Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Mega Man 5 OST busts into the Capcom Store]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/18/mega-man-5-ost-busts-into-the-capcom-store/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/18/mega-man-5-ost-busts-into-the-capcom-store/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/18/mega-man-5-ost-busts-into-the-capcom-store/#commentsMega Man 5 OST busts into the Capcom Store The original soundtrack for Mega Man 5 is now available for $8.95 on Capcom's official shop; it's almost as if they planned its release to coincide with the debut of Mega Man 5 on the 3DS Virtual Console. What a weird coincidence!

At 57 hot jams long, Mega Man 5's soundtrack was composed by Mari Yamaguchi, who was often credited mononymously (as "Mari") for her work at Capcom. She also composed the music for Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts and several of the songs on the Breath of Fire soundtrack, in addition to handling arrangement duties for the TurboGrafx-16 version of Street Fighter 2: Champion Edition. Yamaguchi returned to the Mega Man franchise in 2010, penning the stage theme for Mega Man 10's Sheep Man.

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You can buy each song for $2.99, or pick them all up together for $7.99. Once purchased, you can play through the songs with a standard electric or bass guitar, and each song also adds a new authentic tone to play with on the game's Amp mode. Sweet Maroon 5-style haircuts are, unfortunately, sold separately.

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You can give all of the tunes a listen - or throw down your favorite bill for the whole album - right here.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>disasterpeaceFezfz-side-zmusicpolytronremixsoundtrackWed, 08 May 2013 18:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Battleblock Theater ringtones tell the fart jokes for you]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/24/battleblock-theater-ringtones-tell-the-fart-jokes-for-you/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/24/battleblock-theater-ringtones-tell-the-fart-jokes-for-you/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/24/battleblock-theater-ringtones-tell-the-fart-jokes-for-you/#comments Download these free Battleblock Theater ringtones and stuffBattleblock Theater is charming beyond all reasonableness, and much of that comes from its hilarious narrator, adorable songs and, of course, the rampant fart jokes. The Behemoth has thrown some of Battleblock Theater's best audio material into a downloadable ringtone pack, available in .mp3 and .mp4 varieties.

The ringtone pack includes tracks such as "Secret Song," "Relationship Song" and "Buckle ur Pants," and it includes the gem sound, the narrator's "Whoooooo" and "Mmmmhmmm" noises, and classic lines such as "Good job, baby farts" and "Everything's coming together like buttcheeks."

The Behemoth is working on an official soundtrack for the game, currently listed as "coming soon." For now, download the Battleblock Theater ringtone pack and annoy all of your friends for free right here.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>battleblock-theatermicrosoftmusicringtonesThe-BehemothxboxWed, 24 Apr 2013 14:15:00 EST<![CDATA['World 1-2' album brings chiptune artists and legendary composers together]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/16/world-1-2-album-brings-chiptune-artists-and-legendary-composer/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/16/world-1-2-album-brings-chiptune-artists-and-legendary-composer/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/16/world-1-2-album-brings-chiptune-artists-and-legendary-composer/#comments 'World 12' album brings chiptune artists and legendary composers together World 1-2, a new album produced by Mohammed Taher for the record label GameChops, is a collection of new material by relatively new voices like Super Hexagon composer Chipzel, and established artists like Mega Man's Manami Matsumae (who Taher's Koopa Soundworks connected to Yacht Club Games for Shovel Knight). Other artists on the eclectic mix include Danimal Cannon, Austin Wintory, Tecmo's Keiji Yamagishi, halc, and Akira Yamaoka.

The album will be released on May 2 for $10. Five sample tracks can be streamed here, in case the collected talent on the album isn't convincing enough.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>akira-yamaokachipzelgamechopsmusicworld-1-2Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:00:00 EST<![CDATA['NoiseChan & Nugget: Adventures in Chiptune' features hot jams, good causes]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/13/noisechan-and-nugget-adventures-in-chiptune-features-hot-jams/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/13/noisechan-and-nugget-adventures-in-chiptune-features-hot-jams/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/13/noisechan-and-nugget-adventures-in-chiptune-features-hot-jams/#comments 'NoiseChan & Nugget Adventures in Chiptune' features hot jams, good causesChiptune internet radio program Noise Channel Radio, in conjunction with digital music label Ubiktune, has released a compilation album of (surprise!) chiptune jams, dubbed NoiseChan & Nugget: Adventures in Chiptune.

The album, available through BandCamp on a pay-what-you-want basis, features songs from Adventure Time/Double Dragon Neon/Contra 4 composer virt, in addition to 10 other artists. Additionally, all album sale proceeds go directly to Child's Play, which means that while Adventures in Chiptune is technically available for free, you could drop some bucks for a good cause.

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The show starts at the Greek Theatre on Wednesday, June 12, which puts it right on the second day of E3 2013. If you want tickets, they'll be available this Saturday at 10AM through Ticketmaster.

This is a newly scheduled stop on the Zelda tour, but it's not the only one: The full schedule has dates around the rest of California, in Texas, and up in Seattle and Toronto as well.

