The catch is that S.H.M.U.P. features Twitter integration — a feature that Styles added before it was announced in any commercial games — and allows for extensive modding.

Geterprise’s G.G. Series isn’t just for puzzle games. This Wednesday they will release two compact shoot ‘em ups and each game only costs 200 DSiWare points ($2).

Sadly, Deathsmiles was region locked, but there is a glimmer of hope for Mushihime-sama Futari Ver. 1.5. Cave hasn’t decided if their next shooter will be region free or not.

Arika, the developer that released Ketsui: Death Label on the Nintendo DS, is working with Nintendo on a downloadable DSiWare shoot ‘em up. Aa Mujou Setsuna is exactly what it sounds like — a ruthless moment.

Yes, another Cave shmup is coming to the Xbox 360. Espgaluda II Black Label, a sequel to Cave’s bullet-slowing-gold-grabbing shooter, is slated for spring 2010.

Cave will release two versions of Mushihime-sama Futari Ver. 1.5 on November 26. A standalone copy of the game and a limited edition bundled with a two disc soundtrack.

Strikers 1945 Plus arrived on PlayStation Network a few days ago, but Psikyo has been out of business for years. How did the port come into existence?

Rockin’ Android is the latest in a list of promising publishers of the kind of games we like to play. The interesting part, though, is that the company also enlists the aid of fan translators to help out with its projects.

The indie games program went live in Japan and two titles quietly trickled in on the marketplace, a short visual novel and a shoot ‘em up called Crescendo Symphony.

Two packages of Raiden IV are slated to come out in September, a limited edition and a Gamestop edition.