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Japanese Shooter Model Kit Aims Straight For Your Desktop

9:30PM Luke Plunkett | Been a lot of GDC news here the last few days. Let’s take a break for a moment, then, and look at this model kit from cult Japanese shooter series Silpheed. More »
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LunchTimeWaster: Whoa!

12:00PM David Wildgoose | Bullet Time has become something of a first-person shooting cliché. So how about a side-scrolling shooter with bullet time instead? More »
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LunchTimeWaster: Naughty Shmup For Work

12:00PM David Wildgoose | As the post headline’s acronym hints at, this little shoot ‘em up may not be entirely suitable for work. If you’re offended by sexual allusions – not to mention blatant smut – then steer clear. More »
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Gothic Lolita Shooter Sequel Dated For Xbox 360

5:00PM Brian Ashcraft | The Xbox 360 port of Cave’s arcade shooter DeathSmiles II has been dated today at a Microsoft-hosted “Shooting Festa” event in Tokyo. More »
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Buggy Shooter Port Makes Game Exec Want To Die (Not, Really Die!)

7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou Black Label EXTRA, the Xbox 360 port by 5pb, was released with so many bugs that production was halted. It’s 2010, there’s still no patch, and now a game exec writes, “I want to die”. More »
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This Buggy Xbox 360 Shooter Just Can’t Get Patched

11:30PM Brian Ashcraft | DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou Black Label EXTRA, the Xbox 360 port by developer 5pb of Cave’s arcade bullet hell shooter, was originally announced for Christmas Day 2008. Then it was delayed. More »
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Espgaluda II Shoots Up Xbox 360

12:00AM Brian Ashcraft | Fantasy themed bullet hell shooter Espgaluda II hit Japanese arcades back in 2006. It’ll be released only on the Xbox 360 this month in Japan. More »
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SNK Shoots Out New KOF Sky Stage Screens

11:00PM Brian Ashcraft | On January 22, Osaka-based developer SNK Playmore, best known for The King of Fighters, will be releasing its latest arcade… shoot ‘em up. Well, it does feature KOF game characters! More »
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Death By Cube Ready To Kill Xbox LIVE

4:00PM Brian Ashcraft | One of the bloodiest titles at last year’s Tokyo Game Show (if not the bloodiest!) has been dated. More »
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Bullet Hell Shooter Making Leap To IPhone

8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Japanese developer Cave has announced it is bringing 2D arcade title Mushihime-sama to the iPhone as Mushihime-sama Gaiden: Bug Panic. More »