The BestsThe BestsRanking Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's New Character Introductions Over The Last 5 YearsFrom Sephiroth to those dreaded Fire Emblem characters, here are Sakurai's greatest revealsByLevi WinslowPublishedDecember 20, 2021
CultureYouTubeCultureYouTubeA Fully 3D Version Is Hiding Within 2D Metroid DreadIt's not Metroid Prime 4, but Boundary Break's new video is still pretty coolByAri NotisPublishedNovember 17, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsNintendo Releases Surprise Metroid Dread DemoIt's an "early Halloween treat," and is free to download and playByLuke PlunkettPublishedOctober 27, 2021
CultureSpeedrunningCultureSpeedrunningMetroid Dread Speedrunners Are Beating The Game In 90 Minutes FlatAnd no, they’re not using sequence breaks to defeat that one bossByAri NotisPublishedOctober 25, 2021
Game TipsGame TipsYou’re Probably Not Actually Stuck In Metroid DreadThe Nintendo Switch exclusive is confounding some players, but it's part of the experienceByLevi WinslowPublishedOctober 22, 2021
ReportReportWhat Happens When AI Tries To Review A Video GameThe AI took on games like Returnal and Red Dead Redemption 2, and things got weird, if not entertainingByAlex WalkerPublishedOctober 22, 2021
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryDear Metroid Dread: Samus Doesn’t Need To Be An Emotionless Robot To Be BadassSamus Aran is an iconic Nintendo character, but better writing could make her so much moreByIan WalkerPublishedOctober 18, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsNintendo Apologizes For Metroid Dread Bug And Promises An UpdateThere is also a method to avoid the bug before the patch is releasedByBrian AshcraftPublishedOctober 15, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsMetroid Dread Players Discover Gnarly, Secret Way To Quick-Kill KraidNintendo and MercurySteam’s latest collab rewards players who do a bit of explorationByIan WalkerPublishedOctober 11, 2021
ReviewsSwitchReviewsSwitchMetroid Dread: The Kotaku ReviewSamus returns in a game that generates wonderful tension but little mystiqueByCarolyn PetitPublishedOctober 8, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsMetroid Dread File Size Is Smaller Than A Call of Duty UpdateWhile many popular games continue to have massive file sizes, Nintendo is over here compressing like a kingByZack ZwiezenPublishedOctober 4, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsNintendo Deletes Horny TweetRIP whoever tweeted Metal Gear’s Snake looking at Zero Suit Samus’ assByEthan GachPublishedOctober 4, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsMetroid Prime 3 Could Have Been Open World, And That Hurts [Update]Former senior producer Bryan Walker reveals the sequel was originally pitched as non-linearByJohn WalkerPublishedOctober 4, 2021
OpinionImpressionsOpinionImpressionsHands On: Metroid Dread's First Hour Is Legit Kinda TerrifyingSamus’ latest adventure might deliver the nail-biting tension I crave from the seriesByCarolyn PetitPublishedSeptember 27, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsBig Boy Kraid Returns In Metroid DreadAs if Metroid Dread didn’t look cool enough alreadyByIan WalkerPublishedAugust 27, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsMetroid Dread First Game To Take Advantage of New Switch ModelMetroid Dread and the Switch (OLED model) will both be out on October 8ByAsh Parrish and Lisa Marie SegarraPublishedJuly 6, 2021
CultureCosplayCultureCosplayThe Best Metroid: Dread Reaction Comes From A Metroid CosplayerCosplayer dresses up as Samus Aran to watch Nintendo's E3 presentationByBrian AshcraftPublishedJune 18, 2021
CultureE3CultureE3Metroid Dread’s Adam Won’t Order Samus Around, Says NintendoSamus Aran is free to be her badass self in Nintendo's next Metroid gameByIan WalkerPublishedJune 15, 2021
CultureE3CultureE3Metroid Dread, A 2D Sidescroller, Gets E3 RevealSamus finally returns after being away for a long, long timeByNathan GraysonPublishedJune 15, 2021
OpinionImpressionsOpinionImpressionsPrime 2D Is The Coolest Metroid In Over A DecadeA group of independent developers known as Team SCU recently released a demo for Prime 2D, an impressive…ByIan WalkerPublishedApril 5, 2021