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.
