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21/07/2008
"The 8Bit Philosophy" on german TV, 10th August
It's official - the german TV broadcaster 3Sat will air an half hour special TV cut version of Konstantin Stürz's documentary "The 8Bit Philosophy" within the show "Neues" on:10th August 2008, 16:30 CET.
A nice chance for you to see parts of the documentary before it's official release at BITLive 2008.
Don't miss it!
More info at 3Sat (German)15/07/2008
Nokia releases SID/chiptune soundtrack
Nokia releases the chiptune soundtrack made by naughtyboy for their forthcoming PC/mobile game "Reset Genration" via IGN. "Reset Generation"is the title of the forthcoming multiplayer Cell/PC game from Nokia & Redlynx! Reset Generation will be released for free this summer for PC players, and will cost approx. $10 for Cell phone users. IGN says, "Inviting to play and unfairly addictive, this fast-paced, multiplayer puzzle game is designed to be a dream come true for game fans: it's a videogame about videogames!"
You can download the entire chiptune soundtrack by 8 Bit Weapon for FREE by clicking the link below.
Reported by naughtyboy
07/07/2008
Symphonic Shades 2008 - CD announced!
Good news for everyone waiting for a CD of the forthcoming Symphonic Shades Concert on August, 23rd 2008. Now it was confirmed that an album will be definitely produced. Planned release date for the CD is Q4 this year, the price will be 22,00 Euro (MSRP). In the first month the CD will be exclusively available through the online shop of MAZ Sound, so as a preorderer you'll get the CD at the earliest possible date.
Submitted by paralax
05/07/2008
DiCaprio as Atari Founder
Paramount Pictures has acquired the rights to make a movie of the life of Nolan Bushnell, video game pioneer (Computer Space, Pong) and founder of Atari. Apparently Leonardo DiCaprio is going to be the producer, and probably also the main actor.Submitted by LMan
25/06/2008
PRESS PLAY ON TAPE at Roskilde Festival 2008
On Sunday, June 29th at 9PM, PRESS PLAY ON TAPE will perform at the Roskilde Festival. This year the festival features quite a lot of retro computer sound inspired bands, thus also PRESS PLAY ON TAPE. The concert will be 45 minuttes and take place in the Junior Pavillion. ROC=K ON!
Submitted by beyond
14/06/2008
Darling brothers awarded CBE in Queen's Birthday Honours
David and Richard Darling, who wrote many Commodore 64 games including the infamous Chiller, have been awarded the CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for their services to the computer games industry.
Check out the image on the BBC news story, with the very young Darlings showing off Chiller!
Check out the image on the BBC news story, with the very young Darlings showing off Chiller!
Submitted by Waz
09/06/2008
New site and tickets now available for BIT Live 2008!
C64.com and SceneSat Radio finally brings you the new and improved site for Back In Time Live Stockholm 2008 and with it also the possibility to buy tickets for the event.Make sure to head over to the main site to ensure that you get ahold of a ticket or three. Why not bring the girlfriend/boyfriend and make it a late summer vacation and see the beauty of Stockholm while enjoying THE C64 retro event of the year!
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28/05/2008
Takenobu Mitsuyoshi to attend Symphonic Shades
On August 23, 2008, famous SEGA composer Takenobu Mitsuyoshi will attend both "Symphonic Shades" concerts in Germany.It also has been announced that Takenobu Mitsuyoshi will arrange music from "Apidya II" for the "Symphonic Shades" events. Thanks to SEGA Germany and Merregnon Studios, the Japanese composer was invited to come to Cologne, Germany to join both concerts performed by the WDR Radio Orchestra at 8 PM and 11 PM.
More info can be found at the official website, SymphonicShades.com.
Submitted by paralax
