| RIZ-ZOAWD's promotional movieThe first promo for RIZ-ZOAWD features music tracks, art and in-game graphics. Composers Michiko Naruke and Hitoshi Sakimoto will be contributing to the score. |
| Rockman 9 OST on the wayThe 8 bit-style music of Mega Man 9 will be released in an original soundtrack on September 12. It will include 35 tracks and sound effects from the game, though still no word on the composer. According to Famitsu, an arranged soundtrack by Inti Creates (Mega Man Zero/Mega Man ZX) will follow on October 10. |
| Braid video game launches to acclaim with Magnatune musicThe video game Braid came out today for the Xbox Live Arcade to rapturous reviews. The music in the game is licensed from Magnatune and the Braid Blog lists all the sources. See the YouTube video for an idea of the gameplay and use of the music. |
| Mozilla scenariosJamais Cascio has joined with Adaptive Path to create a set of scenarios of the future of the Internet, used to build a model of what the future version of the web browser could look like. Adaptive Path and Mozilla have announced that model, now dubbed Aurora, with a series of videos demonstrating its use. |
| Final Fantasy Remix music CD launchesToday marks the Japanese release of Final Fantasy Remix, a new music CD from Square Enix that features club mixes of classic Final Fantasy music by Ante. The soundtrack is available through iTunes for $10. |
| Soundtrack CD bundled with Tales of Vesperia Special EditionA Tales of Vesperia special edition will be available in limited quantities on August 26. It will come with a CD containing 25 tracks, with 14 songs from Tales of Vesperia, two from Tales of Phantasia, two from Tales of Destiny, four from Tales of Symphonia and three from Tales of the Abyss. |
| Why Rhythm Heaven Is So AwesomeRhythm Heaven is currently only available in Japan, but when it's released in the U.S. either later this year or early next, writes Wired, you need to buy it if you're a fan of music games. |
| VC life extension opportunity reduxTranslational medicine, health social networks and standardized longevity treatments are three examples of VC life extension investment opportunities. The biggest and most obvious longevity play for VCs is in translational medicine, shepherding and commercializing science findings from basic research to patient therapies. |
| Howtosavetheworld.com a mix of science and sci fiThe SCI FI channel is partnering with Michio Kaku and Richard Branson to create the blog howyoucansavetheworld.com, a balance of commentary and reporting on how to positively impact the future. Participants will include Jamais Cascio, Esther Dyson and Dean Kamen among others. |
| Disgaea 3 Honor Student Set includes original soundtrackThree different Disgaea 3 pre-order packages will come with soundtrack CDs. The Alma Mater and Delinquent Pride sets include selected tracks from the game, while the Honor Student Set throws in the original soundtrack by Tenpei Sato. |
| Eternal Poison to come with soundtrack CDPoison Pink is being localized by Atlus for a November 11 release under the title Eternal Poison. The Playstation 2 title will come with a soundtrack CD including selected tracks by Takashi Okamoto with Yuki Nakagawa, Kazuma Katagiri, Yuichiro Sato, Yuta Okamoto, and Junko Kuzumaki. |
| Parasite Eve: 3rd Birthday & Agito XIII coming to PSPSquare Enix has announced at its DKΣ3713 event that the mobile phone titles Final Fantasy Agito XIII (music by Takeharu Ishimoto) and Parasite Eve: The 3rd Birthday (music by Yoko Shimomura) will be making their way to the Playstation Portable. |
| Siren 2 Original Soundtrack announcedTeam Entertainment will be releasing the original soundtrack to the Playstation 2 action horror title Forbidden Siren 2 (Siren 2 in Japan) by Kuniaki Haishima. The album will debut September 24, along with the original soundtrack to Cross Edge and a "Tales of" Series Piano Arrange album. |
| Nobuooo 8.08 UpdateThis month's video update takes a look at the music of E3. Segments include developer interviews on Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, PixelJunk Eden and Bionic Commando. 今月の動画アップデート はロサンゼルスで行われたE3ビジネスサミット。今回はこの三作の開発者から直接話を 聞いた。それはバイオニックコマンドー、ピクセルジャンク、そして悪魔城ドラキュラ。 |
| Circuit-bent Pikachu instrumentsCircuit bender Kaseo has a collection of musical instruments built from modified Pikachu toys. See a group of MIDI-controlled Pikachus perform a tweaked version of “Rydeen” by the Yellow Magic Orchestra. |
| "Tales of" Battle Arrange track list announcedFamitsu Magazine has a listing of the tracks for the upcoming Tales of Series Battle Arrange album. The item by Team Entertainment will include 12 songs from nine different titles. Due out August 27. |
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