NPR's Life Kit host Marielle Segarra speaks with Saleem Reshamwala, the host of "The Dread Project," about the meaning of dread and exercises to help manage it. We all have a list of things we dread ...

What some fans might not realize, though, is that Metroid Dread isn’t a brand-new title for Nintendo; it’s been in the works for 15 years. During Nintendo’s Treehouse Live event following its Direct ...

Metroid Dread is scary. While it won’t permanently scar any seasoned horror veterans, it’s certainly the most unsettling Nintendo game ever made. It features tense chase scenes, boss battles against ...

Metroid Dread will feel instantly familiar to anyone who has played a 2D Metroid game before. For that matter, it'll feel familiar to anyone who has ever played a non-linear platformer, otherwise ...

Notably, the effects of anticipatory dread remained significant even after accounting for personality traits, mental health, income, and education. The researchers say the findings have implications ...

Yoshio Sakamoto has been trying to make Metroid Dread for a long time. Sakamoto, who designed the original Metroid on NES, says he always intended for Dread to be the follow-up to Fusion — the most ...

The Elder Scrolls Morrowind and classic Diablo are both obvious inspirations behind Dread Delusion, but the RPG from Lovely Hellplace is much more than a mere homage. Visually, this is the most ...

The mind behind the original Metroid discusses what's new and what inspired Dread's return to the Switch this fall. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, VR/AR, ...

is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware. He joined in 2018, and after a two-year stint at Polygon, he rejoined The Verge in May 2025. The most impressive feature in Nintendo’s new Switch model ...