Galaga

In Real Life

Watch Humanity Take Its Next Leap Toward Real-Life Galaga

1:30AM February 2, 2012 | Stephen Totilo

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. More »


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

10:30AM June 28, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

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. More »


News

Christina Aguilera Is A Huge Gamer

5:00PM May 27, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

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. More »


Nintendo

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

6:40AM April 8, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

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. More »


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Witness The Insanity Of Galaga Legions DX

5:40AM April 7, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

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. More »


News

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

12:00PM February 5, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

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. More »


In Real Life

Galaga World Record Falls

7:00AM January 3, 2011 | Owen Good

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


News

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

5:30AM November 17, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

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. More »


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Which Free NES Game Should I Get?

7:30PM October 21, 2009 | AJ Glasser

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. More »


News

Meet Your New Galaga World Record-Holder

10:30PM September 1, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Galaga may be nearly two decades old, but its previous world record score could only last two years, with Andrew Laidlaw’s 2007 mark broken over the weekend by Phil Day. More »