In Real Life

Halo Beatdown Is So Darn Danceable

“Video game remixes” are becoming quite the thing these days — not to be confused with video game soundtrack remixes, video game remixes are when a musician takes the sound effects of a game and combines them into something musical.


May 22, 2012
Retro

Imagine OK Computer Was Recreated As ChipTune Music… Now Listen To It!

Kotaku AU

Okay, this is actually an incredible achievement. Chiptune artist Quintin Sung has rcreated the entirety of Radiohead’s classic album OK Computer — from start to finish — as 8-bit style, Chiptune music. And it sounds pretty schmancy!


May 21, 2012
In Real Life

Japan Shows The Beauty (and The Craziness) Of The Solar Eclipse

This morning in Japan, kids and adults alike paused momentarily. They wore funny glasses and turned their eyes to the skies. This Monday morning, just as a new week started, a solar eclipse was visible. And Japanese television chronicled the whole thing the best way it could: sometimes serious and sometimes anything but.


In Real Life

The Video Game That’s Also A Rap Album That’s Also A Comic Book

Raheem Jarbo, aka Mega Ran, aka Random, is one of the more noted video game musicians out there. For his latest album, though, he went a little further than just rapping about video games.


May 19, 2012
In Real Life

Here’s How To Make The Professor Layton Soundtrack Much Better

The Professor Layton games have long demanded a soundtrack a bit more sophisticated than the one they have — the plinky, “ooh boy, we have a mystery!” music is fine at first, but eventually I’ve found that it begins to grate. This is especially true of the first game that I played in the series, 2008′s Professor Layton and the Curios Village.


May 14, 2012
Uncategorized

The Game Of Thrones Theme, Performed By Two Ladies With Electric Harps

Twins Camille and Kennerly Kitt, fresh off their tag-team effort harping (is that even a verb?) the theme to Skyward Sword, return with their take on the intro to Game of Thrones.


May 9, 2012
PlayStation

Music Minigames (And Not Much More)

The Idolm@ster series is (in)famous for giving gamers the ability to create and manage their own teenage female popstar group. But what exactly does that entail?


May 5, 2012
Retro

Cut A Rug To All Of The Greatest Video Game Dance Routines

You know what the world needs more of? Choreographed dance routines. You know what I’m talking about. This is what I’m talking about.


PC

Black Ops II Gets A Dubstep Makeover

When we say “Dubstep” most people think of hard drops and grinding wubs. But there is a lot more to the genre than that.


May 4, 2012
PC

The Elder Scrolls Online’s Massive Soundtrack Could Unite All Of Tamriel

Today, Bethesda officially announced The Elder Scrolls Online, which will allow players to enter the vast land of Tamriel.