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Omodaka puts the 'bleeps' in 'Aaaaaiiia'
Last month The Japan Times conducted an interview with Omodaka, a Tokyo-based chiptune artist who combines electronic music with traditional Japanese folk songs. According to the artist""When the idea came to me to mix minyo and chiptune, I just had to do it."
1 votes  by jeriaska  on 2010-08-28  0 comments   
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G4 reviews ComputeHer's chiptune album Modemoiselle
G4 has published a review of the chiptune album Modemoiselle by Los Angeles based artist ComputeHer, half of the 8 Bit Weapon music group. The album is self-described as "an aural world of pure lo-fi sensuality and mischief.” Samples from "Sysop," "Naughty Bits" and "Dark Pub" can be heard on the website.
1 votes  by jeriaska  on 2010-08-28  0 comments   
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Shank soundtrack now available to download
Klei Entertainment has followed through on their promise to release the entire game soundtrack for Shank once their Facebook page reached a predetermined number of fans. The 2D sidescrolling adventure game is due out shortly on Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network. Music is by Vince de Vera and Jason Garner.
2 votes  by jeriaska  on 2010-08-24  0 comments   
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Scott Pilgrim game soundtrack now on Amazon and iTunes
The digital soundtrack to Anamanaguchi's Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game score is now available for download on Amazon and iTunes. The 24-track collection can be purchased for between $10 and $12, or $1 per track. Anamanaguchi will be appearing at PAX Prime in Seattle next week. Thanks for the heads-up, s0nlxaftrsh0ck.
2 votes  by jeriaska  on 2010-08-24  0 comments   
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Sense of Wonder Night presenters announced
Presenters for the Sense of Wonder Night 2010 event at TGS have been revealed, with all nine participants required to present and demonstrate their games to attending visitors this coming September 17th, 2010. Participants include MusicMineSweeper (Game Developers Community in Sapporo, Japan) and Orfeo: a Game in Music (Roberto Dillon, Singapore).
1 votes  by jeriaska  on 2010-08-28  0 comments   
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Free Warlock Bentspine soundtrack released
Composed by Phlogiston, the soundtrack to Lazrool's freeware 2D platformer Warlock Bentspine is now available as an 11-track free download from Pause Music. As a commemorative gesture, Francis Coulombe (FrankieSmileShow) had posted a timelapse video of the soundtrack cover being drawn from start to finish.
2 votes  by jeriaska  on 2010-08-21  0 comments   
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James Bond 007: Blood Stone - Istanbul trailer
Activision has posted a new trailer for James Bond 007: Blood Stone, which offers some insights into the game's storyline. The multi-platform action game will feature sequences set in Turkey when it arrives on PC, PS3, 360, and DS later this year. Original music for the title is being composed by Richard Jacques.
1 votes  by jeriaska  on 2010-08-26  0 comments   
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Korean-exclusive Rockman Online teaser trailer
A teaser trailer has appeared for Korean-exclusive Rockman Online, not to be confused with the similarly cross-over heavy Mega Man Universe. The animated promo features Mega Man, Roll, Dr. Wily, the original six Robot Masters and Dr. Light, and is set to a dance music arrangement of the Drill Man theme from Mega Man 4.
1 votes  by jeriaska  on 2010-08-25  0 comments   
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Newgrounds game promotes Newgrounds documentary
Game designers Sean McKenzie and Ajay Karat have created “Indie Jones,” a mini-game found on the Newgrounds Flash site to promote the Newgrounds documentary "Everything, by Everyone." The documentary has already achieved its fundraising goal and has seven days of its pledge drive left to go.
1 votes  by jeriaska  on 2010-08-25  0 comments   
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Design constraints of Minitroid and Metroid Cubed
Daniel Rehn, blogging for Attract Mode, takes a look at the design constraints of Metroid clones Minitroid and Metroid Cubed. "Minitroid (A Mini Metroid Adventure) is a PC indie game that shrinks our beloved Samus while maintaining the agility and mechanics that 2D Metroid games thrive upon. It also represents how the handheld form-factor is worth exploring outside of handheld platforms."
