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After a brief respite for 2 months thanks to E3 and SDCC, we're back! This episode's music focuses on remixes for Halo 4 and Fez, as well as odd pieces from Final Fantasy. Playlist: "Nilin the Hunter" - Remember Me "New Bodhum" - Final Fantasy XIII-2 "Sync/Glitch" - FZ: Side F "Hyperspace" - Star Control 2 "Green and Blue" (KOAN Sound Remix) - Halo 4 "Put Ya Guns On (Mega Man X5 - Zero Stage 2) - Maverick Rising

In lieu of the Xbox One announcement, this month's music showcase highlights the best game music from Xbox games. Playlist: "Concept of Love" - Jet Set Radio Future "Harvest of Love" - Beautiful Katamari "Oven Fresh Day" - Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise "Uncharted Worlds, Noveria" - Mass Effect "Cohen's Masterpiece" - BioShock "Ghosts and Glass" - Halo: Reach "Anu Orta Veniya" - Panzer Dragoon Orta Got any suggestions? Tell us on Twitter: @gamespot, @MrToffee, @gs_soundbyte.

Jonathan & Randolph talk to Boomzap Entertainment's Allan Simonsen and Witching Hour Studios' Ian Gregory about the future of Microsoft and Sony. Also talked about are games like Guacamelee, Nino Kuni, Neverwinter, and Papers, Please. Intro/Outro: "PenPal" by Anamanaguchi Intermission: "Submerged In Ambience" by The Distortionist (http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02633/) Check the video stream of the podcast here: http://l.gamespot.com/122tbmL

This month's playlist is all about the sounds of war and conflict, ranging from a Tomb Raider reboot to a number of 2D shoot-em-ups new and old. Songs played on the podcast in order: "Stage 1 - Origins (Extra)" by Daisuke Ishiwatare - Hard Corps Uprising "Saxophone Storm 2 (Yagami Team Theme)" by Shinsekai Gakkyoku Zatsugidan - KOF '96 Arrange Sound Trax "Title Screen", "Stage 1" by Naoki Kodaka, About SS, Nobiyuki, Marumo & Mabochan - Journey to Silius "The Scavenger's Camp" by Jason Graves - Tomb Raider Original Soundtrack "Fighting Blade", "Fighting Blade(Climax)" by Yoshimi Kudo - Grand Knights History Original Soundtrack "Invitation to Madness" by Nobuo Uematsu - The Last Story Original Soundtrack "A Motion of Finishing Blow" by Motoi Sakuraba - Motoi Sakuraba Live 2006 -Valkyrie Profile 2-

Major BioShock Infinite spoilers! Favorite LucasArts game! Defiance first impressions! This week's two-man team Asian video game podcast episode is incredibly loaded. This show stars GameSpot's Jonathan Toyad and Razor.tv's Bryan de Silva. In case you couldn't tell from the first paragraph, there are MAJOR BioShock Infinite spoilers here. Timestamps: 2:12 - Defiance first impressions 7:51 - BioShock Infinite Spoilers start 49:48 - BioShock Infinite Spoilers end; remembering LucasArts OP/ED theme - "PenPal" by Anamanaguchi (http://www.anamanaguchi.com/singles/) Intermission - "Spanish Flea" by Herb Alpert, "Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Tears for Fears cover)" by Scott Bradlee (http://www.youtube.com/user/ScottBradleeLovesYa)

We talk about the games we've played on the busy release-heavy month of March. From SimCity to BioShock Infinite, no game is spared. Joining GameSpot's Jonathan and Randolph are ESPN Game's Marc "The Fraggot" Lim and GXBlog's Michael Khoo. OP and ED music: "PenPal" by Anamanaguchi Intermission: "The Kirb Reich" by Brandon Strader

