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(TSAP S04E10) Sam is joined by Jay Waters (Audio Director and Composer, SUMO Digital) along with James E. Marshall (Music Supervisor), and Joe Thwaites (Principal Composer and Audio Lead) from Sony Creative Services Group to give insights into the highly impressive music choices and implementation for Sackboy: A Big Adventure.  They dive into the licensing...

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(TSAP S04E09) *Our first ever podcast featuring 3D audio in the intro and outro!* In this episode, Sam is joined by Loic Couthier to chat about the game audio for Returnal from Finnish studio Housemarque. They deep dive into the complex systems under the hood, the challenges of mixing (with potentially 700 projectiles fired at...

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(TSAP S04E02) In this episode, Sam is joined by Sucker Punch Productions Audio Director, Rev. Dr Bradley Meyer to chat about the audio for Ghost of Tsushima. They discuss the soundscapes of the environments, the detail in the Foley, voiceover, dynamic systems, creating authentic sounds for the world of 13th Century Japan and so much...

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  Article by Alyx Jones Wednesday 30th May, a date many have been waiting for. It’s the date of Playstation in Concert at The Royal Albert Hall in London. One of London’s most iconic venues, located in South Kensington, and well known for hosting the BBC Proms annually. While it is a concert hall, it’s...

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Article by Alyx Jones Edited by Sam Hughes If you have not yet had the chance to witness Sony Playstation‘s E3 press conference, you absolutely should. Bear McCreary opens the conference by silently walking to centre lower stage and taking up position as conductor of his own orchestra. No words are spoken, no visuals are...

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New In-Ear Stereo Headset designed for PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Smartphones and Tablets features Noise Reducing AudioShield technology and built-in microphone So a new headset has appeared from Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE). They announced today that their brand new In-ear Stereo Headset for PlayStation(R)4 (PS4(TM)) will be arriving on 4th December in the UK.  The headset...

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Review by Andrew Overfield Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: The Chinese Room Composer: Jessica Curry Sound Designer: Adam Hay Reviewed on: PlayStation 4   I wasn’t actually intending on doing an audio review of this game to begin with. I had just heard a ton about it and after following Jessica Curry and The Chinese Room’s developments since...

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Game Music Connect organizers revealed new sessions this week for the third annual international video game music conference which returns to The Purcell Room at London’s Southbank Centre on September 15. Game Music Connect welcomes Director Of Music for Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) Worldwide Studios, Chuck Doud as opening keynote speaker for 2015.  ...

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Spotify to Launch on PlayStation Music This Spring in 41 Markets Across North and South America, Europe, Asia, and More Interestingly after Music Unlimited and Spotify, Sony Network Entertainment Internation and Spotify have made the following announcement: Sony Network Entertainment International LLC (SNEI) and Spotify today announced a global strategic partnership to deliver a best-in-class...

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  The Sound Architect speaks to the brilliant Sound Designer, Joanna Orland! Joanna Orland is currently Senior Sound Designer at Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. Joanna began her career in the games industry at EA Criterion in 2005 where she worked on the critically acclaimed Black and Burnout franchises. After 2.5 years at Criterion, she made...

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