Publisher NIS America has officially announced that it will be bringing a localization of Granzella's R-Type Final 2 to the west next year. The pseudo-sequel/remake will launch in North America and Europe on PS4, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X...

ININ Games has announced that Cotton Reboot! - the all-new remake of the classic kawaii shmup - will be headed west on PS4 and Nintendo Switch in early 2021, expected to be around the same time frame as its February release in Japan. As a q...

Publisher City Connection has announced that it will release a compendium of classic Psikyo arcade shmups on PS5, following the titles' previous releases on Steam and Nintendo Switch.The Psikyo Shooting Collection will include 12 titles fro...

2020 has certainly been a big year for the return of classic shmups. And the party is set to continue with City Connection's recent announcement that Cave anime shooters Deathsmiles I & II are set to make a grand return on PS4, Xbox One...

Developer Granzella Inc. has finally revealed a release window for crowdfunded shmup R-Type Final 2. As noted in the latest edition of Weekly Famitsu, the interstellar action will blast off on PC and consoles in spring 2021.R-Type Final 2 -...

It's shmup news a-plenty this week, as the latest Arcade Archives release from the retro fans over at Hamster is none other than Jaleco's early '90s endeavour Earth Defense Force, which is now available to download on Nintendo Switch.Releas...

[Update: It's now sold out! Ya gotta win it now, y'all!} In today's contest you can win a Switch copy of Freedom Finger from Super Rare Games! I fingered this game long ago in my now-dormant (but possibly ready to blow) weird games sho...

This week, retro publisher Hamster added yet another old-school shmup to its expansive Arcade Archives range, as Tecmo's Gemini Wing is now available to download on PS4 and Nintendo Switch.Released in arcades in 1987, before seeing huge suc...

Hamster have pulled out a genuine classic for this week's Arcade Archives release: Konami's genre-defining shooter Contra is now available to download on Nintendo Switch.Originally unleashed on the arcade scene in 1987, Contra is a side-scr...

Retro publisher Hamster has added another classic coin-op to its expansive Arcade Archives range. Now available to download on PS4 and Nintendo Switch, Konami's great shmup Lightning Fighters is ready to entertain a whole new generation of ...

Publisher Hamster has offered retro fans a sneak-peek at some of the future titles headed to its record-breaking Arcade Archives range. This latest batch of titles includes several classic arcade shooters and a rarity from the Kunio-kun spo...

Nicalis has announced that the Japanese physical release of Treasure's iconic shmup Ikaruga will be headed west this fall. Pre-orders for the limited set are now live over at the official Nicalis store.

Retro game enthusiast City Connection has opened a mysterious website teasing the publisher's next project. While absolutely no information has been offered on the creepy webpage, eagle-eyed viewers have spotted that the background image ha...

September will see one of the most beloved shmups of all time come blasting on PS4 and Nintendo Switch, as Treasure's 2001 classic Ikaruga takes to the skies once again for another round of frenetic, twitch-inducing arcade action. And for d...

Well, we've been talking about a lot of old-school shmups on this here site lately. Today is no exception, as Hamster has added UPL's little-known coin-op Koutetsu Yousai Strahl to its bursting-at-the-seams Arcade Archive range.Released to ...

City Connection is spoiling shmup fans with a marvelous array of genre classics, currently spilling out all over the Steam platform. Having released Samurai Aces III: Sengoku Cannon just yesterday, the publisher is already queuing up the gr...

One of the most pioneering shmups of all time is ready to jet off on Nintendo Switch this week, as Konami classic Gradius joins the bulging Arcade Archives range.Originally launched in arcades in 1985, before eventually being ported to nume...

It'ss a good time to be a shmup historian, as recent years have seen both old and new examples of the genre blasting back on multiple platforms with reckless abandon. Case in point: Jaleco classic P-47 Thunderbolt, the latest addition to Ha...

City Connection continues on its quest to bring a selection of iconic Psikyo shmups to the Steam platform. The publisher has revealed that July 13 will see the arrival of the strange and ethereal Samurai Aces III: Sengoku Cannon.Originally ...

Taito has released a brief update regarding the upcoming shmup compendium Darius Cozmic Revelation. Regarding western localisation, the legendary publisher has announced that the title will be winging its way west on PlayStation 4 and Ninte...

Taito has released some details regarding its second compendium of classic Darius titles. Originally revealed back in March, Darius Cozmic Collection 2 is now Darius Cozmic Revelation, and will blast off on PS4 and Nintendo Switch in Japan ...

In today's contest you can win a Switch copy of Super Rare Games' release of Graceful Explosion Machine! You guys know how much I love Super Rare Games, so I won't bother to wax poetic about them this time around. After all, I wouldn't keep...

City Connection continues in its efforts to pump out classic Psikyo shmups for the PC platform. Having only just released Strikers 1945 II on May 29, the publisher has announced that its 1999 sequel Strikers 1945 III, will be taking off on ...

City Connection's endeavour to bring a string of awesome arcade shmups to PC continues, as the publisher has announced that Psikyo's fantastic sequel Gunbird 2 will take flight on Steam June 10.Released in arcades in 1998, before being port...

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...