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If karaoke is your jam, then you probably know about Japan's Karaoke Joysound hit franchise. North America's very first taste of this comes in the newly launched Wii title, which adds new minigames and avatar customization to... more
You had to have known that Psy's "Gangnam Style" was in the works for Dance Central 3. I'll be curious to see what society thinks of the song a decade from now, but for now, Harmonix is getting in on the sensation while the g... more
Op! Op, op, op! Hey, sexy ladies: The ridiculously popular dance song by Korean artist Psy, "Gangnam Style," is coming to dance game Just Dance 4 as DLC. That's...fantastic! “Gangnam Style and Just Dance 4, I can&r...; more
Square Enix music game Symphonica is out now for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. This is a fun take on rhythm gaming that has you heading up a crappy orchestra and working toward becoming the world's greatest conductor. His ulti... more
[Update: Check the ridiculous launch trailer!] Dance Central 3 is out today (and on Oct. 19 for our friends in Europe and Asia) for those that like to shake their ass in front of their televisions. Its songlist has been slow... more
Studio Ghibli isn't big on licensing out their work to videogames. That's part of why their deal with Level-5 to develop Ni No Kuni was such a big deal. It's also why my jaw hit the floor when I saw this video over on GoNint... more
In middle school, I had a giant afro, wore FUBU pants, and listened to 311 all the time. And, I didn't even smoke weed! Though I don't often return to 311 these days, I still have a soft spot for their music, especially the o... more
This new opening movie trailer and demonstration for upcoming Square Enix title Demon's Score is crazy. There's haunted castles, talking teddy bears, machine guns, demons and knitted caps. That's everything I've ever wanted ... more
Artist Rodney Greenblat, best known for his character designs for PaRappa the Rapper and UmJammer Lammy, recently said in an interview that he is "not so happy" about our favorite rapping dog being in a battle game filled wit... more
[Update: No longer happy. The timing is waaaaaay off in some sections.] I'm good right now. Happy. Smiling. I love my Vita, but I could never fully give my heart to it as Sony as they royally f*cked up by not having PSOne cla... more
Dancing, playing guitar, piloting a ship through alien gunfire, etc. Sometimes you just need to put a little faith into rhythm if you want to succeed. I have a love for both shoot-em-ups and rhythm games. While they occupy di... more
Innovation. Smart developers seek it out in the hopes of capturing lightning in a bottle: that one grasp at a title that will delight and entertain the masses with its unique, fun take on a familiar theme, heightened through ... more
Rhythm Thief and the Emperor's Treasure is one of the most unusual games I've played this year. There is not much about it that follows any sort of familiar trajectory. It's a story driven, rhythm-action RPG se... more
Next week's Rock Band music update is a mix classic 80s songs with a side of Hoobastank. The DLC offers Cutting Crew's 1986 hit "(I Just) Died In Your Arms," Hoobastank's "Crawling in the Dark," and Whitesnake's "Still of the... more
Symphony is a vertical shoot-em-up generated using music files, allowing players to create playlists and then fight their way through them. We first heard about the game back in 2009 and, while it's taken a bit longer than e... more
Harmonix has just revealed release date and pricing for Rock Band Blitz, their new downloadable title which offers a different way to play your Rock Band music library in an arcade-style, single-player game. Rock Band Bl... more
Dancing, playing guitar, piloting a ship through alien gunfire, etc. Sometimes you just need to put a little faith into rhythm if you want to succeed. I have a love for both shoot-em-ups and rhythm games. While they occupy di... more
Innovation. Smart developers seek it out in the hopes of capturing lightning in a bottle: that one grasp at a title that will delight and entertain the masses with its unique, fun take on a familiar theme, heightened through ... more
Rhythm Thief and the Emperor's Treasure is one of the most unusual games I've played this year. There is not much about it that follows any sort of familiar trajectory. It's a story driven, rhythm-action RPG se... more
Square Enix isn't shy about a Final Fantasy spin-off, always ready to milk the franchise a little more in the name of nostalgia and profit. It is surprising, then, that it's taken the publisher so long to exploit one of the m... more
