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[Obama, Romney get chiptuned in battle for presidential seat]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/17/obama-romney-get-chiptuned-in-battle-for-presidential-seat/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/17/obama-romney-get-chiptuned-in-battle-for-presidential-seat/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/17/obama-romney-get-chiptuned-in-battle-for-presidential-seat/#comments New York Times gets roofied by autotune news guysThe battle for the White House is an epic, intense drama to rival those of legend and myth, so of course it makes a great chiptune video game. The Gregory Brothers, creators of Autotune the News and all those viral videos about burgers and bed intruders, songified Barack Obama and Mitt Romney from the Democratic and Republican national conventions (respectively, in case you get those two mixed up).

The video is titled "Patriot Game" and presents the presidential candidates side-by-side, comparing their talking points as if they were literal points in an 8-bit video game, set to an upbeat tune. Watch the piggy banks, (bleeding) hearts and American flags stack up over at The New York Times, and see who wins to be the fictional, autotuned President of Earths and Moon. It might surprise you.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>8-bitAutotunebarack-obamachiptunedncMitt-RomneyNew-York-TimesnytpresidentRNCsongifythe-gregory-brothersthe-new-york-timesunited-statesusMon, 17 Sep 2012 12:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Bed Intruder Song 'coming soon' to Rock Band Network]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/17/bed-intruder-song-coming-soon-to-rock-band-network/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/17/bed-intruder-song-coming-soon-to-rock-band-network/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/17/bed-intruder-song-coming-soon-to-rock-band-network/#comments Rock Band Network production company -- er, "dude" -- Kario Charts will test the staying power of last summer's Bed Intruder meme when he releases "Bed Intruder Song" on the service in the coming days. Kario has uploaded a video preview of the Rock Band build on YouTube (sing along after the break), confirming on the Rock Band Forums that he "signed" the song's creator, The Gregory Brothers, to a contract back in December (he also has the rights to create an RBN version of the group's "Double Rainbow" ditty).

The untimely delay of "Bed Intruder Song" on RBN is due in part to the integration of Rock Band 3 Pro Keys charting, and Kario continues to make tweaks to the track based on feedback in the forums. RBN members will be able to playtest the song at the end of the week, when Kario plans to upload it for the first time.

Kario has also teased RBN releases of other viral virtuosos' works, including Ronald Jenkees' "Throwing Fire" ("Guitar Sound" is already available) and a collection of guitarist Erik Mongrain's songs, featuring "AirTap!"

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JoystiqBed Intruder Song 'coming soon' to Rock Band Network originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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