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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

With Ikaruga recently released on the Switch, Treasure has been teasing that the classic arcade shoot-em-up would also come to the PlayStation 4. Well, it now looks like the game will be released at ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...