Konami has announced shoot ’em up collection Gradius ORIGINS for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC (Steam). It will launch on August 7. Physical standard, Classic, and Collector’s editions of ...

Publisher Konami has certainly made some missteps in preserving and re-releasing its older games. Silent Hill and Metal Gear “HD” collections of old have soured some players on Konami’s attempts to ...

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It’s the new definitive way to play these games too. Konami has revealed their latest video game anthology franchise collection. Gradius Origins is releasing this year to Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, ...

While it wasn't the very first shoot 'em up (shmup) to grace the arcades, Konami's Gradius was undoubtedly one of the most important quantum leaps forward for the genre. So to celebrate the iconic ...

It’s time to venture into deep space and face off against relentless alien forces in the GRADIUS ORIGINS collection, bringing together 17 versions of six arcade classics: GRADIUS, SALAMANDER, LIFE ...

Shoot ’em ups were one of the first video game sensations to sweep through arcades. The novelist Martin Amis became so obsessed with 1978’s Space Invaders he wrote an entire guide/appreciation of ...

Mafia: The Old Country for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC, and Gradius ORIGINS for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC are the highlights of this week’s Japanese video game releases. Also ...

In 1981, Konami released Scramble, a game that became the first ever side-scrolling shooter where you pilot an aircraft over a terrain filled with enemies. It was a simple concept -- avoid hazards, ...