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High Score: Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt

And now for something completely different.   Last week on High Score we explored the majestic folk-fantasy stylings of Yasunori Mitsuda and Chrono Cross. We talked about driving guitars, racing violins and timing changes worthy of Steve Reich. Today we’ll be on a different level altogether and not just because we’re looking at an anime. As […]

High Score: Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt

And now for something completely different.   Last week on High Score we explored the majestic folk-fantasy stylings of Yasunori Mitsuda and Chrono Cross. We talked about driving guitars, racing violins and timing changes worthy of Steve Reich. Today we’ll be on a different level altogether and not just because we’re looking at an anime. As […]

Music Monday: 28/10/2013

Okay so this Monday happens to be a Bank Holiday which means that it’s probably not as unbearable as Mondays usually are BUT don’t get too far ahead of yourselves. Tomorrow is still Tuesday, we’ve still lost an hour of sleep this week, the weather is still getting worse and Christmas is still 66 days […]

High Score: Chrono Cross

High Score is our weekly exploration into the world of video game and anime soundtracks. If the story is the heart of any good production then music is it's soul! High Score begins by taking a look at the work of Yasunori Mitsuda and Chrono Cross.

Music Monday: 21/10/2013

  Mondays are shit. We all know this. You know what’s not shit? Music. In the spirit of these two universal truths we, here at The Arcade, bring you Music Monday; every Monday I’ll be picking four tunes from all over the world that might have slipped under your radar, in the hopes that they […]

Review: Beyond: Two Souls

Jodie Holmes is a survivor. Throughout her life she has survived abandonment, betrayal, imprisonment, rebellion, torture, all kinds of pain and danger both physical and emotional. In the pantheon of video game protagonists she stands alone; a resilient individual who does not allow her struggles to define her but rather is defined by how valiantly […]

‘Beyond Eyes’ is the most interesting game you’ll read about today.

 It seems appropriate that in the same week that Keiji Inafune’s Mighty No. 9 breaks Kickstarter records that yet another indie title appears online in need of support. This time that game is Beyond Eyes, the story of a blind girl named Rae who goes out into the world in search of her pet cat, […]

'Beyond Eyes' is the most interesting game you'll read about today.

 It seems appropriate that in the same week that Keiji Inafune’s Mighty No. 9 breaks Kickstarter records that yet another indie title appears online in need of support. This time that game is Beyond Eyes, the story of a blind girl named Rae who goes out into the world in search of her pet cat, […]

Review: rain

"Presented beautifully in a classical storybook setting, rain tells the story of a boy, inexplicably turned invisible when he attempts to save an invisible girl from a monstrous pursuer." Andy takes on the task of reviewing this PS3 exclusive from Sony Japan Studio.

Interview: Guillaume de Fondaumiere – Quantic Dream

We got the chance to sit down with Guillaume de Fondaumiere, producer of 'Beyond: Two Souls', to talk about just how they planned to make that happen and what it could mean for the industry as a whole. Check it out now!
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