Music has had a vital role in video games for decades, both serving as beautiful set dressing for dramatic moments and, in the case of rhythm games, creating the backbone of a primary gameplay loop.

What makes a music game? A lot of different elements can go into it — a sense of rhythm, harmony, and even a “pulse,” or the beat that governs the entire game. But not everyone perceives the ...

Music League lets players discover and vote on music via a fantasy sports-aping model - and it’s already got thousands of ...

Wipeout's music was celebrated in reviews at the time and became a defining characteristic of its style. The game's success led to separate CD and vinyl soundtrack releases, with subsequent ...

The real star of the game, of course, is the music. The base game comes with 100 songs to start, with an additional 25 available at launch, which can be purchased separately or as part of the $99 ...

The best music trivia games, from the friendly pub-style competitions of “name that song,” to rock-themed quizzes, are a fun way to test your friends and earn some bragging rights. Music ...

While gameplay is the most important part of any game, music is an essential part of setting the mood or getting you pumped ...

Once made up solely of bizarre, quirky titles that gained little more than cult followings, the music game genre has arguably become the strongest area in all of gaming over recent years.

there’s another form of video game music that has had a profound impact on the user experience and has been going strong since the Nineties: the licensed soundtrack. The idea dates to 1982 ...

While there's a good chance you'll hear your favourite rock band's music in a game these days, it isn't every day that you get to go questing for the band in-game. That's exactly what fans of the ...

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 than a million downloads since it launched ...

But to what extent can musicians today build an entire career off of writing music for games alone? On a strategy level, the music business is looking increasingly to gaming as an industry that ...