"On Darius Burst, OXG writes:

What we’ve got here is the first original Darius since G. Darius hit the arcades back in 1997. Obviously, this is a pretty big release for shmup fans and reason enough for many to finally get a PSP. Luckily, Taito is showing that it is taking this series’ resurrection somewhat seriously as the company has enlisted the help of Kanetake Ebikawa and Takayuki Yanase, both responsible for the mech designs in Mobile Suit Gundam 00, and Zuntata’s Hisayoshi Ogura, a co..."

frostyhudson via otakuxgamer.com »

At their conference at the Tokyo Game Show starting today, Microsoft has announced some games headed their way to the Xbox 360:

• Halo 3 Recon
• Ninety-Nine Nights 2
• Tekken 6 (no longer PS3 exclusive)
• Metal Slug 7 [XBLA]
• Arkanoid [XBLA]
• Space Invaders Extreme [XBLA]
• R-Type [XBLA]

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Once a game on multiple platforms, the Metal Slug franchise like many others has now gone to Nintendo, with the latest in the series - Metal Slug 7 - being developed exclusively for the Nintendo DS. With the game approaching its release date (November 18th 2008), be sure to look at the website if you're a Metal Slug fan.

Krunal via www.metalslug7-us.com »