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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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No More Heroes Developer Working On Side-Scrolling Shooter

6:00PM August 19, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Grasshopper Manufacture (No More Heroes) and Digital Reality (Imperium Galactica) are joining forces for a series of games. Their first? Side-scrolling “Sine Mora”. More »

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Three Shmups Ready To Shoot-Up The Xbox 360

8:00PM August 17, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Cave, the Tokyo-based developer behind oodles of shooting games, is bringing not one, but three shmups to the Xbox 360. That should keep you busy! More »

LunchTimeWaster: Enter Your Favourite Band

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12:00PM July 29, 2010 | David Wildgoose

Like music? Like old-school shoot ‘em ups? Like games that mix music with old-school shoot ‘em ups? More »

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Sin & Punishment 2 Gets Limited Aussie Release

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9:00AM July 22, 2010 | David Wildgoose

Sequel to cult N64 shoot ‘em up Sin & Punishment is finally making its way to Australian retail shelves. The catch is: it’ll only be on the shelves of one retailer. More »

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DoDonPachi Sequel Ready To Shoot Up IPhone

9:00PM July 20, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

This summer, Cave’s bullet hell shooter DoDonPachi is coming to the iPhone and iPod Touch as “DoDonPachi Resurrection”. Bang, bang. More »

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Valve’s New Shooter, Alien Swarm, Now Available (For Free)

1:20PM July 20, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

As promised, Valve has released top-down co-op shooter Alien Swarm on Steam, free of charge. Have fun! More »

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Space Invaders Hits The IPad With A Bar-Top Twist And Secrets

12:00AM July 17, 2010 | Brian Crecente

Taito just released a hot little Space Invaders game for the iPad. More »

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Cave Reveals New Shooter, Invites You To Test It

11:00PM July 16, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Arcade shmup developer Cave is making a new… arcade shmup. The new game is called “Akai Katana”. More »

Sin & Punishment: Star Successor Review: #1 With A Bullet

1:40PM June 29, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Nintendo fires a shot at the hardcore Wii owner with Sin & Punishment: Star Successor, a new shooter from the shooting game masters at Treasure. It’s brutally difficult and a sequel to a relatively obscure Nintendo 64 game, a Wii library anomaly. More »