Preview: Planck (Shadegrown Games)
Shadegrown Games' 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.
Q&A: Reformat the Planet, reformatted for DVD
Paul Levering and Paul Owens of 2 Player Productions discuss the process of releasing chiptune documentary Reformat the Planet on DVD.
Machinarium Q&A: On the high seas of the Pirate Amnesty Sale
Tomas Dvorak (Floex), composer of point-and-click adventure title Machinarium, discusses the Czech game company Amanita Design's participation in the Humble Indie Bundle.
Q&A: Selecting Freedom in an 8-Bit Democracy
Mutherpluckin' B discusses his music for his album of NES covers 8 Bit Democracy and the main themes for the IWADON: Hiroyuki Iwatsuki Tribute Album.
Rock, Roll & Kamurocho - Yakuza 3 music interview
Sega in-house composer Hidenori Shoji discusses his rock music for the PlayStation 3 exclusive action title Yakuza 3 at Sega headquarters in Tokyo.
Red Dead Redemption soundtrack behind-the-scenes
Rockstar's Ivan Pavlovich, percussionist Davey Chegwidden, bass player Gus Seyffert, trumpet player Stewart Cole, and harmonica player Tommy Morgan discuss the making of Red Dead Redemption.
Q&A: Shunsuke Tsuchiya on Procyon Studio's RPG craftsmanship
Shunsuke Tsuchiya of Procyon Studio discusses working with Yasunori Mitsuda on the original score to Nintendo Wii-exclusive role-playing game Arc Rise Fantasia.
Music Q&A: Gryzor87's retro-inspired Hydorah
Spanish composer Gryzor87 discusses his soundtrack to popular freeware PC shooter Hydorah, developed by independent game studio Locomalito in Andalucia, Spain.
Traversing the orchestral terrain of Front Mission Evolved
Garry Schyman discusses his score to Front Mission Evolved, developed by Double Helix and published by Square Enix for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles.
Depth Music Q&A: 4mat's Decades
Sussex, UK-based game composer and chiptune artist Matt Simmonds discusses his first demoscene-inspired 4mat album, entitled Decades.
Q&A: The rise of Super Meat Boy's audacious beats
Composer Danny Baranowsky and and programmer Tommy Refenes offer a preview the Xbox Live Arcade and PC puzzle platformer Super Meat Boy, developed by Team Meat.
The Guardian interviews Red Dead Redemption composers
Keith Stuart of the Guardian talks with Bill Elm and Woody Jackson on the making of the soundtrack to Red Dead Redemption for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Gemini Rue E3 interview
Joshua Nuernberger introduces his IGF student showcase finalist Gemini Rue, an adventure game featuring an atmospheric music score by composer Nathan Allen Pinard.
E3 Video: PixelJunk Shooter 2 developer interview
Q-Games studio director Kentaro Yoshida and company president Dylan Cuthbert touch upon what to expect from the upcoming PixelJunk Shooter 2, scored by High Frequency Bandwidth.
Bringing sexy back: the sounds of Tokyo's Fami-Mode Festival
Takeshi Nagai of the Tokyo-based group Sexy-Synthesizer discusses his participation in the annual Fami-Mode festival and Square Enix's Love SQ arrange album.