There's nothing like a celebrity death to make some free money for those left behind, and Ubisoft was the lucky company with the videogame rights after Michael Jackson popped off this mortal coil. Michael Jackson: The Experie... more
If Lumines was your drug on the PSP, know that it's been refined and made stronger. This is the hard sh*t, folks. You're in danger of totally crashing and burning with Lumines: Electronic Symphony on the Vita. This is th... more
What does it take for a game to be universally enjoyable? That's the question most game developers would love to be able to answer, but it's easier said than done. My guess is that it comes down to exploiting the medium for w... more
I picked up my first guitar when I was in elementary school, and I asked my father -- an amateur guitarist who strummed along along to David Bowie vinyl records for fun -- to teach me a basic chord. It wasn’t 15 minutes... more
When I first played Michael Jackson: The Experience at TGS, I was not all that interested. This is the Wii version we're talking about, and like Nick told you in his review, the game just isn't that great. I remember turning ... more
Michael Jackson is no stranger to the world of videogames, having been featured in a number of his own titles and even reportedly being involved in composing the music for Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Known as a gamer and a f... more
With 15 years of developing music games under its belt, saying that Harmonix Music Systems has some experience with the genre is a bit of an understatement. Launching into the spotlight with Guitar Hero in 2005, the Boston-ba... more
Regular Nick: "Hey, The Dillinger Escape Plan made it into Guitar Hero! That's awesome. And, nice... you can play through Rush's 2112, and it's narrated by bassist and vocalist Geddy Lee himself. Man, this is going to rock." Warrior Nick: "Sweet holy hell, why did I just turn into a f**ing rock n' roll chupacabra?" more
Given Activision's love of releasing ten billion Guitar Hero games a month, it's somewhat surprising that the evil publisher has taken so long to wrap its tendrils around iTunes. Titles like Tap Tap Revenge have already demon... more
After a number of misses from its competition, last year Harmonix and MTV Games proved that it was possible to do a band-specific music game "right." The Beatles: Rock Band was an incredible journey through the band's career,... more
Here's a quick lesson on Japanese pop culture: Yamaha sells a software called Vocaloid, which provides the digitized voice of a singer and allows users to incorporate it into their own music productions. Each singer is repres... more
Recently, Zen Studios revealed that they were broadening their horizons from the pinball games they're best known for. One of their new projects, Kick Beat, is a rhythm/music title with a martial arts theme planned for releas... more
Does the market really need another guitar game, and one that teaches you how to play guitar at that? The answer is "yes." I'll tell you why in only two words: Zakk Wylde. more
We've already given you the full preview rundown of Harmonix's return to track-based music games, Rock Band Blitz, but we're back today with an update preview that reveals new songs and other game features that we missed last time. Won't you come on and come on and raise your glass to Rock Band Blitz. more
Jonathon Holmes and Jordan Devore have been fans of Shawn McGrath's Dyad in the past. I played it for about two hours at GDC and I must say, it made me a believer. This is a short bit about my experience with this very unique, psychotic, and amazing indie game. more
I wasn't quite sure what to expect when I was invited to see a new, previously unannounced music game. Internet hyperbole states that music games, or rather rhythm games involving guitars, are dead, killed by over-satura... more
The music/rhythm genre is full of experiences that a reductive person might call “performance simulators.” In essence, games like Rock Band lay out a track of notes to hit -- whether with your voice or a controlle... more
Brought to us by the mind behind the PlayStation Network hit Everyday Shooter, Sound Shapes is a PlayStation Vita game many are pointing to prove the system’s promise of quality titles early in its lifespan. But a lot o... more
Music games that simulate musical performance have often been criticized, ridiculed and lampooned for being too repetitive and for lack of a better word, fake. Synonyms aside, Rocksmith -- a new game ... more
Music games have had their time in the limelight, sadly opting to fade away than burn out. It's curious then that a big name publisher like Ubisoft would take the time to try their hand at this seemingly dead genre with Rock... more
