Every December, we close out the year with our annual End of Year feature. This year, we were finally able to play Metroid Prime 4: Beyond after its original announcement eight years ago, and Piggyback released Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective. Our End of Year feature highlights this, the Metroid news we had throughout the year, as well as the content we published, including a Community Spotlight for Hoshizora Lone and an episode of the Podcast featuring Laura Kate Dale.
On behalf of the Shinesparkers team, I would like to thank all of our readers for their continued support, and wish you all a happy new year! In 2026, we will mark the 40th anniversary of the Metroid franchise, and we couldn’t be more excited.