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8bit musicians announce world tour
Former cellmates Nullsleep and Bitshifter have announced plans to embark on a world tour, blasting their blend of bleeps, bloops, and blizzasts from Boston to Brussels and back again. If you're not an 8-bit believer yet, nothing will win you over ...
8-bit music concert tonight NYC; Go! Do not miss this event!
Some call it 8-bit punk. Some call it blip-pop. Enough with the name games! How about listening to it? Here's a little taste of the type of music you'll hear at tonight's 8-bit music concert to be held in NYC. Musicians including Dav...
Blip Festival returns to New York with 8-bit music, workshops, and more
Last year, the Blip Festival brought together a plethora of chiptune musical artists, visual artists, and filmmakers to relish in the aeshtetics of an 8-bit lifestyle. This Thursday, Blip Festival 2007 kicks off with an even more ambitious roster o...
Get bleepblopped out of your gourd at 8bit musicfest in NYC
It's getting hot in here, so take off every Zig! There's no guarantee that chiptunes maestro Virt will be playing his cover of the Nelly's Hot in Here but we do guarantee that the scene at The TANK in NYC on the last Friday of March will be hot non...
Even better 8-bit Christmas music
If you liked yesterday's post highlighting 16 Christmas classics reduced to 8-bit synth goodness, then you owe it to yourself to check out The 8bits of Christmas by the collective of blip-pop artists who reside at 8bitpeoples.com. Perhaps you ...
Bit.Trip: Beat could bounce our way as soon as February
In an interview with Game Music 4 All, Gaijin Games' Alex Neuse offered a potential launch window for the ultra-retro music game Bit.Trip: Beat. "We are madly scrambling to finish the game up as I type this," Neuse said. "Our hopeful launch will be...
SXSW 2009: Free Datapop Gameboy chiptunes party open to the public
If you're interested in all 8-bit music and chiptunes, then you'll want to get yourself to the free Datapop party in Austin this Wednesday night, March 18th. It's free, open to everyone, and will be full of Gameboy music from people like Bit Shifter,...
Video game musicians jailed for their art
While plastering NYC with flyers for tonight's big 8-bit music concert, musicians Nullsleep and Bit Shifter were nailed by plainclothes police officers who slapped cuffs on 'em and told them that "a cleaner New York is a safer New York" according ...
Datapop 3.0 tunes to soothe your soul
We're in the relative calm before the PAX East storm, and to tide over your insatiable hunger for gaming related news and whimsicalities, we present you with some of the sights and sounds of Datapop 3.0. The chiptunes-based concert played its third ...
Chiptune documentary 'Reformat the Planet' on DVD August 24
Reformat the Planet is a documentary by 2 Player Productions about the 2006 Blip Festival and the artists who helped put it together (and then played a bunch of amazing chip music on stage), including Nullsleep, Glomag, Bit Shifter, Hally, Anamanagu...
360 steering wheel with LED display
Korean peripheral company Joytech is offering the "Nitro Racing Wheel" controller for the Xbox 360, featuring a shifter, foot pedals, force feedback, the 360 controller's four colored face buttons, and the trademark 360 guide button. The p...
Fanatec's Forza 4 accessories now up for pre-order
Turn 10 Studios and Fanatec have partnered to offer some high-end, wireless peripherals for Forza Motorsport 4. The CSR Wheel ($250), CSR Elite pedals ($150) and CSR shifter ($60) are all made with aluminum parts. The wheel's got force feedback an...
Carry a big stick
Sim racers have their wheels and their pedals. Some even have fancy gear shifters. Virtual pilots have their joysticks. So here's a review of the Saitek X52. A stick that, from the sounds of things, will bring much joy. Unsurprising reall...
Prototype comic coming from DC this August
Whether its capturing New York in a room to promote it or breaking out the wallet for a Barry Pepper-caliber talent, it's clear that Sierra is counting on Prototype being a hit. Now, the company has found a new avenue for the game's story of "a genet...
Resistance is futile: Puzzle Quest Galactrix launches Flash demo
A Flash demo is available now for those looking to try Puzzle Quest's sci-fi follow-up, Galactrix. The rules may be slightly different (the no extra turn for 4-of-a-kind is a doozy), but be warned, star gazing gem shifters: the refined spice which ...
