02 Aug 2018
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MHQthon 2018 gets underway tomorrow

August 2, 2018

Every year, Elias Thompson and friends from Metroid Headquarters to hold MHQthon, a charity livestream. Elias and friends will get underway tomorrow, August 3rd at noon PST (5pm EST and 10am BST) with a run of Metroid: Zero Mission by Gendreavus. This will be the first MHQthon where Metroid: Samus Returns is played. As always, the stream is to raise money for Child’s Play Charity, a great cause that benefits children in pediatric hospitals by improving their quality of life. You can access the stream and see the schedule below. Spread the word, and be sure to donate if you can!

Metroid HQ

21 Jul 2018
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Feature: Sammy Hall (Former pre-production artist, Retro Studios)

July 21, 2018

We are happy to share a feature with our readers today from Sammy Hall, a former pre-production artist on Metroid Prime 3: Corruption who drew concept artwork. In the feature, Sammy recounts his early childhood experiences with Metroid, how they impacted his life and led him to work on video games and joining Retro Studios to be part of the development for Corruption. Sammy also redrew one of his old sketches for us!

Click here to read the feature

16 Jul 2018
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Director Jordon Vogt-Roberts Wants To Make a Metroid Movie

July 16, 2018

Film director Jordon Vogt-Roberts, who directed Kong: Skull Island and The Kings of Summer, divulged his ideas for a Metroid movie in an interview with IGN.

“I have a pitch for a Metroid movie. They’ll never let me. It’s too crazy. It legitimately would be her (Samus) alone. It would be a little bit of her talking to herself. As soon as they introduce other talking characters in those games, to me it loses everything. You put her alone and it’s almost got more to do with the silence of a movie like Drive. Like the quietness. and having it be like a real, intense mood piece, but mixed with sci-fi.”

He also discusses how Super Metroid had an impact on him as a child and helped inspire himself and many other filmmakers who grew up playing video games. Metroid already has plenty in common with the Alien movie series, drawing many inspirations from them. It’s not too unlikely to imagine what a Metroid movie could be with them in mind.

Jordon Vogt-Roberts has recently handed in a script for a Metal Gear Solid movie. It is not yet certain if the film will be made yet and has been in limbo for many years already.

You can watch the interview in its entirety below. Vogt-Roberts starts discussing Metroid at the 10:54 mark.

Source: IGN

13 Jul 2018
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Ridley amiibo packaging revealed on Amazon

July 13, 2018

Exactly one month has passed since the Nintendo Direct at E3 2018, where Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was officially unveiled, Ridley was confirmed to be playable, and his amiibo was shown off. The amiibo packaging (with Japanese text) has been revealed on Amazon.com. Check out the packaging below, as well as a link to the listing where you can preorder the amiibo.

Source: Amazon

30 Jun 2018
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Metroid: The Community Speaks (E3 2018)

June 30, 2018

Shinesparkers recently conducted two surveys before and after this years E3 2018 to gather the thoughts and feelings of fans on topics such as Metroid Prime 4, the inclusion of Ridley in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and what they would like to see from the future of the series. A huge thanks to everyone who took the time to fill them out!

You can check out the feature here

14 Jun 2018
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All Alternate Costumes for Samus and Ridley in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

June 14, 2018

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was recently shown during a special Nintendo Direct for E3 2018, announcing that Ridley would be a playable character for the first time in the series. We now have a better look at the alternate costumes for both Ridley and Samus thanks to Nintendo Wire, who attended the Los Angeles Convention Center and went hands-on with the game.

 

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will launch on Nintendo Switch on December 7th, 2018!

14 Jun 2018
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Get Metroid: Samus Returns Cheap In The E3 2018 eShop Sale (North America)

June 14, 2018

Nintendo is currently running a sale on the North American eShop where you can purchase select titles at up to 50% off. The award-winning Metroid: Samus Returns is currently 30% off at $27.99 (was $39.99) on 3DS until June 21st, 2018. If you haven’t had an opportunity to play the latest Metroid title yet, this is a great opportunity to save some money!

Be sure to check out our reviews of Metroid: Samus Returns below!

Metroid: Samus Returns review by Darren

Metroid: Samus Returns review by Deceptimike

13 Jun 2018
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E3 News Roundup: All the Metroid News From E3 2018

June 13, 2018

While not as wild as last year, this E3 has still been exciting for Metroid fans.
Here is a roundup of all the Metroid related news gleamed from E3.

June 12th

June 13th

June 14th

This page will be update if more news arrives.

13 Jun 2018
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Reggie states Metroid Prime 4’s absence from E3 was to not tease fans

June 13, 2018

Reggie Fils-Aimé spoke with Polygon regarding why Nintendo had decided to skip on Metroid Prime 4 at this years E3 presentation.

“We believe it is not fair to the fan to repeatedly tease them (fans) over time about a game. That’s why we tend to focus close in, typically in a six- to nine-month timeframe, and go deep in sharing content and information on a particular piece of content. But right now, for something that’s not launching in 2018, it just wasn’t the right time.”

Fans will likely have to wait until E3 2019 for any new information, unless Nintendo decides to showcase it in a future Direct. Either way, it’s evident that we are all a long way from seeing the game in any capacity.

Source: Polygon