http://atom.zooov.com/nobuooo/http://nobuooo.com/item/69792010-03-12T21:06:14

Tonight at the Game Audio Network Guild awards ceremony, Laura Shigihara received the award for Best Original Vocal – Pop for "Plants vs. Zombies," which she composed and sang both in English and Japanese.
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http://nobuooo.com/item/69782010-03-12T17:11:54

Siliconera has word that Metroid: Other M will be scored by a musician that has not previously composed for the series. Kuniaki Haishima, perhaps best known for the music to Siren 2, will be writing the soundtrack to the upcoming Wii title.
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http://nobuooo.com/item/69772010-03-12T17:08:43

Michael Abbott of the Brainy Gamer has posted his impressions of GDC audio panel "The Musical Recipe of Emotion." Participants included Tom Salta (GRAW, Red Steel) Laura Karpman (Untold Legends, Everquest), Marty O'Donnell (Halo series), Jason Hayes (Warcraft, Diablo, StarCraft), and Chance Thomas (Avatar game, Lord of the Rings Online).
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http://nobuooo.com/item/69762010-03-12T17:01:45

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves received a total of five awards at the Game Developers Choice event last night at the Game Developers Conference. The game was recognized for writing, visuals, technology, audio and Game of the Year.
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http://nobuooo.com/item/69732010-03-11T20:28:01

Akira Yamaoka of Grasshopper Manufacture today spoke at the Game Developers Conference on the subject of inspiring game players' emotions through the use of sound. Brandon Sheffield provides a summary of the talk on Gamasutra.
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http://nobuooo.com/item/69752010-03-12T09:15:06

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP is by developer Capybara Games (Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes), singer-songwriter Jim Guthrie, and pixelartist/animator Craig "Superbrothers" Adams (Alpinist).
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http://nobuooo.com/item/69712010-03-11T12:53:38

Lucasarts, via their Twitter feed, have announced that Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge will be coming to the Xbox Live Arcade with a new Special Edition. The original game is also headed to the PlayStation Network.
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http://nobuooo.com/item/69742010-03-12T05:57:20

Mega Man 3 is arriving on the Playstation Network in Japan, a reminder of the NES game's Easter Eggs. Holding down certain buttons on controller 2 froze enemies and enabled super jumping. Holding up and A during the end credits triggers Proto Man's full musical theme.
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http://nobuooo.com/item/69662010-03-10T14:01:42

Capcom's final new fighter of ten for Super Street Fighter IV is Hakan, who oils himself up before each fight. The game company has uploaded a goofy trailer to accompany the character, featuring music by composer Hideyuki Fukasawa.
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http://nobuooo.com/item/69722010-03-11T14:01:52

Capcom's forthcoming Nintendo DS title Ghost Trick is designed by Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney series' Shuu Takumi. Several new trailers and a playable demo have appeared online in preparation for the June 24 release in Japan.
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http://nobuooo.com/item/69492010-03-05T17:17:06

PixelJunk Eden art and music director Baiyon has released the third installment of the In the Collaborations single series. This time the Kyoto game designer is collaborating with Hip tanaka.ex, the composer of Mother, Metroid and Dr. Mario. The single is available for purchase on iTunes for $3.
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http://nobuooo.com/item/69702010-03-11T10:21:40

Namco Sounds has uploaded their latest Namco Bandai Games soundtrack to iTunes. The 34 track soundtrack album for PSP title Ridge Racers is now available to download for $12. The album contains music by Hiroshi Okubo, Keiki Kobayashi, Shinji Hosoe, Ayako Sasao, Takayuki Aihara, Nobuyoshi Sano and other composers.
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http://nobuooo.com/item/69692010-03-11T10:13:55

Japanese news site 4Gamer has embedded a promotional movie for Capcom's dance music remix album titled "Monster Hunter Danceable." Samples include "Lioleus Fly High," "Where is a Ninja," and "One Day, Before the Last Battle," set to scenes from Monster Hunter Tri. The CD is due out on store shelves in Japan on March 24.
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http://nobuooo.com/item/69542010-03-07T10:09:06

In the first of two video interviews coinciding with the release of Nobuo Uematsu's Ten Short Stories in Japan, Miyu sits down with Hiroki Ogawa, the director of Dog Ear Records. Also known as Wappa-san, Ogawa has previously operated the company blog, organized the Shinzoku Kaigi events and overseen album releases. Topics for the discussion include Cellythm, a collection of cello Final Fantasy covers, and Distant Worlds, a series of concerts featuring Final Fantasy music.
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http://nobuooo.com/item/69632010-03-09T15:48:22

The Nobuooo news website takes a look at the most read, voted and tweeted items related to videogame audio for February 2010. This past month Garry Schyman scored BioShock 2, a soundtrack album was announced for ThatGameCompany's Flower, Akira Yamaoka joined Grasshopper Manufacture, and the Korg DS-10 Plus software debuted. These are a selection of items from 2.2010.
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http://nobuooo.com/item/69612010-03-09T11:48:20

1UP's chiptuned blog takes a look at independent platformer VVVVVV, whose soundtrack is composed by Swedish musician Magnus Pålsson (aka. Souleye).
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http://nobuooo.com/item/69602010-03-09T10:34:54

The Game Developers Conference in San Francisco is now underway. Photos from the event will be uploaded to Nobuooo's flickr photo set over the course of the event.
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http://nobuooo.com/item/69592010-03-09T08:38:40

Siliconera has uploaded a bootleg recording of the techno remix of Lightning's theme that was played yesterday at the Final Fantasy XIII launch event. The track was arranged by That 70s Show star Danny Masterson under his DJ name, DJ Mom Jeans.
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http://nobuooo.com/item/69682010-03-10T14:14:09

Siliconera has word that Acquire is looking for a Western publisher for the as-of-yet unannounced Way of the Samurai 4. Way of the Samurai 3 was distributed by UFO Interactive and Agetec. The music composer for the series is Noriyuki Asakura of the Tenchu game series.
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http://nobuooo.com/item/69672010-03-10T14:08:38

PowerGig: Rise of the SixString, published by Seven45 Studios, will be demoed on the Game Developers Conference show floor this week. It’s scheduled to be released this fall on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Chris Kohler of Wired got an advance look at the game and the guitar peripheral, which looks like a cross between a Rock Band plastic axe and an inexpensive real one.
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