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Mick Gordon is asking ‘how heavy can we get it?’ in his first full game soundtrack since Doom Eternal: ‘I’m really exploring the extremes of distortion with this project’

Australian composer Mick Gordon is one of the most widely-recognized composers in the videogame industry, with his signature propulsive, distorted, future-metal sound helping define id Software’s wildly successful Wolfenstein and Doom reboots. In the five years since a public falling out with longtime collaborator Bethesda, Gordon has contributed to metal projects, a large portion of…

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Lifestyle Brand Kith Teams Up With Capcom For Reskinned Arcade1Up And Super Pocket Hardware

Warmed-up editions of previously-released products. American fashion and lifestyle brand Kith is producing a range of Marvel vs. Capcom products, kicking things off with hardware collaborations with Arcade1Up and Super Pocket maker HyperMegaTech. “We partnered with Arcade1Up to create a retro arcade machine that features eight games: Marvel vs. Capcom, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, X-Men…

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Microsoft Flight Simulator isn’t just for nerdy dads anymore: Boeing will start using its tech to train actual pilots

The most recent incarnation of Microsoft’s long-running flight simulator series is a genuine marvel, whether you fancy yourself an ace pilot or just want to crash spectacularly into the Eiffel Tower. Speaking more to the former instinct, Microsoft is teaming up with Boeing to put that high-fidelity simulation to work in a virtual training program…

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The best playable game documentary on Steam is getting a Namco-centric DLC this week, including the worst version of Pac-Man

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration is one of the coolest games on Steam, and only in part because it’s a robust retro game compilation that introduced me to Yars’ Revenge, the only Atari game I’ve ever loved. It’s also a sort of digital coffee table book replete with interviews, historical blurbs, and quaint reimaginings of…

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