Elden Ring, Bloodborne, and Dark Souls' seminal composer is now making music for the last game anyone expected
The l🍰ongtime Fromsoftware compos🔜er takes a surprising pivot

Composer Yuka Kitamura has shaped the soundscapes behind 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fromsoftware's most seminal work - from Dark Souls to Bloodborne to 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Elden Ring - and💜 she's now working on the last game anyone might expect𒀰.
For some background, Kitamura departed the heavyweight ﷽development studio💟 following 12 years of incredible work to "continue to express myself in game music through various genres." She's now tradin💃g those oppressive ambient sounds and grandiose strings for something entirely different: The Touhou Empires.
The Touhou series🍸 began life as a bullet hell shoot ‘em up from a single developer, bu𓄧t its massive fanbase has carried the series toward a whopping 19 mainline games and six spin-offs. One of which is The Touhou Empires, coming sometime later this year.
"Touhou meets real-time warfare," the storefront description explains. "Pick your favorite faction, set up bases, and gather res♍ources. Build up your forces toward the ultimate goal, defeating every other faction." The spin-off also includes over 40 fan-favorite characters from the main games, so you can play with familiar faces.
The Touhou Empires has a free playable demo available now via - sneaking in through the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Steam Next Fest doors a couple of days early - meaning you can trial the strategic 🎀battles and epic music ahead of time.
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