GM Tips is our series to help Storytellers and Game Masters improve their craft and create memorable roleplaying experiences. Last week we talked about alignment swapping, so naturally, let’s swap and ...

From the silent, suspenseful hum of a predator in the shadows to the piercing shriek of an impending apocalypse, a video game's sound design can be its most powerful weapon. We've all been there: a ...

The Last of Us Part II is defined as much by the intensity of its sounds as its gameplay, and it’s now clear just how much effort Naughty Dog put into those effects. Sound designer Beau Anthony ...

Sound design in video games is like the magic ingredient that makes the game’s world come alive. It’s not just about the music or the sound effects you hear when something happens in the game. It’s ...

Sony recently confirmed that the PS5 DualSense controller will be able to generate haptic feedback based on corresponding in-game sound effects. The news comes from a recently filed Sony report on the ...

The video is titled “Riot Audio: Recording Shenanigans,” and from the way that it plays out, “Shenanigans” is the perfect way to describe it. From whips to explosions to tiny Poros scuttling across ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Spare a thought for the audio designers on your favorite games. While everyone is praising the ...

Ten years later, I still consider Minecraft to be one of the scariest games I've ever played—due in no small part to the lonely melodies that fade in and out of an otherwise quiet game and the dreary ...

Nintendo’s Alarmo will play music from Super Mario and Legend of Zelda, then bombard you with coin sounds until you struggle out of bed. Reading time 3 minutes Instead of its much-anticipated Switch 2 ...