Metroid Prime 4: Beyond’s new trailer is an intro to its alien world

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is still alive — and it’s looking good. Nintendo unveiled a new trailer for the game that serves as an introduction of sorts, showcasing the alien world you’ll be exploring along with Samus’ various abilities, including new psychic powers that work both in combat and in puzzle solving. While no specific release date was announced, the game is due out in 2025 for the Switch. Beyond has been in development for a quite a while. It was originally announced in 2017 shortly after the launch of the original Nintendo Switch, but in early 2019, Nintendo announced that it was rebooting the game’s development and bringing on Retro Studios to make it. Last year, Nintendo finally debuted a gameplay trailer for it and announced the Beyond subtitle. That trailer had some clear Metroid Prime DNA — intense firefights and scanning things! But at the time, the company only provided a vague 2025 release date for the upcoming game. The first Switch was actually a great platform f ... Read full article.