In most cases, video game soundtracks often follow one of either two principle guidelines when it comes to the structural and instrumental make-up of the compositions on show. They can either incorporate a wide variety of tonal and timbral sources in order for the soundtrack to cover more than one pre-determined base. Or, they can opt instead to predominantly focus on that solitary territory, but as a result explore the qualities instruments associated with that genre/theme, can invoke.
The Humble Award Winners Bundle is out now. It features Owlboy, Yoku’s Island Express, Yuppie Psycho, Quadrilateral Cowboy, and more. As usual, you pay what you want and a percentage goes to charity.
A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include games from Capcom, 20XX, Goat Simulator: The GOATY, Owlboy, and more.
What does a decade’s worth of work look like? You can start and finish almost any form of education; establish a career; raise a child; build a thriving business. For many, a decade of work could represent a house, a page on a resume, the title on a business card, or something less tangible — a feeling, even.
For some in the video games industry, though, a decade might produce a single product. Ten years of late nights, dashed-off ideas, and half-functional prototypes for a bundle of living, breathing code.
