Final Fantasy XV – A Game Audio Review

Final Fantasy XV – A Game Audio Review Review by Andrew Overfield Edited by Sam Hughes Developer/Publisher: Square Enix Composer: Yoko Shimomura Sound Management: Kazuki Hamamoto, Shihoko Karube, Yuko Sakae, Ayako Tsuchlya Reviewed on: PS4   For 20 of the last near-on 30 years of it’s franchise’s life I’ve been a huge Final Fantasy fan. From spending a large portion of

Interview with Tomb Raider Composer, Nathan McCree

Sam Hughes speaks to composer and audio director, Nathan McCree. Nathan McCree is a composer and sound designer with twenty four years professional experience composing music and designing sound effects for computer games with over sixty published titles to his credit. A member of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers

Interview with Krotos on Dehumaniser II and Simple Monsters

A couple of weeks ago Sam Hughes had a chat with Matt Collings and Orfeas Boteas from our sponsors Krotos Ltd. about their Dehumaniser II and Simple Monsters software! For more information on Krotos and their great products head to their links below! LINKS Official Dehumaniser Twitter @KrotosAudio Facebook Dehumaniser We hope you enjoyed the interview, feel free to

Play Expo Manchester Review

There’s always a sense of coming back down to Earth after a convention, and with Play Expo Manchester that has definitely been the case. Organised and supported by Replay Events Ltd, the Play Expo’s run in three locations in the country – Manchester, Blackpool and Glasgow. Having been to Play

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

Dehumaniser Anouncement!

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We are proud to announce that we are sponsored by Krotos, makers of Dehumaniser II! Many thanks to everyone over there for their support, here's some info on the NEW features of their recent release Dehumaniser II.  Dehumaniser II, the popular creature sound design software used in Disney's The Jungle Book and James Wan’s