AES: Audio for Games 61st Conference

Article by Alyx Jones Edited by Sam Hughes Alyx Jones recounts her experience of this year's AES Audio for Games Conference back in February.  The 61st Audio for Games conference held at The Royal Society of Chemistry, London, took place Wednesday 10th to Friday 12th February 2016. This renowned event draws many game audio professionals

Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations Game Audio Review

Review by Alyx Jones Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Vicious Cycle Software Composers: Pendleton Ward, Rod Abernethy Lead Sound Design/Music Editing: Mark Reis Voice Actors: Jeremy Shada, John DiMaggio, Tom Kenny, Pendleton Ward, Jessica DiCicco, Olivia Olson, Justin Roiland, Emo Philips, Keith Ferguson, Eric Bauza Reviewed on: Playstation 4 Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations is a new game by Vicious Cycle

Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate Interview with Audio Director, Lydia Andrew

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Sam Hughes speaks to Audio Director, Lydia Andrew about her career so far and her work on Assassin's Creed: Syndicate. Lydia is an Audio Director who has worked in game audio for 14 years and in the entertainment industry for nearly 20. She started her games career with Electronic Arts in the

Mushroom 11 Game Audio Review

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Mushroom 11 – Game Audio Review Reviewed by Doug Waters Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Untame Composer: The Future Sound of London Sound Design: Power Up Audio Reviewed on: Mac, Steam   Originally developed as part of 2012’s Global Game Jam, Untame’s award winning Mushroom 11 is an incredibly unique puzzle-platformer set in a post-apocalyptic world, populated by

Interview with Ori and the Blind Forest Audio Director, Andrew Lackey

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Earlier this year, Sam Hughes caught up with Sound Designer, Andrew Lackey, about his work on Ori and the Blind Forest. They also discuss his previous work on amazing titles such as The Matrix Trilogy as well as the recent release, The Witness and more! Andrew is an award winning sound designer and

Mad Max Game Audio Review

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Review by Doug Waters  Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Avalanche Studios Published by: Warner Bros. Composer: Mats Lundgren (of Pole Position Production) Sound Design: Various inc. teams Avalanche Studios & Pole Position Production & Additional Reveiwed on: PS4 Released just over 4 months after the film Mad Max: Fury Road comes Avalanche Studios’ Mad Max, an open world

Interview with Firewatch Voice Artist, Cissy Jones

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Audio Edited by Katie Tarrant Sam Hughes chats to voice artist Cissy Jones, about her career so far, tips on vo and her current role as Delilah in the newly released Firewatch! You can also hear Cissy in the recently released "Fallout 4" (Doctor Duff / Doctor Patricia), "Life is Strange" (Joyce

Fallout 4 Game Audio Review

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Review by Katie Tarrant Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Bethesda Game Studios Composer: Inon Zur Sound Designer: Mark Lampert Reviewed on: Xbox One Fallout is undeniably a globally adored franchise. Blossoming from pixelated birds-eye graphics in to environments rich with vast picturesque landscapes, Bethesda have fought hard to prove that taking over the franchise after Fallout 2 was

Interview with Leonard J Paul (School of Video Game Audio)

  Alyx Jones chats with Leonard Paul, after a busy year, about how the School of Video Game Audio is going as well as his current work on the follow-up to Retro City Rampage, Shakedown Hawaii. Leonard is well known for his work on titles such as EA’s NBA Jam, NHL 11,