The next Sega Ages release headed to Nintendo Switch will be Techno Soft's Thunder Force AC. The sci-fi shootin' title will be available to download in the west from the Nintendo eShop on May 28.Thunder Force AC is a remake of sorts of 1990...
For this week's Arcade Archives release, retro-publisher Hamster has reached into its big bag of '80s hits and pulled out Nichibutsu's sci-fi shmup MagMax, now available to download on Nintendo Switch. Released in Japanese arcades back in 1...
City Connection has begun its endeavor to bring Psikyo's collection of classic shmups to PC. Having already released Strikers 1945 at the end of April, it stands to reason that one of the next titles in line will be sequel Strikers 1945 II,...
Shmups (shoot 'em ups) might be niche, but they will never die. There is an endless well of classics to draw upon, and at this point you could probably have a whole console dedicated to Cave shooters. Case in point: a new tri-game coll...
Hamster Corp. is pulling another oddity out of its big bag of retro games for this week's Arcade Archives release, as Nichibutsu's old-school shmup Tube Panic returns on Nintendo Switch.Released back in 1984, Tube Panic is not dissimilar to...
Earlier this week, publisher City Connection revealed that it will be bringing a string of classic Psikyo shmups to PC via Steam. We already know that first on the agenda is Strikers 1945, and we now know it will be followed up by all-time ...
Great news for shmup fans today, as City Connection has announced plans to drip-feed a run of classic Psikyo arcade shmups onto the PC platform over the coming months.The charge will be lead by 1995's super-popular release Strikers 1945, wh...
Indie game publisher LionWing has announced that Japanese shmup The Adventures of Ten & Till will be headed west via Steam later this year, following on from its original Japanese release way back in 2016.Designed by Doujin producer Tor...
Japanese game developer M2 has revealed the identities of the first four classic Toaplan shmups being revitalised for future release on modern platforms. The four games were announced this weekend during the Famitsu & Dengeki Game Award...
This week's Arcade Archives release takes to the skies once again, as Hamster takes us back to the tail-end of the 1980s and Jaleco's colourful, cutesy shmup Plus Alpha, now available to download on Nintendo Switch.Released in arcades back ...
Sky-flying shmup fans should take heed at this week's Arcade Archives release, as Hamster brings Konami's '80s coin-op Flak Attack to Switch, available to download now from the Nintendo eShop.Released in 1987, Flak Attack (also known as MX5...
Physical Media fans Limited Run Games are at it again, and have announced a physical edition for Onion Games' strange and disquieting shmup, Black Bird. This release is exclusive to Nintendo Switch and will be made available to pre-order on...
[Image courtesy of Eggsandjakey] Animal Crossing: New Horizons launched just as most parts of the world really started to feel the pain from the COVID-19 crisis. For many, the game made for the perfect escape. Depression, anxiety, and ...
WayForward Games, in collaboration with publisher Humble, has surprise-released goofy shmup Cat Girl Without Salad: Amuse Bouche on Nintendo Switch. The colourful, tongue-in-cheek title is available to download from the Nintendo eShop right...
Today was the day that Platinum Games was expected to drop the final reveal of the fabled "Platinum4," a quartet of announcements about the Bayonetta developer's future plans. Early this morning, Platinum made good on its word, with a new t...
Hamster returns to a classic SNK franchise for this week's Arcade Archives release, as Ikari III: The Rescue has been made available to download on PS4 and Nintendo Switch.Released in arcades in 1989, before later being ported to home compu...
In today's contest, we're giving away Switch copies of something called Rainbows, Toilets & Unicorns. Well, I've tracked down a video game called Rainbows, Toilets & Unicorns. I think my work here is done. Wait, it's not? My job her...
Get your brawlin' mitts on, because this week's Arcade Archives release from the retro muddy funsters over at Hamster is SNK's hard-punchin', knife-slashin', gun-totin' P.O.W. Prisoners of War, now available on PS4 and Nintendo Switch.Relea...
Taito only released retro-compendium Darius Cozmic Collection in Japan just yesterday, but already the old-school arcade maker has announced a sequel, titled Darius Cozmic Collection 2, naturally.As noted by Japanese site Dengeki Online, (t...
Nintendo has been slow and finicky with its Super Nintendo game rollout for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. We're still waiting on big-hitters like EarthBound, Super Mario RPG, and the Donkey Kong Country series, to say nothing of count...
The old-school arcade-heads at Taito have announced that classic shmup collection Darius Cozmic Collection will be available to download on PS4 (via the Japanese PSN store) on March 5.The Darius Cozmic Collection will be available in two fo...
In case you aren't familiar with M2, you should probably get acquainted. The Japanese developer has partnered with Sega for some of the best retro re-releases to date, but they also break out of that comfort zone to craft new games based on...
Retro publishers Hamster has chosen a neat shmup classic for this week's Arcade Archives release: Jaleco's super-cyber shmup Saint Dragon, which is now available to download on PS4 and Nintendo Switch.Launched in arcades back in 1989, befor...
Looks like retro game fans Hamster are taking to the skies once again this week, as the publisher's latest Arcade Archives release is another shmup from the golden era of arcades, namely UPL's XX Mission, now available on PS4 and Nintendo S...
Project Aether was sort of low key revealed late last year, but the project is really starting to take shape and will be out relatively soon. Billed as a shoot 'em up inspired by Zone of the Enders and Neon Genesis Evangelion, Project Aethe...
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