In Real Life

The Avengers Spelled A Game Company’s Name Wrong, Reveals The Worst Job In Hollywood

If you’ve seen The Avengers, you’ll know there’s a mildly awkward moment where, of all games, Galaga is mentioned, then actually shown. Aside from coming across as an advertisement, it’s short, and it’s relatively harmless.


February 2, 2012
In Real Life

Watch Humanity Take Its Next Leap Toward Real-Life Galaga

Nano quadrotors fly in formation in this great video from the GRASP Lab at the University of Pennsylvania. All we need is a spaceship that can shoot these things down and we’re good to go.


June 28, 2011
Xbox

Galaga Legions DX Brings Total Space Madness To Xbox Live Arcade This Week

The next entry in Namco Bandai’s “Namco Generations” line and the follow-up to Pac-Man Championship Edition DX hits Xbox Live Arcade this week. Galaga Legions DX, a revamped Galaga Legions, might make you take video game epilepsy warnings more seriously.


May 27, 2011
News

Christina Aguilera Is A Huge Gamer

Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, popstar Christina Aguilera revealed her love for classic arcade games, saying she even has a mini “old school” arcade in her house with Donkey Kong, Mario and Galaga.


April 8, 2011
Nintendo

See How Pac-Man And Galaga Work On A Nintendo 3DS

Pac-Man and Galaga both get served three ways in the upcoming Pac-Man and Galaga Dimensions for the Nintendo 3DS. Two of those games are brand-new and unique to the 3DS, Pac-Man Tilt and Galaga 3D Impact, and this new Japanese trailer explains how they work.


April 7, 2011
PlayStation

Witness The Insanity Of Galaga Legions DX

Galaga goes completely batshit insane with the next re-imagining of Namco’s shoot ‘em up series, Galaga Legions DX. This is the next effort from the people who make the Pac-Man Championship Edition games, so we’d better pay attention.


February 5, 2011
News

Pac-Man And Galaga For 3DS May Be New Portable Growing Pains

Namco is reviving two of its most memorable arcade hits—Pac-Man and Galaga—for the Nintendo 3DS, tapping into some of the system’s most unique features, its gyroscopic tilt control and glasses-free stereoscopic 3D. They may take some getting used to.


January 3, 2011
In Real Life

Galaga World Record Falls

Galaga’s tournament-setting world record fell again, reclaimed on New Year’s Day by the previous record holder, Andrew Laidlaw of Washington state.


November 17, 2010
News

New Pac-Man Begets New Galaga Begets New, Uh, Metro-Cross

The next Pac-Man, called Pac-Man Championship Edition DX, looks great. It’s another trippy, techno remix of a classic Namco arcade game. More are coming, the company revealed today. New Galaga and new Metro-Cross.


October 21, 2009
News

Which Free NES Game Should I Get?

Those of you that shelled out for the Wii’s Internet Channel before Nintendo made it free can now download one NES game on Virtual Console — as long as it’s worth 500 points.