New Capcom videopacks turn OP-Z into a novel audiovisual gaming instrument, free
The worlds of gaming, “play,” and electronic music have always been in an extended flirtation. A deep collaboration between Capcom...
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Stop what you’re doing to listen game music going very wrong and very polytonal
2021 needs an anthem, and clearly, it's bitonal Nintendo Switch paused game racing music in chaotic dissonance. "Nothing's gonna stop...
Watch Unreal Engine make low-latency visualizations, thanks to Arthur Barthur
At the meeting point of physics simulation, 3D visualization, and modular audio inside Unreal Engine, there's Arthurs Audio BPs. And...
Sega Genesis-ify all your sounds with this free decimator for any platform and OS
One tool gives you 8-bit retro digital sound effects ("bitcrush"/decimator) with loads of extras, for kind of every platform you...
Tour the Berlin-style Hölle techno club in Hitman 3
Crowds of people, bright lights piercing the darkness, techno bouncing against cavernous industrial concrete – oddly the game Hitman 3...
KORG Gadget music studio is coming to VR
It's on iOS. It's on Mac. It's on Nintendo Switch. And now KORG's all-in-one studio of synth, drum machine, and...
Essential games for music nerds from the Steam Winter Sale
2020 saw the gaming industry supplant film as the predominant AV medium. There are plenty of great possibilities for immersion...
Polyend had a blissful 2020, but they’re not done yet – Tracker, Preset, Medusa updates
Polyend's beloved Tracker finishes out the year with a pitch-perfect update - and homebrew gaming. And there are updates for...
Capture the lockdown mood with these short, poetic indie horror games
Architecture and topography themselves become horror in these underground experimental games - titles you can play with a few minutes...
Reason for the Season: Free sound packs, inspiration, and … carve a pumpkin
Let's be honest - days are dark in the wrong ways now. Here are some free Halloween sound packs and...
