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.


April 27, 2012
Retro

The Shameful History Of Hip Hop In Video Game Advertising

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, video game publishers and their cohorts in the marketing world thought it would be a good idea to use rap in their commercials. It was not.


Retro

Morrowind Really Did Have The Best Elder Scrolls Music, Didn’t It?

Aah, just listen to it. It’s a theme we’ve heard many times, in many different games. These days, when I hear it, it’s chanted by a choir of (I’m assuming here) girthy nords in horned helmets.


Retro

The Kotaku Mixtape Vol 7: The Golden Age Of Lucasarts

There was a time, years ago, when LucasArts could do no wrong. They were unstoppable. Every time I got their catalogue, The Adventurer, in the mail I would instantly pour over every page and start saving my allowance. It was a magical time to be a gamer.


April 21, 2012
In Real Life

Mass Effect Music-Maker Remixes Mass Effect 1 Music, It Is Rad

A little while back, Jimmy “Big Giant Circles” Hinsen released an album of music that he’d written for Mass Effect 2 but that didn’t make the cut.


Xbox

Rant: Trials Evolution’s Soundtrack Is So Bad It’s Like They’re Kidding

When a game gets as many things right as Trials Evolution, it’s all the more noticeable when it gets something wrong. And man, this game’s soundtrack is all wrong.


April 18, 2012
PlayStation

Believe It Or Not, Journey And Hip-Hop Go Very Well Together

The moody, desolate affair that is Journey isn’t an obvious choice for a hip-hop remix, but it’s got one anyway. Don’t worry. It’s been tastefully done.


In Real Life

I Don’t Usually Like ‘Guy With Instruments Playing Video Game Music’ Videos, But This Is Amazing

I think we’ve all seen our fair share of “guy with instruments playing video game music” videos on YouTube.


April 17, 2012
In Real Life

The Sights (But Not The Sounds) Of Video Games Unplugged: Symphony of Legends

Kotaku AU

A good number of my friends attended the Video Games Unplugged: Symphony of Legends event in Melbourne last weekend, and our very own Logan Booker put together a nice write up, but what about those of you who couldn’t make it — like myself? We’ve managed to find some cool pics of the event. Protip: just imagine you’re hearing the swelling, intricate sounds of an orchestra in full swing. Ahhhhhhhh bliss…