vgmtmonthly Newsletter - 30

Vol. 30

August 2026

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Album Releases

Aug 07

Pokerus Project
PokéMemories - Pokémon 30th Anniversary Concert
30 YEARS OF POKÉMON! 20+ tracks, more than 60 songs and melodies from all the Pokémon games played live at the very same day as the 30th anniversary (February 28th, 2026) in +2 hours of a full energy Rock show with Pokerus Project. Available in audio on Bandcamp and a full video for the entire concert on Youtube!
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Jul 24

Ursa Starsong
Crystal Voices EP
“Crystal Voices EP” is 6 A Cappella vocal arrangements of songs spanning the Final Fantasy XIV Catalogue and will be releasing on July 24th!
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Live Events

Aug 29

Colors Flying High: Celebrating 30 Years of Persona
Ongaku Overdrive celebrates 30 years of Persona with a concert at Conduit in Orlando, FL with Lacey Johnson, Bi Score, Mintea, and Trash Burger. All Phantom Thieves welcone!
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Ongaku Overdrive

Other

Aug 14

Student of the Game: Navigating a Decade in the Video Game Industry
In this rapidly evolving, hit-driven industry, technology advances at breakneck speed while personalities and business dynamics shift constantly. Many aspiring professionals ask how to break into game audio, but fewer discuss what happens after you’re in – or how to avoid getting lost along the way.
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Chase Bethea

Submit your news to vgmt monthly!

vgmt monthly is a newsletter that offers a centralized place for the VGM community to make announcements! The newsletter will be posted each month on vgmtogether’s social media and archived on our website. You’re free to print or share the newsletter once it is released, but please do not alter it in any way.

If you have multiple announcements, please fill out the form once for each one. You can submit multiple announcements each month, and in as many months as you would like!

The deadline for the following month is the 21st of the current month. For example, an event submitted on Jun 18 will be part of the Jul newsletter while an event submitted on Jun 22 will be part of the Aug newsletter. If you have any questions, reach out to Nujj on Discord (nujjjj) or Twitter/X (@kmelbone).

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