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EGX Audio Picks 2022

by Alyx Jones - 15/07/202315/07/2023 028

Every year I scope out the show floor at EGX for any stands with headphones and go on the listen out for games that have the best of audio, whether it's music, sound design, voice acting or just an overall immersive soundscape, I'm there for it. Here's some games we

EGX Audio Talks 2022

by Alyx Jones - 28/09/202228/09/2022 0101

It was a lovely surprise this year that there was a nice range of talks focusing on audio for games, and a range of experiences from younger people in the early stages of their career to veterans who have been in the industry a long time. We’ve picked out the

EGX 2021 – Audio Highlights

by Alyx Jones - 02/11/2021 0177

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

EGX Rezzed 2019

by Alyx Jones - 22/04/201922/04/2019 0490

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

EGX Rezzed 2018 – Game Audio Picks

by Alyx Jones - 01/05/201802/05/2018 0491

Review by Alyx Jones Another year of EGX Rezzed comes to a close as we reflect on some of our favourite indie games for use of audio. Tobacco Docks played host again to the smaller, indie friendly, eurogamer expo, with thousands coming to get their hands on the latest, in development

EGX 2017: Our Favourite New Games for Awesome Audio!

by Alyx Jones - 26/09/2017 0349

Last week saw another record attendance at EGX, as close to 80,000 people piled through the halls of the NEC, Birmingham to play all the newest titles available! Alyx and Katie have been on hand at EGX 2017 to play all the games you might be curious about and find

VO Wisdom from EGX 2017

by Alyx Jones - 25/09/2017 0277

Article by Alyx Jones A last minute addition to the EGX Rezzed Sessions saw "A Conversation with Geralt of Rivia: Doug Cockle, Voice of the Witcher" join our Friday morning schedule! Bertie (Eurogamer) hosted the session at 11:30am over on the Rezzed Stage. It wasn't long before questions were asked about acting

EGX Rezzed 2017: Day by Day Highlights

by Alyx Jones - 03/04/2017 0272

Article by Alyx Jones & Katie Tarrant EGX Rezzed came back to Tobacco Docks for 2017, drawing massive crowds and a sold out Saturday! Rezzed brings together all of the best up and coming indie titles, including a massive indie section, the leftfield collection and BAFTA games section, with hundreds of

EGX Rezzed 2017: 10 New Games to keep an ear out for!

by Alyx Jones - 02/04/2017 1388

Article by Alyx Jones, Doug Waters and Katie Tarrant Tobacco Docks opened its doors to EGX Rezzed again this year, to hundreds of playable games titles this year, including a massive Indie section, the leftfield collection and a room dedicated to board games. Throughout all 3 days there are also a series

EGX 2016 Review

by Alyx Jones - 24/09/2016 0441

From the 22-25th of September, The NEC, Birmingham becomes home to the UK's biggest games event of the year: EGX. Packed full of games for everyone to play from big AAA titles like Unchartered and Call of Duty, to smaller, but just as anticipated games such as Yooka-Laylee and Unbox