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GamePlay explores the islands of New Caledonia in Tchia, Sat 7/20 @ 11a & 7p

Tchia is an open-world game set in a sun-dappled archipelago inspired by New Caledonia in the southwest Pacific Ocean. You play as a child exploring and gadding about the islands.

7/6 Celtic Music Celtic music has inspired numerous video game scores. This week, we’ll explore a variety of Celtic game music through the sounds of whistles and fiddles, pipes, harps and even traditional Gaelic singing.

graphical characters on the South Pacific islands of New Caledonia
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7/13 The Grammys II The 2024 Grammy Awards honored outstanding video game soundtracks for only the second time ever!

7/20 Tchia This week, we explore the joyful soundtrack to tropical exploration game Tchia, which combines voices, folk instruments, orchestra, and ambient natural sounds in a musical celebration of the culture of the South Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia! Composer John Robert Matz created the soundtrack in collaboration with New Caledonian singers and instrumentalists.

7/27 Collectibles From Pac-Man’s dots to Mario’s coins to Sonic’s rings, collecting has always been a part of video games. This week, I’ll share with you a few of the amazing scores I’ve collected throughout this adventure that haven’t yet had a chance to shine, from Assassin’s Creed, the Witcher, Genshin Impact and lots more.

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