Irem is sort of returning to their roots with a R-Type shooter for PlayStation Home.

Hungry for a R-Type Command sequel? On October 27 Irem is going to serve R-Type Tactics II: Operation Bitter Chocolate to Japanese retailers.

Sikamako, the creator of geek humor videos like Sega Fantasy VI where classic consoles teamed up to fight a PSP Final Fantasy VI style, has a grudge against Spelunker.

So, if you haven’t heard Irem is making another PSP RPG. Narisokonai Epic: Tale of the Sun and Moon comes out on July 23 with a “unique” selection of heroes.

Steambot Chronicles: Battle Tournament begins with a black screen and the hero or heroine waking up. “We’re here,” a sailor shouts. How should I respond? A.) “Huh!? Already?” B.) “I’m not done sleeping yet..” or C.) “No… Not the tentacles…”

Remember Steambot Chronicles? Steambot Chronicles: Battle Tournament scales the PS2 game down to Trotmobile fights. You and Venus, your mechanic, build and battle Trotmobiles aspiring to win a tournament in Orion City. Before you can become king of the Trotmobile ring you need money to upgrade your vehicle and fame. Both are earned by completing [...]

A quirky platforming series starring a robot busting carpenter is smashing its way back into the spotlight. After a construction site crashing, giant mole smacking arcade game and a bunch of only for Japan games Hammerin’ Harry toiled away in pachinko parlors. Irem brought Gen out of retirement for Hammerin’ Hero, a PSP game where [...]

In past years Irem set up joke web pages advertising Disaster Report crowbars and R-Type desserts on April Fool’s Day. Today, the Black Irem Dan “took over” the company’s site and replaced it with a text adventure game. The prank is pretty clever since a phony image of Irem’s site appears before redirecting players to [...]

Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 3 (tentatively thought of here as “Disaster Report 3″) begins with the main character riding a bus. You can pick a male or female protagonist, but the demo version only lets you play as the boy. Everything seems normal until the ground quakes, the bus crashes, and you nearly escape with your [...]

As of January 2009, Sony Computer Entertainment handed out 24 licenses for PlayStation Home development. Just because a publisher has a license doesn’t automatically mean they have plans to set up shop and hock virtual items. A license means they can do that kind of thing or utilize the PlayStation Home reward system.
 
Nippon Ichi is [...]