Now that November 2025 is here, Shinesparkers has prepared a roundup of the Metroid news we had in October. See below:

October 2 – MercurySteam denies accusations of poor work conditions by Spanish union

October 4 – Impressions of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond at Gamescom

October 10 – Book about the MetroidVania genre’s history to be released in March 2026

October 15 – Metroid Prime: Federation Force’s General Alex Miles has a face

October 18 – Further accusations of crunch culture at MercurySteam surface

October 20 – Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective digital sample released

October 21 – Metroid II: Return of Samus has been added to the Nintendo Music app

October 21 – Metroid desktop metal display available via My Nintendo

October 22 – Nintendo Dream magazine shares Metroid Prime 4: Beyond details (Spoiler Warning)

October 22 – Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective anecdotes begin trickling online

October 23 – Two unlisted boss videos for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond discovered

October 29 – Metroid Prime 4: Beyond pre-order bonuses announced for Korean fans

In addition, we published two new features: The News Cycle of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, a recap of all hints and news we’ve had for the game since Metroid Prime 3 in 2007, and Metroid Prime 4 in Nintendo Dream, a translation of a Nintendo Dream article that was subject to misinterpretation.

We have more content planned through November, ahead of Metroid Prime 4’s highly anticipated release on December 4th! As always, we will continue to share any Metroid news that comes up in the interim. See you next mission!