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BBC Archive Unleashes Night Trap Coverage for 30th Anniversary

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https://twitter.com/i/status/1651541704519090176 If you were a gamer 30 years ago, you probably remember the perhaps disproportionate controversy caused by the release of the Mega CD title Night Trap. The mainstream weren’t quite sure what to make of games (or “interactive movies”) aimed at adults which featured the kind of FMV (full motion video) made possible by the relatively new CD format.Well, yesterday the BBC Archive marked the 30th anniversary of the
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BBC Radio Broadcast Video Game Music Special

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BBC Radio 6 Music have broadcast an episode of Stuart Maconie’s Freak Zone dedicated to video game music.Stuart Maconie’s Freak Zone is a weekly show dedicated to experimental and underground music. The episode broadcast yesterday evening (Sunday 22nd January 2023) was dedicated to video game music and featured soundtracks from a pleasingly eclectic selection of games. Previous BBC broadcasts dedicated to video game music have included last year's From 8-Bit
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Splinter Cell: Firewall Adaptation

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Splinter Cell: Firewall, the novel by James Swallow is to be adapted into a brand new videogame, er, BBC Radio 4 drama series. Adapted by Doctor Who scribe Paul Cornell, the new series features Sacha Dhawan and Will Poulter in what promises to be a ground-breaking action thriller that teams Sam Fisher up with a new NSA recruit. The eight-part series begins on Radio 4 at 2:15 pm on Friday,
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