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The first trailer for Double Fine's latest musical foray, Dropchord, resembles an interactive visualizer. It's like those parties in college, but with even more people messing with your sweet playlists. Dropchord supports the Leap Motion Controller, hitting Best Buy in May.

JoystiqDropchord, Double Fine's music game, set in motion originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 20 Mar 2013 01:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Beatbuddy has been jamming on its own for far too long, and it's finally ready to share some sweet tunes with the world. Beatbuddy is coming to PC and Mac this summer, but first it's stopping off at PAX East, in booth 1048, to show some hands-on demos.

Beatbuddy is a musical platformer, featuring levels and enemies synced to the individual rhythms of entire songs, all of which are manipulated as you travel throughout the worlds. One level is put together by Grammy-nominated Journey composer Austin Wintory.

Play the demo on Steam, for free, if this news alone doesn't set your toes tapping.

Gallery: Beatbuddy

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Charlie Murder is gearing up to trash XBLA sometime in the future, and Ska Studios is hard at work beating out all of the bugs in that version. James Silva and Michelle Juett Silva, the Ska Studios dream dishwashing team, are the voices, art, design, programming and music behind Charlie Murder - get a glimpse of their renaissance ways in the above video.

Charlie Murder is a four-player, punk-themed, RPG brawler featuring tattoos, magic, dual-nail-gun-wielding, battles of the bands, clothes shopping, friendship and other things you never knew you wanted within one game.

To tide us over until Charlie Murder launches, Ska offers us a song from the game's soundtrack, available for download right here. Fictionally, the band is Charlie Murder, but in reality it's the soothing sounds of James and Michelle themselves.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>charlie-murderdownloadmicrosoftmusicpunkska-studiossongXBLAxboxMon, 11 Mar 2013 20:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Treat your ears to the first full song from the Mew-Genics soundtrack]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/10/treat-your-ears-to-the-first-full-song-from-the-mew-genics-sound/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/10/treat-your-ears-to-the-first-full-song-from-the-mew-genics-sound/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/10/treat-your-ears-to-the-first-full-song-from-the-mew-genics-sound/#comments mini First full track from MewGenics gameThe Ridiculon duo, composed in half by a former Sleepytime Gorilla Museum member, are working on Team Meat's Mew-Genics soundtrack like a cat works a ball of yarn. "The Ballad of D. Claude" is the first full track from the album, available in full and with lyrics on Bandcamp.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>mew-genicsmusicpcridiculonsoundtrackteam-meatSun, 10 Feb 2013 22:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Heavy Rain composer Normand Corbeil passes away, aged 56]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/28/heavy-rain-composer-normand-corbeil-passes-away-aged-56/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/28/heavy-rain-composer-normand-corbeil-passes-away-aged-56/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/28/heavy-rain-composer-normand-corbeil-passes-away-aged-56/#comments Heavy Rain composer Normand Corbeil passes away, aged 56Normand Corbeil, the celebrated screen and video game composer, has died at age 56. Corbeil, twice nominated for Emmy awards for his work on Hitler: The Rise of Evil and Human Trafficking, composed the award-winning music of Quantic Dream's Heavy Rain. He also co-composed Indigo Prophecy, and was working on the studio's next project, Beyond: Two Souls. After being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in August 2012, Corbeil passed away on January 25.

One of the key components of Heavy Rain, a game Joystiq doled out five stars to, was its powerful, often deeply melancholic music. As our reviewer put it, Corbeil's "superb" accompanying score drew you into the experience because it fit the situation so well.

Our thoughts go out to his family, friends and colleagues. Gaming has lost a great composer, but Corbeil's work lives on, and we hope you take the time today to enjoy it.

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The music in Mew-Genics is crucial. It's also quirky, fun and from a duo named Ridiculon, one half of which, Matthias Bossi, was a member of experimental rock band Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. Bossi and John Evans slapped together a video about recording music for Mew-Genics, sharing a few details about the game in-between banging on hard surfaces and screaming about cat fights.

Mew-Genics will feature a lab, a scientist, races in the sewers, kitty pageants and cat rumbles, Bossi and Evans say, and it will launch "super quick." The soundtrack includes 10 instrumentals and 10 full songs with lyrics, including one with the catchy chorus, "Cat fight, cat fight / Cat fight, cat fight / Got cat? Let's fight!" Watch the video above to get that one stuck in your head for the rest of the day.

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On its surface, Cello Fortress looks like a fairly straight forward (if rudimentary) twin-stick shooter for up to five players. Dig just a tiny bit deeper, however, and you'll discover that this game has a somewhat unique set of rules. For starters, one of the players must always be a man named Joost van Dongen, and his controller absolutely has to be a cello. For realsies.

Basically, van Dongen controls the half of the game that would normally be the purview of the computer in a standard twin-stick shooter, spawning cannons and mines and such to thwart the other four players and their respective tanks. To do so, van Dongen must play his cello in varying ways, improvising melodies that will lead to both effective in-game strategies and a listenable performance.

