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Jul 2024
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Game On - Returning to The Mothership an...

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The capital's first annual Festival dedicated to celebrating the music of film, TV and games will take place from 19–26 March 2025 and Adam's spoken to festival director, Tommy Pearson and composer, Stephen Barton.

Find out more at londonsoundtrackfestival.com

And we've returned to the Homeworld galaxy for the third game in the series. Do you remember the Karos Graveyard and the Great Nebula of Kadesh? Adam and the game's writer, Martin Cirulis do.

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