Garry Schyman - Cohens Masterpiece by The OzSpot

Garry Schyman - Dancers on a String by The OzSpot

Garry Schyman - Bioshock Main Theme (The Ocean on His Shoulders) by The OzSpot

Garry Schyman - Welcome to Rapture by The OzSpot

Today's show is all about video game music, with some smattering of God of War: Ascension and Soul Sacrifice talk. We brought in musician Az Samad who was the featured guitar soloist for the Distant Worlds concert in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as well as SGCafe's Sim Cheng Kai. Together, we dissect what makes the old pieces great while also bringing you a live audio performance or two. Video game music used for the podcast: "Legend of Zelda - Overworld Theme" by Koji Kondo "Final Fantasy I - Prelude" by Nobuo Uematsu "Final Fantasy Tactics - Trisection" by Hitoshi Sakimoto and Masaru Iwata "Kirby's Adventure - Butter Building" by Hirozaku Ando "Actraiser - Filmoa" by Yuzo Koshiro "Halo - Halo Theme" by Martin O' Donnell and Michael Salvatori "Halo 2 - Halo Theme Mjolnir Mix" by Martin O' Donnell, Michael Salvatori and Steve Vai "Halo 3 ODST - Rain" by Martin O' Donnell and Michael Salvatori "Halo Reach - Overture" by Martin O' Donnell and Michael Salvatori "Xenogears - Emotions" by Yasunori Mitsuda "Xenogears - Yggdrasil Flight Theme" by Yasunori Mitsuda "Chrono Cross - Time's Scar" by Yasunori Mitsuda Covers done by Az Samad "Chrono Trigger - Peaceful Days" by Yasunori Mitsuda "Final Fantasy II - Town" by Nobuo Uematsu

This month's music podcast playlist will put you in the mood for love, with songs from Team Ico's adventure title and a couple of RPG themes or two. Playlist for this week's show: Ico - You Were There FF VII: Advent Children - Tifa's theme Wet - She's Lost Control Dreamfall - Be With You Mass Effect 3 - I Was Lost Without You Chrono Cross - Star-Stealing Girl Bayonetta - Fly Me To The Moon Portal 2 - Want You Gone To The Moon - For River

It's a Sony-filled episode where we cast our predictions for the company's press conference on February 20, as well as talk about Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time and some Idea Factory PS Vita game about touching monster girls with the touchscreen. Featuring RazorTV's Bryan de Silva and SGCafe's Sim Cheng Kai. Timestamps are below: 3:06 – Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time 11:16 – Aliens: Colonial Marines and horror games in general 19:23 – Monster Monpiece for the PS Vita 29:08 – Intermission (“Routine of War” by The Duel Dragons) 30:02 – PS4 and Sony’s February 20 press conference speculation-orama See the GameSpot feature page of the podcast here: http://asia.gamespot.com/features/gamespot-asia-beat-ep-18-blasting-into-orbis-6403893/

Southeast Asia’s best video gaming podcast continues with more game-talk geekery with Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney, DMC, and Disney Infinity. Featuring GameSpot's Jonathan Toyad(@MrToffee) and Randolph Ramsay(@randolphramsay), along with SGCafe's Sim Cheng Kai(@KarbyP). Timestamps: 1:28 – GameSpot’s Jonathan Toyad’s appearance on the 938Live Sports Zone segment in Singapore. 3:40 – Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney 13:11 – DMC: Devil May Cry 19:14 – Time Surfer and Temple Run 2 21:59 – Intermission: “PaNic AttaCk’ by Blue Magic (Sonic 3D Blast cover) 22:58 – Disney Infinity 30:13 – PS4 speculations based on Digital Foundry’s article 34:00 – Blizzard Diablo III director Jay Wilson stepped down 37:56 – Killer is Dead 41:34 – Former Sony Liverpool devs form Sawfly Studios. Check out the show page here: http://asia.gamespot.com/search/?qs=gamespot+asia+beat

This month's odyssey into music highlights the other good pieces of music from 2012; the ones that did not make the cut on our previous video (http://asia.gamespot.com/journey/videos/sound-byte-2012-year-in-review-6401525/) : Track list in order of appearance: -Starhawk Original Soundtrack Song: Homeworld Composer: Christopher Lennertz -FTL: Original Soundtrack Song: Zoltan (Exploration) Composer: Ben Prunty -Asura's Wrath Original Soundtrack Song: Trembling Heart (Ethnic Arrange) Composer: Chikayo Fukuda -XCOM: Enemy Unknown OST Song: Resilience of Man/ Vigilo Confido Composer: Michael McCann -Retro City Rampage Song: Retro City Rampage Main Theme Composer: Jake "virt" Kaufman -Lone Survivor Original Soundtrack Song: Moving On Composer: Jasper Byrne -Halo 4 Original Soundtrack Song: Green and Blue Composer: Neal Davidge -Guild Wars 2 Song: Fear Not This Night Composer: Jeremy Soule Performer: Asja Kadric Follow us on Twitter! (@gs_soundbyte, @MrToffee)