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Bill Liu
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Here to nerd out about indie games and game music 🎮🎵
UI & Automation Engineer at Next Level Games
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2023 gave us the first #vgm #gamemusic Grammy, so what's been happening with game music in 2024? (thread)
#ApocalypseHotel #アポカリプスホテル episode 11 on the New York Times best of 2025?! They've featured Dandadan and Oshi no Ko before so this isn't unprecedented, but I'm still so happy to see this silly niche show get mentioned! Kudos to Mike Hale: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/a...
December 20, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Awesome game!! Great followup after I listened to The White Vault, especially the first episode of Artifact! I always love archaeology and investigation mechanics in games, and to combine it with cosmic horror just makes it even more special!
My stop motion horror archeology game, The Children of Clay is out now on Steam!✨Link in the comments!⬇️
October 31, 2025 at 2:09 AM
What a special experience Despelote was! I was always surprised by how quickly it would immerse me each chapter with its sights and sounds and characters! Stories that play with nostalgia can be tricky to get right, but this is one I'll be thinking about for a long time.
⚽ despelote is OUT NOW on Steam, PlayStation 4 & 5, and Xbox Series X|S. Coming soon to Switch.

A bittersweet and sometimes dreamy semi-autobiographical tale of youth taking place in 2001 Quito, Ecuador.

Hecho con pasión.
October 3, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Another super fun year of this amazing event! Highlights were playing Liam+Noel Berry's City of None and Lena Raine's ANOTHEREAL, plus all the cool talks! I only wish I got there earlier to catch the 12pm talk and get the right size of T-shirt (I'm sure L will be fine 😅)
Vancouver Game Garden 2025 IS NOW OVER!! Thank you to all of our lovely attendees, exhibitors, and volunteers for making this event such a welcoming and fun time for gamers and game devs of all ages and walks of life.

We’ll see you next year for more local indie games, art, and talks! 🌻✨
September 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Finished Unpacking! I love stories that unfold without using words, and games feel particularly well-suited for that! This one was a wonderful reflection on growing up and preserving the memories of a space. Sunset - Revisit was a soundtrack highlight!

Those game+DVD cases were the end of me!!
September 1, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Reposted by Bill Liu
The new series will "chart Lars and his pirate crew as they smuggle contraband, evade the authorities, and uncover the darkest secrets of the fallen Gem Empire".
Exec produced by Rebecca Sugar and Ian JQ.
June 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Reposted by Bill Liu
The #Minecraft theme has been added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry 🎵

• Songs are chosen for their cultural, historical and aesthetic importance

• Second song from a video game to be added
April 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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April 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Oh gosh this is amazing. The jokes-per-second is off the charts, I had this bubbly feeling in my chest the whole time 😄
March 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
2023 gave us the first #vgm #gamemusic Grammy, so what's been happening with game music in 2024? (thread)
December 20, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Cleared Skull Storm in #Inscryption with 41.6 hours logged! Got a nice No Cost Deck+Grizzly+Dire Wolf start, but cut it close at the end since Scissors were no help!! It was an amazing showdown with Royal Dominguez 😄
December 20, 2024 at 6:33 AM
Holy crap, did not expect one of my most immersive game experiences to get a proper release after 15+ years!
offtherpg.com OFF @offtherpg.com · Dec 19
I have a sacred mission to fulfill.
I must purify the world.

OFF is coming to Steam® and Nintendo Switch™ in 2025.
Preorder or Wishlist at offtherpg.com
December 20, 2024 at 3:09 AM
Very nice #vgm #gamemusic feature on Scripps News! youtu.be/473KhkMpw-g

Not as notable as CBS Sunday Morning's "The rise of video game music" last year, but it's surprisingly thorough in how it covers the history, theory, and fandom of VGM!
Video Games Changed How We Think About Music | Next Level
YouTube video by Scripps News
youtu.be
November 17, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Reposted by Bill Liu
just a little news: i was interviewed for a book about overseas game composers at disk union! it releases later next month. i was really honored to be included!! they put in a big photo and everything... neat

diskunion.net/dubooks/ct/d...
海外ゲーム音楽ガイドブック/糸田屯+タナカハルカ/ビデオゲームからたどる古今東西の音楽|音楽|DU BOOKS|ディスクユニオンの出版部門
海外ゲーム音楽ガイドブック/糸田屯+タナカハルカ/ビデオゲームからたどる古今東西の音楽/DU BOOKS/音楽の商品詳細ページです。ディスクユニオンの出版部門、DU BOOKSのページです。
diskunion.net
October 23, 2024 at 11:39 PM
A month late but the crowd at Tokyo Game Show was crazy! I barely had time to play the demos but I did see brief glimpses of Nobuo Uematsu and Falcom jdk Band, that was cool!!
October 21, 2024 at 3:07 AM
I am so grateful that this account documented the entire Brawl sound test on video, within a week of the game's release even! I remember becoming such a VGM fan skimming through the tracks just like this <3 #vgm #gamemusic www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4QX...
Brawl: All 258 Songs
YouTube video by dphanna
www.youtube.com
October 20, 2024 at 2:06 AM