You can forget a game’s plot faster than you’d like to admit. The villain’s motive gets fuzzy, the kingdom’s latest crisis starts blending into every other kingdom crisis, and that side character you ...

This series of Playable Futures articles considers how the design, technology, people, and theory of video games are informing and influencing the wider world. The snowballing intersection of music ...

I enjoy games that make me think, which means I often find myself pausing — not literally pressing pause, but simply staying still — to consider what I need to do next. Those are the moments, like ...

That’s how Alpha Chrome Yayo, the composer behind the jazzy, night drive vibes of Promise Mascot Agency’s soundtrack, describes the online music store Bandcamp. He speaks of it fondly, a common ...

The world of music is constantly evolving and changing and universities must be creative spaces for both the old and the new. This week, it's happening at Michigan State University. While the College ...

Ten years later, the fun and peppy tune that plays as I design my own video game avatar still makes me want to do a little dance in my seat — it’s upbeat, the perfect vibe for the opening of XSEED’s ...

A new music streaming app has entered the market. It's called Nintendo Music — and on it, you can listen to dozens of hours of music from games like Mario, Zelda and Donkey Kong. The app has had more ...

On the Nintendo Music app, you can listen to dozens of hours of music, all from video games published by Nintendo. The app has over a million downloads since it was launched two weeks ago. SUMMERS: It ...