Planet Coaster – Game Audio Review

Article by Derek Brown Edited by Alyx Jones Developer/Publisher: Frontier Developments Head of Audio: Jim Croft Project Audio Lead: Matthew Florianz Composer: Jim Guthrie and JJ Ipsen Reviewed on: PC Theme parks. My family and I have frequented many a park over the years, so a theme park management simulator was absolutely on my radar. Planet Coaster

Sound Forge Audio Studio 12 Review

Review by Katie Tarrant Edited by Alex Jones Sound Forge Audio Studio 12 is an audio editing program that allows you to do record, edit, convert, process, export and much more. Available in full 64-bit functionality, Audio Studio 12 enables you to work with audio in 32 bit/384 kHz studio quality, and

Little Nightmares: The Depths of Audio with Tobias Lilja

Sam Hughes speaks with Audio Designer Tobias Lilja of Tarsier Studios, about the audio for the intense side scrolling platformer, Little Nightmares. They go into detail of how the game audio makes the player feel fear and vulnerability through various techniques and inspirations. It certainly has come along way since

Future Weapons 3 Sound Library Review

Review by Katie Tarrant Edited by Alyx Jones Developer: SoundMorph Contributors: Nikolay Semenov and Vedran Kapetinic. Future Weapons 3 is available here: https://www.soundmorph.com/product/54/future-weapons-3 SoundMorph are a renowned name amongst the audio industry and deservedly so. Founded in 2013, they have brought out a collection of impressive libraries, including the likes of Dust, Sinematic, and Robotic

Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice – Setting the Gold Standard for Audio

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,

Turtle Beach EarForce Recon 150 PS4/PC Headset Review

Article by Sam Hughes Edited by Alyx Jones Intro Turtle Beach have always delivered a great overall sound experience when playing games on various mediums. I've used various headsets ( you can see my other reviews of the Stealth 450 and the Earforce PX24 at these links) and haven't been disappointed yet. The

SOUND FORGE Audio Studio 12 Released!

MAGIX announced the release of the latest update to SOUND FORGE Audio Studio earlier this week! Released on 7th August, Version 12 takes SOUND FORGE Audio Studio to "a whole new level supplying everything you need to record, edit, enhance, and deliver high-resolution audio". SOUND FORGE Audio Studio is a great tool

Alien: Covenant Film Score Review: Ridley Scott’s Final Homage to Goldsmith’s Original Theme

Article by Damien Walsh Edited by Sam Hughes Production Companies: TGS Entertainment, Scott Free Production & Brandywine Productions Director: Ridley Scott Composer: Jed Kurzel   Alien: Covenant is a 2017 American science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston & Billy Crudup. This is a sequel to the 2012 film