It’s been a long time since Truxton last showed up. Thirty-eight years, to be exact. Back in 1988, it carved out a place in arcade history with punishing difficulty and explosive action. Now, Clear Ri...
Shoot-em-up games, or “shumps” as I’ll be referring them to from here on out, are a masochistic curiosity for me — the type of game that I come back to every once in a while ev...
Arcade DNA never really vanished; it kept respawning in smaller studios that love fast feedback, crisp difficulty curves, and score-chasing loops. This year’s crop of indie releases doubles down on th...
For many people, Nintendo is synonymous with gaming. Nintendo hardware is a strong gift pick because it covers everything from family-friendly party games to deep RPGs, and it is the platform most lik...
iMP Gaming has officially launched the Mini Arcade Pro, a compact accessory built to transform any Nintendo Switch, including Switch 1, Switch 2, and Switch OLED, into a fully functional mini arcade c...
Rogue Snail and Gearbox Publishing have announced that Relic Hunters Legend has launched into Steam early access. Players can purchase a copy of the game for a limited time at 33% off its normal price...
Bleed is a fun game, despite a name that might make you think it’s super gory and hardcore. It’s fast, frenetic, and oddly lighthearted. The tale of a girl named Wryn wanting to be the ult...
Grab a controller and strap in as we dive, dash and shoot our way through Housemarque’s ‘Nex Machina’, a top down shoot-em-up (SHUMP for short) that scratches that trigger finger of all us old school...