There’s always a sense of coming back down to Earth after a convention, and with Play Expo Manchester that has definitely been the case. Organised and supported by Replay Events Ltd, the Play Expo’s run in three locations in the country – Manchester, Blackpool and Glasgow. Having been to Play
Author: Katie Tarrant
Katie is a sound designer and composer currently working for Rare on Sea of Thieves. She graduated with a First Class Honours in music from Sir Paul McCartney's Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts in 2016. A lover of music from a young age, she is also a guitarist, bassist, and drummer. In 2016, she was the first ever recipient of UK Music's 'Outstanding Contribution to Music' graduate award, and honoured the following year to receive King and Diversi's scholarship to attend the Game Developer's Conference 2017. Most recently, she was nominated at one of Games Industry Biz's Top 100 Future Talent. Some of her favourite games include Bioshock, Overwatch, Life Is Strange, Uncharted, Fallout, and many more.
Final Fantasy XV at Abbey Road Studios
Review by Katie Tarrant Edited by Alyx Jones Final Fantasy has an incredible history. With a lifetime currently spanning almost 30 years and over 100 million sales, it stands as one of the most successful franchises of all time. The 29th of November will see the release of Final Fantasy’s latest installment, Final
Symphonic Fantasies Tour Review
Review by Katie Tarrant Edited by Alyx Jones Yesterday saw my first encounter with the Barbican Centre in London, and it certainly was not one to forget. From 8pm on the 6th of October, the Barbican Hall became home to the 7th performance of the renowned Symphonic Fantasies concert. Produced by Thomas Böcker,
Unbox Game Audio Review
Review by Katie Tarrant Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Prospect Games Composer/Sound Designer: Matt Griffin Reviewed on: PC INTRODUCTION There are many games that are individual and memorable for being so, but he indie game industry in particular is something that thrives of ingenuity and out-of-the-box thinking. Well, no pun intended but out-of-the-box thinking is exactly
The Flame In The Flood Game Audio Review
Review by Katie Tarrant Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: The Molasses Flood Composer: Chuck Ragan Sound Designer: Pat Balthrop Reviewed on: PC INTRODUCTION Survival games are something many of us know and love. With more being released every year, there’s a growing pressure for developers to find new ways of reworking the survival concept in order to stand out from the
Ron Arad’s Curtain Call Review
Hailing from Israel, Ron Arad is an architecture, industrial designer and artist who has led an illustrious career spanning multiple countries. His latest installation is placed at London’s beloved Roundhouse, taking advantage of the venue’s spherical layout. It has in fact featured at Roundhouse before in 2011, but this time
Hans Zimmer: Live On Tour 2016 Review
Soul Axiom Game Audio Review
Review by Katie Tarrant Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Wales Interactive Composer: Gareth Lumb Reviewed on: PC Soul Axiom is a first person adventure puzzle game developed by Wales Interactive. The game centers around the cyber-world of Elysia, with your character lost in a Tron-esque afterlife in which they must solve the mystery of both their previous and
Tom Clancy’s The Division Game Audio Review
Reviewed by Katie Tarrant Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Ubisoft Massive Audio Director: Simon Koudriavtsev Composer: Ola Strandh Voice Actors: Brandon Keener, Kate Drummond, Melissa O'Neil, Patrick Garrow, Rob Stewart, Tony Nappo, Warona Setshwaelo and co. Reviewed on: Xbox One During his time, Tom Clancy has developed quite a name for himself amidst the game industry