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"The 8Bit Philosophy" on german TV, 10th August

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:20:00 +0000

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!

Nokia releases SID/chiptune soundtrack

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:00:00 +0000

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

Symphonic Shades 2008 - CD announced!

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:15:00 +0000

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

DiCaprio as Atari Founder

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:02:00 +0000

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

PRESS PLAY ON TAPE at Roskilde Festival 2008

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:40:00 +0000

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

Darling brothers awarded CBE in Queen's Birthday Honours

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 06:24:00 +0000

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!

Submitted by Waz

New site and tickets now available for BIT Live 2008!

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:38:00 +0000

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!

Takenobu Mitsuyoshi to attend Symphonic Shades

Wed, 28 May 2008 12:01:00 +0000

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

8-Bits At The Movies!

Tue, 27 May 2008 09:18:00 +0000

The 10th One Man And His Mic retro music podcast is NOW ONLINE and is devoted to 8-Bit movie tie-in games! It features lots of great themes from classic 80s movies performed on the Commodore 64, Spectrum 128 and Amstrad CPC computers. The show includes tracks by Martin Galway, David Whittaker, Jonathan Dunn, Matthew Cannon, Charles Deenen + more heroes from the world of 8-bit music.

This show also contains the first ever One Man & His Mic competition! All you have to do is listen to the montage of 40 C64 movie themes in the show and try to name as many of them as you can. The winner will receive a £40.00 gift voucher to spend in the Binary Zone Retro Store!

Submitted by kenz

Commodore bankrupcy rewound

Thu, 15 May 2008 02:31:41 +0000

From http://www.commodorecorp.com/:

April 29 2008, Baarn, Commodore International Corp.

(CIC) (OTC:CDRL) announced today that the court in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, has decided to rewind the bankruptcy of Commodore International BV, a subsidiary of Commodore International Corporation.

On April 15, 2008 the court declared bankruptcy of Commodore International BV based on procedural mistakes as earlier announced on April 21 2008. More details about this case were announced during the Special Shareholders Meeting held in Amsterdam on April 25, 2008.

As a result of today's court decision this case has been concluded successfully.