Amazing Moments of Licensed Music in Video Games

Amazing Moments of Licensed Music in Video Games

Music and sounds have always been an integral part of video games.  Whether it was the 8-bit bleeps and bloops of the NES, all the way to the crisp, HD orchestrated music featured in modern games, I have always taken an interest to the sounds and scores of my favorite games.  Halo, for instance, while not...

Wall of Sound: Top 10 Soundtracks of 2010

Wall of Sound: Top 10 Soundtracks of 2010

With another year comes another crop of absolutely fantastic video game soundtracks.  2010 was overall a pretty fantastic year for video game music that saw chiptunes claw their way even further into the mainstream, as well as the continued prevalence of huge sweeping orchestral scores that rival, and in...

DoubleJump, Version 2.5, Episode 8: Red Dead Ramblings

DoubleJump, Version 2.5, Episode 8: Red Dead Ramblings

On this episode, Scott and James talk about a recent (hopefully not probable) rumor about Modern Warfare. We also discuss more about Red Dead Redemption, Deathspank, and Singularity and it’s similarity to Bioshock. Also I try to figure out why I can’t get Persona out of my mind and why I will...

Review: Red Dead Redemption (PS3)

Review: Red Dead Redemption (PS3)

Game: Red Dead Redemption Publisher: Rockstar Games Developer: Rockstar San Diego Genre: Sandbox Price: $50 Verdict: The best Western Clint Eastwood never starred in Pros: Beutifully realised landscape and storyline woven intelligently together Cons: Learning how to lasso can be a fiddly task Review copy...

Release of the Week: Red Dead Redemption (360, PS3)

Release of the Week: Red Dead Redemption (360, PS3)

Analysts have been baffled as to the steep drop in game sales last April. Its not that hard to understand the drop… Splinter Cell and Monster Hunter where the only real major releases, and both appeal to a specific market. At the same time, Modern Warfare 2 had a new map pack, the Starcraft 2 beta...

Red Dead Redemption Gets A Six Shooter Worth Of Pre-Order Bonuses

Red Dead Redemption Gets A Six Shooter Worth Of Pre-Order Bonuses

Pre-order bonuses often have some fun toys or exclusive in game content.  This bonus is almost always the same thing no matter where the upcoming game gets pre-ordered from.  Red Dead Redemption is looking to change that.  There will be several pre-order items to choose from.  Here is the...