Sam Hughes speaks to Sound Designer/Composer, Matt Griffin, about the game audio for the indie platformer Unbox! Unbox is out now on Steam, purchase HERE! You can also check out Katie's Game Audio Review of Unbox HERE Big thanks to our sponsors Dehumaniser: http://www.dehumaniser.com/dehumaniser We hope you enjoyed the interview, feel free to check out
A Deeper Look At Income Differences Between Men And Woman In Game Audio
Interesting results from this year's Game Audio Survey! The 2016 Game Audio Survey (the annual survey that tracks compensation for the video game music and sound industry), has shown a significant discrepancy in salaries between male and female game composers and sound designers. The average male income was reported as being
Unbox Game Audio Review
Review by Katie Tarrant Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Prospect Games Composer/Sound Designer: Matt Griffin Reviewed on: PC INTRODUCTION There are many games that are individual and memorable for being so, but he indie game industry in particular is something that thrives of ingenuity and out-of-the-box thinking. Well, no pun intended but out-of-the-box thinking is exactly
Titanfall 2 (Pre-Alpha Tech Test) Audio Review
Review by Matt Hellewell Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Respawn Entertainment Publisher: Electronic Arts Composer: Stephen Barton Audio Lead: Erik Kraber Reviewed on: Xbox One Set after the battle of Demeter - which saw the Militia deal a massive blow to the IMC at the end of Titanfall - Titanfall 2 reveals that the Militia is now
The Flame In The Flood Game Audio Review
Review by Katie Tarrant Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: The Molasses Flood Composer: Chuck Ragan Sound Designer: Pat Balthrop Reviewed on: PC INTRODUCTION Survival games are something many of us know and love. With more being released every year, there’s a growing pressure for developers to find new ways of reworking the survival concept in order to stand out from the
Pro Sound Effects: Hybrid Sound Effects Library Review
Reviewed by: Doug Waters Developer: Pro Sound Effects Significant Contributors: Ric Viers, Stephan Schütze, Kenneth Skoglund Reviewed on: iMac 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 NOTE: Since this review was written, Pro Sound Effects released the Hybrid Library 2017 – the latest edition of their best overall value general sound library. Designed to be your go-to source
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
ARPS by Umlaut Audio Review
Final Fantasy XV Live At Abbey Road Studios
Square Enix Ltd. has announced that Abbey Road Studios will play host to a special one-off concert featuring music from the forthcoming Final Fantasy XV on Wednesday 7th September. The one hour concert will be broadcast from Abbey Road's iconic Studio One, and will feature live renditions of a selection of songs from the Final
Audiokinetic Offering Free Auro Headphones Plugin To All VR Projects Using Wwise
In Partnership with Auro-3D, all VR projects using Wwise will now be offered the Auro Headphones plugin, a cross platform software based binaural audio solution, for free. Audiokinetic will also be selecting 5-8 distinguished VR projects for the Wwise VR Grant. Chosen projects will be offered a free Wwise license, and will be promoted and showcased by Audiokinetic