Here's some housekeeping that will probably fall on deaf ears. Any committed Rock Band player took care of it long ago. Anyone who hasn't probably won't care enough to rush this through in the coming hours. Alas, here goes anyway: It's...

Developer Rayark has announced that its ethereal fantasy remake Deemo Reborn will launch on mobile platforms in just under a month from now. The mysterious rhythm-action adventure will arrive on iOS and Android platforms on December 17. Ori...

[Destructoid user Ninjaspeed is here to remind you just how fantastic some of the soundtracks for Sega games are and make a case for a rhythm-based Sega All-Stars revival. They definitely sold me on the concept. I hate karaoke in ...

Kingdom Hearts! I can just say that phrase, "Kingdom Hearts," and it'll whip a lot of people up into a frenzy. Let's madlibs this: Kingdom Hearts....what? I bet everyone here can come up with 1000 different words to describe this insan...

Harmonix is a fascinating case study of a studio. What was once the "Frequency/Amplitude" developer (this is how I'll always remember them) eventually made their mark on gaming with the Guitar Heroes series, followed by Rock Band. It's iron...

Beat Saber came out of early access hibernation in 2019, but it doesn't feel like it. The game has been tearing up pretty much every VR chart there is, making a name for itself as one of the defining "must have" VR titles. It's on nearly ev...

I still remember listening to "Simple and Clean" on a CD player on a school bus. Now I'm married and have a family. That's how long Kingdom Hearts has been with us, through thick and thin: through some of the thicker storylines and thi...

As a multi-genre adventure drawing from rhythm gaming, role-playing, and claymation, Starstruck: Hands of Time isn't easily classified, but that's a good thing! The upcoming PC and PS4 title from Createdelic brings me back to the let's-try...

The time has finally come: all of the (currently announced) Cadence of Hyrule launches are fully complete! As of today, Cadence has three DLCs on offer: a character pack (Impa, Aria, Shadow Link, Shadow Zelda, Frederick), a 3...

I'm fairly predictable when it comes to Square Enix rhythm games: I see one, I play it. I even have a Japanese 3DS that I primarily use to play Theatrhythm Dragon Quest. But when Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory came along, it spo...

Nippon Ichi Software (NIS) has released a lengthy gameplay trailer for its upcoming release Mad Rat Dead, the rhythm-action platformer headed to PS4 and Nintendo Switch next month.As a reminder, (just in case this is your first time seeing ...

Square Enix has released a new trailer for its upcoming Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory. The trailer was released in part to cement the rhythm-action title's November 13 release date, announced during yesterday's Nintendo Direct Mini.Origi...

NIS America has released a new trailer for its new adventure Mad Rat Dead, which is headed to PS4 and Nintendo Switch in October. The video shows off Mad Rat Dead's quirky hybrid gameplay, which combines the rhythm-action and platforming ge...

In today's contest you can win a physical Switch copy of Old School Musical from Super Rare Games! Super Rare Games is back at it! This week, their mission to put digital Switch games on physical carts brings them to Old School Musical. And...

In today's contest you can win a copy of Lost Wing for Switch, PS4, Xbox One, or Steam! Nothing speaks to me like neon-soaked visuals mixed with cool electronic music. Give me all the neon purples, pinks, and blues you can throw at me, and ...

[Update: NIS America has confirmed that Mad Rat Dead will launch in North America and Europe on October 30, with Australia and New Zealand to follow on November 6. The publisher also released a new English language trailer, which you can ch...

Square Enix has announced a new rhythm-action title set within the fantastical Kingdom Hearts universe. Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory is headed to PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch later in 2020.Melody of Memory will see the Kingdom Hea...

By name alone, Metal: Hellsinger is not a game I have any interest in. I'm not a fan of heavy metal music -- despite the efforts of one community moderator -- because I generally don't enjoy an album that's 50 minutes of people s...

In case you missed it, developer Neowiz recently ported DJMax Respect, the newest iteration of the long-running and respected DJMax rhythm series, from PS4 to PC. If you've never heard of it you have impeccable timing as Neowiz has jus...

Hatsune Miku, otherwise known as "Dave's Bane," is back on the Nintendo Switch. Her latest outing, Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix, isn't all that different from her previous ones; but it'll do just fine.

DDR V....alive?! Man alive, there are men alive in here! With the nostalgic references out of the way, now it's time to get to really nostalgic with Dance Dance Revolution. Announced this morning by the official DDR Twitter a...

Publisher Rayark Games has released a concept video for its rhythm-action sequel Deemo II, which is currently in pre-production stages for mobile devices. Deemo II will be developed by JetGen, who was responsible for Deemo Reborn, which rel...

BPM: Bullets Per Minute would be cool enough if it was a typical FPS about raiding dungeons to stop the underworld from invading Asgard, but it has an eyebrow-raising twist: it's also a rhythm game. Put another way, "all of your actions and...

I still remember where I was when I played Guitar Hero for the first time in 2005. I was with my wife (then girlfriend), and a family member had bought it for us as a gift. Sitting down in our living room we rocked out to two guitars, and I...

Sega has announced that it will release Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix exclusively on Nintendo Switch next month. The cheerful rhythm-action game will be made available to download digitally from the Nintendo eShop on May 15.Hatsune Mi...