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Develop 2023 – Audio Day

by Alyx Jones - 15/07/2023 0103

After the incredibly hot weather (minus working air con) and the refurbishment of The Hilton last year, thousands again descended on Brighton for Develop Conference. The Audio Track takes place on Thursday as usual with a range of topics from recording super cars to the epic sound of God of

EGX Audio Picks 2022

by Alyx Jones - 15/07/202315/07/2023 099

Every year I scope out the show floor at EGX for any stands with headphones and go on the listen out for games that have the best of audio, whether it's music, sound design, voice acting or just an overall immersive soundscape, I'm there for it. Here's some games we

EGX Audio Talks 2022

by Alyx Jones - 28/09/202228/09/2022 0189

It was a lovely surprise this year that there was a nice range of talks focusing on audio for games, and a range of experiences from younger people in the early stages of their career to veterans who have been in the industry a long time. We’ve picked out the

Develop 2022 – Audio Day

by Alyx Jones - 27/09/202227/09/2022 0167

Although we came ready to conquer, we only made it to the first day of Develop before someone we were with tested positive for covid, so we made the sad decision to return home, cancel interviews and cover audio day remotely. Thankfully Develop has a wonderful online platform and streams

Develop 2021 – Audio Day

by Alyx Jones - 30/11/2021 0241

As events slowly begin to restart again following the lifting of restrictions, Develop conference moved from the usual summer dates to a more windy and cold October. The organisers also took the decision to live stream the conference and offer a Digital Conference pass as well this year so anyone

EGX 2021 – Audio Highlights

by Alyx Jones - 02/11/2021 0242

It’s been a long time since we attended any events and it’s worth addressing that EGX 2021 is happening during a pandemic so a lot of bigger developers’ presence is missing, where they would usually be big stands from Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo etc. The conference overall is much smaller than

BAFTA Games Awards 2020

by Alyx Jones - 09/04/202009/04/2020 0531

All over the world countries face lockdown and social distancing due to the coronavirus outbreak. The UK is no different, and it has meant a complete stop to all live events, with cancellations and re-scheduling across the board. This has also hit the London Games Festival, including EGX Rezzed, and

TSAP S02E06: Austin Wintory – Composer (ERICA, Journey, Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate

by Sam Hughes - 21/08/201919/02/2020 0439

Alyx Jones speaks with composer Austin Wintory, about his recent work on ERICA, his collaboration/travels with Angela Bermúdez and general musings over life, education and music. Opening Track: Know Thyself - ERICA Closing Track: Know Theyself - ERICA You can find the soundtrack here: https://austinwintory.bandcamp.com/album/erica You can support Angela's work here: https://ko-fi.com/angelabermudez (Austin's Profile

Interview with Scott Gershin at Develop: Brighton 2019

by Alyx Jones - 17/08/201921/08/2019 0443

3 days on the beach, tonnes of amazing talks on various different disciplines of game design, from art to programming, and our very favourite: audio. To make things even better, we've been lucky to interview the charismatic Scott Gershin about his time as a sound designer, working on films and

EGX Rezzed 2019

by Alyx Jones - 22/04/201922/04/2019 0707

Article by Alyx Jones Tobacco Dock has long opened its gates to the game developers and fans…in fact the community that comes along to EGX Rezzed. A celebration of indie games, and a time for smaller developers to showcase their hard work and get their games in front of lots of