Don't expect Cello Fortress to show up on Steam Greenlight anytime soon, though. The game is as much of a piece of performance art as it is a collection of code, and as such can only be experienced during live events scheduled by van Dongen. That schedule can be found on the game's official website, and here's hoping for some tour dates outside of The Netherlands.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cellocello-fortressJoost-van-Dongenlive-musicmusicmusic-gamesperformance-artThu, 17 Jan 2013 02:00:00 EST<![CDATA[UK game sales down 17% in 2012, digital crosses £1 billion for first time]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/02/uk-game-sales-down-17-in-2012-digital-crosses-1-billion-for-f/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/02/uk-game-sales-down-17-in-2012-digital-crosses-1-billion-for-f/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/02/uk-game-sales-down-17-in-2012-digital-crosses-1-billion-for-f/#comments UK video game sales down by 174% in 2012, digital sales cross 1 billion for the first timeThe UK's Entertainment Retailers' Association has released its final report for 2012, and video game sales in that country are down more than 17 percent. Total entertainment sales, including music and movie sales, are down by about 12 percent. The culprit seems to be physical sales, with video game shares of that category dropping from 73 percent to 65.4 percent, and physical sales overall dropping by about 5 percent.

ERA Director General Kim Bayley actually cited the drops as a success for physical media, in that "despite digital's seemingly inexorable growth, the CD, the DVD and the physical games disc show incredible resilience." Bayley added that despite the shrinking numbers, "physical formats still account for three quarters of the entertainment market."

On the digital side, sales crossed a record of £1 billion for the first time ever. Digital video game sales rose by 7.7 percent, just slightly less than the overall growth trend in digital. For now, however, digital growth isn't enough to keep the industry at large growing. The ERA says the lack of growth was largely due to a "dearth of attractive releases" last summer, and the organization hopes to "offer the public a much better release slate in 2013."

JoystiqUK game sales down 17% in 2012, digital crosses £1 billion for first time originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 02 Jan 2013 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>digital-salesenglandentertainment-retailers-associationeragamesmediamicrosoftmobilemoviesmusicpcphysical-salesplaystationps3ukunited-kingdomvideo-game-salesxboxWed, 02 Jan 2013 20:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Austin Wintory's journey to the 2013 Grammys]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/27/austin-wintorys-journey-to-the-2013-grammys/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/27/austin-wintorys-journey-to-the-2013-grammys/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/27/austin-wintorys-journey-to-the-2013-grammys/#comments Austin WintoryOn the day Grammy nominations were scheduled to be announced, Austin Wintory didn't get much work done. As the composer for Journey, Wintory had an inkling that he might be nominated in Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, and he was distracted all day, constantly refreshing the Grammy page, scanning for his name. By evening the list still wasn't posted and he gave up on trying to focus. He got in his car, determined to go home, make dinner and then check the page again.

"The instant I got in my car, my email started blinking. Of all people, it was from my friend Christopher Tin, emailing me to say 'CONGRATULATIONS' - in all caps."

Tin won the first Grammy for a piece of video game music, Civilization 4's "Baba Yetu," in 2011. He and Wintory had been friends for years. When Wintory saw that email, he quickly called Tin and the subsequent conversation went something like this:

"What are you - are you on the website?" Wintory asked Tin. "What's going on?"

"Yeah, I'm looking right at it! There you are!" Tin replied. And then, after a second, the situation dawned on him. "Wait a minute - you didn't know this already?"

"No! I'm in my car right now."

"Oh, this is perfect."

Just then Wintory's phone began buzzing, beeping and possibly sobbing under the barrage of emails, texts and calls from friends and well-wishers. Two weeks later, Wintory agrees with Tin's assessment of events.

"As fate had it, I heard from Chris himself," he says. "I had no foresight, I had absolutely no plan, and yet in hindsight, I wouldn't have it any other way."

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JoystiqAustin Wintory's journey to the 2013 Grammys originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 27 Dec 2012 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>2013-grammysAustin-Wintorycomposergrammy-awardsgrammysjourneyleisure-suit-larryleisure-suit-larry-in-the-land-of-the-lounge-lizardsmicrosoftmonacomusicpcplaystationps3xboxThu, 27 Dec 2012 17:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Adventure Time: Hey Ice King soundtrack now on streaming]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/21/adventure-time-hey-ice-king-soundtrack-now-on-streaming/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/21/adventure-time-hey-ice-king-soundtrack-now-on-streaming/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/21/adventure-time-hey-ice-king-soundtrack-now-on-streaming/#comments The entirety of Adventure Time: Hey Ice King, Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!!'s phenomenal pseudo-chiptune power-pop soundtrack is now streaming on D3Publisher's official Soundcloud account, which means that all 83 minutes of Jake Kaufman's exceptional work on the game can now be enjoyed for free.

While the majority of the 34 track album is instrumental, some songs (such as Marceline's boss theme and the beginning/ending themes) are fitting vocal tributes to the source material, which is already famous for having catchy, endearing music.

