M2's 'Gradius Origins' Collects Some Of The Shmup Series' Finest And A Brand-New Entry

KONAMI Reveals GRADIUS ORIGINS Collection, Opens Up Pre-orders in Advance of August 7 Launch

Konami Digital Entertainment, has announced the GRADIUS ORIGINS collection—this compilation will release on the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam on August 7 with digital pre-orders starting on March 27 (yesterday). GRADIUS ORIGINS is the definitive collection of the earliest games from the GRADIUS series—2D shoot 'em up classics that embody nostalgic gaming from the 1980s. GRADIUS holds a special place in gaming…

Gradius Origins gets a physical release from LRG

Gradius Origins was announced at yesterday’s Nintendo Direct and it’s getting a physical release thanks to Limited Run Games.Here is the press release:Limited Run Games, a premium publisher of physical games, has partnered with Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KONAMI) to bring GRADIUS ORIGINS to players with a series of brand-new physical releases on PlayStation®5, Xbox … The post Gradius Origins gets a physical release from LRG appeared firs…

Konami announces yet another compilation, this time for the iconic shooter series, Gradius - Gaming Age

Here’s hoping we’ll get an add on or an addendum with the Parodius games. The post Konami announces yet another compilation, this time for the iconic shooter series, Gradius appeared first on Gaming Age.

Much less so when it comes to the release of novelties, however, the Konami publisher remains particularly active when it comes to bringing out the old franchises of the closet. After collections dedicated to Contra, Castlevania or even the Ninja Turtles, the Japanese publisher reveals Gradius Origins, a compilation that will bring together six episodes from the mythical franchise born in 1985 on arcade terminal. Lovers of the genre will be deli…

M2's 'Gradius Origins' Collects Some Of The Shmup Series' Finest And A Brand-New Entry

Prepare for launch.Shmup fans, rejoice! Konami flew into today's Nintendo Direct showcase to reveal Gradius Origins, an upcoming shoot 'em up collection that will be blasting onto Switch on 7th August.The Origins bundle gathers together some of the biggest names in the Gradius series, with the original Gradius trilogy, the Salamander duo and Life Force all included. Many of these arcade classics come with a bunch of regional variants for you to …

Gradius Origins announced and it includes the all-new Salamander III

One of the most classic series in the world of shoot 'em up is Konami's iconic {Gradius}, which started its run in Japanese arcades in 1985. The real breakthrough came to the NES the following year (though we in Europe had to wait until 1988), and since then new installments have been released with reasonable regularity for almost three decades. But when Konami lost interest in gaming, the series died out and is now pretty much forgotten. Now t…