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Axiom Verge wears its influences on its sleeve. As a retro-spirited Metroidvania action platformer there is little does that hasn’t been done before. But the game achieves what it sets out to…

There’s a notably absent feature in Xenoblade Chronicles X’s character creation system that demonstrates an ongoing trend in the gaming industry regarding female characters. No, it has nothing to do…

With Mothers’ Day long gone in the U.K. (though still on the horizong for you Yanks) and the undercurrent of childish guilt now a thing of the past, it’s a…

Gaming as a culture has become more accepted over the years as those of us who grew up with video games age and pass it on to the next generation.…

It has been a long time since there was a 2D, old school Metroid game released. 2004’s Metroid: Zero Mission was the last time that this particular strain of the…

If in space no one can hear you scream, then maybe roaring is no longer necessary; that’s how far intergalactic travel has come. How important gender is to a characterization…

It’s E3 2015 and Nintendo are midway through their online presentation when a new game in the beloved Metroid series is revealed, Metroid Prime: Federation Force. The game is shown…

Despite a relatively positive and successful Direct, there was still a solitary dark cloud looming over today’s announcements: Metroid Prime: Federation Force. From the very moment that Bill Trinen mentioned the…

Metroid: Zero Mission is like coming home again. Maybe some of the furniture has moved a bit, your room might have been turned into an office, or perhaps an evil…

Earlier Ricky D posted his 10 Nintendo predictions for 2016, but with the limited known quantities releasing for the company’s consoles in the near (or far) future, this year has…

Movie adaptations of video games are hit or miss. Actually — let’s be honest, they are usually terrible. Yet, every now and again, someone will create a stunning fan film…

Say what you will about the lack of big games released on the Wii U this year, Nintendo has done a fantastic job in bringing us some of the best…

In a recent interview with Fortune, master game creator Shigeru Miyamoto hinted that Nintendo might be open to discussions about the possibility of the company getting involved in movies again.…

During its Digital Event yesterday Nintendo announced Metroid Prime: Federation Force, a 3DS online multiplayer shooter set in the Metroid universe. Players control someone not named Samus in a mech…

This week, Sound On Sight contributor Ryan Espinoza joins us to discuss his first trip to E3. During our main event, we break down Nintendo’s digital conference and focus on…

Every year E3, brings us the biggest gaming news of the year, as Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo drops their biggest announcements about upcoming games, release dates, and new consoles. With…

This week on the NXpress podcast (yes we changed our name), games-editor Mike Worby joins us in our very own version of Mario Party, in which we duke it out…