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

by Alyx Jones - 12/10/201715/10/2017 0478

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

by Alyx Jones - 04/10/201704/10/2017 0809

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!

by Alyx Jones - 26/09/2017 0397

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

VO Wisdom from EGX 2017

by Alyx Jones - 25/09/2017 0323

Article by Alyx Jones A last minute addition to the EGX Rezzed Sessions saw "A Conversation with Geralt of Rivia: Doug Cockle, Voice of the Witcher" join our Friday morning schedule! Bertie (Eurogamer) hosted the session at 11:30am over on the Rezzed Stage. It wasn't long before questions were asked about acting

Life is Strange – A Bittersweet Return to Arcadia Bay

by Alyx Jones - 01/09/2017 0500

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

by Alyx Jones - 12/08/2017 11008

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,

Daniel Licht may be gone but his music will live on

by Alyx Jones - 04/08/201704/08/2017 0446

Last night came the incredibly sad news that Composer Daniel Licht, lost his battle to cancer, at the age of 60. Tributes on social media describe Daniel as warm, kind and creative, a man who always had time to help people and who leaves behind many happy memories. Our hearts go out

Develop Conference 2017: Audio Track Highlights

by Alyx Jones - 15/07/2017 1450

Article by Alex Jones Edited by Sam Hughes Develop in Brighton brings together some of the biggest and brightest talent in the games industry, from indie developers to huge AAA companies, there's something for everyone. The usual venue of the Hilton Metropole in Brighton, saw thousands of game developers through its doors

Interview with Cellist & Composer, Tina Guo

by Alyx Jones - 08/07/201708/07/2017 0603

Alyx Jones was lucky enough to catch up with Tina Guo, on a quick break between touring with Hans Zimmer and filming new music videos! After her recent work on the Wonder Woman film and the new release of her album Game On! we had plenty to talk about and can't

BASCA Presents: Composing for Video Games

by Alyx Jones - 31/05/2017 0369

Article by Alyx Jones Edited by Sam Hughes A warm and sunny evening brought together many composers and aspiring composers together yesterday at Tileyard Studios to hear from BAFTA nominated duo: The Flight (Joe Henson and Alexis Smith) and Ivor Novello award-winning composer Joris De Man, to discuss their work on the