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Jonathan Coulton Contributing to Portal 2 Soundtrack
The original Portal, which was just meant as a side game to Half-Life 2 and Team Fortress 2 in The Orange Box, ended up becoming a gaming phenomenon and garnering such a fanbase that the internet was...
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The Challenging Aftermath of The Beatles: Rock Band
When The Beatles: Rock Band hit shelves on September 9th, 2009, gamers and Beatles fans alike were treated to an artistic adventure through the history of the number one selling band of all-time. The...
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The Grateful Dead is the Next Band to Get Their Own Game
In the long line of bands receiving their own video game, you have Aerosmith, Metallica, The Beatles, Green Day, Van Halen, and possibly the Red Hot Chili Peppers in the very near future. Now, you can...
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Bob Marley Bringing Eight More Songs to Rock Band
We already have a full album by Bob Marley and the Wailers in our fairly recent DLC memory, but Harmonix has decided to celebrate Marley’s February 6th birthday with an 8 pack to add to our libraries....
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VGW Interviews Electronica Band Hadouken!
Recently VGW got the opportunity to briefly chat with Daniel Rice of the English electronica band Hadouken! Having hit the scene about 5 years ago the band has vigorously attained an excited following...
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Interview: ‘Assassin’s Creed: Revelations’ Composer Lorne Balfe
In addition to being an A-list film and television composer and music producer, Lorne Balfe has scored a number of high-profile video games. Most recently, Balfe collaborated with long-time musical...
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Top 10 most memorable licensed songs in video games
Ever since the technological capability has existed, game developers and publishers have looked to license great songs by mainstream artists as a sort of cross-promotional way to entertain the player,...
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Indie game and music bundles launched this week
It seems that the “indie bundle” idea has really caught on– following the perennial success of the Humble Indie Bundle, new efforts have arisen to spark interest in independent games– and now music —...
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Creating the ultimate custom track list for ‘SSX’
EA’s reboot of SSX hits shelves tomorrow, and one of the most anticipated features promised in the update is the ability to use your own soundtrack. The audio engine will (allegedly) even “remix” your...
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New ‘Lollipop Chainsaw’ video shows off kick-ass boss music
The upcoming zombie-slaying title Lollipop Chainsaw looks sugary-sweet with its cotton-candy cheerleader princess protagonist, but the latest behind-the-scenes video about the game’s music shows the...
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Supergiant’s Darren Korb on recording for ‘Bastion’ and ‘Transistor’
Sound is a powerful tool for forging connections to media, and video game soundtracks are no exception. A killer soundtrack can be the difference between a good game and a truly memorable one. The same...
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Interview: Austin Wintory, composer (The Banner Saga, Journey)
It’s hard to point to a single watershed moment, but sometime in the last five years video game scores and the composers who write them shed whatever lingering doubts there were about the musical and...
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