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Space Ape's Simon Hade: “Country Star benefits from several years of live ops R&D right out of the gate” Interview Aug 2nd, 2023

Space Ape's Simon Hade: “Country Star benefits from several years of live ops R&D right out of the gate”

Space Ape Games co-founder discusses the tactics and tech behind BeatStar's new spin-off game Country Star

King's Vanesa Tate on re-crafting the soundtrack to Candy Crush Saga Interview Jun 26th, 2023

King's Vanesa Tate on re-crafting the soundtrack to Candy Crush Saga

After a decade of Candy Crush the team decided to revamp its soundtrack. But with a game this popular any changes required an expert touch

Why Reactional Music is the future of gaming audio Comment & Opinion Apr 13th, 2023

Why Reactional Music is the future of gaming audio

Reactional's president David Knox explains the art of turning game soundtracks into personalised gamer avatars

Vanesa Tate, Head of Audio at King, talks to us about the transition from movies to games Interview Dec 9th, 2022

Vanesa Tate, Head of Audio at King, talks to us about the transition from movies to games

Having recently helped to makeover the sound for Candy Crush, Tate gives her insights on being a female in the industry and why games are more inclusive than films

Roblox's Jonathan Vlassopulos on music biz meets the metaverse Interview Apr 16th, 2021

Roblox's Jonathan Vlassopulos on music biz meets the metaverse

Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th

POC in Mobile: Chase Bethea's journey as a game composer and the many benefits of game jams Interview Sep 18th, 2020

POC in Mobile: Chase Bethea's journey as a game composer and the many benefits of game jams

"There's no need to wait because the longer you do, the more opportunities will pass you by"

as POC in Mobile: Why Amanotes publishing manager Micke Joseph Moisa believes creative freedom is key to better diversity Interview Aug 7th, 2020

POC in Mobile: Why Amanotes publishing manager Micke Joseph Moisa believes creative freedom is key to better diversity

"I don’t think people should go the extra mile to prove more than non-coloured people."

Interview: HB Studios' senior audio designer John McCarthy on the music and commentary of PGA Tour 2K21 Interview Jun 29th, 2020

Interview: HB Studios' senior audio designer John McCarthy on the music and commentary of PGA Tour 2K21

"I think that presenting it in a second-person POV is the part that catches people by surprise"

The pitfalls of using library music: Five reasons your approach to music is wrong Comment & Opinion May 18th, 2020

The pitfalls of using library music: Five reasons your approach to music is wrong

LabelRadar CEO Ed Brew explains why you shouldn't just go straight to the music libraries

as Jobs in Games: Florence composer Kevin Penkin on how to get a job creating music for games Interview Mar 12th, 2019

Jobs in Games: Florence composer Kevin Penkin on how to get a job creating music for games

"Music isn’t black magic! It’s just like any other craft where it takes hours and hours of (sometimes) pain-staking work to get what you want to say just right"

The future of music gaming Comment & Opinion Mar 4th, 2019

The future of music gaming

Gismart product manager Vera Rabkina details the history of music gaming and looks ahead at what's to come

Music apps-focused Gismart wants to double its headcount and enter the publishing business after successful 2018 Interview Feb 7th, 2019

Music apps-focused Gismart wants to double its headcount and enter the publishing business after successful 2018

VP of marketing and business development Lana Meisak discusses its hit music games and what's next for the London-based studio

Mobile tones: The audio tool and service providers pushing the sound of smartphone gaming Comment & Opinion Feb 8th, 2018

Mobile tones: The audio tool and service providers pushing the sound of smartphone gaming

We speak to the top audio companies about creating engaging sounds and music for the small screen

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