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Truxton Extreme, the first new entry in Toaplan's legendary shmup series in 38 years, launches July 30 on PS5, Switch 2, Xbox, and PC, led by original creator Masahiro Yuge.
Geppy-X, a 1999 Japan-only PS1 shmup built like a 70s super-robot anime, gets a fully localized global remaster today, its cutscenes restored from the original Betacam masters.
Konami and M2's 40th-anniversary Ganbare Goemon Daishuugo! bundles 13 Famicom-to-Game Boy games. It's Japan-only, with no English and no Western release.
Devwill, a 2017 Brazilian PC platformer, is getting a real Master System cartridge on August 5 via LMS Retro, with a hand-drawn, no-AI manual made the old way.
QUByte's Plungeez is a 16-bit Metroidvania with no combat, just a plunger and a sewer full of puzzles. It launches on Switch, PC, PlayStation, and Xbox on August 13.
The Kickstarter-funded Game Boy Color action-puzzle adventure ORPHEUS: TO HELL AND BACK lands on Steam July 13, 2026, published by Alunite Inc.
M2's Ganbare Goemon collection sneaks the 1991 Famicom shmup Crisis Force onto Switch, PS5, and Steam, marking its first port. For preservation fans, the hidden bonus might be the real story.
Box art for Jaleco Arcade Collection Vol. 1 & 2 seems to have leaked the full 32-game line-ups ahead of the official reveal. The collections are due this winter on PS5, Switch, and Steam.
A surprise native PC port of Pokémon Platinum offers a way to play the DS classic without emulation, complete with source code.
On Quake's 30th anniversary, Sandy Petersen, John Carmack and others reflect on the crunch that built the landmark 3D shooter and, in Petersen's words, broke them spiritually.