Unoriginal Soundtracks #89: Watch_Dogs

Every other Wednesday, I share a playlist of songs tangentially related to a single game or series. Songs about alien sex for Mass Effect, world leaders for Civilization, and so on. Make requests to @USPodcast on Twitter.

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Unoriginal Soundtracks 77: Batman Arkham Origins

Every other Wednesday, I share a playlist of songs tangentially related to a single game or series. Songs about alien sex for Mass Effect, world leaders for Civilization, and so on. Make requests to @USPodcast on Twitter.

Batman: Arkham Origins brings a medley of mediocre (and formidable) DC villains to Gotham to see who can get the most bones broken by Batman. It also inspires this Christmassy playlist of rock, rap, and soul.

Unoriginal Soundtracks Podcast: Bioshock Edition

Every other Wednesday, I share a playlist of songs tangentially related to a single game or series. Songs about alien sex for Mass Effect, world leaders for Civilization, and so on. Searching for relevant terms on Spotify is a great way to discover new music and uncover hidden gems. Make requests to @USPodcast on Twitter.

Bioshock, along with The Darkness, is one of this generation's stand-out examples of first-person storytelling. Apart from it's meta-commentary on how games manipulate you into acting in a certain way, it examined paranoia, addiction, and unchecked genetic modification. All of which makes for a playlist of ska-punk, rhythm and blues, soul, and more.

Unoriginal Soundtracks: Civilization 4 Edition

Every other Wednesday I share a playlist of songs tangentially related to a single game or series. Songs about alien sex for Mass Effect, songs about world leaders for Civilization, and so on. Searching for random terms on Spotify is a great way to discover new music and rediscover old classics.

Civilization 5 is just around the corner, taunting me from Steam's "Coming Soon" list. I know it'll consume me, swallow my free-time whole just like Civ 4 did. After hours of empire-building, I start to perceive personalities in the algorithms of my artificial opponents, and create my own stories from a game that has almost no script.