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Speedrunning is nothing new to Metroid. Ever since the original game locked endings, or increasingly bare outfits for Samus, behind completion times, there has been an enthusiasm for finishing the games as quickly as possible. Metroid Dread is no exception. What makes the new release novel is the explicit encouragement from developers MercurySteam and Nintendo EPD by rewarding classic speedrunning techniques with hidden content. A clever sequence break makes fighting Kraid, an early boss...
It's an unpopular opinion, but I liked the small internal monologues that Samus had in Metroid Fusion. Her text-based thoughts were sprinkled throughout the game, providing insight into her mental and emotional state. Given that Metroid Dread follows in Fusion's footsteps, concluding Samus' story with a cinematic, narrative-driven game, I had hoped that we'd see her share her thoughts with us again. But that's not the case. Despite Dread being about Samus, she doesn't have a voice in the...
Apex Legends' Halloween event, Monsters Within, is live now through November 2 and adds a bunch of spooky content to the game, including new legendary skins. The event also brings back the Shadow Royale limited-time mode and adds a new Arenas map to the game called Encore. Monster Within also features three different free reward tracks during the event, offering an epic Loba skin and a Monster Within Apex Pack among the awards. Here's everything you need to know about Apex Legends' Monsters...
After the surprise release of Hitman: Game of the Year edition on Good Old Games, there was instant backlash as players discovered anti-piracy DRM. The game required an internet connection to play features like Escalation missions and User Created Contracts, thereby rendering non-essential but beloved elements of the game unplayable without a connection. GOG's anti-DRM policy likely also fueled the backlash, as the popular storefront is more or less the one major place to buy PC games...