One of my favorite things about my local arcade is its Pop‘n Music cabinet. Slamming the machine's big, illuminated buttons to remixes of classic Konami themes is one of my favorite things to do on the weekend. Most g... more
I'm good, man. Totally good. It's only the first day of Tokyo Game Show but I'm already good. I found my game to love, and I can't quit talking about it. I've told everyone how much I love Theatrhythm Final Fantasy after play... more
Platformers? Love 'em. You can't make enough. Platformers of any type appeal to the gamer in me. But upcoming PS Vita game Sound Shapes also speaks to the musician in me. It's slick platforming and musical cre... more
Jonathan Mak, the designer behind the musical shooter Everyday Shooter, has got something in the works for Sony's upcoming handheld. It's a musical platformer tentatively being called Sound Shapes, and it's one of the NGP's most surprising and hypnotic launch titles. more
Earlier this week, my neighbors were likely unprepared for me belting out the words “I don't love you hoes... I’m out the do’.” And the girl walking her dog outside, in front of the ceiling-high window... more
Q-Games has certainly crafted some interesting experiences with their critically-acclaimed PixelJunk series. From shooters to racers, tower-defense to puzzle platformers, Q's PlayStation downloadables seem to know no bounds.... more
Toronto-based developer Queasy Games recently showed off their upcoming Vita title, Sound Shapes at a media showcase in New York City. While we've already had some hands-on time with the game, new footage courtesy of the Pla... more
Here's a new trailer for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy. There's some old footage from previous videos, but plenty of new content to gawp at. You'll enjoy it, it's nice. I am incredibly excited to play this saucy little number. I reckon it's gonna be quite great. more
Sadly for fans of strange merchandising, Sega aren't teasing a game with actual fodder for felines. Instead the video shows the song entitled "Cat Food" by Vocaloid composer "doriko", as seen in the next installment of the&n...; more
While I'm not quite as big a fan of Square Enix has I used to be, I have to respect the way it can still tug at the heartstrings and milk nostalgia for all it's worth. This new trailer for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy is a mast... more
The Black Eyed Peas and I go way back. Once upon a time, a friend and I were waiting in a train station an hour's ride from Paris. We were sat outside of a café in the terminal, waiting for our delayed tr... more
Some new gameplay footage of Theatrhythm Final Fantasy has made its way to the Internet and the game still looks like the most fun Final Fantasy game to come from Square Enix in years. The selection of gameplay shows o... more
Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure is near the top of my list of wanted 3DS games. I didn't write our preview of the game at TGS, but I did make time to play it, and I'm certain that it's going to be great. This new t... more
The very first trailer for Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy has hit the Internet, and I'm of the mind that it looks like the most delightful Final Fantasy game to have come from Square's smoke-billowing misery factories in years. ... more
Rhythm Heaven Wii is coming to North America later this year, which has doubled the amount of 2011 Wii games that are worth half a crap. Yes, we now have two games to look forward to this year, instead of just one! Some peop... more
I gave up on Glee midway through the show's second season (the most recent one) when the storylines got too ridiculous for me to swallow, but I don't think FOX is missing my viewership; the show seems to be as popular as eve... more
Activision has released a new trailer highlighting the songs currently available in the February Mega Pack DLC for Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. The pack includes tracks from Marilyn Manson, Children of Bodom, Black Label S... more
Developer Zoe Mode has confirmed today that its music puzzler, Chime, is coming to PlayStation Network "soon."Previously available on Xbox Live Arcade and PC, the PSN version will be called Chime Super Deluxe. What makes it ... more
Surprisingly, I think this dancing game is the one that showed off the stuff Kinect can do the best. Dance Central might have us all attempting to dance really awkwardly, but it is made by Harmonix so I can't see it sucking ... more
Lumines: Electronic Symphony
