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Pardonnez le petit retard sur la publication, je vous avoue que j'étais assez peu motivé à enregistrer sous 35ºC dans mon bureau ! J'espère sincèrement que la canicule ne vous a pas trop éprouvé, ou qu'au moins vous aurez pu trouver un peu de réconfort dans les jeux vidéo et la musique ! J'ai pris beaucoup de plaisir à fabriquer cette nouvelle sélection, qui s'étale grosso modo de la fin mai à la...

Des classiques intemporels, de la nouveauté qui met des étoiles dans les yeux, des bangers ultrasoniques qui vont vous faire suer (comme s'il ne faisait pas déjà assez chaud)… c'est peu ou prou le programme du dernier épisode du podcast NOWPLAYING ! N'hésitez pas à m'écrire en commentaire pour me dire quel aura été votre petit chouchou 💜 Retrouvez toute l'actu de la VGM sur nowplaying.cool ! La s...

Il est passé à 2000 à l'heure ce mois d'avril. J'avoue que je n'avais pas forcément bien anticipé l'augmentation substantielle de ma charge de travail avec le lancement de mon site nowplaying.cool . Les journées me paraissent plus courtes que jamais, alors que je publie en moyenne 4 articles par jour en plus de ma journée de travail. Ne vous prenez pas, je fais ça avec un grand plaisir et une pass...

Chaque nouvel enregistrement de ce podcast est une occasion pour moi de l'améliorer, et je dois dire être très satisfait de la sélection de mars. Bon, vous allez vite vous en rendre compte, je tourne un peu monomaniaque — mais c'était impossible pour moi de faire autrement. Un beau bébé de 1h15 qui, je l'espère, vous accompagnera bien en ce début de semaine ensoleillé. La sélection de mars 2026 (0...

Un grand, grand merci pour l'accueil chaleureux que vous avez réservé à la nouvelle formule de NOWPLAYING le mois dernier. J'étais très stressé d'essayer quelque chose de nouveau, mais vous avez su me rassurer et m'encourager à poursuivre dans cette voie… au point que j'avais hâte d'enregistrer ce nouvel épisode ! On se retrouve donc pour une grosse sélection, pour un mois de février tou...

Ouuuh, que c'est excitant. En 2026, tout ça devient sérieux, moi je vous le dis. En plus de l'enrichissement de mon site NWPL.ING , j'ai décidé de mener une refonte du format mixtape. Le concept reste le même : braquer le projecteur sur le meilleur de la VGM des 30 derniers jours. Sauf que maintenant… il parle ! NOWPLAYING devient un un "vrai" podcast, dans lequel je prends la parole pour vou...

And here's your last mixtape of 2025! Crazy to think I've been doing this for almost four years now. Rest assured that I'll keep following VGM news in 2026, too! As a Christmas gift, this very last episode of 2025 is available for free. If you can, please consider supporting my work over at Patreon ! Enjoy your holidays, and take care! Credits (00:00:07) Drakengard 3 "A Better End", MONACA (00:02:...

New month, new music… and new jingle! Once again, I partnered up with Zenibuka, who composed a new introduction to my podcasts. It's a little bit longer, and spans a wider variety of genres, similar to what I do with the mixtapes, actually! I hope you'll like it. Now, let's get into it! Credits & timestamps (00:00:04) Escape From Hadrian's Wall "Idolatry", Ryan Felberbaum (00:03:39) Possessor(...

I took a week off, so please excuse the absence of some of the bangers from mid-October. I promise I'll make it up to you in November. Anyway, here's your monthly VGM mixtape with a pretty big chunk of vocal tracks, actually! Please enjoy. Credits  (00:00:04) Eclipsium "And over and over and…", Hudson Bikichky (00:08:40) Etheria "Silent Night", Chaoyue Lee (00:10:43) Lies of P: Overture "Lisrim",...

Vren! I don't know about you, but I think I'll remember Silksong's music more than the actual game — I dropped it, because it's so mean to me. Other than that, here's to another incredible month for video game music. Please enjoy this hour of pure bliss. Just know that I'm particularly proud of this one. Hope you'll like it! Credits: (00:00:04) Eternal Sonata "Fact, Faith and Truth", Motoi Sakurab...

I got (well) ahead of schedule this month, for the simple and very good reason that I’m taking a few days off this week! Don’t be too mad at me for not including any tracks from the gorgeous Sword of the Sea OST though. Credits (00:00:04) Monster Hunter Wilds "Kunafa, Wildsong Village (Night)", Akiyuki Morimoto (00:03:40) Mafia: The Old Country "Vendettas Must End", BT (00:08:25) Wheel World "Asce...

July wasn't as PACKED as last month, but we've been blessed with some reaaaally amazing tunes. Have you listened to Monument Valley 3, yet? Well, take a seat, put on your favorite headphones and lean back – I've got you covered. PSA: you can now tip me on Ko-Fi if you enjoy my work. Thank you very muuuuch! Credits (00:00:04) Truer Than You "At Night", Douglas Holmquist (00:03:20) Third Crisis: Neo...

HUGE month for video game music, for Basiscape finally decided to release a big chunk of their music on streaming platforms. You'll find a bunch of incredible music from Sakimoto and his crew on this one, but also some nice tracks from the latests games out there. Enjoy! Tracklist: (00:00:04) Poco "Cave Rave", Miguel Arada, Taylor Baum (00:05:08) Fulcrum Defender "Fulcrum", Aaron Cherof (00:06:59)...

