Buckle up, flyers...it's time for take-off! Rising Star Games, today announced that its action-packed shmup (shoot 'em up) arcade game Akai Katana has shipped to retailers nationwide. Released exclusively for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Akai Katana places gamers in a parallel world resembling Japan's Taisho period. "As our first North American title, Akai Ka... more.

Rising Star Games has announced details on four upcoming DLC packs for its new shmup Akai Katana. The new DLC includes two Akai Katana gamer picture packs containing 10 gamer pictures each, and two theme packs for the Xbox 360 dashboard. The complete list of DLC packs and their release dates are: •    Theme pack 1 (240 MSP) - May 7 •    Picture pack 1 (160 MSP) - May 14 •    T... more.

UK video game publisher Reef Entertainment today announced the European release of Alien Chaos 3D only for the Nintendo 3DS downloadable via the Nintendo eShop. Really Shooter & Poor Mama run a cleaning business - on the side Really takes commando jobs. When the animal robot aliens invade no further excuses are required for a side-on, room-clearing blast-a-thon.... .....However when you�... more.

Rising Star Games today released an all-new trailer highlighting the action-packed gameplay of upcoming shmup (shoot 'em up) arcade game Akai Katana. Releasing later this spring exclusively for Xbox 360, Akai Katana puts the sword in players' hands as they take on a tyrannical empire of bloodshed to restore peace and order to the world they once knew. Akai Katana combines the adrenaline-filled... more.

The Japanese parallel world of Akai Katana is slashing its way onto North American shelves and to get fans excited, publisher Rising Star Games has created an all-new teaser trailer. Releasing exclusively for Xbox 360 this spring, Akai Katana comes as a stunning HD addition to the shmup (shoot 'em up) arena, set in a parallel world resembling Japan's Taisho period. Discovering the powerful ... more.

Sine Mora by Digital Reality and Grasshopper Manufacture sets itself as the premiere, highly-flying shoot ‘em up exclusively on Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Soaring through vivid scenes of some of the most unique and beautiful art direction from Grasshopper Manufacture, Sine Mora is a challenging high-flyer that’ll have players be... more.

Sine Mora, the highly-anticipated shmup from Digital Reality and Grasshopper Manufacture coming exclusively to Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, will be heading to XBLA gamers everywhere on March 21, 2012 for 1,200 Microsoft Points. Sine Mora caters for all audiences with its varied levels of challenge, but one thing is for sure: reg... more.

Sine Mora to Feature Mechanical Boss Designs by One of the Most Prominent Japanese Anime Creators, Mr. Mahiro Maeda Sine Mora, the beautiful dieselpunk shmup by Digital Reality and Grasshopper Manufacture, is one of the most visually stunning titles coming to Xbox Live to date. Beyond its thrilling, high-flying gameplay, much of Sine Mora’s greatness is thanks to the intricately design... more.

Check out the brand new, never-before-seen trailer for Digital Reality’s upcoming arcade shooter, Sine Mora, coming exclusively to Xbox LIVE Arcade later this year. Co-developed by Grasshopper Manufacture. (Japan) and Digital Reality (Hungary) and published by Microsoft Studios, Sine Mora is diesel-punk shoot 'em up that provides a unique take on the genre, where time is the ultimate fac... more.

As one of the few shmups currently available on the Nintendo 3DS system, Nano Assault by Majesco places you in the pilot seat of a microscopic Nanite ship that must eradicate a deadly virus that threatens the very fabric of humanity. Nano Assault's gameplay consists of seven uniquely shaped cell clusters that are divided into smaller, alien infested cells.  Each cell is inhabited by a number o... more.