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10:30 PM on 05.23.2013

Japanese indie shmup trilogy Tale of Alltynex gets funded

Nyu Media has successfully concluded its Kickstarter campaign to localize a trilogy of Japanese indie shoot-'em ups, The Tale of Alltynex, the doujinsoft publisher has announced.  Inspired by Taito's RayStorm series, The...

Kyle MacGregor

3:00 PM on 05.18.2013

Hot love shmup Scoregasm on sale just for today

A lot of classic shmups also happen to work as metaphors for insemination. The last level of R-Type Final immediately comes to mind. Wouldn't you know it, but there is a guy who's taken that theme even further, wit...

Jonathan Holmes

1:00 AM on 05.02.2013

Dreamcast shooter Sturmwind released, 16 years later

Shooters, SHMUPS, STGs. Call them what you want, but let's agree we don't have enough of them these days. Indie developers are changing that and are doing it on an unexpected platform: SEGA's Dreamcast. The latest two shoot-...

Allistair Pinsof

3:30 PM on 04.17.2013

Report: Liberation Maiden to get sequel on PlayStation 3

Liberation Maiden is getting a sequel! Well, sort of. It seems like Grasshopper Manufacture has decided to eschew Shoko's roots, following up last year's 3DS shooter with a visual novel for PlayStation 3. According to Si...

Kyle MacGregor

10:00 PM on 04.11.2013

Monday Night Combat, Knytt Underground, and more bundled

Despite being largely unfamiliar with two of the five featured games, I'll go out on a limb and say the new Indie Royale Spring Sun bundle is worth considering. Uber Entertainment's solid multiplayer-based shooter Monday Nig...

Jordan Devore

7:00 PM on 04.09.2013

Bug Princess 2 Black Label, other Cave shmups on sale

Cave is celebrating three years of selling its wares on mobile platforms by slashing prices on a number of its shooters until April 14. It's largely the same sale we see from them every few months, but there's one notabl...

Kyle MacGregor

11:30 PM on 04.05.2013

We have six days left to fund shmup Humans Must Answer

Humans Must Answer is an indie shmup where you control a ship piloted by sentient chickens in the far-flung future. Ok, so you've got me hooked with the concept at least. The guys behind this craziness are Sumon Games, who w...

Alasdair Duncan

7:30 PM on 03.26.2013

Dejobaan's busy week meant launching three games

It was a busy PAX East week for Dejobaan Games; not only did they release Monster Loves You, co-developed with Radial Games, but they also released Drunken Robot Pornography and the spiritual successor to AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAa...

Alasdair Duncan

11:30 AM on 03.20.2013

Rejoice! A Cave shooter finally coming to PlayStation 3

The unthinkable has happened. One of Cave's illustrious shoot-'em-ups has been announced for PlayStation 3. Despite some saying it would never happen, the latest edition of Weekly Famitsu reports 5pb will bring Ketsui: K...

Kyle MacGregor

6:00 AM on 03.11.2013

Japanese indie shmup Cloudphobia now available on PC

The team at Rockin' Android have returned with yet another indie offering from across the Pacific. Cloudphobia is shoot-'em-up wherein players must pilot a mech in a race against time. A robotic army has a powerful supe...

Kyle MacGregor

11:00 AM on 03.09.2013

PS3 shoot-'em-up Mamoru-kun might be coming west

Good news, everyone! One of the few shoot-'em-ups to come to PlayStation 3 this generation looks to be making the jump across the Pacific. As spotted on Gematsu, UFO has taken to Facebook with some teaser images for Mamo...

Kyle MacGregor

6:30 PM on 03.06.2013

Suda 51's Liberation Maiden soaring to iOS (Update)

[Update: Liberation Maiden is now available worldwide via the App Store for $4.99 / €4.49 / ₤2.99.] Well, this is unexpected. Liberation Maiden has arrived on the iTunes App Store in New Zealand. One...

Kyle MacGregor

1:00 AM on 02.25.2013

Cave Shooting Collection heading to Xbox 360 this March

Cave's prohibitively expensive shooting collection has a release date. The ten disc bundle of danmaku goodness is slated to hit Japan on March 28 for the steep price of ¥ 24,800 (roughly $300), though it's still not ...

Kyle MacGregor

10:45 AM on 02.12.2013

Neo XYX is a shoot 'em up for the Neo-Geo and Dreamcast

I'm glad that I kept my Dreamcast, because the games slowly but surely keep on coming. The newest project is shoot 'em up Neo XYX by the NG: Dev. Team. It looks and sounds great so far based on the trailer, and the cherry on...

Chris Carter

1:15 PM on 02.11.2013

Caladrius: a 2D shooter with Devil Survivor style art?

Check out the newly launched webpage for upcoming 2D Xbox 360 shooter Caladrius. If you're a JRPG nerd like I am, the first thing you'll notice is ...hey, what are Devil Survivor (Atlus SRPG) characters doing on this pag...

Dale North

9:00 PM on 02.06.2013

After Burner Climax is jetting onto iOS

After Burner is one of those games that tickles the nostalgia bone and doesn't stop. I remember burning away hours locked in aerial combat with After Burner II on my Famicom, although I never did manage to reach the end. And...

Tony Ponce