Last week wasn't just the tenth anniversary of the Xbox. It was the tenth anniversary of the North American release of the Nintendo GameCube as well.

Video games aren't just about the games, the story or the graphics. Oh, no. Music is so incredibly important. And often, long after you have finished playing, it sticks around, lingers in the back of your brain.

There comes a time in the week to reflect on what got into my reporter's notebook but didn't turn into Kotaku blog posts. Shall we?