Space Invaders is 25 years old. Riding a wave of '80s old-school geek chick, the cult Japanese game is experiencing a renaissance. On April 25th, Space Invaders for PS2 launches around the world — and mobile versions are said to be in the works.
Paris-based online/realspace boutique colette (I heart this store) will sell the remake. They'll also be selling tons of other cool Space Invaders schwag like t-shirts, key holders, books, and more. Tuesday 29th April is evidently Space Invaders Day with intergalactic gaming competitions planned in Japan, Paris, and elsewhere.
Link to colette store online (horrible Flash interface — I love what they sell, but I hatehatehate the website UI), Link to Times UK story, Link to press relelase about Space Invaders remake coming to mobile phones with BREW platform, and Link to Space Invaders 25th anniversary home (also built with Flash, but IMO a rockin' good UI).
And finally, I urge you to visit the website for Taito, the Japanese company that created Space Invaders — if only to read the clumsily translated English copy on this page that invites you, over and over, to "crick here for detail." Sweartagod. Link
Update: colette is one of many places where you'll soon be able to purchase a new book by a French artist who goes by the alias "Space Invader". His pixelated street-art draws from the aesthetic of the original game, and others of its era. Here's a link to more book info on his website. His work is coming to sixspace in LA this november, and there's a small show at an LA space called subliminal projects right now.
