Author: Alyx Jones

As Head Writer for The Sound Architect, Alyx is responsible for game audio reviews and event coverage. She is also founder of Silver Script Games, as well as having an extensive background in game audio, having worked on titles such as Elden Ring, Final Fantasy VII and Borderlands 3. You can always spot her flash of pink hair!

Middle Earth: Shadow of War Game Audio Review

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Article by Alyx Jones Developer: Monolith Productions Audio Director: Brian Pamintuan Senior Sound Designer: Nick Braun, Lucas Carlyle, Morgan Green Sound Designer: Chris Burgess, Brandon Chang, Michael Norris, Brian Binning (Associate) Music: Garry Schyman, Nathan Grigg Voice Cast: Troy Baker (Talion), Alastair Duncan (Celebrimbor), Pollyanna McIntosh (Shelob) Reviewed on: PS4 3 years after the success of Shadow of Mordor, we

Interview with Composer Austin Wintory: Collaboration and Being True to Yourself

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Interview by Alyx Jones Austin Wintory has been hard at work since we last spoke, shortly after the release of Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, and now he returns to talk about some of his more recent work on Absolver and Tooth and Tail. They are two very different games but this theme

Interview: Viviana Caro on the Sound Design for Fifa 18

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Interview by Alyx Jones Viviana Caro is no stranger to game audio with past work on titles such as Papa & Yo, Need for Speed and Fifa 17. A wearer of many game audio related hats, such as Technical Sound Designer, and Head of Audio at her own company Blue Chicken

EGX 2017: Our Favourite New Games for Awesome Audio!

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Last week saw another record attendance at EGX, as close to 80,000 people piled through the halls of the NEC, Birmingham to play all the newest titles available! Alyx and Katie have been on hand at EGX 2017 to play all the games you might be curious about and find

Life is Strange – A Bittersweet Return to Arcadia Bay

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Article by Alyx Jones Developer: Deck Nine Audio Director: Chuck Carr Sound Designer: Matt VanKleek Music: Daughter Voice Cast: Rhianna DeVries (Chloe Price), Kylie Brown (Rachel Amber) Reviewed on: PS4 It's been nearly 2 years since the emotional conclusion of the original Life is Strange series left us all feeling stunned, and now finally it's time to

Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice – Setting the Gold Standard for Audio

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Article by Alyx Jones Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Ninja Theory Audio Director: David García Music: David García & Andy LaPlegua Voices: Chipo Chung, Melina Juergens, Nicholas Boulton, Steven Hartley, Oliver Walker, Ellie Piercey Reviewed on: PS4 The new game Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, from Ninja Theory (DmC: Devil May Cry) is finally out for us to play,