Treasure has released further details on the PS4 port of their Magnum Opus, the 2001 bullet-hell masterpiece that is Ikaruga.The colour-defined shmup will be made available on PS4 on June 29. Not only that, but PS4 Pro owners will be able t...
Treasure has announced that, following its recent Nintendo Switch port, its classic arcade shmup Ikaruga is on its way to PS4.Rumblings of a PS4 port first happened earlier this year, when a rating for the 2001 game showed up on Germany's r...
Some of you may remember Galak-Z -- the fun but flawed anime love-letter shoot 'em up from 2015. Some of you probably don't. And that's okay! Because with an impending Switch release, you're probably going to be hearing about it soon enough...
I've been talking to a few friends quite a bit about the recent Switch release of Ikargua. It was kind of a turning point for the genre when it was released worldwide in 2003 on the GameCube, as it brought Treasure to the forefront in the w...
Ladies and gentlemen, the day has finally arrived. The new FIFA 18 World Cup mode unveiled earlier today, and now players can spend hours winning the World Cup with their favorite teams, packing incredibly gifted players into their ultimate squads. Personally, Im looking forward to...
Ikaruga is one of the purest gaming experiences out there. It's a brutally difficult shoot-'em-up, the kind of short-but-sweet game that takes a clever mechanic, explores it to its full extent, and doesn't pack on any unwanted fat. You coul...
Serious Sam might not be a household name, but that hasn’t stopped the guy from appearing in a crazy amount of games. Developer Croteam and publisher Devolver Digital have always had a fondness for the character and that has extended ...
Hamster have added a new title to their Nintendo Switch Arcade Classics Archive range: Nichibutsu's Terra Cresta, which is available to download from the eShop right now.Releasing back in 1985, the vertically scrolling shmup was the success...
I Hate Running Backwards was a surprise hit from PAX for me, so I'm happy to report that the game is coming out damn soon! For gamers on PC, PS4 and Xbox One, you'll be able to join Sam Stone and his motley crew of Devolver Digital stars on...
Treasure's everlasting shmup Ikaruga is officially headed to Nintendo Switch. After some not-so-subtle port teases last month, the company is moving ahead with Nicalis for a Switch version that's due out May 29, 2018. It'll cost $14.99 on t...
Dispatch Games have announced that the frantic RE-revamped edition of Success Corporation's arcade shooter, Psyvariar, is headed West on PS4 and Nintendo Switch this Summer.Psyvariar Delta is the latest iteration of the frenzied game, which...
This week's retro re-release from HAMSTER will see players take to the skies for fast-paced dog-fighting action, as SNK's Ghost Pilots is out now on PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.Originally released back in 1991 for the arcade and Neo G...
Psyvariar has been around for a long while. Originally it debuted in Japanese arcades in 2000 from developer Success Corporation, but it's since gone on to develop an audience on PS2, spawn several upgraded iterations, and a sequel. It was ...
There are only a handful of popular competitive shmups out there, and when people even mention the fairly niche subgenre, Twinkle Star Sprites immediately enters the conversation. Rival Megagun has the potential to make a similar impact whe...
Whenever I see Treasure still being talked about, my eyes light up. Most of their classics are still relevant and played today, but the more platforms we can play them on, the merrier. Based on this complete tease of a tweet, we might be ge...
With how mega popular Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. franchise has been, you’d think more developers would try their hand at making wild crossovers. I know Capcom has been doing it with Street Fighter and Marvel and it’s ...
Ikaruga is one of those games that can't be ported enough. The vertical shoot-'em-up is a bona fide gem, the kind of shmup that even people who "don't really mess with shmups" can learn to love. A recent listing with Germany's ratings board...
The ACA Neo Geo range, brought to us by the good people at Hamster, continues this week with the release of '90s shmup sequel, Aero Fighters 3.Originally blasting into arcades in 1995, Aero Fighters 3 was developed by Video System for SNK's...
We're going to start seeing beloved games built with GameMaker Studio resurfacing on Nintendo Switch. An upcoming export-to-Switch feature for developers will help enable new ports for titles like Undertale, and that's such wonderful news....
Whether you realize it or not, new shoot 'em ups are being released all the time on the PC, PS4, and most recently, the Nintendo Switch. While some genres have waxed and waned over the years or have been relegated to niche communities, shmu...
This week sees a true gem arrive in Hamster's ACA Neo Geo range, as fast-paced, intergalactic shmup Blazing Star becomes available to purchase on PS4 and Xbox One.Originally released in 1998, Blazing Star is the sequel to so-so space blaste...
George Fan is a wild and crazy guy. Well maybe not in the sense that you're probably thinking, but he has a wild mind that's able to come up with all sorts of strange ideas like an insane neighbor that sells you seeds to fight off a zombie ...
Taito and Degica have been teasing something Steam-releated for Space Invaders' 40th anniversary. I kept my expectations in check, hoping for ports of the more recent games. That's happening! Space Invaders Extreme is up first with a Febru...
The R-Type series was one of the first shooter franchises I remember playing outside of my random jaunts with Galaga and the like, so I'm always happy to see it maintain its relevance. Retro-Bit is doing just that by re-releasing it in...
Over 2017, the Neo Geo ACA range raked in big bucks for SNK, as many a '90s arcade found itself ported to modern platforms. The trend continues this week as horizontal shmup Pulstar is now available on the Nintendo Switch.Featuring impressi...
Locomalito's Super Hydorah lands on PlayStation 4 and Vita next Wednesday, December 13. This is a touched-up version of Hydorah, a great freeware shoot-'em-up in the vein of Gradius and R-Type. The PS4 version of Super Hydorah has local co-...
The Supreme Court has ruled that states can now force online retailers to charge sales tax no matter where a company is This will mean billions of tax revenue for states and online shopping just got more It really doesnt bother
My girl has finally given me the A-Okay to play games with a party and ignore her! So hit me up on Xbox! I Siege, and single player Tried to get a party in Siege, its all 13 year olds yelling Please play with
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I asked her She said she was seeing someone, and the whole time leading up to it was incredibly nerve wracking, but actually asking was super I was so scared of this for nothing, so at least I learned
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I want Star Wars Episode IX to be a musical, because the collective fanbase losing their shit all at once might actually bring people together for
#Confessiontoid I really like Fire Emblem Also Im going to Korea and didnt tell you
#ConfessionToid I dont know what over half the damn games or anime characters are that you people talk about, but I still love it Tolerate me, please!
Next design article will be up on Destructoid in a few All I can say at this point is that it (unsurprisingly) got the Featured badge on Not too shabby!
Reflecting on Gems of War, Im starting to think a reason I get addicted to progress-driven F2P games is the intertwining of power fantasy fulfillment with power creep? Not quite good game design, but one thing making the other feel better? Thoughts?