There is one small catch, which is that the soundtrack isn't actually for sale or available to download, and therefore must be enjoyed in-browser. This basically ruins our plans to drive around town blasting Party in the Clouds, but we'll take what we can get at this point.

JoystiqAdventure Time: Hey Ice King soundtrack now on streaming originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 21 Dec 2012 02:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dsadventure-timeadventure-time-hey-ice-kingadventure-time-hey-ice-king-whyd-you-steal-our-garbageD3-PublisherD3PublisherdsfreeJake-KaufmanmusicnintendoOSTsoundtrackWayForwardWayForward-TechnologiesFri, 21 Dec 2012 02:30:00 EST<![CDATA[BioShock Infinite to be scored by resident series composer Garry Schyman]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/20/bioshock-infinite-to-be-scored-by-resident-series-composer-garry/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/20/bioshock-infinite-to-be-scored-by-resident-series-composer-garry/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/20/bioshock-infinite-to-be-scored-by-resident-series-composer-garry/#comments
The man responsible for lending BioShock and BioShock 2 their respective aural atmospheres will be returning to the orchestra pit for BioShock Infinite, creative director Ken Levine revealed during his Reddit AMA.

"We're proud to announce that Garry Schyman, composer of BioShock 1 and 2 has returned to the composer's chair for BioShock Infinite," Levine said in the comments. "His score is very different from the first two games, yet very much guided by the same aesthetic principles. We were lucky to have him and I can't wait until you get to hear some of his stuff. He's working in a different, sparer style, but it's awesome."

Aside from the BioShock series, Schyman's resume also includes work on XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Dante's Inferno, among others, though nothing he's worked on before now has featured such a strong emphasis on psychic horse repair. Well, we assume; we've never seen Horseplayer.

Update: This post originally listed XCOM: Enemy Unknown among Schyman's previous work, which is incorrect. In actuality, Schyman has worked on Take-Two's completely different XCOM.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>2K-Gamesbioshock-infinitecomposerGarry-SchymanIrrational-GamesmicrosoftmusicOSTpcplaystationps3scoresoundtrackxboxThu, 20 Dec 2012 20:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Street Fighter X Mega Man's chiptune soundtrack now on Bandcamp]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/18/street-fighter-x-mega-mans-chiptune-soundtrack-now-on-bandcamp/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/18/street-fighter-x-mega-mans-chiptune-soundtrack-now-on-bandcamp/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/18/street-fighter-x-mega-mans-chiptune-soundtrack-now-on-bandcamp/#comments Street Fighter X Mega Man's chiptune soundtrack now on BandcampStreet Fighter X Mega Man's superb chiptune soundtrack is now available on Bandcamp, complimenting yesterday's release of the game. Composed by San Francisco-based electronic music producer A_Rival, the 22-track album fuses Mega Man's sonic sensibilities with classic pieces of orchestration from Street Fighter's past.

The soundtrack, which includes character themes and scores from the game's various menus, is being sold through Bandcamp's name-your-own-price model with a minimum price of $0.00. So, hypothetically, this could either be the cheapest or most expensive piece of music you've ever purchased. Regardless of which end of that spectrum you feel is most appropriate, at least do yourself the favor of downloading these sweet, chippy jams.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>8-bitA_Rivalcapcomchipchiptunefreemega-manmusicOSTpcsoundtrackstreet-fighterstreet-fighter-x-mega-manTue, 18 Dec 2012 23:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Serj Tankian composing the beats behind Morning Star]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/18/serj-tankian-composing-the-beats-behind-morning-star/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/18/serj-tankian-composing-the-beats-behind-morning-star/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/18/serj-tankian-composing-the-beats-behind-morning-star/#comments

Morning Star, the first mobile FPS from Alex Seropian and Tim Harris' studio, Industrial Toys, will feature a full musical score from System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian. Seropian and Harris are pretty serious about their premiere, and this sounds like part of that effort to make a truly hardcore mobile game.

"We've been big fans of Serj's for quite some time," Seropian says. "The opportunity to collaborate with him on Morning Star gave us a way to take the game to a whole new level. We knew his score would be unique, but it's his ability to interpret a scene or gameplay element and come up with something that makes it moodier, more dramatic or just more awesome that's really got us pumped."

Tankian, a self-described poet and political activist along with his musical duties, composed the music in the above trailer, for those interested in a teaser.

"I'm really enjoying working on Morning Star because it gives me the ability to create new musical worlds to complement the new visual worlds in the game," Tankian says. "Though most of the gameplay will be action-oriented cues, the stunning artwork and static scenes have inspired unique sounds unheard before."

