroid Prime Trilogy, which released a week ago, it's been scrubbed. More » -
#satire
McSweeney's Outs Samus Aran, Fanfics Gay Marriage Rant
Normally, we'd recommend just about any piece of fan fiction that begins with Metroid bounty hunter Samus Aran coming out of the closet. But McSweeney's satirical rant from the Zebes native isn't even remotely sexy. More » -
#toys
Some Mega Man, Metroid & Persona Figures For Your Wishlist
You probably won't ever get your hands on any of these figures, as they're custom kits sold only in limited quantities, but hey, nobody's going to stop you from dreaming. More » -
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#screengrab
Nintendo Girls Aren't Bad, They're Just Drawn That Way
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#wii
Roll Metroid Prime Trilogy Box Art Up Into Your Life
Nintendo's Metroid Prime collection for the Wii is due to land in North America on August 24th in a snazzy "collector's edition" form that bundles up three games, a Metroid Prime Trilogy art booklet, special metal packaging and more. More » -
#e32009
Nintendo: Other M Will be A "Metroid Unlike Anything Ever Experienced Before"
Two of the men leading the new Metroid Wii game told Kotaku about their narrative ambitions for the 2010 sequel Metroid Other M and explained why the Metroid Prime team isn't involved. More » -
#e3
Will Team Ninja Take The Slutty Route With Samus?
Was speaking with new Team Ninja boss Yosuke Hayashi today, and got to thinking...Team Ninja are admirers of the female form. Team Ninja are now doing Metroid. So will Team Ninja be admiring Samus' form? More » -
#e32009
Nintendo: New Metroid Is NOT Metroid Dread
Longtime Metroid director Yoshio Sakamoto acknowledged that the long-rumored Metroid Dread is real and may some day be released. More » -
#e32009
First Metroid: Other M Screens
Nintendo is partnering with Team Ninja, not Retro Studios, for the newest outer space adventure starring Samus Aran, Metroid: Other M. The Wii game is a mix of first and third-person action. It looks spectacular. More » -
#nsfw
Video Game Girls Go Burlesque, Strip Off Their Varia Suits
This weekend, burlesque troupe Devil's Playground did its best video game cosplaying, then did what normally happens at such events: they got mostly naked. But the undressing was handled with respect for the games referenced. More » -
#feature
Mommy Dearest: The Best and Worst Mothers in Video Games
Mothers have it tough in video games – they get killed off, turned evil, or their children leave the nest to save the world. And their kids probably don't call home often enough. More » -
#metroid
New Samus Cosplay International Champion Crowned
Who's winning the Metroid cosplay wars? The Swedes looked to have had it locked down, thanks to Samus cosplayer Jenni Källberg. But Brazil has fired a shot across Sweden's bow, one named ThaÃs. More » -
#voiceacting
Chatting With Samus and Naomi Hunter — at the Same Time
This week, Maxim named Metal Gear Solid's Naomi Hunter the top babe in gaming. Sadie Ultraneko talked to her voice actor, Jennifer Hale (right), who also voices Metroid's babelicious Samus Aran. More »
