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Akka Arrh – Minter does it again with crazy shooter for Switch and PS4

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Have you ever wondered what would happen if Asteroids and Missile Command dropped a load of acid and then had a baby? Neither had I until I popped Numskull Games cart of Akka Arrh into my Switch this week but I now know the answer to this quandary. Jeff Minter, a legend of the shmup scene since the early days of video games, has unleashed his goats and llamas on
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Taito Milestones 2 – A New Collection Of Classics Coming This August

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Taito Milestones 2 has been announced by ININ Games for release on the 31st of August 2023. The first collection was released exclusively on the Switch in April of last year and included ten Taito arcade classics from the 1980s. The next collection is also just for the Switch and will include another ten classic titles from the 1980s and 1990s. It's being released in both digital and physical formats
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Quarter-sized TMNT arcade cabinets are now available to pre-order

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Quarter Arcades are becoming more and more popular, as they take up far less space than full-size cabinets. Now Numskull has added two more to their range - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and the sequel Turtles in Time. Each cabinet is a quarter-scale replica (approx 45cm x 24cm x 24cm) and features: • Fully-playable original game ROM• Wood construction, with lights and original artwork• Tiny joysticks and buttons allowing four-player
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Classic Toaplan shooters heading to Steam in February

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Toaplan and its host of arcade shooters hold a special place in many gamers' hearts. Now, thanks to Bitwave Games we will be able to enjoy four of these classics as part of a new range heading to Steam on 14th February. The four titles are being sold separately under the title Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Collection Vol. 1 and it includes Out Zone, Zero Wing, Truxton and Twin
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MyArcade announces new Atari Gamestation Plus

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Atari has teamed up with MyArcade to release three new console collaborations. First up is the Atari 50 Micro Player, similar to the micro-cabinets we've seen from MyArcade in the past. Next up is the Atari 50 Pocket Player, a collectable handheld device. Finally, we have the main event - the Atari Gamestation Plus, a proper console that looks very pretty indeed. Not much is known yet, but Atari has
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GyroBlade Switch review

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GyroBlade, the retro inspired shooter from publisher Tendokore, is blasting onto Switch from 19th December 2022. It promises simple shmup action that harks back to the glory days of 80s arcades. Theres no complex scoring system or secondary weapons to use, its just one button action that tests your skills to the limit. Spread across eight levels, each with its own boss fight, GyroBlade isn't trying to be anything other
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Space Invaders quarter arcades up for pre-order

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Those lovely guys over at Numskull Designs have two new quarter arcades up for pre-order. Space Invaders and Space Invaders Part II will be released in time to celebrate 45 years of the iconic game with both designs exclusively available through Just Geek. There will also be 78 special Space Invaders and 79 Space Invaders Part II cabs signed by the games creator Tomohiro Nishikado. The reason for the odd
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Sega’s Wonderboy heading to Amiga

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Sega's 80s arcade hit Wonderboy has been ported to the Amiga thanks to the clever work of homebrew developer Acidbottle. The conversion is nearly complete with the developer explaining that there is only secret bonus Levels, a proper HDD version and some general bug fixes left to complete. Wonderboy was originally released into arcades in 1986 and was ported to many consoles and home computers over the next few years.
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Streets of Rage – Movie Update

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Earlier this year, we brought news that DJ2 Entertainment was adapting Streets of Rage into a movie. Derek Kolstad, the creator of John Wick and writer of Bob Odenkirk's Nobody film last year was attached to the project. According to Variety, now it seems the movie rights have been acquired by Lionsgate, and thankfully Derek Kolstad is still onboard as writer and producer. Lionsgate has a history of video game
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Rumble Fish 2 digital pre-orders open today

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We reported on Rumble Fish 2's release back in September and we now have publisher's 3goo and Dimps Corporation confirmation that digital pre-orders are now live for the Switch version. You can also wishlist Rumble Fish 2 on Steam and PlayStation stores ahead of the 8th December release. Nicolas Di Costanzo, President at 3goo said:  "The team at Dimps is made up of developers who were originally behind the creation of
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