Recently announced by Sony at their conference, the PlayStation 3 is getting a Greatest Hits selection, released at a very affordable $29.99 each. First party and third party games are hopping on, literally, since a wondrous LittleBigPlanet presentation had these titles spring up during a mine-cart adventure. Read more…

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If you don’t mind not being able to see the live orchestra and on stage antics that have helped make Video Games Live the must see experience it is today, then you will be thrilled to hear that the audio experience is now available for you to own.

Video Games Live Greatest Hits Volume 1 is a collaboration between VGL and EMI Classics. The CD will contain many of the orchestras most popular adaptations from video games such as World of Warcraft, Tetris, Halo, and Castlevania. In addition, Volume 1 will include several previously unreleased unique arrangements.

“If Beethoven were alive today, he would probably be a video-game composer… he was always ahead of the curve.  One of his goals in creating music was to control the emotions of the person listening to it.  This is exactly what we as game composers are constantly trying to accomplish.” - Video Games Live co-creator Tommy Tallarico

Full track list available after the jump. Read more…

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