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, 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cult classic vertical shoot 'em up returns. Shoot! Dodge! and… Get Hit!?! Ikaruga is a “cult classic” vertical shoot ’em up that features unique, polarity-switching gameplay. The game’s story follows ...

Ikaruga, the beloved vertical shoot-'em-up from Treasure, will be available Feb. 18 in North America and Feb. 19 in Japan on Windows PC via Steam, the studio announced today on Twitter. Treasure ...

The publisher took to its blog today to announce that Ikaruga would be making a return to a Nintendo platform for the first time in several years, set to make its debut on the Nintendo Switch on May ...

Publisher Nicalis has announced that it's bringing revered Japanese developer Treasure's classic, polarity-switching arcade shooter Ikaruga to Switch on May 29th. Ikaruga first released in Japanese ...

Classic shoot-'em-up Ikaruga has been announced for Nintendo Switch. The Treasure top-down arcade shooter has been asked for on Switch by fans since the console's release, and publisher Nicalis has ...

Ikaruga developer Treasure has successfully passed the Steam Greenlight voting process and is bringing the shooter to Valve's store soon. It's good news for fans of the game, but the Japanese studio ...

A little while ago, Ikaruga and Sin & Punishment developers Treasure stated over Twitter that there would be some “good news” concerning Ikaruga soon. Now, we know what that good news is. Ikagura is ...

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 ...