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Namco Bandai Launches Namco Sounds On iTunes
4:00AM Mike Fahey | The music of Pac-Man, SoulCalibur and Xevious are now waiting to be nestled gently within your iPod, courtesy of Namco Bandai’s newly-launched iTunes music label, Namco Sounds. More »
Bungie’s Marty O’Donnell Doesn’t Like You Messing With His Knobs
1:30PM David Wildgoose | In a huge and ongoing multi-part interview on Aussie blogger Ben Abraham’s Super Legacy Reading Club, Bungie’s Marty O’Donnell has been giving some fascinating insights into the art of audio design.
“What I didn’t like was people, especially game players, have gotten into a habit that they should have control over all these things and basically I’m saying, you know what, no – you shouldn’t,” says O’Donnell, when asked why players can’t tweak Halo’s audio mix.
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EA Game Soundtracks As DLC?
10:20AM Leigh Alexander | Downloadable music has made music-specific games, like Rock Band, essentially self-renewing, as new tracks to play are popping up all the time. But when MTV Multiplayer’s Stephen Totilo talked to EA music guru Steve Schnur (we talked to him, too), he asked him when we’ll see the ability to change up the soundtracks of other games with DLC. “You’re going to see it in 2009,” he said. He said that by “Madden ‘10″ gamers can expect some of the “broader-based” EA games (not just any music titles) to be able to “continually recommend” new music that can be downloaded to enhance a soundtrack. That makes connected video gaming sound kind of like iTunes, huh? But I’ll ask you guys the same question Totilo asks: would you pay for that? What’s it worth to you? EA: Next Year’s Non-Music Games Will Feature DLC-Enabled Soundtracks [MTV Multiplayer] More »
