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You’ll Never Master This Shooter

9:00PM July 25, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Really Big Sky is an indie shmup with a twist: it’s procedurally-generated. Meaning you’ll never play the same game twice. More »


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Girly Shoot ‘Em Up Otomedius Excellent Still Coming This Year

5:40AM April 22, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

The side-scrolling shmup that’s part Gradius, part anime fetish fulfilment, Otomedius Excellent, is coming to the Xbox 360 later this year. Konami reassured fans of Gradius gameplay today that the brightly coloured arcade shooter that features girls-as-spaceships is still on the cards with a handful of new screen shots. More »


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This Shmup Is $US88? Really?

8:00PM October 20, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Next week, Japanese game developer MileStone’s shoot’em up Radirgy: Noir hits the Xbox 360. The game is not cheap. More »


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Take A Break From StarCraft II With Lost Viking

1:20AM July 28, 2010 | Mike Fahey

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Real-time strategy gameplay got you down? Slip into the cantina for some pleasant conversation, Night Elf dancing and a little scrolling-shooter action, courtesy of Lost Viking. More »


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When Mars Declared Independence From Britain

1:00AM July 6, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Upcoming title Jamestown has very little to do with the early colonisation of North America, and everything to do with four-player co-op on 17th-century British colonial Mars. More »


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R-Type Coming To The ‘Phone "Soon"

3:00AM July 3, 2010 | Brian Crecente

Classic ’80s arcade side-scrolling space shooter R-Type is coming to the iPhone soon, Electronic Arts tells us. More »


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Don’t Use The Word ‘Shmup’ Around The Creators Of Ikaruga, Sin & Punishment

7:40AM June 25, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Because, believe it or not, the people who designed some of the world’s best scrolling shoot ‘em ups, including Ikaruga, Gradius V and Radiant Silvergun, claim to have never seen the abbreviated term “shmup” used to describe their games before. More »


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RayStorm Reborn Next Week

4:30AM May 1, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Scrolling shooter fans have every reason to get fired up over Xbox Live Arcade next week, when Square Enix releases the remake of Taito classic shmup, RayStorm HD. More »


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Microsoft Wants Radiant Silvergun For XBLA

1:20AM January 6, 2009 | Mike Fahey

In an interview with Gamasutra, Treasure CEO Masato Maegawa reveals that Microsoft has requested the classic Saturn shoot-em Radiant Silvergun for Xbox Live Arcade, but Treasure has yet to say yes.

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Exploring Castle Shikigami III

9:00AM September 13, 2007 | Mike Fahey