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How Queen inspired the ‘Ogre Battle’ tactical RPG series and a spin-off prog-rock album

Series creator Yasumi Matsuno has made countless nods to the British rock band throughout his career

How ‘Pokemon’ predecessor ‘Pulseman’ bridged the gap between German and Japanese techno

German DJ Mijk Van Dijk explains how the ‘Pokémon’ composer’s music found itself in the middle of a thriving techno scene

Machine Girl’s music turns ‘Neon White’ into a Y2K demonic rave

How ‘Ape Escape’, ‘Jet Set Future’, ‘Doom’ and DJ Sammy shaped the musical DNA of 2022’s wildest and weirdest game, ‘Neon White’

How ‘Elden Ring’’s sound designer and ‘Metal Gear”s composer created the best game soundtrack since ‘Streets of Rage’

Hideyuki Eto isn’t just a master of sound design - he’s a master of techno music too

‘Gran Turismo”s musical legacy is rooted in Japanese jazz fusion

Bring Me The Horizon are the latest band to have a crack at 'Moon Over The Castle', but the iconic 'Gran Turismo' track has some surprising heritage

How an ex-Guns ‘N’ Roses guitarist created the Sega Mega-CD’s most eccentric soundtrack

The 'Wild Woody' soundtrack was wild indeed

‘F-Zero’ jazz and ‘Castlevania’ hip-hop: why the ’90s was the golden age for video game soundtracks

If you haven't heard Konami's forray into supernatural hip-hop, it's time to change that