Final Fantasy XV at Abbey Road Studios

Review by Katie Tarrant Edited by Alyx Jones Final Fantasy has an incredible history. With a lifetime currently spanning almost 30 years and over 100 million sales, it stands as one of the most successful franchises of all time. The 29th of November will see the release of Final Fantasy’s latest installment, Final

The Turing Test Audio Review

Review by Matt Hellewell Edited by Sam Hughes & Doug Waters Developer: Bulkhead Interactive Publisher: Square Enix Composer: Sam Houghton & Yakobo Audio Lead: David Orton Reviewed on: Xbox One This first person sci-fi puzzler from the developers of Pneuma: A Breath of Life explores the phenomena of consciousness and challenges the meaning of human intuition.

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

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

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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

Hans Zimmer: Live On Tour 2016 Review

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INTRODUCTION When I had the spontaneous opportunity to see Hans Zimmer on tour, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Being such a prolific composer, I was curious to know how much involvement he would have in the show, whether he would just be conducting, only on stage between songs, whether he

Soul Axiom Game Audio Review

Review by Katie Tarrant Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Wales Interactive Composer: Gareth Lumb Reviewed on: PC Soul Axiom is a first person adventure puzzle game developed by Wales Interactive. The game centers around the cyber-world of Elysia, with your character lost in a Tron-esque afterlife in which they must solve the mystery of both their previous and

Captain America: Civil War – The Sound of Civil War

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Captain America: Civil War The Sound of Civil War Review by Andrew Overfield Edited by Sam Hughes Studio: Marvel Studios Composer: Henry Jackman Director: Anthony Rosso Sound Designers: Shannon Mills, David C. Hughes, Nia Hansen Reviewed on: IMAX 3D   As you can probably tell by now, I’m a bit of a superhero geek. Not quite the Sheldon Cooper of