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Switch ‘N’ Shoot on Nintendo Switch is One-button Perfection

Smurfee Mcgee - April 24, 2019

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Imperishable Memories is an Artist’s Beautiful Worst Nightmare

Lucia Taylor - February 23, 2018

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The Void Rains Upon Her Heart: Kill Monsters With Kindness

Lucia Taylor - February 14, 2018

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Enter the Gungeon Review: Bite-sized Blasts of Fun

Kyle Rogacion - January 29, 2018

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Terra Feminarum Takes Finnish Myth to Bullet Hell

Lucia Taylor - January 24, 2018

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Nelo Nixes Repetitive AI Behavior To Stave Off Boredom

Joanna Mueller - March 27, 2017

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Xydonia: A Retro-Inspired SHMUP Shooting for Greatness

Conrad Crisman - July 10, 2016

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Fight to the Death In a Human Body in Wii U...

Greg Micek - September 17, 2015

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Pythetron Brings Something New to SHMUPs

Marcus Estrada - March 20, 2015

Star Mazer is a new point and click adventure game being crowdfunded on Kickstarter

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Starr Mazer, Where SHMUPs and Adventure Games Meet

Marcus Estrada - January 23, 2015

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Medieval Shmup Gryphon Knight Epic Hits Kickstarter

Julie Morley - July 31, 2014

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RPG Loot Em Up Diablowing Makes Bullet Hell Make Sense

Nathaniel Liles - May 15, 2014

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From Fan Art to Film Crew: RJ Palmer Talks Detective Pikachu
The recent quality and appeal of CG-heavy films like the upcoming Cats, and Disney’s remakes of The Lion King and Aladdin have been called into question. The film adaptation of Sonic the Hedgehog has experienced tumultuous development, with a universally reviled design undergoing revision. A desire for a return to 2D animated cinema has been […]
Women in Gaming: Borderlands 3 Mission Designer Kate Pitstick
In the veritable shadow of larger-than-life statues of new Borderlands 3 characters at E3 2019, mission and level designer Kate Pitstick got to see her work showcased to thousands. During the bustling exhibition at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Pitstick took the time to talk about her career and work on the latest entry in […]
Equipping Your Emotions in Crystar
Though action RPG Crystar is already available in its native Japan, it will be heading to North America and Europe later this month. Along with promising action-packed gameplay, Crystar carries its own philosophy on emotions. Published by Spike Chunsoft and FuRyu, and developed by Gemdrops, Crystar follows Rei Hatada’s efforts to revive her dead sister, […]
A Community’s Lifespan in Dialect: A Game About Language and How It Dies
Embodying the spirit of encompassing all gaming, the IndieCade showcase at E3 2019 featured tabletop games too. This included Thorny Games’ Dialect: A Game About Language and How It Dies. But before players can reach the destruction of a language, they have to create it first. Communally Created Words “For every turn of the game, […]
#Voices4Devs: Voice Actors Give Online Support for Game Unionization
As more people working in video games try to form their own union, they’ve recently gotten another burst of online support. Apparently starting on April 2, voice actors united under the #Voices4Devs hashtag on Twitter to call attention to the developers they work with on games. A wide variety of voice actors from AAA titles […]

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