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The Return Of Radiant Silvergun Spawns A Pricey Arcade Stick

Beloved, coveted Sega Saturn shoot ‘em up Radiant Silvergun is coming to Xbox Live Arcade in 2011, thanks to developer Treasure. So too may a Radiant Silvergun arcade stick from Hori, but only if you really, really want it.


October 5, 2010
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Treasure’s Bangai-O HD Delayed For A Very Good Reason

Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury, the Xbox Live Arcade update to the Treasure series that gets a surprising amount of attention, will not be coming out this year as originally planned. Don’t worry, there’s a happy ending to this story.


September 16, 2010
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Radiant Silvergun Coming To 360

Radiant Silvergun, the spiritual progenitor of Ikaruga, is coming exclusively to the Xbox 360 next year, Microsoft said at its Tokyo Game Show news conference. The title is being developed by Treasure, the original studio behind both games.


September 6, 2010

Call It Bangai-O HD, Or Call It 1000-Shot Insanity

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September 1, 2010
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Bangai-O Brings The Missile Fury To Xbox Live Arcade

Treasure’s classic puzzle-shooter for the Nintendo 64 and Dreamcast gets the big-screen sequel it deserves later this year with Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury for Xbox Live Arcade. Giant robots and fruit for everyone!


July 22, 2010
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Sin & Punishment 2 Gets Limited Aussie Release

Kotaku AU

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.


June 29, 2010

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

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.


June 26, 2010

Are You As Good At Gaming As This Person?

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Due out this Sunday, shoot-em-up Sin & Punishment: Star Successor is a bullet-filled video game that paints a tapestry of enemies and damage for you to weave your way through.


June 25, 2010
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Don’t Use The Word ‘Shmup’ Around The Creators Of Ikaruga, Sin & Punishment

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.


May 27, 2010
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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.