Tokyo native Takayuki Nakamura is a self-described music lover and technophile.  As early as junior high he was experimenting in radio through a school program, started a band, and began broadcasting his own songs.  He developed an affinity toward electronic…

The latest album by the music director of the LUMINES puzzle action titles, a challenging and unconventional game soundtrack.   L.II remixes composed by Takayuki Nakamura Brainstorm Co. Ltd.       More info on Sound Current: L.II remixes Samples:  Nakataka.net…

< Spencer’s note: As an addendum to Jeriaska’s Sound Current post we’re presenting a vlog about LUMINES Remixes Winter where you can hear samples of the album and Jeriaska’s thoughts on it. Enjoy! >    

Late last year Brainstorm Co. Ltd., the publishing house behind the LUMINES series of games put together a strong collaborative effort by Takayuki Nakamura, h ueda, and Keiichi Sugiyama called "LUMINES remixes Winter."  Just a month later, the chief composer…

The cover art of LUMINES remixes Winter shows a headphone jack cutting across the night sky.  The illustration speaks to the chosen audio style of the game series, where solid sound engineering is put to use creating dreamlike musical vistas.…

Over the past few months Microsoft has been testing the waters with temporary sales on Xbox Live Arcade games. On December 4th (the day the new dashboard comes out) popular Xbox Live Arcade games tagged as Xbox Live Arcade Hits…

I can’t blame Q Entertainment for trying to milk Lumines as much as possible. It was their first project and a critically acclaimed puzzle game. However, between two PSP games, a Playstation 2 port, a mobile phone version and an…

At least Japan is getting a confirmed price break for Lumines Live. Q Entertainment is dropping the price of the base back from 1200 Microsoft Points ($15) to 800 Microsoft Points ($10). The base pack is the core game with…

Q Entertainment announced two new packs of Lumines Live skins will come out on June 27. The Booster Pack adds in twenty new skins with some new designs, including the “Bloomy Girls” skin from Takagi Masakatsu for 600 Microsoft Points…

If imitation is the greatest form of flattery Q Entertainment should take a bow. Luminator, a German knockoff of the PSP gem from bhv Software, is coming out to the Nintendo DS. Xider, the UK branch of bhv Software, is…

It might be a little late to put this up since Lumines II has been out on the market for months, but the official Japanese site for Lumines II just released a free downloadable demo. To play the demo you need…

When Tetsuya Mizuguchi left Sega to form his own studio he considered to abandon the whole music/rhythm genre that he is known for. During the Q Entertainment lecture, Shuji Utsumi, current CEO of Q Entertainment, revealed that Mizuguchi-san was considering…