Atari — one of the world's most iconic consumer brands and interactive entertainment producers — is thrilled to announce today the next addition to the massively popular Atari Recharged series: Caverns of Mars: Recharged. Based on the classic vertical scrolling shooter, Caverns of Mars: Recharged retains its retro charm and once again sees players descend through the subterranean landscape of ... more.

Aksys Games announced that the upcoming shmup Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: Burst Forth!! Choro-gon☆ Breath with launch on August 25th for PlayStation®4 and Nintendo Switch™. Each first run physical copy of the game will include an exclusive card from the Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid trading card game from Weiss Schwartz. In this lighthearted shoot-em-up, the dragons and Miss Kobayashi must... more.

Aksys Games announced that the upcoming shmup Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: Burst Forth!! Choro-gon☆ Breath is coming to PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in North America this summer. After being abducted by a cursed PC, the dragons and Miss Kobayashi must combine their powers to escape. After receiving a cryptic email, Miss Kobayashi and her maids go to Takiya’s house to investigate. Th... more.

Nicalis, Inc., developer of The Binding of Isaac series, today announced that The Binding of Isaac: Repentance will be available in North America on November 4 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation®4. The ultimate entry in the beloved series, Repentance takes the Binding of Isaac to new heights with an extraordinary amount of new and updated content.... more.

Helping to establish the cute ‘em up subgenre, Cotton by developer Success has spanned across the ages. The first game in the series, Cotten: Fantastic Night Dreams, first launched as a coin-op in 1991. This ground-breaking shooter would eventually see success outside the arcade, as it was ported to console systems like the Turbografx CD, Sony PlayStation, SNK’s Neo-Geo Pocket and the Japanese... more.

Seven years after it's original release on Steam, Crimzon Clover is back! The all new ARRANGE version adds 4 additional modes to the original "Crimzon Clover - World Ignition", which comes with an original system of multi gauge that you charge and spend freely, letting you control how you upgrade your ship.   Of course fans of the original will not be let down with a special offer for the o... more.

SNK CORPORATION proud to announce the "METAL SLUG 1st & 2nd MISSION" Double Pack is launching today, September 15th, 2021, via the Nintendo Switch’s eShop. Contains both NEOGEO POCKET COLOR versions of METAL SLUG 1st MISSION and METAL SLUG 2nd MISSION! Get onto the field and complete your mission, soldier! ■ Experience the simple-yet-deep shooting mechanics the METAL SLUG series i... more.

TAITO and ININ Games are pleased to announce the release of DariusBurst Another Chronicle EX+. The new, revised Darius experience is now available physically and digitally on Nintendo Switch and Sony PlayStation 4 for Europe and North America. DariusBurst Another Chronicle EX+ is a new revision of DariusBurst AC and comes with gorgeous 3D graphics in the most compelling and challengingly awesom... more.

ININ Games has released of BEEP’s side-scrolling shoot ‘em up Cotton Reboot! releasing both digitally and physically on Sony PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in Europe, Australasia and North America. Cotton is already a much revered and iconic brand appearing on many consoles and computers from  PC Engine, Neo Geo Pocket Color, right through to Playstation. Cotton Reboot! presents Pla... more.

Shmup aficionados who experienced computer gaming during the mid-to-late 1980s on the Commodore Amiga and Atari ST -- and then during the early 1990s on the Sega Genesis/Megadrive console -- should be familiar with the knuckle-whitening, blistering action of Turrican by developer Rainbow Arts. This frantic, futuristic shmup was eventually given a sequel - known plainly as Turrican II - and release... more.