Space Invaders Invincible Collection new trailer gives away all included games

Looking good! Not sure i'm willing to plunk down 150€+tax+customs+freight but even the regular edition looks nice!

Wii U(!) gets a shmup today: Space Intervention

The Wii U may or may not be pining for the fjords at this point but is it really dead? Space Intervention says no and challenges you to a Space Invaders-esque party.

News round-up of the last few days

Taito has confirmed that Space Invaders Invincible Collection is coming to Nintendo's Switch. Six titles are included, including never-before-ported-to-consoles Space Cyclone.

R-Type Final 2 Kickstarter wraps up in a couple of hours after what can only be described as a week of massive success, as of now it has smashed through $800.000 and keeps ticking.

Horizon Shift '81 (out already for Switch) launches on PlayStation 4 and Steam today.


Shmups on Switch has posted a Psikyo Retrospective:


And finally here's an english fan translation of Dreamcast shmup Karous.

Tying up June loose ends

First, as we discovered way back in March, Ikaruga has arrived for PlayStation 4. It's available on the PSN store now. There was some snag getting it on the US store apparently but both Euro and JP stores are OK and to the best of my knowledge the snafu has been fixed in the US store by now.

Quad Fighter K has gotten the review treatment from Bullet Heaven:

Super Destronaut DX, a Space Invaders-esque (that's a real word btw) game, is just weeks away from launching on PS4, Xbox One, Switch and PS Vita.

...and the review is in!

Space Invaders Extreme launched today

As can be plainly seen, Space Invaders Extreme launched on Steam today.

Space Invaders Extreme hits Steam on Feb 12th

Space Invaders Extreme, the 40th anniversary release, is releasing on Steam on Feb 12th.

Space Invaders Extreme goes Steam

The 40th anniversary celebration of Space Invaders is kicking off.

Steam page is up and there's a teaser trailer:

Get ready to get invaded!

If you have ever played a video game (if you are reading this you almost certainly have) then you likely have Taito to thank.  It has been 40 years since they released their monumentally influential arcade title, Space Invaders, an indisputable founding-father of modern gaming.  To celebrate this occasion, Taito and Degica are bringing the invasion to Steam in 2018.  Stay tuned for more details at the beginning of the new year!

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Arkanoid vs Space Invaders launch on mobile

Try it, you might like it. Android and iOS supported.

Launch trailer: