| Square Enix Battle Tracks site opensSquare Enix has opened an official website for the Square Enix Battle Tracks music compilation series. Volumes 2 and 3 will be released on September 15, just in time for the Tokyo Game Show. Volume 2 will include themes from Final Fantasy VII, Tobal 2, Einhander, Front Mission 2, Front Mission Alternative and Soukaigi, among others. |
| Acoustic video of Anamanaguchi's "Airbrushed"Blogotheque has posted a video of chiptune band Anamanaguchi performing an acoustic rendition of their song "Airbrushed." Video is by Derrick Belcham, with sound by Nora Bouazzouni. The soundtrack to Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game is now available for purchase on Amazon and iTunes. |
| James Bond 007: Blood Stone - Istanbul trailerActivision has posted a new trailer for James Bond 007: Blood Stone, which offers some insights into the game's storyline. The multi-platform action game will feature sequences set in Turkey when it arrives on PC, PS3, 360, and DS later this year. Original music for the title is being composed by Richard Jacques. |
| Korean-exclusive Rockman Online teaser trailerA teaser trailer has appeared for Korean-exclusive Rockman Online, not to be confused with the similarly cross-over heavy Mega Man Universe. The animated promo features Mega Man, Roll, Dr. Wily, the original six Robot Masters and Dr. Light, and is set to a dance music arrangement of the Drill Man theme from Mega Man 4. |
| Newgrounds game promotes Newgrounds documentaryGame designers Sean McKenzie and Ajay Karat have created “Indie Jones,” a mini-game found on the Newgrounds Flash site to promote the Newgrounds documentary "Everything, by Everyone." The documentary has already achieved its fundraising goal and has seven days of its pledge drive left to go. |
| Design constraints of Minitroid and Metroid CubedDaniel Rehn, blogging for Attract Mode, takes a look at the design constraints of Metroid clones Minitroid and Metroid Cubed. "Minitroid (A Mini Metroid Adventure) is a PC indie game that shrinks our beloved Samus while maintaining the agility and mechanics that 2D Metroid games thrive upon. It also represents how the handheld form-factor is worth exploring outside of handheld platforms." |
| Red Dead Redemption soundtrack now at Rockstar WarehouseThe Red Dead Redemption Original Soundtrack CD is now available for purchase through the online Rockstar Warehouse. The CD is priced at $10, plus shipping and handling. Music is composed by Bill Elm and Woody Jackson, along with several singer-songwriters, and produced by David Holmes. A limited edition red-vinyl LP release will be coming in September. |
| Shank soundtrack now available to downloadKlei Entertainment has followed through on their promise to release the entire game soundtrack for Shank once their Facebook page reached a predetermined number of fans. The 2D sidescrolling adventure game is due out shortly on Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network. Music is by Vince de Vera and Jason Garner. |
| Trailer: Substream (Ben Bradley)Independent develper Ben Bradley has uploaded a trailer for Substream, a music-synaesthesia 3D shooter. Waves bend and dances with the music, rainbows play notes like a piano, while seas shift to the beat. The game is planned for a 2011 release on PC, with original music tracks for each stage. |
| Blip Festival Tokyo: the invite ROMConsider yourself formally invited to attend the Blip Festival in Tokyo on September 4 & 5. Chip artists have put together an NES ROM, downloadable or available to view on Vimeo, to promote the event. Code is by NO CARRIER & Batsly Adams, music by chibi-tech, with graphics by enso. |
| Preview: Planck (Shadegrown Games)Game designer and critic Matthew Burns has conceived of Shadegrown Games as a company consciously focused on a slow and steady production schedule, a potentially problematic philosophy outside of independent game sphere. His team's debut title Planck is a music game that weds rhythm action with visual cues from top-down shooters, where the overall gameplay architecture aspires to be so novel that it’s difficult to describe. |
| Scott Pilgrim game soundtrack now on Amazon and iTunesThe digital soundtrack to Anamanaguchi's Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game score is now available for download on Amazon and iTunes. The 24-track collection can be purchased for between $10 and $12, or $1 per track. Anamanaguchi will be appearing at PAX Prime in Seattle next week. Thanks for the heads-up, s0nlxaftrsh0ck. |
| PongVaders launch trailerBytejacker has posted the launch video for iPad game PongVaders, out today on the Apple Store for $3 from Koduco Games, an independent studio focusing on new collaborative games. The Space Invaders-meets-Pong hybrid title features tracks by chip musician Nullsleep and visuals by sprite artist Anna Anthropy. |
| DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue coming this SeptemberThough Ron Gilbert may have left Hothead, the game designer was involved in the making of the DeathSpank series sequel planned for later this year. The download will be published for XBLA and PSN by Electronic Arts on September 21 and 22, respectively. Music for DeathSpank is by Penny Arcade Adventures' Jeff Tymoschuk. |
| Game-inspired concert "Hideo" coming to BerkeleyPiano arranger Germanseabass, whose Cave Story and World of Goo medleys have taken the web by storm, wrote to inform us of a game-inspired concert taking place Saturday, October 16 at the University of California at Berkeley. Hideo - A Theatrical Concert of Music from Japanese Animation & Video Games - will include selections from Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy VI, Ico and the Mega Man series. According to the show notes, the performers are 100% enthusiasts of games and anime. |
| Watch Reformat the Planet on Penny Arcade2 Player Productions' chiptune documentary Reformat the Planet is currently airing on the Penny Arcade website. The film has been divided up into seven parts, preceded by brief commercial messages. The two-disc DVD, including extra material and LSDJ tutorials, can be purchased online through Fangamer. |
| Free Warlock Bentspine soundtrack releasedComposed by Phlogiston, the soundtrack to Lazrool's freeware 2D platformer Warlock Bentspine is now available as an 11-track free download from Pause Music. As a commemorative gesture, Francis Coulombe (FrankieSmileShow) had posted a timelapse video of the soundtrack cover being drawn from start to finish. |
| 8bitSF sampler includes Anamanaguchi & MinusbabyThe latest 8bitSF show sampler includes tracks by chip musicians Crashfaster, Mr. Spastic, Anamanaguchi and Minusbaby. Sunday, August 29th's show at DNA Lounge promises to be one of San Fran's biggest chiptune concerts yet, and the 8-track album can be downloaded for free. |
| Marvel vs Capcom 3 - Viewtiful Joe reveal trailerThe two latest playable fighters for Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds have been revealed at GamesCom. Capcom's Viewtiful Joe and Marvel's Dormammu appear in two new trailers viewable on the Game no Hanashi website. Sound design on the title is by Street Fighter IV's Masayuki Endou. |
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