No long tutorials, no distractions, no unnecessary fluff, arcade shooters are all about pure gameplay. From simple alien waves to more complex systems, the genre has grown a lot over time, changing ...

A spaceship shaped like a dragonfly soars over an alien planet on the cover art for "Galaxian" (1979) - Bandai Namco Entertainment The 1970s were a pivotal decade when it came to the video game ...

A classic arcade video game is getting a sequel decades later, with the game’s PlayStation 5 release date officially set. Truxton, a 1988 vertical scrolling shooter originally released in Japanese and ...

Full-motion video games occupy a curious niche in video game history. If you’re not familiar with the term, it refers to ...

On November 10, arcade shooter Guwange will be hitting Xbox Live Arcade. That’s next month! The game is set during the Muromachi period and features ghosts and demons. Guwange is pure bullet hell.

Think you know the best arcade cabinets of the '80s? You just might; each game is a classic that didn't just crowd arcades, ...