Why You Shouldn't Always Trust Job Listing Sites For Video Game News
Recently, Japanese job site CareerIndex posted that game developer Cave was looking for staff for a Yakuza game. The listing was, apparently, a mistake.
In Japan, two classic shoot-em up games are coming to the PS4: Ketsui, originally released in Japanese arcades in 2003, and Sorcer Striker, originally released in 1993. Both are downloads, with Sorcer Striker coming out this fall, while Ketsui’s release date is TBA.
The Coolest Japanese Video Games With Over The Top Action
You don't need to worry about Japanese developers when it comes to creating an insane, over-the-top frenzy on the screen. It's in their veins.
This Isn't Just a Japanese Arcade, It's Someone's Home
Recently on NicoNico Douga (via Kotaku Japan), one user showed how a storage room had been converted into a retro Japanese arcade, complete with refurbished cabinets, old game mags, a drink machine, a change machine, and even those crappy metal ashtrays you find in Japanese game centers. The recreation even uses…
All the Bullet Hell You Can Handle in One Box Set
Cave, famous for its maniac shooting games, is releasing an Xbox 360 box set for its shoot'em up fans.
Cave Continues Putting Out the Prettiest Shoot-em Ups on iOS
When the bullets start flying on October 26, shmup fans will be too busy dodging and shooting to appreciate how pretty DoDonPachi Maximum looks on the iPhone and iPad. Thank goodness for screenshots.
Next spring, arcade shooter DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou is headed to the Xbox 360, with a new character and new mode.
Famed Shoot'em Up Studio Just Unloaded Two PS Vita Titles
Cave, the studio behind several classic shoot'em up games, just apparently stopped development on two games: one was social game Shirotsuku and the other was an untitled shooter. [ゲーム情報！ゲームのはなし]
Blissful Death? No, Blissful iPhone Gaming
There's a moment when playing Cave shooters, when your eyes glaze over, and you are no longer looking at the ship you are piloting. You start following the bullets, and as you move yourself through space, you just know where you are.
Can You Handle the Bullets? The Beauty? The Madness?
Cave's newest shooter DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou recently got its first arcade location at Japanese game center Taito Hey! in Tokyo's Akihabara.
Let This Gothic Lolita Shoot Up Your Shelves
DeathSmiles is a horizontal shmup from bullet hell developer Cave. It's not my favorite Cave title by any stretch, but it does have a sizeable following due to its Christmas-in-Hell asethetic. Plus, the game stars Gothic Lolitas, like batgirl Casper. People seem to like those.
Who the Hell Could Beat This iPhone Shooter?
Next month, maniac shooter DoDonPachi Dai-Ou-Jou is coming to the iPhone and iPod Touch.
Nine Minutes of Pure Shooting Insanity
Here, superplayer MON tears through the PS2 version of the notoriously tricky shmup DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou.
Crazy Shooter Studio Making Windows Phone 7 Exclusive
Cave, known for its bullet hell arcade shooters, has been moving gracefully into iOS games. The studio is currently working on a Windows Phone 7 original shooter. It's currently 20 to 30 percent done. [Cave]
This Isn't Bullet Hell. It's an Adventure Game.
Cave is famous for its bullet hell shooters. Not every game Cave makes is a shmup, but those games are what made Cave, well, Cave. And the Tokyo-based game maker's latest title certainly isn't a shooter.
Hardcore Shooter Developer Selling Stuff to Foreigners!
Cave, the game developer best known for insane shmups like this, is holding an online version of its annual Cave Festival. Want to purchase Cave art books? Cave keychains? Tea cups? Umbrellas? Head on over. [Cave Game Shop via Wired.it]
American Xbox 360 Owners, Enter Bullet Hell
Releasing on May 17, Christmas-themed nightmare shmup Deathsmiles IIX is U.S. bound. The upgraded version of the arcade favorite features new stages and will hit Xbox 360's Games on Demand for US$29.99. According to the game's publisher, the game isn't localized into English and player's can't use Microsoft Points…
Just Look At All Those Fucking Bullets
Insanity! This is the latest trailer for Akai Katana, the latest shooter from famed arcade developer Cave.
This Cave Shooter Costs $2,600
Japanese shooter specialists Cave are more than happy to sell you a copy of Akai Katana. For US$2,600. And you can't play it on an Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC, 3DS, DS, PSP or iPhone.
The Future of Full-Immersion Virtual Reality Used to Play a 99 Cent Game
This CAVE system has 3D spacial recognition technology, the ability to "place sound" over a 5.1 sound system, an infrared camera tracking system, a floor that can thump to accent gameplay and haptic feedback through a Wii remote.
