8-Bit Symphony Pro Orchestra FREE Live Stream
On Saturday 2nd April, in two free streaming sessions, 8-Bit Symphony 2 is being recorded in Prague by the Czech Studio Orchestra!
A successfully crowdfunded project, tune in to watch this world-class 80-piece orchestra playing pieces of music from such seminal games as Thing on a Spring, Defender of the Crown, Hunter patrol, Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts and Last Ninja as well as a Ben Daglish piece from the game Ark Pandora.
“Welcome to the armpit of the world. Did I say armpit? That’s way too kind. Think of somewhere lower down where the sun never shines.”
Ace Hansel Jr, Guardian of Croix-Noire
Step into the world of Croix-Noire, but watch your back. This is not the safest place to be.
Croix-Noire is one of the roughest areas in France, full of deadbeats, drug addicts and hookers. And that’s just the municipal library!
Spearheaded by huge names in the comic, game and music industries, the dangerous world of Croix-Noire will take the form of a 140-page graphic novel, a game hosted on the ROBLOX platform and a full-length music album.
A very different beast to the last Marvel soundtrack I covered on the site (https://www.gamesfreezer.co.uk/2021/10/spider-man-original-video-game.html) Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy takes the approach of having a double-disc setup featuring two incredibly different genres of music.
Dungeons Of Dreadrock revives the Spirit of 1980's home computer RPGs for contemporary audiences and platforms. Fight and puzzle your way through 100 hand-crafted levels into the ancient depths of Dreadrock Mountain. Relive memories of old-school dungeon crawlers from a new perspective.
Having covered – and been impressed by - the ROCCAT Magma keyboard last week, I was keen to check out the Torch - ROCCAT’s USB microphone, which comes with a mixer base.
Details:
Dead Man's Diary drops you into a fictitious post-apocalyptic world, 15 years after a catastrophe, you have to leave your nuclear shelter and explore a world devoid of human life.
On your own, you must find a way to survive (and pick a lot of locks)
Record Label: Mango Mage Records & Respawned Records (a collaborative release)
“A Melancholy Tribute to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time”
Being as loved as the Zelda franchise is, there are several takes on the music from the series out there, of which I’m most familiar with Mikel’s Zelda & Chill. Mango Mage’s The Songs of Time, composed by TPR actually acts as a fantastic companion piece to Zelda & Chill in that the groovy, night-time trip-hop of the latter leads beautifully into the hazy morning mellowness of the former. I found myself really letting the music of The Songs of Time wash over me in the mornings, sipping a coffee in the early sunshine, it perfectly matches that ‘dawn of the day’ mood with its tinkling, relaxing melodies.
In the UK, they have 15% off the T4 Mini game controller between March 21 to March 27 (ideal for travelling gamers or those with smaller hands!).
In the US, Amazon has 15% off the X2 series of mobile gaming controllers from March 28th to April 3rd – available in Bluetooth and Type-C.
And there's no arguing that there are lots of gaming apps for kids to choose from.
But which apps collect the most personal data?
“Created to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of Chrono Cross in November 1999 (Japan) and August 2000 (USA), Across the Worlds is an arrangement album licensed by the Japanese music right-holders Septima Ley and Procyon Studio (Yasunori Mitsuda’s company). This album is the concretization of a long time dream to create a high-class piano solo album featuring the music from the legendary game, arranged, designed and produced with veteran Japanese video game artists.
Now that it’s here…I enjoyed my time with the game, but the changes to design and focus – whilst I can clearly appreciate their appeal to some – removed some of the joy for me.
Redex features a built-in rechargeable battery that provides up to 50 hours of continuous playtime and durable Kailh mechanical switches that last up to 80 million clicks.
Trust Electronics has announced the GXT 908 Redex low latency wireless gaming mouse with durable Kailh mechanical switches.
The Trust GXT 908 Redex low latency wireless gaming mouse is available for £34.99 from Amazon.
So does Egglia's move from mobile to Switch land sunny side up or are we left with egg on our faces?
Initially, upon seeing a few screenshots – and thus the anime-styled character portraits, combined with blocks of dialogue– I foolishly assumed that it was a visual novel and my expectations dropped accordingly…until I watched the trailer.
“The ROCCAT® Magma™ Membrane RGB Gaming Keyboard is ideal for RGBA enthusiasts seeking a competitive gaming keyboard. Its top plate is fully illuminated in 16.8 million RGB colours and AIMO compatible, making it ready for stunning lighting showcases. Featuring silent membrane keys, ROCCAT Easy-Shift[+] technology, a detachable palm rest and a low maintenance design.”
