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Microsoft Wants Radiant Silvergun For XBLA
1:20AM 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. More »
Exploring Castle Shikigami III
9:00AM Mike Fahey |Omega Five Comes To Live
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G.rev Shmup Factory Keeps Dreamcast Arcade Hardware, Gender Confusion Alive
12:40PM Michael McWhertor | Japanese shooter developer G.rev is firing up the Naomi development kits one more time for its latest vertical shmup Mamonoro. The creators of Senko no Ronde, Border Down and Under Defeat, all for the Dreamcast’s arcade-only big sister hardware, are co-developing the game with a group called Gulti. According to Arcade Renaissance, some of the boys from Gulti hail from Seibu Kaihatsu, the developer responsible for the vertical shmup staple Raiden series. More »
Dreamcast Shmup Coming To Japanese XBL Arcade
9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | In that wasteland that is Xbox Live Japan, 360 owners have at least one thing to be excited about. Bullet hell Trigger Heart Exelica is coming to Xbox Live Arcade! The shmup is from developer Warashi, the team behind scrolling side SEGA Saturn shooter Shienryu (too many S’s). The vertical shooter got an arcade release last year and was even ported to the Dreamcast this past February! Not much info on the game in the Arcadia mag blurb (above) about whether it’ll be available outside Japan or when it will hit XBL. It will, and that’s all we know! And hey, if Warashi hasn’t given up on the DC, like hell it’ll call it a day for the Xbox 360 in Japan. Trigger Heart Hitting XBL [Warashi] More »Star Soldier R Revealed For Wii
10:20AM Michael McWhertor | Hudson may be bringing another shmup in the Star Soldier series to the Nintendo Wii, with Star Soldier R making a tantalisingly brief appearance at the company’s caravan tour in Japan. While free of Wii-remote gimmicks, it’s unclear what new gameplay elements the vertical shooter will bring to the series. Anyone unfamiliar with Hudson’s Star Soldier may want to invest in the Virtual Console release of the Turbografx-16 version as the above video isn’t exactly clear viewing. Star Soldier R on Wii – video and report from Hudson Tour [Gaming In Japan] More »
