In its ongoing commitment to esports, Turtle Beach have announced a new partnership with the Counter Strike: Global Offensive team, Astralis. In tandem, Turtle Beach have also revealed that it is bringing its Elite Pro Tournament gaming headset to PC gamers which is planned to launch this July. Astralis is one of the most successful CS:GO teams in
Steep Audio Review
Article by Katie Tarrant Edited by Sam Hughes & Doug Waters Developer: Ubisoft Annecy Audio Director: François Dumas Sound Designer: Jonathan Wachoru Composers: Zikali Reviewed on: Xbox One Appealing to fans of games like SSX and Shaun White Snowboarding comes Steep. Developed by Ubisoft Annecy, Steep is an online open world extreme sports game that enables you
Sound Forge Pro Mac 3: Review and Demo
Review by Willy McCarter Edited by Katie Tarrant Developer: Magix Reviewed on: MacBook Pro Introduction In the ever growing and expanding world of audio production, no other software giant stands out more than Magix. in my opinion. For many years, they have gifted audio producers from the past, the present and hopefully the future
Yooka Laylee Interview with Playtonic Games’ Audio Director, Dan Murdoch
Sam Hughes chats with Playtonic Games' Audio Director, Dan Murdoch about the audio for awesome game Yooka Laylee. They discuss the influences of Banjo Kazooie, going from indies, to Junior Sound Designer at Rocksteady, to lead on a project, and more! You can also check out our interviews with composers, Grant Kirkhope
BAFTA Games Awards Interviews 2017
Sadly due to some technical errors, there was a delay posting our interviews from the BAFTA Games Awards 2017 from our Soundcloud. However, FINALLY we can share these with you here including interviews on the red carpet and in the media room with Cissy Jones, Nolan North, Troy Baker, Navid Negahban,
Virginia Based Producers Release A Charity Street Fighter Album + Charity Livestream Announcement
Twenty producers from the Richmond, Virginia area have collaborated on an album which breathes new life into the iconic melodies and warrior themes of Street Fighter II. Street Fighter: The RVA Warrior ; is a 12 track album with proceeds going towards a charitable organisation that benefits public schools in the Richmond, Virginia area. The
Interview with Composer, Bryce Jacobs
Sam Hughes speaks to Bryce Jacobs about his career so far and more! Bryce's recent film project "Random Tropical Paradise" by Gunpowder and Sky Distribution was released June 9, http://variety.com/2017/film/news/bryan-greenberg-comedy-random-tropical-paradise-1202391793/. What is also very interesting about Bryce is that he created his own 7 octave guitar, with the financial help
Turtle Beach Announce New Line Of Headsets At E3
A new line of wireless headsets were announced from Turtle Beach last weekend during one of the biggest gaming events of the year, E3. The Stealth 600 and 700 series wireless surround sound headsets are the latest in the company's impressive line of gaming headphones. Whilst both headsets offer 50mm over-ear speakers with their Superhuman Hearing setting, Turtle Beach's new iteration of
Gravity – Orchestration Breakdown
Article by Jake Basten Edited by Katie Tarrant Director: Alfonso Cuarón Composer: Steven Price Senior Sound Designer: Glenn Freemantle Orchestrator: David Butterworth Since its 2013 release, Gravity has been given acclaim for its audio, including Oscar nominations for Best Original Score, Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing. In this article, I want to take a
Outlast 2 – Game Audio Review
Article by Derek Brown Edited by Katie Tarrant Developer: Red Barrels Composer: Samuel Laflamme Sound Designer: Francis Brus Reviewed on: Steam First things first, I’m a bubble blowin’ baby. Horror games and I have had a rocky relationship to say the least. I’m a jumpy, shouty creature and they tend to poke me in all the