Features:
5-zone, 10-LED 16.8m colour RGBA backlighting
Semi-transparent top plate
Solid and responsive typing with silent membrane keys
Advanced anti-ghosting technology
AIMO lighting engine
Detachable palm rest
ROCCAT Easy-Shift[+]® button duplicator
2-year manufacturer warranty
A key part of any working or gaming day is the trusty keyboard. I’ve used dozens in my time, and a keyboard that isn’t up to scratch can affect everything, from constant typos to missed opportunities in myriad games – plus, using a keyboard that doesn’t feel right just removes the fun and flow from whatever it is that you are doing.
So naturally, when I heard that there was a zombie pinball game, I wanted in. Then I looked a bit closer... zombie pinball roguelike with tower defence elements, kinda?! WTF?! (Note to parents and younger readers – by this I mean Wow, That’s Fun?!).
Naturally, I was fascinated and needed to know more. If you’re fascinated and need to know more, well, read on.
That’s kind of the point of me sitting here.
https://merch.amanita-design.net/products/samorost-2-soundtrack-by-floex-double-vinyl
The work of Amanita Design often features somewhere in my end-of-year lists, such is the quality of their releases, and this soundtrack from Samorost 2 is no different in terms of the quality and talent that it brings to the (turn)table.
He kindly responded and our subsequent chat is below, enjoy!
Now, it's almost impossible to make a game worse than WWE 2K20, it was a completely broken and buggy mess, so, like many - after a two-year hiatus I was excited to see if they could rejuvenate the franchise and clean up the mess that had plagued the previous entry.
I'm going to go through the modes in the order of how I played them, as I think it gives a good insight into the game and what makes it good, as well as what needs some more attention in the next entry.
Edge of Eternity has flaws that are revealed very early on. Technical issues were clearly visible, you can see that Edge of Eternity is made on a small budget, character animations are awkward, draw distances and texture pop-in occurs, but despite all the technical flaws, I found the game quite charming with a lot of interesting ideas. I will say that not all of them land, but on the whole, it was an experience I enjoyed, and I feel that the game captured the magic of older JRPGS, whilst still feeling fresh.
Having huge expectations is always a double-edged sword, it’s great that a game is held in such high esteem, but if you don’t enjoy it as others have, there is a huge let-down and that sometimes creates a bigger negative feeling towards the game - anyone who is on Twitter can attest to this.
Luckily, Unavowed is an absolutely amazing game, and now holds the crown of being my favourite graphic adventure game of all time, sorry The Secret of Monkey Island, it has been a good 31-year streak.
I’ve been following the development of Tapeworm for some time, and even picked up the t-shirt from Lowtek Games’ website as I loved the image and yes, the pun.
Of course, the proof is in the pudding….can the finished game stand up to the high quality of the pun-title, premise… and developer Alistair Low’s Tik-Tok videos?
Yes, yes it can.
Since then it has been ported over to the Wii and Wii U Virtual Consoles. Now in the year of video games 2022, we have a port that is hitting Xbox, Switch, PS4 and PS5.
I also remember watching the 1992 Royal Rumble at my grandparents' house, where Ric Flair controversially won, causing my nan, in her 60s at the time, to shout abuse at the TV.
With family like this, it's not surprising that I'm one of the ones who got it.
The new speaker has some great features with Built-in Power Bank and the ability to link with up to 100 other Bang Speakers, for amplified sound.
The Bang 60W is IPX6 Waterproof and also comes with a built-in Power Bank.
How handy is that?
Now that it has been ported to Nintendo Switch, I thought it would be a good time to jump in and see if it was my videogame version of heaven.
Contrast that with 35mm, in which I spent an hour trudging through an abandoned village trying to find a bucket so I could use a grubby broken-down well. Let’s face it, that’s probably a more realistic scenario for you if civilisation collapsed.
An album that really set me in a (much appreciated) zen-like state. Good.
But.
BUT.
In the course of this announcement, they also revealed the extensive list of games that will be included in this very special collection of one of the most influential series from gaming’s past.
First released in 1993, the series is considered a milestone for realistic sports management mixing tactical depth with deep involvement in all areas of the club from finances to stadium extensions and a deep youth system while adding a healthy dose of humour.
After a successful Kickstarter campaign, 2tainment and Toplitz Productions are looking forward to working together on this title to deliver a memorable experience as a club manager to gamers.
I’ve been eagerly awaiting this sequel and, whilst it retains the humour and fixes some problems that were present in the first game, I couldn’t quite relax fully, due to some vague mission design and implementation which ultimately marred the experience.
