'Earthion' was developed natively on the Sega Genesis. Earthion is one of the best-looking shmups of recent years, and it is finally coming out this year; it’s even getting a Genesis cartridge release ...

I used to have the reflexes of a cat. People would watch me play games like DoDonpachi and think I was possessed. I lived for shoot ’em-ups/shmups back in the day. Now, these days I occasionally find ...

We just had to write this one up, because it’s not every day that you find out there’s going to be a new game for the Mega Drive – or Genesis if you’re of the American persuasion. Yes folks, someone ...

Yuzo Koshiro, one of the video game industry’s living legends, has come out with a strange request; stop pirating his game! We’re 100 % certain every game we’ve named above has been pirated at some ...

Did you know that Yuzo Koshiro, legendary video game composer, has made a Sega Mega Drive / Genesis shmup? It was released on Steam back in July, with our friends over at Time Extension giving it a ...

We had known for some time that Yuzo Koshiro, one of the legends of gaming and a composer, was working on a new project: Earthion. This 16-bit shoot ‘em up is notable for being built natively for the ...

'Earthion' is a modern-day Mega Drive shmup that plays incredibly well. Earthion is probably one of the best shmups I’ve ever played, and while it comes across like a love letter to the genre, it also ...

Back in 2024, acclaimed musical genius Yuzo Koshiro mentioned that his development studio, Ancient Corp (Streets of Rage, Beyond Oasis), was working on a brand-new 2D Shoot ’em up called Earthion.

Return to the genesis of 16-bit gaming with Ancient’s brand new shoot ’em up, Earthion! With Earth’s resources depleted and its environment in ruin, most of humanity has fled to Mars. But when hostile ...

Alright folks, someone please call my inner child—because Earthion is about to detonate on PS5 and PS4, and it’s ready to melt your retinas (in the best way possible). If you’ve ever looked at your ...

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 ...