Rayark’s hit music game Deemo is getting reborn on the PlayStation 4. Tentatively titled Deemo Reborn, the new rhythm action game reimagines the original in full 3D, complete with VR support. There’s no release date info yet, but there is a teaser trailer.
Fight for Your Dreams, the new Prescription for Sleep album that turns battle music from Final Fantasy, Undertale, Mega Man, Transformers and more into sumptuous jazzy lullabies, is now available for purchase on iTunes, Bandcamp and Spotify. Do not operate heavy weaponry while listening.
Atchafalaya Arcade Turns Old Nintendo Hardware Into A Miniature Electronic Orchestra
Behold Atchafalaya Arcade. It’s an audio visual adventure that takes old technologies and scrambles them together in the present until something new and poetic arises out of the chaos.
New Album Turns Video Game Battle Music Into Jazzy Lullabies
Due out on October 10, Prescription for Sleep: Fight For Your Dreams turns pulse-pounding battle themes from Final Fantasy XV, Undertale, Mega Man, Transformers: The Movie and more into the musical equivalent of sleepytime tea.
The Norwood Suite Is A Very Different Kind Of Music Game
Don’t expect high scores or top 40 hits in this jazz-fueled adventure.
The Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Soundtrack, Ranked
Vice City might have the best licensed soundtrack of all time, but I think Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 comes in a very close second.
My Liner Notes For Mother, EarthBound Beginnings' Vinyl Soundtrack
In 2015, the indie record press Ship To Shore Phono Co. put out an officially-licensed pressing of the soundtrack to Nintendo’s beloved RPG Mother, which had just been released that year in the U.S. as EarthBound Beginnings.
A Card Game That Makes Awesome Music Mashups
Music mashup creators work long and hard stripping down popular songs into their component elements and then weaving them together into compelling new tracks. Dropmix, the new mobile-connect game from Hasbro and Harmonix, makes this as easy as shuffling cards.
The Amazing Music Of The No More Heroes Series
If I could dig my Wii out from wherever it’s hiding to replay No More Heroes and its sequel, I would. Since that’s impossible, I’ll instead ask: What better way to celebrate the return of Travis Touchdown than by listening to some killer tracks from this gem of a series?
Track: Silver Tongues | Artist: I The Mighty | Album: Where the Mind Wants to Go / Where You Let it Go
Taylor Swift's New Song Is Basically An Alternate Reality Game, And I Hate It
Taylor Swift’s new single, “Look What You Made Me Do,” feels like a shitty alternate reality game that you unravel to find out more lore.
The Ten Best Albums to Own on Vinyl, According to Our Readers
No surprise, The Dark Side of the Moon eclipsed all others by a huge margin in our voting, but if you want the band you’re in to start playing different tunes, here are the other nine best albums to own on vinyl.
Daniel Licht, the composer for Dishonored and Dishonored 2, has died at age 60, Variety reports. He also composed music for several of the Silent Hill games and for TV’s Dexter, among others.
Nier: Automata audio engineer Masami Ueda has written a cool blog post detailing how he implemented composer Keiichi Okabe’s secondary hacking soundtrack. It’s easy to overlook how much work something like that takes, and fun to get a look at Ueda’s process.
DJMax Is Reborn On PS4
After several years of silence, legendary rhythm action game DJMax returns, making its console debut as DJMax Respect for the PlayStation 4. Fans who’d rather not wait for the Western or Japanese release can snag the Asian version (with full English menus) right now.
Want To Do Better At StarCraft II? Leave The Music On
The StarCraft soundtrack helps me win. And I’m not the only one who thinks so.
