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S.H.M.U.P – A Casual Shoot-em-up

By Ishaan . October 4, 2009 . 1:07pm

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.

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Genterprise Deploys Cheap DSiWare Shooters

By Spencer . September 14, 2009 . 5:00pm

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).

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Maybe Mushihime-sama Futari Will Be Region Free

By Spencer . September 2, 2009 . 8:02am

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.

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Nintendo Brings Bullet Hell To DSiWare

By Spencer . August 28, 2009 . 11:40am

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.

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Espgaluda II Soaring To Xbox 360 Too

By Spencer . August 17, 2009 . 8:00am

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.

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Mushihime-sama Futari Ver.1.5 Locks On To November

By Spencer . August 17, 2009 . 6:55am

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.

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Psikyo Defunct, But Their Game Library Lives On

By Spencer . August 4, 2009 . 7:31pm

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?

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Doujin Games Have A Home At Rockin’ Android

By Ishaan . August 2, 2009 . 12:38pm

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.

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Xbox 360 Gets First Downloadable Doujin Soft Shmup

By Spencer . July 28, 2009 . 11:43am

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.

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Raiden IV Limited Edition vs. Gamestop Edition

By Spencer . July 21, 2009 . 12:47am

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