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidindustrial-toysiosipadiphonemobilemorning-starmusicserj-tankiansystem-of-a-downTue, 18 Dec 2012 20:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Grab the Nubuwo Winter Bundle, help fund the FAMI-MODE 2012 DVD]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/18/grab-the-nubuwo-winter-bundle-help-fund-the-fami-mode-2012-dvd/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/18/grab-the-nubuwo-winter-bundle-help-fund-the-fami-mode-2012-dvd/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/18/grab-the-nubuwo-winter-bundle-help-fund-the-fami-mode-2012-dvd/#comments Grab the Nubuwo Winter Bundle, help fund the FAMIMODE 2012 DVDThe third video game music menagerie from Nubuwo is the Winter Bundle, and it's available on the Kickstarter for the FAMI-MODE 2012 DVD, a documentary of Tokyo's live chiptune concert. The Winter Bundle includes two halves of more than 80 songs each, the indie pack and the Fami pack, with either half up for $7 or the full bundle for $10.

The indie pack includes Rainbow Moon Melodies, Slipstream Volume One (revisiting music from Wipeout), El Huervo Trilogy (including music from Kometen, Hotline Miami and Clairvoyance) and the FTL: Faster Than Light soundtrack. The Fami pack includes the holiday chiptune album 8-Bit Jesus, Mega Man cover album Mega Ran Fifth Anniversary Edition, Killed by Koopa Stage One and FAMI-MODE 2012 Live Recordings.

The Kickstarter itself funds the FAMI-MODE 2012 DVD, but if it makes you feel better, look at this as a simple way to get the Nubuwo Winter Bundle on the cheap. The Kickstarter has to succeed for the goods to be distributed in this way, though - there are eight days left to raise $4,700 on this thing. Rock and fund on, chiptune lovers.

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Perhaps drawing inspiration from the Gyroids in Animal Crossing, 2Beats' MokMok is a world filled with creatures whose every action makes music. The PC/Mac/Linux indie is inhabited by "living musical instruments" called Moks, each of which makes a different sound - therefore creating a new composition whenever many of them are in the same place.

Players can collect these musical creatures as they explore the 3D environment, interacting with them to change their individual sounds (by making them angry, etc.) or rearranging them to make new compositions. Players will be able to meet online and jam together in 16-player groups, as well.

Samim Winiger, creative director of developer 2Beats Studios told Joystiq "You could say it's a distant cousin of recent indie hit Journey mixed with a bit of LittleBigPlanet," a comparison that makes sense given the combination of atmosphere and creation. MokMok is "coming soon."

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>2beats-studiosmacmokmokmusicpcFri, 14 Dec 2012 16:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Crytek rhythm minigame spreads charitable Xmas cheer]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/13/crytek-rhythm-minigame-spreads-charitable-xmas-cheer/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/13/crytek-rhythm-minigame-spreads-charitable-xmas-cheer/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/13/crytek-rhythm-minigame-spreads-charitable-xmas-cheer/#comments Crytek rhythm minigame spreads charitable Xmas cheer In festive news, Crytek published a free Christmas-themed minigame on its website today. Hop over there and you'll find 'A Very Crytek Christmas' on the front page, the game mixing scrolling rhythm play with a couple of Xmas classics. The Crysis developer says it's giving the money it would normally spend on Xmas cards to charity, instead choosing to spread some holiday love this way.

Not that the game itself is particularly charitable. You can either try Silent Night on normal difficulty, which is tricky enough on its own, or you can get your butt rhythmically kicked by the expert-rated Jingle Bells. At least you'll have a few familiar Crysis faces to festively cheer you on, or in our case tell us we're hurting their ears.

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We can't think of two games that could possibly be more disparate from one another than Journey and Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards, but we apparently live in the wackiest of all possible universes because Journey's Grammy-nominated composer Austin Wintory will also be lending his talents to Larry's upcoming adventure. Weird.

"That's my era as a gamer growing up," Wintory told Polygon. "This was like a fantasy to work on a game like that." Leisure Suit Larry creator Al Lowe confirmed with Wintory that he was okay with writing "seedy, back alley kind of stuff" before finalizing the deal, so we probably shouldn't expect the same sort of grand, sweeping orchestral majesty that Wintory penned for Journey, as heard above.

Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards is slated to really class up the joint sometime next year.

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It's Caturday y'all, and that means one more tidbit of information regarding Team Meat's latest project, Mew-Genics. Since all of the game's characters have been revealed, the Team Meat has begun slowly releasing tangential information about the game, with this week's reveal being "Cat Chase," the title theme.

"We really splurged with the soundtrack for Mew-Genics, the game will feature a full album of over 20 studio recorded songs," Team Meat's Edmund McMillen said in an official update. "We really wanted to make the games music feature extended themes of the game or small stories within each song, kind of how Katamari did it in a way, except all our songs are about cats!"

The game's soundtrack/album is being composed by Matthias Bossi and Jon Evans, the former of which provided the narration for The Binding of Isaac. Here's hoping the rest of the score has the same spooky, Neverhood/Skullmonkeys-esque vibe as this track, which can be heard above.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>albumJon-EvansMatthias-Bossimew-genicsmusicOSTsoundtrackteam-meatSat, 08 Dec 2012 21:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Kirby's Bassface lays down fresh Kirby beats]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/05/kirbys-bassface-lays-down-fresh-kirby-beats/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/05/kirbys-bassface-lays-down-fresh-kirby-beats/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/05/kirbys-bassface-lays-down-fresh-kirby-beats/#comments Mykah lays down some fresh Kirby beatsMykah, whose work on the Triforce of Bass we've covered before, has returned with a new video game album. This time, Mykah turns his focus on the Kirby series, giving us Kirby's Bassface, a five-track EP remixing some of the pink puffball's classic tunes. The album takes on several recognizable themes, including Green Greens and, our personal favorite, a percussive, wobbly rendition of King Dedede's theme.

