Review by Kyle Worrall Edited by Katie Tarrant Developer: Ubisoft San Francisco Publisher: Ubisoft Lead Composer: Jamie Dunlap Audio Design: Ubisoft San Francisco Reviewed on: Playstation 4 Introduction As an avid South Park fan from a young age, you can imagine the excitement going through my mind when I heard that South Park: The Stick of Truth would be followed
Flinthook Game Audio Review
Review by Derek Brown Edited by Katie Tarrant Developer: Tribute Games Sound Design: Johan Vinet and Jean Chan Composer: Patrice Bourgeault Reviewed on: PS4 Flinthook; a swashbuckling, treasure finding, Metroid style platformer that is as beautiful as it is difficult. Developed by Tribute Games Inc., you play as 'Flinthook', a pint-sized pirate who raids ships in search of treasure. Flinthook
Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Wireless PS4 Gaming Headset Review
Article by Alyx Jones Intro Turtle Beach is one of the best known brands for gaming headsets, a brand that's commonplace at events such as EGX and Insomnia, probably due to their decent noise cancelling quality, immersing the players in the game even amongst crowds and other booth sounds. Although because this
Thor: Ragnarok Film Sound Review
Review by Katie Tarrant Edited by Sam Hughes Directed by: Taika Waititi Composer: Mark Mothersbaugh Sound Design: Skywalker Sound Long awaited, Thor: Ragnarok is the third instalment in Marvel’s Thor series, and for me has been one of the best Marvel movies so far. Directed by Taika Waititi, Ragnarok is action-packed, visually stunning, well-structured, and downright
Middle Earth: Shadow of War Game Audio Review
Article by Alyx Jones Developer: Monolith Productions Audio Director: Brian Pamintuan Senior Sound Designer: Nick Braun, Lucas Carlyle, Morgan Green Sound Designer: Chris Burgess, Brandon Chang, Michael Norris, Brian Binning (Associate) Music: Garry Schyman, Nathan Grigg Voice Cast: Troy Baker (Talion), Alastair Duncan (Celebrimbor), Pollyanna McIntosh (Shelob) Reviewed on: PS4 3 years after the success of Shadow of Mordor, we
Umlaut Audio Motors Review
Review by Jordan Killiard Edited by Katie Tarrant Price: $99 US Developer: Umlaut Audio Reviewed on: Mac Pro 5.1 Back in June 2017, I reviewed Umlaut Audio's uBeat bundle. I liked its customisable features and how it encouraged you to make the supplied pads and loops your own through use of FX. Now Umlaut Audio
The Odyssey Collection: Essentials Review
Article by Katie Tarrant Edited by Sam Hughes Content by: Richard L Anderson and Mark Mangini Published by: Pro Sound Effects Introduction The sound effects market is a growing industry that is filled with an endless amount of great content. The primary advantage of purchasing a sound effects library is to gain access to sounds
Interview with Composer Chase Bethea
DISTANT WORLDS: MUSIC FROM FINAL FANTASY 30TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT REVIEW
Sam Hughes and Andrew Overfield give us their highlights from the Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary concert of Distant Worlds: Music From Final Fantasy evening performance at the Royal Albert Hall last night (4th November). The pieces were performed by The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and Maida Vale Singers, conducted by Grammy
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 – Game Audio Review
Reviewed by Doug Waters Edited by Katie Tarrant Developer: CI Games Composer: Mikołaj Stroiński Audio Director: Andy Gibson Sound Designers: Marcin Sobczak, Przemysław Moszczyński & Kosma Kelm Reviewed on: PS4 More than 4 years have passed since the last Sniper: Ghost Warrior game, in that time Polish developer and publisher City Interactive Games have been busy working