Proteus by Key and Kanaga launches on Steam
Proteus by Ed Key and David Kanaga has launched on Steam for PC and Mac. Explore a dream-like island world in this award-winning independently developed game, where the dynamic soundtrack to your play experience is created in real time by the three-dimensional 2D surroundings.
Muramasa Rebirth announced for PlayStation Vita
Aksys Games has acquired the rights to publish Muramasa Rebirth in English-language regions later this year for the PlayStation Vita. The port of the Nintendo Wii title developed by Vanillaware with Marvelous AQL features music by Odin Sphere composer Hitoshi Sakimoto and Tokyo-based music studio Basiscape.
Consumers FAMI-MODE 2013 DJ set on SoundCloud
BAB and Ishii of the chip music group Consumers have uploaded their half-hour videogame music DJ set from the weekend's FAMI-MODE 2013 festival. Recorded live at Star Pine's Cafe in Kichijouji, the music track blends in assorted hoots and hollers from the audience surrounding the turntable.
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Beta music preview
Square Enix has uploaded a preview of Limsa Lominsa territory music from the Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Beta. Music for the massively multiplayer online RPG, due to relaunch in mid-2013 on PCs and PlayStation 3, is by in-house composers Naoshi Mizuta, Ryo Yamazaki, Tsuyoshi Sekito and Masayoshi Soken.
Supershigi sings Schala's Theme vocal arrangement
Laura Shigihara (Supershigi on YouTube), designer of the independently developed role-playing game Melolune, has uploaded a vocal arrangement of "Schala's Theme" from Chrono Trigger in celebration of composer Yasunori Mitsuda's birthday. The video follows the musician's recent Skyward Sword cover, sung in Hylian.
Kian How Yoa scores American McGee's Akaneiro
Alice: Madness Returns designer American McGee of developer Spicy Horse is funding his latest twisted fairytale videogame through the crowdfunding website Kickstarter. Akaneiro: Demon Hunters features a score by Kian How Yoa influenced by traditional Japanese music, which can be sampled on SoundCloud.
Swery's GDC presentation on Deadly Premonition
Director Hidetaka "SWERY" Suehiro presents "Game Design in the Coffee" at the 2011 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, California. The talk on the making of Deadly Premonition, whose Director's Cut edition is due out in April for PlayStation 3, is free to view on the GDC Vault website.
Papo & Yo soundtrack excerpt posted to SoundCloud
Montreal-based studio Minority Media has uploaded to SoundCloud the music track "A Strange New World" from Papo & Yo. The full soundtrack to the PlayStation 3 exclusive, composed by Brian D'Oliveira of La Hacienda Creative, is available for purchase through the recently launched Sony Entertainment Network Online Store.
Heavy Rain composer Normand Corbeil dies at 56
Normand Corbeil, award-winning composer of the score to Heavy Rain, has died at the age of 56. The musician was scoring Quantic Dream's psychological thriller Beyond: Two Souls before succumbing to pancreatic cancer on the afternoon of January 25, following a five-month battle with the disease.
Prof.Sakamoto's Game Music Show live on Ustream
An amber light illuminates a keyboard as Prof. Sakamoto plays game arrangements in his January 27 live Ustream performance. Selections from the latest installment of the Game Music Show include music from Hip Tanaka's score to Game Boy game Super Mario Land, along with the Final Fantasy chobobo theme.
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.