You can listen to the album for free right here. It's available for purchase for $5.

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Following last year's video game-themed album, the London Philharmonic Orchestra is releasing The Greatest Video Game Music 2 on November 7. It's a 17-track collection of some of gaming's best tunes but made all classical-like thanks to a world-famous ensemble of musicians. To get you in the mood, the album's "Never Forget" track from Halo 3 is now available to download free of charge.

Check out the complete track list after the break.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>london-philharmonic-orchestramusicrelease-datethe-greatest-video-game-musicthe-greatest-video-game-music-2Mon, 22 Oct 2012 21:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Rocksmith's Bass Expansion comes to PC on October 16]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/21/rocksmiths-bass-expansion-comes-to-pc-on-october-16/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/21/rocksmiths-bass-expansion-comes-to-pc-on-october-16/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/21/rocksmiths-bass-expansion-comes-to-pc-on-october-16/#comments Rocksmith's Bass Expansion comes to PC on October 16Ubisoft has announced that the Bass Expansion for its educational guitar game, Rocksmith, is arriving on the PC on October 16. The DLC pack, which includes bass tracks and teaching functions for either a standard 6-string guitar or a 4-string bass guitar, hit Xbox 360 and PS3 earlier this August.

In addition to content for the game's current songs, the Bass Expansion allows you to access bass information for any DLC songs in the future, so it's quite an investment. The Bass Expansion will be available for $29.99, the same initial price as the console versions. One important bass-playing thing it won't teach you is how to look cooler than the lead guitarist while you play. Better get started working on that right now.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bass-expansionDLCdownloadable-contentguitarmusicpcplayingrhythm-gamesrocksmithteachingtutorialsubisoftFri, 21 Sep 2012 02:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Double Dragon Neon's rad awesome soundtrack available for free]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/12/double-dragon-neons-rad-awesome-soundtrack-available-for-free/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/12/double-dragon-neons-rad-awesome-soundtrack-available-for-free/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/12/double-dragon-neons-rad-awesome-soundtrack-available-for-free/#comments Double Dragon Neon soundtrack is now online, totally free and awesomeDave totally freaked out about Double Dragon Neon's soundtrack in his review, going as far as to deem it his favorite part of the game. It's true, the music has some real crunk beats. It's a mega jam of 80s happening hip, and we happen to think it's boss.

So how radical is it that its composer, Jake Kaufman, just made the entire soundtrack available for free? Yes, it's very awesome radical.

All 45 tracks from the PSN/XBLA game can be found on Kaufman's site. While they can be downloaded at no cost, it would be hella bunk of us to not say that you can send some money Jake's way by naming your price. Fresh!

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Cumulo Nimblers, Capy's Super Time Force, and Eric Zimmerman's Metagame will all be there and playable, 8-bit artist Danimal Cannon and hip-hop gamer MegaRan (he's good) will provide the tunes, and the whole show will be drenched in some of the best video-game related artwork you'll find (and which you can see examples of in the gallery below). It'll be a rad time indeed; it's an all ages show that's open to the public, and admission is $5.

The event starts at 7pm and goes until 11 on Saturday September 1, and you can find it at the 1927 Events space, at 1927 3rd Ave. in Seattle. As for your Friday and Sunday nights at PAX, well, you'll have to find your own party space for those.

Gallery: Fangamer vs. Attract Mode PAX 2012 Art Show

JoystiqAttract Mode and Fangamer host all-ages video game art show Saturday night at PAX originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 28 Aug 2012 06:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>artattract-modecapyeventsfangamermeatbunmegaranmetagamemusicpartypaxpax-2012pax-prime-2012super-time-forceTue, 28 Aug 2012 06:00:00 EST<![CDATA[KickBeat trailer, partial track list revealed at Gamescom]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/15/kickbeat-trailer-partial-track-list-revealed-at-gamescom/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/15/kickbeat-trailer-partial-track-list-revealed-at-gamescom/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/15/kickbeat-trailer-partial-track-list-revealed-at-gamescom/#comments KickBeat trailer, partial track list revealed at Gamescom
KickBeat is a PS Vita game announced back in May by the pinball-loving developers at Zen Studios in which you'll lay the smack down on enemies in time to a musical beat. This week during Gamescom, the company released a trailer, as well as a partial track list for the title, which is set to arrive later on this year, exclusively on Sony's newest handheld.

