Telefuture posts Decades Passed 4 mixtape

Retrofuture netlabel Telefuture has posted the Decades Passed 4 mixtape, featuring music by '80s synth-inspired artists, including Collins, Aphasia, Perturbator and Luvkraft. The forty-five minute program is available to download for free in mp3 format and can be streamed in full on Soundcloud.

Final Fantasy XI: Seekers of Adoulin album announced

Square Enix has announced a soundtrack album release for Final Fantasy XI expansion Seekers of Adoulin, due out March 27 in Japan. The track "A New Direction," composed by Naoshi Mizuta, is streaming on the official album page, alongside newly revealed Yoshitaka Amano cover art.

Hotline Miami soundtrack launches on Steam

The full 22-track music score to Hotline Miami has been made available for purchase in mp3 format through Stream, featuring music by El Huervo, Scattle, Jasper Byrne and other artists. The PC title has been nominated for both the 2013 Independent Games Festival and Game Developers Choice audio awards.

Indies dominate 2013 GDC audio award nominations

In addition to the five audio finalists for the Independent Games Festival, the Game Developers Conference has named three independently developed game titles nominees for the 2013 Game Developers Choice audio award. The nominees are Journey, Hotline Miami, Sound Shapes, Halo 4 and Assassin's Creed III.

Wave Trip's geometric levels mimic music sequencers

In Wave Trip, a musical arcade game for iPhone and iPad, you are an astronaut traversing a geometric world, where all objects have musical properties. Developer Lucky Frame is currently a finalist for the 2013 Independent Games Festival's excellence in audio award for their previous iOS application Bad Hotel.

Hiroyuki Sawano scores Xenoblade's spiritual successor

During today's Wii U Direct conference, Monolith Soft revealed the debut trailer for their as of yet untitled spiritual successor to Xenoblade Chronicles. Music for the Nintendo Wii-U role-playing game, written by Guilty Crown anime composer Hiroyuki Suwano, can be previewed in the one-minute teaser.

Yoko Shimomura arranging music for Kingdom Hearts HD

Japanese language news site Game no Hanashi reports Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix will feature an enhanced music score, involving acoustic instrumentation, overseen by series composer Yoko Shimomura. The PlayStation 3 high definition remastering is scheduled for release on March 14 in Japan.

XEVIOUS 30th Anniversary Tribute crossfade video

Namco Bandai Games has posted a crossfade sample movie from the XEVIOUS 30th Anniversary Tribute album, paying homage to the influential arcade shooter designed by Masanobu Endō. The album, featuring arrangements by AJURIKA, Hiroshi Okubo, Junichi Nakatsuru and Yuu Miyake, is due out on January 29 on iTunes.

Lauren the flute posts RPG cover compilation

Lauren the flute (Lauren Liebowitz) of cover band The Returners has posted Moogle's Flute, six flute arrangements covering music from Final Fantasy, Suikoden and Terranigma. The musician, whose birthday is today, has performed live music with Descendants of Erdrick, Those Who Fight and The World Is Square.

Antichamber due out January 31 on Steam

The long-awaited first-person puzzle game Antichamber, recipient of the 2012 IGF Award for Technical Excellence, has been given a release date of January 31 for PCs on Steam. Designed by Alexander Bruce, music for the independently developed title is by Siddhartha Barnhoorn, with sound design by Robin Arnott.

Piko Piko Detroit collective meets Kickstarter goal

The Piko Piko Detroit collective, organizing live events to foster chip music and pixel art appreciation in Michigan, has met its Kickstarter funding goal to support Creative Commons album releases. Music tracks from three Piko@Lab compilations featuring local artists are streaming on SoundCloud.

Prof. Sakamoto's wintry show for snowy weather

A dim amber light illuminates a keyboard as Prof. Sakamoto plays two hours of wintry game arrangements in his January 14 archived Ustream performance. Prof.Sakamoto's Game Music Show, following a Tokyo snow storm, presents renditions of snowy Super Mario 64, EarthBound and Chrono Trigger themes.

Marc Papeghin's Final Fantasy french horn medleys

Marc Papeghin has arranged a seventeen-minute Final Fantasy V medley for French horn, collaborating with numerous other musicians through YouTube internet sessions. His latest video follows up on similarly elaborate tributes to composer Nobuo Uematsu's role-playing game themes from Final Fantasy VI, VII and IX.

Jessica Curry to present on Dear Esther at GDC 2013

IGF finalist Jessica Curry will present on her music score for Dear Esther at the 2013 Game Developers Conference. Her lecture, entitled "Creating Powerful Scores with Limited Resources," will delve into the backround music's "emotional power and innovative fusion of digital effects and live instrumentation."

Telefuture netlabel launches Bandcamp page

Retrofuture netlabel Telefuture has launched its catalog on Bandcamp, providing full-length streaming of original chip music and 1980's-styled soundscapes. The neon-hued lineup includes Animal Magnetism by Collins, Formative Epoch by Mr. Nissness, Ultim8 Rave by Plainflavored + Spamtron, and more.

We are ROCK-MEN！2 samples on Cap'stone

Cap'stone, Capcom's sound team homepage, has been updated with samples of eight music tracks from the Mega Man franchise rock arrange album We are ROCK-MEN！2. The selected excerpts reinterpret Dr. Wily Stage 1 from Mega Man 2 and Napalm Man's theme from Mega Man 5.

Final Fantasy All the Bravest harkens back to SNES

Square Enix has unveiled Final Fantasy: All The Bravest, a casual game centering on Super Nintendo era Active Time Battles, incorporating sprite-based characters from throughout the series. The iPhone and iPad title includes a musical library of 30 tracks, mostly battle themes, from previous console titles.

Parallel Processing by Danimal Cannon and Zef

Parallel Processing, a collaborative chip music album by Danimal Cannon of the Armcannon cover band and Rokko Chan chipped tracks arranger Zef, is now available to stream in full through Bandcamp. The liner notes explain that the title refers to the joining of two Game Boy processors and the combined efforts of the composers.

Game Music is Alive concert planned for Paris

Wayô Records is following up their successful Masashi Hamauzu and Michiru Oshima acoustic game concert series with Game Music is Alive. Planned for Paris on June 29, the live event will feature music by Philippe Vachey (Alone in the Dark), Christophe Héral (Beyond Good and Evil) and Raphaël Gesqua (Fade to Black).

MAGFest XI concert video archives online

8bitX Radio Network has uploaded video archives of their high definition Ustream broadcasts, filmed at the MAGFest XI music and gaming festival last week. Full sets by Etrian Odyssey composer Yuzo Koshiro, GameChops founder Dj Cutman, cover band Powerglove and rock band The Protomen can currently be viewed on YouTube.