Publisher Reef Entertainment and developer Bitmap Bureau have announced Terminator 2D: No Fate, a gritty sidescroller in which you must put a stop to the T-1000 and foil Skynet's plans before the…
February 27, 2025 | 11:28 EST
New publisher Bigmode, owned by the YouTuber videogamedunkey, knocked it out of the park with the company's first title, Animal Well. This indie developed by Billy Basso exceeded expectations from…
September 25, 2024 | 02:09 EDT
No one is talking about Earthion, but I'm going to do my best to throw it into your line of sight. Consider this: a brand new shoot 'em up (SHUMP) is releasing for the SEGA Gensis, a console that…
September 4, 2024 | 10:30 EDT
Today French publisher Red Art Games announced that it will take care of the Western release of the anime game Macross: Shooting Insight by Bushiroad. The game will be released for PS5, PS4, and…
March 13, 2024 | 12:35 EDT
Today Bushiroad hosted a big event at the Tokyo Dome venue in Japan, and it had quite a few reveals to share, alongside new footage and details about games that have already been announced. We start…
January 6, 2024 | 10:54 EST
Today Bushiroad confirmed that the upcoming anime-inspired shoot 'em up Macross: Shooting Insight will release simultaneously worldwide, excluding China. The anime-inspired game will launch on…
August 24, 2023 | 12:54 EDT
Today Bushiroad announced that the upcoming anime-inspired shoot 'em up Macross: Shooting Insight has been delayed. The publisher had previously promised that the game would come by the end of 2023…
August 16, 2023 | 11:28 EDT
Today Bushiroad Games hosted a presentation from Japan, showcasing some of the games in the publisher's upcoming lineup for consoles and PC. We start with the first trailer of Marcross: Shooting…
July 27, 2023 | 08:13 EDT
Today Bushiroad published new information about the upcoming anime-inspired shoot 'em up Macross: Shooting Insight. Specifically, we learn about simulated battles that will let you challenge rivals…
June 8, 2023 | 12:13 EDT
Developer Traitorean Games announced its upcoming fast-paced "survivor-style" space shooter titled PhaigeX: Hyperspace Survivors. The game is scheduled to enter early access for PC via Steam in…
March 25, 2023 | 04:49 EDT
Today Azur Lane publisher Yostar hosted a new livestream from Japan introducing the upcoming major event for the popular mobile game, focusing on the Royal Navy faction. The event is titled…
February 20, 2023 | 02:01 EST
Recently the folks over at NIS America put on a virtual press showcase to provide the scoop on their further line-up for both the rest of this year and early 2023. While the publisher was keen to…
October 17, 2022 | 09:00 EDT
It’s not often a piece of media asks, “what are you afraid of” and “can you destroy that from your childhood which drives you to nightmares?” What would you do if you could take on all the real-life…
September 27, 2022 | 09:00 EDT
A long, long time ago, Atari 2600 owners the world over enjoyed a little game called Yars' Revenge. This era of gaming is difficult to go back to if you were born beyond the crash, but those early…
August 22, 2022 | 08:00 EDT
Yars: Recharged is an arcade shoot-em-up bullet hell that will have players struggling to survive deadly pulse cannons and swirling missiles. Power-Ups will allow players to shoot in all directions…
August 10, 2022 | 03:15 EDT
The Yars: Recharged release date has just been announced for August 23rd, 2022. It's coming to PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Atari VCS, Stadia, and PC via Steam and the Epic Store. Pretty much…
July 29, 2022 | 11:10 EDT
In this retro, arcade-style "bark 'em up", you play as "C^3", the "Cute Cyber Corgi." The little guy is on a quest to rescue his owner, who has been kidnapped by an alien species intent on taking…
September 5, 2020 | 12:57 EDT
If you ever wanted to fly around as a dog while shooting bullets, missiles, and unleashing special bark powers, you'll have the opportunity to do just that this November. ProtoCorgi is a retro-…
June 11, 2020 | 01:10 EDT
The Bug Butcher is an action-packed 2D side scrolling shoot em up game where peril comes from above, inspired by the arcade classic Super Pang! Use a wide selection of weapons and powerups to tear…
October 15, 2016 | 12:12 EDT
Fans of Awfully Nice Studios' Pang-like title The Bug Butcher have some exciting news to look forward to, as a press release from Triangle Studios has just announced that the title will have its…
October 14, 2016 | 11:58 EDT
As you may have heard, The Bug Butcher, a rather innocent pang-like game, was refused classification in Australia earlier this year. The reason for that, as developers Awfully Nice told us, was due…
August 12, 2016 | 04:48 EDT
Update Awfully Nice Studios has gotten in touch with us with the following statement: We have been in the age rating process for our upcoming console release in Australia. Seem like this…
July 20, 2016 | 09:24 EDT
Eventually, enough is enough. There's a time when you need to realize that just because something is good doesn't mean you can continue to keep shoving out more of it like it'll make something better…
May 7, 2016 | 12:00 EDT
Star Fox was considered to be hands down an outstanding series on the Super Nintendo and the Nintendo 64. It was in a genre all of its own, it was mostly a rail shooter but occasionally it would…
May 3, 2016 | 12:00 EDT
In 1989 Capcom released the rather famous video game Buster Bros. (also known as Pang). This game spawned several sequels and was extremely well received. However, the series hasn't seen much…
March 21, 2016 | 09:00 EDT
Pixel Galaxy is a shoot ‘em up from indie developer Serenity Forge. This fun little game has some unique mechanics and a retro arcade vibe. It was released on October 2, 2015 and is available on…
October 2, 2015 | 09:00 EDT
Ever wanted a twin-stick shooter with beautifully designed androids, a dash of humor with some pretty cool backstory? Australian-based Witch Beam has a game with all those elements and more in…
September 23, 2015 | 09:00 EDT
Bright pixel art, fast music, difficult gameplay, and its location set firmly in the ninth circle of bullet hell— Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition essentially the shoot-em-up (or shmup) that all…
September 22, 2015 | 09:00 EDT
One of the first arcade games that I ever played with more than a passing interest was Namco's seminal Galaga. One of the original space shooters, Galaga was approachable in ways that most top down…
August 8, 2015 | 01:00 EDT
Velocity 2X was released digitally on September 2nd for PlayStation 4 and Vita, but does this title have what it takes to cement itself as one of 2014's digital standouts? Story Velocity 2X begins…
October 1, 2014 | 11:00 EDT