You can find the announced track list after the break - it ranges from the gritty Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson, to the groovy Styles of Beyond and even Mandarin Chinese rapper Shen Yi. That's a positively eclectic selection right there, and Kickbeat will also include a tool for players to create playable tracks from their own music as well. So if that works as planned, there will be no end of tunes to play as you kick a fool's heads in.

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JoystiqKickBeat trailer, partial track list revealed at Gamescom originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 15 Aug 2012 04:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>gamehandheldkickbeatmusicplaystationplaystation-vitapsps-vitarapperrob-zombiesonyvitazenzen-studiosWed, 15 Aug 2012 04:00:00 EST<![CDATA['The Triforce of Bass' is three pay-what-you-want Zelda remix EPs]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/11/the-triforce-of-bass-is-three-pay-what-you-want-zelda-remix-ep/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/11/the-triforce-of-bass-is-three-pay-what-you-want-zelda-remix-ep/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/11/the-triforce-of-bass-is-three-pay-what-you-want-zelda-remix-ep/#comments 'The Triforce of Bass' is three paywhatyouwant Zelda remix EPsGameChops, an indie chiptune/remix record label founded by DJ Cutman, has released a collection of three electronic dance music EPs based off various titles in the Zelda franchise, such as A Link to the Past and Skyward Sword. The Triforce of Bass features three five-track collections of tunes that include varying degrees of wub from DJ Cutman, Spamtron, Mykah and dj-Jo.

Available here, the chiptune/dubstep/trip-hop album is being sold on a "name your price" basis, meaning that customers can pay as little or as much as they want for all 15 songs. From what we can tell, the only way to prevent DJ Cutman from dropping the bass is through repeated use of Guts Man's Super Arm.

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Trent Reznor, David S. Goyer, and a duo of Treyarch dudes want you to know what they put into Black Ops 2. They also want you to hear an extremely short clip of the Reznor-composed theme song to the game, apparently, as this trailer only allows a teensy bit before cutting off. Blast!

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>activisioncall-of-duty-black-ops-2david-goyerdavid-s-goyermark-lamiamicrosoftmusicpcplaystationps3trent-reznortreyarchtreyarch-studiosxboxWed, 18 Jul 2012 13:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Odelay! Beck conributing three new tracks to Sound Shapes]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/18/odelay-beck-penning-three-new-tracks-for-sound-shapes/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/18/odelay-beck-penning-three-new-tracks-for-sound-shapes/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/18/odelay-beck-penning-three-new-tracks-for-sound-shapes/#comments Odelay! Beck penning three new tracks for Sound ShapesThe synaesthetic platforming of Sound Shapes is getting bolstered by three tracks from pseudo country/hip-hop/folk/whatever artist Beck, Billboard reports. "Cities," "Spiral Staircases," and "Touch the People" will apparently each get their own levels in this August's PlayStation 3/Vita game. All three tracks are brand new for Sound Shapes, rather than from Beck's lengthy discography.

Beck joins co-developer I Am Robot and Proud (Shaw-Han Liem), Sworcery composer Jim Guthrie, and notoriously game-centric DJ Deadmau5 on the game's soundtrack, which, like, it's gonna be a super good soundtrack, right? We totally agree.

When the Deadmau5 collaboration was announced, Queasy Games told us that his tracks weren't just implemented into game levels, but also part of the game's level editor, allowing players to break apart the track and use it to create a soundscape behind the platforming. It stands to reason that Beck's tracks will also get this functionality, making this news all the more thrilling.

[Image credit: Flickr user 'lizzk']

Gallery: Sound Shapes (7/18/12)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>beckdeadmau5musicplaystationplaystation-vitaps3queasy-gamessound-shapessoundtracksuper-freshvitaWed, 18 Jul 2012 12:20:00 EST<![CDATA[Black Ops 2 soundtrack bolstered by Trent Reznor, Mass Effect composer Jack Wall]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/10/black-ops-2-soundtrack-bolstered-by-trent-reznor-mass-effect-co/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/10/black-ops-2-soundtrack-bolstered-by-trent-reznor-mass-effect-co/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/10/black-ops-2-soundtrack-bolstered-by-trent-reznor-mass-effect-co/#comments Black Ops 2 soundtrack bolstered by Trent Reznor, Mass Effect composer Jack WallCall of Duty's next big entry is getting some extra long nails to assist in its theme song - Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor composed Black Ops 2's theme song, USA Today revealed this morning. He's not crafting the whole soundtrack, though, as Mass Effect 1 and 2 soundtrack composer Jack Wall is taking that responsibility.

Reznor said he was led to the project after having composed soundtracks for both The Social Network and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. "I started dipping my toe into film scoring. That led me to film scoring agents and whatnot and a variety of projects start to get thrown at you to check your level of interest. And quite a while ago I had heard, 'Would you be interested in a big franchise video game?' Being an avid gamer my whole life, I said, 'Yeah, I would be interested in that.'" Reznor previously composed the soundtrack to Quake.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 launches on November 13 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.

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This melodic amalgamation was thrown together by Fez composer Disasterpeace (Rich Vreeland), and the whole album is available now on Bandcamp for $5.

