Double Indie based updates right here, right now!

In the first half of tonights update I bring word of the ‘FM Update’ for AudioSurf. This mega update brings along last.fm audioscrobbling (Doug Lombardi’s word not mine!) the ability to use AudioSurf as a music visualizer, scoreboard comments along with loads and loads of other stuff!

In a mix of AudioSurf and World of Goo updates I bring word that Kyle Gabler, one of the men behind World of Goo has had his music thrown onto AudioSurf radio. Years ago Kyle made some techno music which has just been unleashed on the world via the AudioSurf radio.

More World of Goo and AudioSurf stuff after the jump.

In other World of Goo news, they boys have put up the following video on their website showing off the creation of the art in a level. It also gives us a sneak peak of the second chapter of the game!

Finally the changelist for AudioSurf:

New features:
–last.fm audioscrobbling
–Comments tab on every song’s scoreboard
–Customized player news on the song loading screen (when friends last played, songs you’re champion of, etc…)
–Command interface for 3rd party mod apps (extensions)
–New hover vehicle for Eraser Elite
–Added Vegas ability: generate a random powerup every 60 seconds
–You can play freeride as a music visualizer on your desktop while other applications are running, and it will automatically advance to the next song in your current folder or current m3u playlist
–Improved Strategy Guide look
–Eraser Elite now has 8 rows of tiles (like Pusher Elite)
–Score browser now refreshes popular songs when you first open it
–Added blending to top and bottom black frame in gameplay
–Add a graphic to display your chain reaction multiplier at the bottom of the screen
–Longer-lasting fireworks on enhanced detail
–Maximum song length extended to 60 minutes
–Made additional texture mods possible (tiles, tileflyups, cliff)
–If you put a traffic.png file in the textures folder it will be used for traffic instead of blocks
–Going back in song browser remembers mousewheel scroll position
–Sound effect theme is saved between play sessions
–Checkbox added to stop being shown character videos
–Added OK button to the loading/news page. Gives you more time to read the news on the loading page if you want it
–No longer automatically goes fullscreen when maximizing
–X360 controller can now pause/resume play with the Start button

Fixes:
–Restored view track shapes and report button on scoreboard
–Fixed: unknown song text showing over strategy guide
–Chosen fullscreen resolution is now remembered between sessions
–Fixed Pusher Elite bonus text from 25% to 100% on loading screen
–Moved the “Drill” away from the track (would sometimes overlap)
–Fixed “Next Song” button when used with Recently Played Songs list
–Fixed: Resizing window could make the track temporarily disappear
–Fixed: was possible to click buttons on the scoreboard screen before getting there
–Block captures that force an early match collection are no longer lost
–Greatly reduced delay after resuming from a pause
–Fixed: menu background animation could get stuck
–Personal best is now stored correctly when playing from an m3u playlist
–Playlist files (m3u) now correctly ignore all comments and http paths
–Adjusted mouse sensitivity scaler
–Restored single-cursor on menu screens

Tags: Art, Audiosurf, Kyle Gabler, World of Goo

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