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TheStar Warsfranchise has always been renowned for its iconic music. The series has earned plenty of big-time nominations and award wins over the last 45 years. Many of these came thanks to one of the best to ever do it in composer John Williams. Now, after last night’sGrammy Awards, we add a few more names to that list. Stephen Barton and Gordy Haab of Respawn Entertainment nabbed the hardware for Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media, for their excellent work onthe excellentStar Wars Jedi: Survivor....

Psikyo-shmup barrage underway City Connection has begun its endeavor to bring Psikyo’s collection of classic shmups to PC.Having already releasedStrikers 1945at the end of April, it stands to reason that one of the next titles in line will be sequelStrikers 1945 II, which will hit the Steam platform on May 29. Released in arcades back in 1997,Strikers 1945 IIcontinues the sci-fi style of its predecessor, which blends WWII warfare with over-the-top laser-blasting action....

Another A-Ha subheader probably I’ve beeninterested inTake On Marsfor a while, but I’m always a little wary of doing the Early Access thing. On the one hand, there’s exploring real-life locations on the red planet. On the other, there’s playing an unfinished product and waiting years for the final thing. The wait might not be much longer. Though it’s in Early Access right now, it goes into beta this summer (that’s like, right now)....

No one’s favorite evolutionary stage gets its own show [Teenage Pokemon is a cartoon show about Pokemon in their middle stage of evolution — we’re all wasted. New episodes every week.] The rise of PAX from a relatively small gathering of fans of an online comic strip to the biggest gaming event (or these days, events) in the industry has been amazing to witness. What is it about this event that has game publishers treating it like a mini-E3 and bring in thousands of attendees every year?...

A hole in my heart that can only be filled with Gothic tchotchkes European desks are about to get a little more cluttered with the announcement of a special “Nightmare Edition” ofBloodborne. The€119 set comes with a variety of doodads, including a spooky looking quill set and a tin box to store it all in that looks like a set of creepy books. There are some exclusive in-game items as well, such as custom skins for your ghostly “messengers” (which sound analogous toDark Souls‘s orange soap stone messages between players)....

Kick, push The analog sticks on my PlayStation 3 controller refuse to stay in place. They’re loose and unruly to an absurd degree. The right stick drifts upwards, slowly and surely, without a thumb to guide it. When I apply pressure to it, the stick crashes towards whatever direction I’m pointing. By any metric, my controller is terrible to use. But when I turn my brain off and react to what’s on the screen, those aging analog sticks work like a dream....

Have it your way Striking while the iron’s hot, EA’s already released the first developer diary forStar Wars Battlefield, which was announced last week. The video’s full of the type of information that should make any series fan giddy: DICE is working closely with LucasFilms to make the game, time is being spent doing extensive research of the franchise, and everyone’s working to make it as authentic as possible. But, DICE may have tipped its hand as to one facet of gameplay....

What are you looking forward to? PAX Prime is just a mere four days away. Where has the time gone? As people flock to the Emerald City by the tens of thousands, companies are revealing their plans for the convention. Today, Ubisoft announced that it’s showcasing six games at the show —The Crew,Assassin’s Creed IV,Rayman Legends,Watch Dogs,The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot, andMight & Magic Duel of Champions. Of the six games, four will be playable....

Vanquishmay look like Platinum’s answer toGears of War, but if these screenshots indicate one thing, it’s that the studio’s third-person-shooter isn’t going to be your average cover-based clone of Epic’s smash hit. The images contained in this gallery seem to show thatVanquishis to shooters whatBayonettawas to action games — and it’s balls-out mental. There’s loads of action going on, including crazy robots, and knee-sliding gunplay. Looks like this is going to be one crazy game, which is what we’ve come to expect from Platinum Games....

A new Assassin’s Creed or two perhaps? With EA, Bethesda, Microsoft, and the PC Gaming Show in the bag, there are only a few conferences left to watch. Ubisoft is up next at 1PM PT. I mean at this point Ubisoft doesn’t really have anything all that exciting to unveil. We know a lot of their projects already (the newGhost Recon,Watch Dogs 2), and really, what can they announce that won’t be open world?...

Don’t say ‘Skylanders but with Mario’ The jury is still out on the success of Amiibo. Although certain figures havepretty much sold out, we don’t know if that’s because they were “incredibly popular” or just “made scarce by design”. Regardless, it’s clear that the internet likes talking about Amiibo, and we know for sure that Nintendo is going to follow through with at least 3 more waves of figures. Chances are that Nintendo will eventually try capitalize on that hefty Amiibo investment (Amiibestment) with a game that hinges on Amiibo interaction as a central part of the experience....

Deals galore! There’s a tiny niche audience of consumers that love both buying things and doing it at a discount. Seriously, just the smallest sliver on a Venn diagram. Still, Microsoft’s doing its best to cater to that sub-section with another of its Ultimate Game Sales. Running February 18 through 24, this sale will likely function exactly like the others: a few decent deals on big-name titles, some deep discounts on games you might not pick up otherwise, and daily sales so that you’re forced to pay attention all week long....

Last week, Paramount Pictures revealed thefirst trailerfor the third live-actionSonic the Hedgehogmovie, and, if the memes are anything to go off of, it looks like fans are ready to dive in this December. All this excitement around the trailer’s debut had seasoned Sonic fans remembering the last project from this cinematic universe, theKnucklesTV show on Paramount +, which featured a bizarre yet amusing scene centered on the “Flames of Disaster.” It blew up as a fandom meme, especially across Twitter....