By now we’ve all probably seen countless videos of the Left 4 Dead zombie apocalypse. Hell, you have probably seen countless videos for Left 4 Dead 2 already! If you haven’t, you’ve probably had more “important things” to do, or you have been living under a rock for the past year and a half. There are modifications to the game maps for people to create, you can change the soundboard files to make the zombies sound different (please Google the Randy Savage soundboard hack), the funny commentary from fellow gamers as they are being used as pipe bombs. It’s a pretty impressive library of gamer videos to peruse if you have a hundred hours to kill.
Every now and then a game video will rise to the top of the pile and be the cream of the crop. For now, this is that video. In the video, it combines the soothing sounds of Louis Armstrong’s “What A Wonderful World”, and the Left 4 Dead’s zombified horde. Things do look better in slo-motion by the way, they just do. It’s just something about the incredibly cheerful song set to one of the most dark, depressing looking, frustrating games on Expert out there that sets this apart.
We’ve all sat there playing the classic Nintendo system and wanted to desperately mash up, modify, and create our own great 8-bit tunes coming out of the TV speakers. Well, with the help of NESynth (an iPod touch/iPhone app) you will be able to do just that, create your own classic Nintendo-like music themes.
At first glance of the application, you see that the interface is just a very simple keyboard, with a few virtual knobs above that to change octave, waveform, and sound effect. When you eventually dive deeper into the app, you’ll see just how versatile this little bad boy is. Add in another keyboard on top of that, and you create awesome 8-bit power chords that make Eddie Van Halen run off into the sunset and give his game away for free.
Video games have more than entered the urban mainstream market. Outside of titles such as Def Jam: Fight for NY/Vendetta and the 50 Cent games. We all remember Soulja Boy and his expert game reviews. Now Ludacris, my favorite rapper drops some nice beats all about video games. Give it a listen.
This is no bullshit. Christian Rock is a huge, huge market. So huge that this game may go frankincense. Hell, it may even go myrrh. Guitar Hero praise is a music rhythm game that is solely Christian Rock. Now, don’t get me wrong. I am a religious person who was raised Irish Catholic. Yet, many people find these music zealouts to be batshit crazy. Grown men crying when a song comes on just doesn’t sit well with me. Remember that seen in Borat where the guy is speaking in tongues? Its coming out for PC and Mac. We are doing everything we can to get this game for review. No word on whether Faith + 1 will be making an appearance. Hit the jump for the complete set list. For those about to rock, we salute you.
What started out as a few blips and beeps has turned into full orchestral scores and original music by some of the world’s biggest bands. NPR has a great look at the history of music in our favorite past time.
The complexity of the music improved to the point where the score of a video game became almost indistinguishable from the music played in the finest concert halls. Wall went on to score the third and fourth installments of the Myst series, and he based the main theme for Myst III on Karl Orff’s Carmina Burana.
I remember the first time I heard the music in Zelda on the NES. I thought it was such a huge leap forward for video games. Now I look at things like Final Fantasy XII or Halo 3 or Uncharted and wonder what things will be like in another twenty years. We’ll probably have 10.1 channel sound cards embedded in our ears by that point.
Hothead Games announced that Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness will include an original song by nerdcore rapper MC Frontalot. Who the hell is that, you may ask? And what is nerdcore? Let us school you…
MC Frontalot is the stage name of Damian Hess, a musician and author currently based in Brooklyn. In late 1999, Damian pioneered the subgenre of rap music called nerdcore hip-hop, a movement that has metastasized into an internet phenomenon. Nerdcore’s live-audience draw grows yearly, with acts such as Frontalot, MC Chris, MC Lars, and Optimus Rhyme filling increasingly larger venues on national tours. Damian’s independently produced MC Frontalot tracks have earned a devoted audience and his two retail albums Nerdcore Rising (August 2005) and Secrets From The Future (April 2007) are in their fourth and third printings respectively. He is the official rapper of Penny Arcade (the web’s most popular comic with 3.5 million daily readers) and headlines at their annual convention to an audience of over 5,000.
Beats and rhymes about the nerdy stuff we like. Holla.
The Sex Pistols are getting back together to re-record their smash hit “Anarchy in the U.K.” for Guitar Hero III.
The Sex Pistols were an obvious choice for Guitar Hero, having established themselves as the definitive punk band of the 1970s. Unable to locate the original multi-tracks for inclusion in the game, Activision invited the band back into the studio to re-record a couple of songs including “Anarchy in the U.K.” Original members John Lydon on vocals, guitarist Steve Jones and drummer Paul Cook re-teamed with producer Chris Thomas, utilizing the original analog sound desk (circa 1969) that was built for George Martin at Air Studios, London, England in order to maintain the classic sound.
There looks to be a lot more master tracks in Guitar Hero III than previous games, which should add to the game. I can’t wait to start shredding to some new tracks.
2K Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), announced today the upcoming release of an exclusive EP remixed by Moby and Oscar The Punk for its highly anticipated BioShock video game. The CD will be bundled with the GameStop and EB Canada exclusive Limited Edition version of BioShock when the title launches on August 21st for Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Games for Windows®. The CD is also available as a pre-sale gift-with-purchase from video game retailer, Game Crazy.
The three remixed tracks on the CD include Beyond the Sea, God Bless the Child and Wild Little Sisters, variations of which appear in their original format in the game. Music luminaries Moby and Oscar The Punk have joined forces to remix them with the game’s atmosphere in mind.
NBA games are often defined by their music. This year for NBA 2K8 is no exception. Check out these beats:
2K Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), announced today the upcoming release of an exclusive EP remixed by Moby and Oscar The Punk for its highly anticipated BioShock video game. The CD will be bundled with the GameStop and EB Canada exclusive Limited Edition version of BioShock when the title launches on August 21st for Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Games for Windows®. The CD is also available as a pre-sale gift-with-purchase from video game retailer, Game Crazy.
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