Peter marvels at the infusion of J-pop into the first game from his youth in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Joe discovers the tumultuous development struggles of Yasuaki Fujita’s work on Mega Man 3.
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Enter Stadia | The PowerSwitch
Google reveals its Stadia streaming platform at GDC, a Nindies presentation shows Cuphead coming to Switch, PlayStation announces its own “State of Play” Direct, Epic Games Store recruits more exclusives, Bethesda confirms their E3 2019 plans, Hideo Kojima will discuss Death Stranding at Tribeca Film Festival, and Persona 5 The Royal teases a new character
Continue readingBLOODBORNE and KATAWA SHOUJO – Original Soundchat – Episode 8
Joe dives into the world of Yarnham for the horror themes of the Bloodborne soundtrack and Peter learns about the creation of tunes that accompany girls with physical disabilities from Sebastien Skaf’s work on Katawa Shoujo.
Continue readingOn the Precipice of Google at GDC | The PowerSwitch
Google is set to reveal game hardware at GDC this week, Halo: The Master Chief Collection will come to PC along with Reach, Xbox Live comes to mobile devices, Steam Link Anywhere enters beta, Gearbox teases Borderlands 3 and more for PAX East, market-driven rumors about Sony buying Take-Two, and beating Devil May Cry 5
Continue readingMETAL GEAR RISING and VA-11 HALL-A – Original Soundchat – Episode 7
In this week’s episode of the show: Peter applies the Rules of Nature to the vocal soundtrack for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and Joe customizes his cyberpunk bartending playlist from Michael Kelly’s work on VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action. TIMESTAMPS1:23 – GAME 1: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance9:34 – Composer History: Jamie Christopherson17:42 – Critical Track #121:38 – Critical Track #225:16 – Critical Track #327:04 – Critical Track #429:35 – Critical Track #532:04 – Cutting Room Floor35:55 – Transition37:03 – GAME 2: VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartending Action44:18 – Composer History: Michael Kelly55:00 – Critical Track #157:02 – Critical Track #258:08 –
Continue readingThe Rumored Future of Xbox | The PowerSwitch
Continuing rumors spell out the possible future of the Xbox brand, Nintendo uses Labo to tinker with VR, EA forgoes its 2019 E3 press conference, a Google controller patent inspires renders and console speculation, Anthem crashes PS4s while Apex Legends hits 50 million players in a month, Sonic’s rumored design highlights the week in game movies, and it’s a Captain Marvel vs. Devil May Cry 5 weekend
Continue readingDEVIL MAY CRY 3 and KIRBY’S EPIC YARN – Original Soundchat – Episode 6
Joe cranks up the demonic vocal action for Devil May Cry 3 and Peter picks the polar opposite in Tomoya Tomita’s piano work on Kirby’s Epic Yarn!
Continue readingPokémon Sword & Shield Isn’t Meant for You | The PowerSwitch
Pokémon Sword & Shield are revealed as Generation 8 to the dismay of some fans, EVO 2019 announces its nine tournament fighting games, THQ Nordic finds itself in an AMA controversy, PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold free games for March 2019, whispers about the Xbox and PC storefront back-ends merging, and speculation about Borderlands 3 appearing at PAX East
Continue readingNIER: AUTOMATA and SUPER MEAT BOY – Original Soundchat – Episode 5
Peter looks into the music of post-apocalyptic androids in NieR: Automata and Joe highlights Danny Baranowsky’s work on the soundtrack of Super Meat Boy.
Continue readingReggie Fils-Aimé’s Retirement | The PowerSwitch
Reggie Fils-Aimé announces his retirement as president of Nintendo of America, Google sets the date for a GDC keynote, Xbox Game Pass rumored to be coming to Switch, Xbox expected to discuss next-gen consoles at E3 2019, whispers for Switch about Scalebound, Pokémon Generation VIII, and female Joker in P5R, and the end of PlayStation Vita approaches
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