Back before the term “shooter” was used to refer to games like Doom, Medal of Honor, and Halo, it referred to games like Xevious, Life Force, and Raiden. This genre of gaming was a large part of what ...

Ikaruga and Bastion were just like many other games in the 2000s were marked by numerous overlooked games, often due to poor marketing, unfavorable timing in relation to other games, or platform ...

The ceaselessly wonderful Yoko Taro recently expressed his love for the classic Treasure developed shoot-em-up Ikaruga in a new interview and how it has influenced his work in making games. Following ...

Old style scrolling shooters are becoming increasingly rare these days. The limitations in movement, emphasis on gameplay over story or fluff, and reliance on high scores as a driving motivation doesn ...

Ikaruga is treasured amongst shmup fans. Creator Hiroshi Iuchi has a new game in the works, and it's coming soon to America. Ikaruga is treasured amongst shmup fans. Creator Hiroshi Iuchi has a new ...

Ikaruga, the beloved arcade shoot-’em-up, is heading to a modern console later this month for the first time. A Nintendo Switch version of the classic game will launch May 29 for $14.99, publisher ...

Forget what you've been seeing on the front page of IGNDC for the past few months, NHL2K2 is not the last Dreamcast game. Well, perhaps in America it is, but as was revealed in this week's round of ...

If you’re a fan of shoot-em-ups – or “shmups,” in shorter terms – chances are you may have run across an innovative Treasure game called Ikaruga. The game is a spiritual successor to the developer’s ...

Hiroshi Iuchi, creator of legendary bullet hell shooter Ikaruga, has revealed that he is making a new shooter for PlayStation 4. As revealed on his official blog (Japanese) the new game is called ...

Back before the term “shooter” was used to refer to games like Doom, Medal of Honor, and Halo, it referred to games like Xevious, Life Force, and Raiden. This genre of gaming was a large part of what ...