Skulls of the Shogun: Bone-A-Fide Edition on Steam

Independent developer 17-BIT has announced award-winning strategy game Skulls of the Shogun will be available for PC through Steam in July as the "Bone-A-Fide Edition." Music is by DJ Makyo and Sam Bird, while game-inspired rapper Mega Ran has recorded a Skulls of the Shogun hip-hop track for the new intro.

Square Sounds 2013 Tokyo lineup announced

Tokyo-based chip music netlabel Cheapbeats has announced the lineup for the 2013 Square Sounds live music festival, planned for September 28 and 29 at Koenji High. Participating artists include A_Rival, Cheapshot, Danimal Cannon, Hally, DJ Master Kohta, m7kenji, Minikomi, No Carrier, Saitone and Sexy-Synthesizer.

Aliceffekt's Dei Dain album streaming on Bandcamp

Game designer Devine Lu Linvega released his point-and-click adventure title Hiversaires last month for iOS and Android devices. Two tracks from his new Aliceffekt album "Dei Dain" are currently available to stream in full through Bandcamp. The artist will be performing live on Wednesday with Mega Ran in Tokyo.

Madmilky / Mega Ran play Osaka's Game Bar Continue

Madmilky Records co-founders NNNNNNNNNN and TORIENA will perform live Game Boy music at Game Bar Continue in Osaka on Monday, June 24 together with game-inspired hip-hop artists Mega Ran and DJ DN3. The show will mark the final scheduled performances of the "Introduction" and "Grow Up" chip-hop remix tracks.

Siddhartha Barnhoorn publishes Antichamber soundtrack

The soundtrack to Alexander Bruce's critically acclaimed first-person puzzle game Antichamber, featuring sound design by Robin Arnott, has been published to Bandcamp by composer Siddhartha Barnhoorn. The nine-track album represents a compilation of ambient soundscapes that are layered dynamically during gameplay.

Mykah remixes Final Fantasy VI~VIII for Triple Triad

Triple Triad, dance music producer Mykah's third release through the GameChops game-inspired netlabel, remixes music tracks from Square Enix's console role-playing games Final Fantasy VI, VII & VIII. Featuring compositions by Nobuo Uematsu, the twelve-track electronic arrange album is mastered by Dj Cutman.

Name your price for Virt's Mighty Switch Force! albums

Game composer Jake Kaufman (Virt) of Double Dragon Neon has made his soundtracks to the Mighty tetralogy available to download through Bandcamp for "name your price." WayForward's Mighty Switch Force! 1 & 2 puzzle platformers for Nintendo 3DS follow Mighty Milky Way and Mighty Flip Champs for DSi Ware.

Mega Ran and Street Fighter IV's Eicheph live June 20

Game-inspired hip-hop artist Mega Ran will be performing live on stage with special guest Sexy-Synthesizer on Thursday, June 20 at the Kiwa music venue in Tokyo. Preceding the performance will be an improvisational modular synthesizer set by Hideyuki Fukasawa, Nobuhiko Nakayama and Hajime Nagai of Denshi Kaimen.

Grant Kirkhope scores Disney's Castle of Illusion

Banjo-Kazooie composer Grant Kirkhope is scoring Disney Interactive's high definition remake of Sega Genesis sidescroller Castle of Illusion, starring Mickey Mouse. An E3 trailer has been released this week for the game, currently in development for the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade and PC.

Mega Ran Japan Tour opens with Daikanyama M show

The Mega Ran Japan Tour, taking place between June 19 and 29, will open with a show at the Daikanyama M event space in Tokyo. The show will feature live performances by Mega Ran and DJ DN3, Hiversaires game designer Aliceffekt, chip musician Hige Driver (chip style) and keyboard game cover artist Professor Sakamoto.

David Wise scores Donkey Kong Country for Wii U

David Wise, co-composer on the original Donkey Kong Country Super Nintendo trilogy, is currently writing music for the Wii U title Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, unveiled this week at E3. The sidescrolling action game, developed by Metroid Prime creator Retro Studios, is due out toward the end of 2013.

Nintendo Direct E3 2013 Edition on Ustream

Nintendo has broadcasti a special edition of their Nintendo Direct program prior to the 2013 E3 Expo in Los Angeles through Ustream. The presentation features footage of Super Mario 3D World, Mario Kart 8, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Super Smash Bros and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.

Yoko Shimomura scores Final Fantasy XV for PS4

Today at Sony's pre-E3 conference Tetsuya Nomura of Square Enix announced that action RPG Final Fantasy Versus XIII, previously planned for PlayStation 3, has been renamed Final Fantasy XV and will debut on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles. Yoko Shimomura will score both this title and Kingdom Hearts III.

1H1D!!! Vol. 31 scheduled for June 23 in Kyoto

Chip music event 1H1D!!! Vol. 31 is set for 6:00 pm on Sunday, June 23 at Cafe la Siesta in Kyoto. Guest artists Mega Ran and DJ DN3 from the United States will join crew members DJ Master Kohta, KAZ a.k.a.HIGE, NNNNNNNNNN, Fish Oil, TORIENA, and other Kansai area chiptune artists at the 8-bit themed bar.

Mega Ran Japan Tour set for June 19 ~ 29

Game-inspired hip-hop artist Mega Ran will be performing live in Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka on June 19 through 29 with DJ DN3. Other participating musicians include Street Fighter IV composer Hideyuki Fukasawa, Ape Escape series composer Soichi Terada (Omodaka) and Streets of Rage 3 composer Motohiro Kawashima.

Eirik Suhrke's second game compilation on Bandcamp

Eirik Suhrke (Phlogiston) has posted his second compilation of music from independently developed games to Bandcamp. Background music tracks from Hotline Miami by Dennaton, Spelunky by Derek Yu, Ridiculous Fishing by Vlambeer and the album World 1-2 by Koopa Soundworks are available to stream in full online.

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII album announced

Square Enix has announced a soundtrack album release for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 role-playing game Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, due out this winter in Japan. The developer is holding a remix contest "Sound Campaign" for the E3 trailer theme, with submissions accepted through lr-sound@square-enix.com.

Stemage's Priority One: Music of TRON listening party

Stemage (Grant Henry) of Metroid Metal is following up his Marble Madness cover album with a tribute to Wendy Carlos' film score from Tron. Priority One: The Music of TRON listening party will happen June 8 on Arecibo Radio, beginning at 5:00 pm Eastern, shortly preceding the release of the album through Bandcamp.

Distant Worlds: The Celebration Blu-ray clips on YouTube

Square Enix will release a Blu-ray on June 26 documenting the Final Fantasy orchestral concert Distant Worlds: The Celebration. Previews of the event's "Final Fantasy I~III medley," "Battle with the Four Fiends" and "Blinded by Light" performances have been uploaded to YouTube.

Gunpoint: The Soundtrack on Bandcamp and Steam

The 2D stealth indie game Gunpoint invites you to don the trenchcoat and fedora of a spy and infiltrate office buildings, rewiring circuitry to trick the guards. The 41-track soundtrack, now available to purchase through Steam and stream in full on Bandcamp, features music by Ryan Ike, Francisco Cerda and John Robert Matz.