Give it a listen before you buy right here, and all the best of luck with those pesky robots. We hear there's a lot of them.

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JoystiqDisasterpeace makes music out of many robots being shot originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 23 Jun 2012 03:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>BandCampdemiurge-studiosdisasterpeacemicrosoftmusicpcplaystationps3shoot-many-robotssoundtrackxboxSat, 23 Jun 2012 03:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Chiptune album puts a music player in your Game Boy]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/17/chiptune-album-puts-a-music-player-in-your-game-boy/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/17/chiptune-album-puts-a-music-player-in-your-game-boy/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/17/chiptune-album-puts-a-music-player-in-your-game-boy/#comments This chiptune album turns your Game Boy into a music player
A 41-track chiptune album created by various artists under the name "Handheld Heroes Volume One" hit the web this week. While the album is on sale for $15, a mere $5 more nets buyers a physical DVD with extra goodies, including books on creating chiptune music and an LSDJ player ROM. Songs on the album use sound chips from a variety of systems, ranging from the Game Boy to the Commodore Amiga.

With a little legwork, lovers of music players considerably larger than their pockets can enjoy said chiptunes on a Game Boy system using the ROM, as seen in the video above.

[Thanks, Nigel!]

JoystiqChiptune album puts a music player in your Game Boy originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 17 Jun 2012 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>chiptunesgame-boyhandheld-heroeslsdjmusicromSun, 17 Jun 2012 21:00:00 EST<![CDATA[No Doubt vs Activision lawsuit cleared for trial later this year]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/30/no-doubt-vs-activision-lawsuit-cleared-for-trial-later-this-year/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/30/no-doubt-vs-activision-lawsuit-cleared-for-trial-later-this-year/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/30/no-doubt-vs-activision-lawsuit-cleared-for-trial-later-this-year/#comments ImageNo Doubt is officially allowed to sue Activision over its use of band members' avatars in Band Hero - again. Seriously, we've written this piece, like, three times already. This story is bananas.

Sorry.

No Doubt, the rock band led by singer Gwen Stefani, sued Activision in 2009, claiming it was used to create a "virtual karaoke circus act;" No Doubt says it only signed off on having its likeness portrayed singing its own songs, but the band is unlockable to play through the game's complete catalog.

A Superior Court judge has denied Activision's attempt to dismiss claims from the case, including fraud, violation of publicity rights and breach of contract, and it is expected to (finally) go to trial later this year. Activision says it has a video recording of No Doubt being told about the unlockable features and it is looking forward to presenting its defense.

JoystiqNo Doubt vs Activision lawsuit cleared for trial later this year originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 30 May 2012 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ActivisionbandBand-HerocourtdsGwen-StefanilawsuitmicrosoftmusicnintendoNo-Doubtplaystationps3wiixboxWed, 30 May 2012 23:00:00 EST<![CDATA['Dragula' returns to Jet Set Radio, Sega teases more music announcements]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/30/dragula-returns-to-jet-set-radio-sega-teases-more-music-annou/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/30/dragula-returns-to-jet-set-radio-sega-teases-more-music-annou/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/30/dragula-returns-to-jet-set-radio-sega-teases-more-music-annou/#comments
A new trailer for Jet Set Radio features the remix of Rob Zombie's "Dragula" featured in the US-exclusive levels from the Dreamcast game, indicating that Sega has acquired the rights to more music for the HD re-release than previously announced. Whether that's good news depends on the balance of your desire for a more accurate version versus your desire to never hear "Dragula" again.

The end of the trailer exhorts us to "Stay Tuned" for more music news. This can only be good, unless it refers to the removal of every song but "Dragula."

Joystiq'Dragula' returns to Jet Set Radio, Sega teases more music announcements originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 30 May 2012 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dragulajet-grind-radiojet-set-radiomicrosoftmusicpcplaystationplaystation-vitaps3vitaxboxWed, 30 May 2012 20:30:00 EST<![CDATA[This dude can control a pipe organ using Kinect [Update]]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/24/this-dude-can-control-a-pipe-organ-using-kinect/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/24/this-dude-can-control-a-pipe-organ-using-kinect/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/24/this-dude-can-control-a-pipe-organ-using-kinect/#comments
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Last year Chris Vik modded a Kinect to play the Melbourne Town Hall Organ, and he did it with way more style than any of those sweet Dance Central moves we've attempted to throw down in front of our own little camera boxes. The Melbourne Town Hall Organ is four stories tall, but Vik used his own software, Kinectar, with the organ's MIDI connection to play the whole thing from one moodily lit spot on the stage.

Vik and vocalist Elise Richards composed Carpe Zythum and performed it in November, and finally the full video will be available next week, according to Kinect Hacks. The above teaser plays a clip of the performance and reveals the madness behind the music, waving arms and invisible instruments included.

Update: As a few of you have mentioned below, the full performance is available now on YouTube. Enjoy!

JoystiqThis dude can control a pipe organ using Kinect [Update] originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 24 May 2012 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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