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Battle Bards Episode 104: Something wicked this way comes
And lo, as the Battle Bards walk through the zone of the shadow of death, they will fear no evil, but they will listen to evil’s...
World of Tanks introduces PvE War Stories, amps up metal soundtrack
Maybe it shouldn't come as a huge shocker that the studio behind World of Tanks is into (pause for punny effect) heavy metal. Wargaming...
Battle Bards Episode 103: Wurm Online
You think you’ve heard strange MMORPG soundtracks before, but Wurm Online is about to take you to the odd frontier. With two distinctive soundtracks...
Battle Bards Episode 102: Pure joy
Is it even possible for pure joy to be derived from MMORPG music? Whether or not, the Battle Bards are going to take a...
RuneScape sets three Guinness World Records, filches FFXIV’s music achievement
Earlier this year, Final Fantasy XIV received a series of Guinness World Records, including one for "most original pieces of music in a video...
Battle Bards Episode 101: Ragnarok Online
As the Battle Bards cruise into their second hundred episodes, it’s time to cover a very long-lived fantasy MMO from 2002, Ragnarok Online. The...
Get pumped for LOTRO: Mordor with wallpaper art and a soundtrack interview
While Lord of the Rings Online players are chewing over the Mordor pre-order packages, there are a few free ways that fans can get...
Path of Exile optimizes the crap out of its new beta build
Lag spikes and stuttering framerates may be a thing of the past in Path of Exile. The devs announced that with its next beta...
Battle Bards Episode 100: Centennial spectacular!
After four years and over 700 MMORPG music tracks, the Battle Bards have arrived at their 100th show! For this centennial spectacular, Syl, Steff,...
Hear Project Gorgon’s Bard healing like a rock star
We are still waiting for the full reveal of Project Gorgon's promised Bard skill, but in the meantime we can enjoy a sneak peek...
LOTRO releases 10th anniversary soundtrack
A week after announcing Composer Chance Thomas' return to score the upcoming Mordor expansion, Lord of the Rings Online revealed another musical treat. The...
Battle Bards Episode 99: Tropical resort
The Battle Bards are on vacation at a tropical beach paradise! In the team’s 99th episode, they examine beach, resort, and island music cues...
Heroes of the Storm releases its score for your listening pleasure
Heroes of the Storm might not be making its soundtrack available for purchase (yet), but Blizzard has released the score on YouTube and via...
EVE Online prepares players for summer cruiser rebalance
Ahoy space captains! EVE Online is working to get the word out about a "significant" rebalance patch for the game's strategic cruiser line that's...
LOTRO confirms Chance Thomas’ return to score Mordor, says it will be his ‘darkest’ work yet
It was perhaps the worst-kept secret for Lord of the Rings Online's upcoming Mordor expansion, but now it's officially confirmed: Composer Chance Thomas is...
Battle Bards Episode 98: Perfect World International
Perfect World — it’s not just a massive games publisher, it’s also an MMORPG! The team at Battle Bards timidly tiptoe into this unknown...
Listen to these brand-new Guild Wars 2 and EVE Online music tracks
An odd but interesting connection between Guild Wars 2 and EVE Online is that both games use Soundcloud extensively to post their soundtrack pieces...
Battle Bards Episode 97: The sound of magic
“Magic can be ANYthing!”
The forces of magic run deep within MMORPGs, casting shadows of wonder wherever we look — and listen. In today’s show,...
LOTRO kicks off 10th anniversary celebration, more musical retrospectives
It might not be Lord of the Rings Online's technical birthday quite yet, but the 10th anniversary celebrations are all ready underway as of today....
LOTRO composer shares behind-the-scenes stories of the soundtrack
In case you missed it in the 10th anniversary post earlier this month, Lord of the Rings Online is bringing back famed composer Chance...