1 votes  by jeriaska  on 2010-08-25  0 comments   
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Trailer: Substream (Ben Bradley)
Independent develper Ben Bradley has uploaded a trailer for Substream, a music-synaesthesia 3D shooter. Waves bend and dances with the music, rainbows play notes like a piano, while seas shift to the beat. The game is planned for a 2011 release on PC, with original music tracks for each stage.
1 votes  by jeriaska  on 2010-08-24  0 comments   
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Blip Festival Tokyo: the invite ROM
Consider yourself formally invited to attend the Blip Festival in Tokyo on September 4 & 5. Chip artists have put together an NES ROM, downloadable or available to view on Vimeo, to promote the event. Code is by NO CARRIER & Batsly Adams, music by chibi-tech, with graphics by enso.
1 votes  by jeriaska  on 2010-08-24  0 comments   
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Preview: Planck (Shadegrown Games)
Game designer and critic Matthew Burns has conceived of Shadegrown Games as a company consciously focused on a slow and steady production schedule, a potentially problematic philosophy outside of independent game sphere. His team's debut title Planck is a music game that weds rhythm action with visual cues from top-down shooters, where the overall gameplay architecture aspires to be so novel that it’s difficult to describe.
1 votes  by jeriaska  on 2010-08-24  0 comments   
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PongVaders launch trailer
Bytejacker has posted the launch video for iPad game PongVaders, out today on the Apple Store for $3 from Koduco Games, an independent studio focusing on new collaborative games. The Space Invaders-meets-Pong hybrid title features tracks by chip musician Nullsleep and visuals by sprite artist Anna Anthropy.
1 votes  by jeriaska  on 2010-08-23  0 comments   
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Classic Dungeon being localized as ClaDun
NISA will be localizing their old school action role-playing title Classic Dungeon under the name ClaDun: This is an RPG. The official website is streaming music from the game, along with chip music arrangements, both by the Tokyo-based sound design team Zizz Studio. The game is due out September 7 on the PSP.
2 votes  by jeriaska  on 2010-08-16  0 comments   
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DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue coming this September
Though Ron Gilbert may have left Hothead, the game designer was involved in the making of the DeathSpank series sequel planned for later this year. The download will be published for XBLA and PSN by Electronic Arts on September 21 and 22, respectively. Music for DeathSpank is by Penny Arcade Adventures' Jeff Tymoschuk.
1 votes  by jeriaska  on 2010-08-23  0 comments   
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Nobuooo's Comic Market 78 photo set
Nobuooo website staff attended all three days of the 78th Comic Market festival in Japan. Photographs from the Tokyo Big Sight convention center, attended by hundreds of thousands of hobbyists over the weekend, can now be found on flickr. A review of doujin arrange albums with translated comments from participants is currently in the works and should be online by the end of the month.
2 votes  by jeriaska  on 2010-08-15  0 comments   
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Watch Reformat the Planet on Penny Arcade
2 Player Productions' chiptune documentary Reformat the Planet is currently airing on the Penny Arcade website. The film has been divided up into seven parts, preceded by brief commercial messages. The two-disc DVD, including extra material and LSDJ tutorials, can be purchased online through Fangamer.
1 votes  by jeriaska  on 2010-08-21  0 comments   
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8bitSF sampler includes Anamanaguchi & Minusbaby
The latest 8bitSF show sampler includes tracks by chip musicians Crashfaster, Mr. Spastic, Anamanaguchi and Minusbaby. Sunday, August 29th's show at DNA Lounge promises to be one of San Fran's biggest chiptune concerts yet, and the 8-track album can be downloaded for free.
1 votes  by jeriaska  on 2010-08-21  0 comments   
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Scott Pilgrim game soundtrack out on iTunes August 24
Anamanaguchi's 12-track soudtrack to Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game will be available to download from iTunes on August 24 from ABKCO Music. The album is currently streaming on the ABKCO Music website.
1 votes  by jeriaska  on 2010-08-20  0 comments   
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