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Passion Pit’s “Take a Walk” gets a Soundplay game from Pitchfork

Passion Pit’s “Take a Walk” gets a Soundplay game from Pitchfork

It’s pretty uncommon — but not unheard of — for music artists to get their own video games, but a series of projects called Soundplay by music publication Pitchfork and its partner Kill Screen has been cranking out music artist-based games for a while now. The latest translates Passion Pit’s hit single “Take a Walk” from the new album Gossamer into [...]

Pitchfork introduces Soundplay: Video games inspired by music

Pitchfork introduces Soundplay: Video games inspired by music

Pitchfork announced the launch of a new feature called Soundplay, which it describes as a cross between music, gaming, and technology. The indie music institution commissioned several independent video game developers to create new works inspired by pieces of music. Two games debuted today, one stemming from M83′s “Intro” and the other from Matthew Dear’s “Street Song.” The M83 tune [...]