News

Bullet Hell Gundemonium Collection Breaking Loose On PSN

Cute anime girls and millions of bullets collide in the Gundemonium Collection, a trio of Japanese-indie bullet hell shooters, coming to the PlayStation Network next week from Sony Online Entertainment.


May 27, 2010
News

Will Australian Wii Owners Escape Sin & Punishment?

Kotaku AU

Some potentially sad – but not unexpected – news for hardcore Wii gamers. We’ve just heard from Nintendo’s local office that the Wii sequel to cult N64 shooter Sin & Punishment looks like it won’t be released in Australia.


May 12, 2010
News

Privates, The First Twin Stick Shooter Set In A Vagina

Attention! This is Privates, a new game from the developers of Time Gentlemen, Please! coming to the PC and Xbox 360, one that will give many hardcore video gamers a second chance to encounter a vagina.


May 8, 2010
In Real Life

StarCraft II Does Bullet Hell Shooters Too

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Blizzard’s Galaxy Editor for StarCraft II does more than custom maps and Mario Kart-style mods, it does screen-filling bullet hell shooters too! Want proof? See how hellish this Touhou-style shoot ‘em up mod performs. [via GameSetWatch]


April 13, 2010
News

Price-Wise, This Japan-Only Xbox 360 Game Graphics Are Disappointing

Strike Witches is a popular anime and manga series. It is coming to the Xbox 360, complete with not-very-good graphics. A shame!


April 3, 2010
News

How You’ll Control Geometry Wars On The IPad (And Maybe On The IPhone, Too)

The touchscreen version of Bizarre Creations’ addictive twin-stick shooter Geometry Wars is on a short list of new iPad games that we’re really excited about. But can the Geometry Wars brand of twitch-based gameplay translate well to Apple’s new hardware?


April 2, 2010
News

Deathsmiles Limited Edition Is So Very Pretty

As if Xbox 360 gothic-lolita shmup Deathsmiles could get any more attractive, publisher Aksys reveals the Deathsmiles Limited Edition, packed in a super-sized box with a Xbox 360 and a soundtrack album. Now how much would you pay?


April 1, 2010
News

Real Bullet Hell Action Coming To Your IPhone, Courtesy Cave

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Fans of frenetic arcade shoot ‘em up action of the Cave variety will be able to put their touchscreen twitch skills to the test this spring with the release of Espgaluda II for the iPhone and iPod Touch.


March 12, 2010
News

Japanese Shooter Model Kit Aims Straight For Your Desktop

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.


March 5, 2010

LunchTimeWaster: Whoa!

Kotaku AU

Bullet Time has become something of a first-person shooting cliché. So how about a side-scrolling shooter with bullet time instead?