Arc Raiders audio director Bence Pajor once created gunshot effects for Battlefield games by hitting himself "to the point that I screamed from real pain".

Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney has insisted the company is now “financially sound” after a tumultuous period in which 830 staff were laid off. In September 2023, the North Carolina studio behind Fortnite ...

Ever wondered why your favorite video game feels so immersive? It’s not just what you see, it’s what you hear. Steve Horowitz, Founder and Director, and Scott Looney, Founder and CTO of Game Audio ...

Eli is a freelance journalist who lives in Detroit, MI. He got his start in journalism covering video games and sports for Heavy before branching out into greater esports coverage at Dexerto. He also ...

TL;DR: Pearl Abyss prioritizes increasing Crimson Desert's full game sales over mod support or post-launch DLC, company CEO Heo Jin-young tells investors. In a shareholders meeting, Pearl Abyss CEO ...

Video game publisher Epic Games is laying off 1,000 workers, citing a drop in engagement with its signature title, Fortnite. In a memo to employees (read it in full below), CEO Tim Sweeney noted that ...

The note said some of the challenges the company is facing were industry-wide. Those challenges included lower growth, weaker spending, and tougher cost economics; current consoles selling fewer units ...

Marathon is an extraction shooter that puts you in the shoes of a Runner, someone whose consciousness is uploaded into various "Shells" and contracted by different factions to explore the colony of ...

Most video games use tutorials to gently teach you the basics. But some games take a very different approach. In this video we explore 20 video games that actually insult you for failing the tutorial.

Tutorials might well be the bane of the video game industry's existence. Teaching a player how to do something is surprisingly difficult to do. Even if a developer crafts an educational and ...

“Indiana Jones and the Great Circle,” F1 25” and “Call of Duty: Black Ops 6” are among the nominees for the 24th annual Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) awards. The awards span 26 categories, ...

Your hearing isn't the same as mine, nor anyone else’s for that matter. Nissan recognizes this, and it says it has come up with a way to tailor the sound systems in its vehicles to the listener’s ...