Abzû Game Audio Review

Review by Alyx Jones Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Giant Squid Composer: Austin Wintory Sound Designer: Steven Green Reviewed on: Playstation 4 Abzû is a new, relaxing, adventure game from Giant Squid (founded by the art director Matt Nava who worked on Flower and Journey), where players can explore the depths of the ocean, unlock various species of aquatic creatures

Doom (Campaign) Game Audio Review

Review by Matt Hellewell Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: id Software Publisher: Bethesda Softworks Composer: Mick Gordon Audio Director: Chris Hite Reviewed on: Xbox One   The Doom campaign begins with your character awakening in a Martian facility, unaware of where he is or how he got there. As the story unfolds you start to piece together the

Multi-Award Winning Composer Richard Jacques Releases New Album, ‘HEROVILLE’

Multi-award winning composer Richard Jacques has recently returned to Abbey Road studios for his latest project, 'Heroville', an album of big band and orchestral compositions recorded with some of London's top session musicians. Composed, orchestrated and conducted by Jacques, the album is inspired by the animated film genre and includes

Overwatch Game Audio Review

Reviewed by Katie Tarrant & Doug Waters Edited by Sam Highes Developer & Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment Composers: Derek Duke & Neal Acree Sound Designers: Paul Lackey, Scott Lawlor, Kris Giampa, Chris De La Pena, Justin Decloedt & Brian David Parr. Reviewed on: Xbox One & PS4 Katie: With any MMO, the challenge for the developers lies in

Grammy Award Winning Composer Christopher Tin Announced for Civilization VI Title Theme

2K and Firaxis Games has announced that Christopher Tin will be returning as the composer for the title theme on the upcoming 'Civilization VI'. Tin had previously composed the theme 'Baba Yetu' for Civilization IV which is the only piece of video game music to ever win a Grammy Award. The piece has been

ThinkSpace Interview with Guy Michelmore

Sam Hughes speaks to Guy Michelmore about his career so far and the recent fruition of the ThinkSpace Education's recent online game audio masters degrees. Read the full interview below!   Thanks for joining us Guy! It’s great to have you on the site. So before we talk about ThinkSpace Education, let’s chat

Interview with EVE: Valkyrie’s Audio Team, Jon McCavish and Ash Read

Back in March Sam Hughes went to CCP in Newcastle to try out their VR Title, EVE: Valkyrie based on the EVE: Online universe. Sam speaks with the audio team Ash Read and Jon McCavish about their process, working with VR and more! Ash Read: After finishing my studies at the School of

PRS for Music Explores: Gaming & Music

Article by Alyx Jones Composers for video games have long been talking about a new PRS model for video games. As of 2016, the games industry is a £90billion industry with 2.1 billion gamers across the globe. PRS hosted this event to try and shed light and explore the current situation,

A First Listen of Pokémon Go

Review by Alyx Jones Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Niantic, Inc. Composer: Junichi Masuda Reviewed on: Android If you've been living under a rock, there is a new mobile game available for Pokémon fans to play, slowly being released to raring fans around the globe. It's an augmented reality adventure, requiring players to use their GPS location to