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Develop 2021 – Audio Day

by Alyx Jones - 30/11/2021 018

As events slowly begin to restart again following the lifting of restrictions, Develop conference moved from the usual summer dates to a more windy and cold October. The organisers also took the decision to live stream the conference and offer a Digital Conference pass as well this year so anyone

EGX 2021 – Audio Highlights

by Alyx Jones - 02/11/2021 021

It’s been a long time since we attended any events and it’s worth addressing that EGX 2021 is happening during a pandemic so a lot of bigger developers’ presence is missing, where they would usually be big stands from Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo etc. The conference overall is much smaller than

BAFTA Games Awards 2020

by Alyx Jones - 09/04/202009/04/2020 0366

All over the world countries face lockdown and social distancing due to the coronavirus outbreak. The UK is no different, and it has meant a complete stop to all live events, with cancellations and re-scheduling across the board. This has also hit the London Games Festival, including EGX Rezzed, and

TSAP S02E06: Austin Wintory – Composer (ERICA, Journey, Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate

by Sam Hughes - 21/08/201919/02/2020 0282

Alyx Jones speaks with composer Austin Wintory, about his recent work on ERICA, his collaboration/travels with Angela Bermúdez and general musings over life, education and music. Opening Track: Know Thyself - ERICA Closing Track: Know Theyself - ERICA You can find the soundtrack here: https://austinwintory.bandcamp.com/album/erica You can support Angela's work here: https://ko-fi.com/angelabermudez (Austin's Profile

Interview with Scott Gershin at Develop: Brighton 2019

by Alyx Jones - 17/08/201921/08/2019 0281

3 days on the beach, tonnes of amazing talks on various different disciplines of game design, from art to programming, and our very favourite: audio. To make things even better, we've been lucky to interview the charismatic Scott Gershin about his time as a sound designer, working on films and

EGX Rezzed 2019

by Alyx Jones - 22/04/201922/04/2019 0382

Article by Alyx Jones Tobacco Dock has long opened its gates to the game developers and fans…in fact the community that comes along to EGX Rezzed. A celebration of indie games, and a time for smaller developers to showcase their hard work and get their games in front of lots of

God of War Dominates Audio at the BAFTA Games Awards 2019

by Alyx Jones - 08/04/201904/03/2020 0366

Thursday saw the red carpet open for the 15th BAFTA Games Awards, held this time at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank. All the games industry's finest, dressed to impress, came to celebrate incredible talent at this years awards ceremony. God of War were nominated in all audio categories, boasting 4/5 Performer

Things Sounding Good for God of War – BAFTA Game Nominations 2019

by Alyx Jones - 14/03/201914/03/2019 1291

The BAFTA Games Awards 2019 nominations were released this morning at 11am over Twitch and Twitter Live Stream. The ceremony, hosted by Dara O’Briain, takes place on Thursday 4 April at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on London’s Southbank and will be live streamed on all major social, online and gaming

Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us

by Alyx Jones - 22/11/201822/11/2018 0550

Review by Alyx Jones Developer/Publisher: Compulsion Games Composer: Shinji Miyazaki Original Music: Ed Goldfarb Audio Director: Masafumi Mima VO Director: Lisa Ortiz The 21st Pokémon movie "The Power of Us" is set to hit cinemas in the UK on the 24th November. Continuing on from Ash's last adventure in 2017 in "Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You" we join

Screen Music Connect

by Alyx Jones - 06/10/201810/10/2018 0253

Article by Alyx Jones Screen Music Connect is a new event series, following on from the success of Game Music Connect, but opening up to a wider audience of composers and music industry professionals who work on music to picture. Founded by award-winning composer James Hannigan, it was created to "explore