This month didn't quite meet my expectations. Suffice to say that April set a pretty high standard in terms of quality and I didn't really expect May to follow through. Anyway, I've obviously managed to put together some MUSIC. Think of this one more as a jukebox rather than a proper mixtape, since I've struggled to make nice transitions between the tracks. I'm sure there are some tunes that you'l...

Not enough space to write much, but amazing music again this month. Lots of bangers! Aaaaah, VGM!!! (I need a vacation) Tracklist: (00:00:04) Blue Prince "Stories of All Manor", Trigg & Gusset (00:02:24) LOVESICK "Maze", Grahm Nesbitt (00:04:33) Overlook Trail "Aleph", Niklas Ström (00:08:48) Wanderstop "Forbidden Chocolate", C418 (00:12:44) Lost Records: Bloom & Rage "Riot", Milk & Bo...

I might have gotten a little carried away this month! I’m dropping my longest mixtape of the season, with a solid twenty or so tracks that I absolutely love. Hope you enjoy it! Happy listening! Tracklist: (00:00:04) Fretless "Settlement (Head Again Cover)", Dovetail, Rob Scallon, Davie504 (00:04:08) Wanderstop "Earl Grey Part 2", C418 (00:06:47) NieR Re[in]carnation "Shūu (Downpour)", 瀬尾祥太郎 (...

February may be short, but it hasn’t been stingy with standout releases. I’m really happy with my selection this month. Hopefully, you’ll feel the same! Timestamps & credits (00:00:04) Warframe "Angels Requiem", Matthew Chalmers (00:02:09) Expedition 33: Clair Obscur "Alicia - Orchestral", Lorien Testard, Alice Duport-Percier, Curieux (00:04:48) Civilization VII "Hope Rising - (Modern Age Ambi...

I'm beyond excited to kick this new season off with a brand new VGM mixtape. As usual, January is a relatively peaceful month for new game releases. But I guarantee you will hear some ecstatic bangers on this one! Enjoy! Timestamps & credits (00:00:04) Dwarf Delve "Amethyst", Irene Chan (00:02:45) Kanon "Misiyou Kyoku Roku", Magome Togoshi (00:05:36) Citizen Sleeper 2 "A Different Sun", Amos R...

Hard to realize it's already been a whole year. I'm so glad I followed through with this little project of mine, and I truly hope I helped you discover new artists and new incredible games to try! NOWPLAYING is not going anywhere, and I'll be following all the new VGM releases in 2025. Now, without further ado, let's dive into my last selection of 2024. Credits & timestamps (00:00:04) Wanderst...

How come we are already in December? I've been publishing mixtapes for almost a whole year now, and I'm loving it. I hope you're loving them too, because I'm not stopping anytime soon. This month, I tried to change some habits of mine (yup, no orchestral tracks!). Let me know what you think! Credits and timestamps: (00:00:04) SIGNALIS "MNHR (Drop to an Ocean", 1000 Eyes (00:02:46) Silent Hill 2 (2...

I’m taking some vacations! It’s been a while, and I REALLY need it to be able to make it through the end of the year. Worry not: I’ve managed to put together a nice little mixtape. Even if it lacks a few heavy bangers that came out in the last week of October, I assure you you’ll have a really good time. Enjoy, and see you next month! Credits: (00:00:04) Kinutsu Gami: Path of the Goddess "Home -Su...

September was not short on incredible new releases, some of which I had been waiting for for a long time. Take Final Fantasy XVI , for instance! Even though I didn’t like it very much, there are obviously some amazing tracks in there. You’ll also find some pleasant surprises this month, with lesser-known games — and even some that haven’t been released yet! Enjoy, and thanks for your support 💜 Cr...

My longest and most authentic VGM mixtape yet. While making it, I realized that it spans basically all the music genres I like. It was such a blast sorting through these outstanding albums. August has been an incredible month for VGM lovers. I do hope you’ll agree after listening to this mixtape! Also, sorry, but I had to remove all the links in the credits section. They took up too many character...

Hope you're all enjoying your summer! Here's your monthly VGM mixtape. Credits : (00:00:04) V Rising "Farbane Nights", Migova (00:04:36) Hearthstone "Orsis", Peter McConnell (00:08:26) Arranger "Looping Dreams", Tomas Batista (00:09:59) Arctic Eggs "Dolphin Dance", Cameron Ginex (00:11:09) SCHiM "wieltje", Moonsailor (00:13:47) HV-MTL: Forge "Bio-Electric Dreams", Emmett Spengler (00:17:57) Aerial...

Credits : (00:00:04) Suzerain: Rizia "Falling Into Place", James Spence (00:03:06) SMT 5 Vengeance "Shakan", Ryota Kozuka (00:06:24) Boyfriend Dungeon "An So It Breaks", Marskye (00:09:49) Bigban's Prison Palace "Khalese", Tumani (00:11:44) Seat Fighter "Take It of Leave It", Skylar Hale (00:14:34) Nightmare Kart "Menu Theme", Evelyn Lark (00:16:22) Mullet Madjack "Second Life, sort of", Fernando...