Interview with Game Audio Veteran Paul Weir

Alyx Jones speaks to Sound Designer and Composer Paul Weir about his career so far, including his recent work on No Man's Sky. Paul Weir, has worked in the games industry for nearly 20 years, so I think it's reasonable to call him a veteran. He's also worked alot on generative music projects, including alot of

No Man’s Sky Game Audio Review

Review by Alyx Jones Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Hello Games Music: 65daysofstatic Audio Director/ Sound Designer: Paul Weir Reviewed on: Playstation 4 No Man's Sky is a long anticipated and slightly controversial recent release from Hello Games. It's a huge universe of procedurally generated planets to discover, the perfect science fiction game. Alot of hype has existed for the game, especially since

Abzû Game Audio Review

Review by Alyx Jones Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Giant Squid Composer: Austin Wintory Sound Designer: Steven Green Reviewed on: Playstation 4 Abzû is a new, relaxing, adventure game from Giant Squid (founded by the art director Matt Nava who worked on Flower and Journey), where players can explore the depths of the ocean, unlock various species of aquatic creatures

PRS for Music Explores: Gaming & Music

Article by Alyx Jones Composers for video games have long been talking about a new PRS model for video games. As of 2016, the games industry is a £90billion industry with 2.1 billion gamers across the globe. PRS hosted this event to try and shed light and explore the current situation,

A First Listen of Pokémon Go

Review by Alyx Jones Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Niantic, Inc. Composer: Junichi Masuda Reviewed on: Android If you've been living under a rock, there is a new mobile game available for Pokémon fans to play, slowly being released to raring fans around the globe. It's an augmented reality adventure, requiring players to use their GPS location to

Audio Gems from Develop: Brighton 2016

Article by Sam Hughes & Alyx Jones Edited by Sam Hughes Sam & Alex recount their time at this year's Develop in Brighton conference last week. The Develop 3-day conference in Brighton hosts a wide variety of talks from professionals all over the games industry. Thursday is the day for the audio

VVVVVV Game Audio Review

Review by Alyx Jones Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Terry Cavanagh Composer: Magnus Pålsson a.k.a. SoulEye Reviewed on: Mac (Steam) VVVVVV is a 2d puzzle platformer by Terry Cavanagh with music from Magnus Pålsson (SoulEye). It was developed in Adobe Flash and released in 2010, to the praise of its "gravity flipping" mechanic. The game was released earlier in the

Sony flies the flag for Game Music @ E3 2016

Article by Alyx Jones Edited by Sam Hughes If you have not yet had the chance to witness Sony Playstation's E3 press conference, you absolutely should. Bear McCreary opens the conference by silently walking to centre lower stage and taking up position as conductor of his own orchestra. No words are spoken,