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CAVE have announced that four of the company’s classic SHMUP games are coming back to iPhones and iPads as 64-bit titles, after their older 32-bit releases were killed off with iOS11.
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This is Risk System, a new indie shmup that’s out today on Steam.
Zenzizenzic is a mouthful of a video game. But it's got to be the prettiest mouthful I've ever seen. If you can't stop looking at these mesmerizing GIFs either, check in on its Kickstarter campaign while you still can. Read more
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Vlambeer's Rami Ismail accidentally inspired a Nuclear Throne challenge, to beat the current version of the game…
Announcing a new contender in the category of games with names that are difficult to pronounce, Zenzizenzic is a old-school bullet-hell style shmup that looks about as crazy as a game with that name should. Check it out on Kickstarter.
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Nuclear Throne has replaced Spelunky as my go-to "just one more try" game. I decided to check out some videos of…
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Working an office job can make one feel like a zombie. Corporate Lifestyle Simulator takes the metaphor and runs…
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After the vertical shoot-em-up's arcade debut in 2001, it was ported over to several home consoles: the GameCube,…
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When it comes to shooters (and their bullet-hell cousins) I am hardly an expert, but I do enjoy a good SHMUP from…
Luke McMillan has played over 3500 shmups. His genre history is good reading.
When the bullets start flying on October 26, shmup fans will be too busy dodging and shooting to appreciate how…
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Really Big Sky is an indie shmup with a twist: it's procedurally-generated. Meaning you'll never play the same…
The side-scrolling shmup that's part Gradius, part anime fetish fulfillment, Otomedius Excellent, is coming to the…
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Next week, Japanese game developer MileStone's shoot'em up Radirgy: Noir hits the Xbox 360. The game is not cheap.
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Upcoming title Jamestown has very little to do with the early colonization of North America, and everything to do…
Classic 80's arcade side-scrolling space shooter R-Type is coming to the iPhone soon, Electronic Arts tells us.