Now here's a blast from the past. Courtesy of DotEmu, purveyor of updated re-releases of classic games, Irem's 1987 side-scrolling arcade shooter R-Type is ready to be experienced all over again. » 7/18/13 7:45am 7/18/13 7:45am

Do you like pachinko? Do you have a 3DS? Well I've got some good news for you. Japanese game maker IREM will be releasing a new game on the 3DS called Pachinko Parlor 3D: The Open Sea Stories 2 » 7/10/12 4:20am 7/10/12 4:20am.

Kazuma Kujo, who created the Disaster Report games, recently stated via Twitter that he is working on a new title. » 1/03/12 5:30pm 1/03/12 5:30pm

On March 11, Japan was hit with a massive earthquake and tsunami. The country was left in ruins. Within days, Japanese game developers began canceling, altering, and postponing games. One game, the latest Disaster Report, got the axe. » 11/22/11 5:00am 11/22/11 5:00am

After Irem outright canceled Disaster Report 4, rumors swirled that the studio would no longer be releasing new copies of previous Disaster Report games. Disaster Report 4 was to be Irem's first PS3 game. The fate of the studio's second PS3 game seems equally grim. » 3/30/11 3:20am 3/30/11 3:20am

In the wake of Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami, publisher Irem canceled its catastrophe survival adventure Disaster Report 4, a game that was due to hit Japanese PlayStation 3s this Spring. Now it's halting production of every other Disaster Report game. » 3/28/11 8:00pm 3/28/11 8:00pm

Added to the list of games playable on the Tokyo Game Show floor this week is Irem's Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories, the latest and greatest catastrophic adventure, now on the PlayStation 3. » 9/14/10 7:40pm 9/14/10 7:40pm

R-Type is coming for the iPhone. Ghosts 'N Goblins came out over the weekend. Who keeps signing these cheques? » 11/10/09 5:30am 11/10/09 5:30am

Atlus brings more Steambot to the PSP this summer, announcing a North American release for Irem's Steambot Chronicles Battle Tournament. » 4/10/09 11:40am 4/10/09 11:40am

Minna de Spelunker is coming to the PlayStation 3 in Japan. How does one generate interest in a high-def Spelunker remake? Put women in short outfits! Short Spelunker outfits! » 3/16/09 8:00pm 3/16/09 8:00pm

Atlus once again takes care of its fans first with an exclusive reveal of their upcoming PSP title Hammerin' Hero delivered directly to their Atlus Faithful community. » 12/19/08 4:45am 12/19/08 4:45am

The game is due out March 3rd for the PSP. Hit up the link below for more info!

Who knew that the Xbox 360 would become *the* place to get one's shmup fix? With R-Type Dimensions » 10/10/08 1:00pm 10/10/08 1:00pm coming to the Xbox 360, recreating and in Xbox Live Arcade form, Microsoft has secured nearly every important shmupping franchise, already having nabbed , , and . OK, that's not every important franchise, but it's a…

The Bydo empire must be destroyed. Again. The Australian Office of Film and Literature Classification has rated a new title in the series, named R-Type Dimensions » 8/04/08 3:40pm 8/04/08 3:40pm, for an upcoming Xbox Live Arcade release. The surprise announcement, dug up by GamerBytes, shows that Microsoft will publish, but that developer Tozai…