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.

2Awesome Studio is proud to announce Luckslinger release to Nintendo Switch next Friday 9th April. Luckslinger is currently available on Playstation and Xbox. Luckslinger is an action adventure spaghetti western where you have to rid the west of bandits, steal their luck, and use it for your own good. Fast gunslingers, dark gritty humor, and greed driven anti-heroes mixed with a hip-hop soundtr... more.

Nicalis, Inc. today announced that The Binding of Isaac: Repentance, the "final" chapter in the groundbreaking roguelike twin-stick shooter series, is now available on Steam and at the Epic Games Store. Repentance takes the Binding of Isaac series to new heights of roguelike dungeon adventure, as the tear-shooting toddler descends deeper into the basement for his most unbelievable challenges ye... more.

Red Art Games, in partnership with developer Andrade Games, is proud to announce that SturmFront - The Mutant War: Übel Edition, will launch digitally on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, the Microsoft Store and Nintendo Switch and later on other consoles on April 2nd for €9.99 / $9.99 / £8.99. An enhanced version of the original bullet-hell arcade inspired classic, SturmFront – The Mutant War: Ü... more.

2Awesome Studio is proud to announce Luckslinger release to Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch this April. Luckslinger will arrive on Playstation next April 6, Xbox will receive the game on the 7th and finally the Nintendo Switch will come on Friday 9th at a price of 9.99€ with a 20% discount.  Pre-orders on Switch are available now and tomorrow on Xbox! Luckslinger i... more.

Thunderful Publishing, Rising Star Games and Japanese boutique developer Qute Corporation today announced that its dramatic side scrolling shoot ’em up Natsuki Chronicles will be digitally launching on Steam and PlayStation® 4 today, priced at $/€19.99 / £15.99. First Press Games will also be preparing a limited edition physical release for Natsuki Chronicles and its vertical scrolling shoot... more.

Shoot 1UP DX is now available in the Americas and Europe on Playstation 5 and Playstation 4. Shoot 1UP DX has been remastered, with higher resolution art, new enemies, more levels, on-line leaderboards, and a locked framerate of 60fps.   Exclusive to the Sony consoles are the exciting Trophies.   And despite a challenging process, developer Mommy's Best Games managed to release Shoot... more.

Back when the Sega Genesis was a household name and 2D horizontal shooters were all the rage, Sega and Technosoft came together to release an arcade variant of their popular 16-bit home console shooter, Thunder Force III. Ported to Sega’s System C-2 hardware - and virtually identical to its Genesis counterpart - Thunder Force AC was born.  Gamers familiar with the Thunder Force series (o... more.

Known as the game that pioneered the shmup genre, Taito’s Space Invaders first made its debut in arcades back in 1978. Due to the game’s popularity with arcade patrons, Space Invaders was eventually released on the Atari 2600 in March of 1980 to much fanfare. The history of this IP is legendary, as it went on to appear in Taito Legends (i.e. Playstation 2, Xbox and PC) and on to other platform... more.