Metroid may have one of the best endings in video game history, but initial reactions to the reveal that Samus Aran is a woman didn't play out the way you probably think they did. Share on Facebook ...

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Leading the Metroid franchise since its inception in 1986, Samus Aran is the subject of one of the most well-known surprise endings in video gaming. The reveal of her gender at the conclusion of the ...

Along with Link and Mario, Samus Aran of the Metroid series is one of Nintendo’s most beloved mascots. The fierce, space-age bounty hunter who patrols the galaxy snuffing out threats to humanity and ...

When Metroid first hit shelves in 1987, the Nintendo game about an alien-killing bounty hunter felt like nothing else. Set on an eerie, alien world, it eschewed the poppy optimism of most ‘80s games ...

This article contains spoilers for some Metroid lore, specifically from ‘Metroid Fusion,’ along with some wild theorizing about what’s going on in ‘Metroid Dread.’ Metroid Dread can be terrifying. At ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. It's a been a long wait for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, but the return of bounty hunter Samus Aran is just a few weeks away. Now, Nintendo has dropped an ...

30 years ago Nintendo released Metroid, the first game in what would become a long lasting franchise. Although it would never be their most popular offering (easily trumped by Mario and Zelda), a ...