Archive pour janvier 2009

Gamasutra : Audiokinetic Integrates Wwise With Unreal Engine 3

Posté par admin dans Games Audio, Video Games, Video Games Industry le 15 janvier 2009

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Audiokinetic’s audio pipeline product, Wwise, is now integrated with Epic’s Unreal Engine 3 through Epic’s Integrated Partners Program, the companies announced today. The partnership will allow licensees of UE3 to use Wwise in their development pipelines.

Wwise, designed for next-gen platforms, combines an audio authoring tool with a sound engine. It allows users to audit, profile and modify sounds in-game and in realtime. Audiokinetic says Wwise is currently in use by 85 titles, a « significant percent » of which are Unreal Engine-developed games.

The integration combines Wwise with the functionality of the Unreal Editor, with the aim of offering developers a complete solution.

Audiokinetic president and CEO André Nadeau says, « Being part of Epic’s Integrated Partners Program is an important stamp of approval for our products and our company. It will contribute to develop the Wwise user-base worldwide, allowing more and more developers to take advantage of Wwise to create increasingly immersive audio environments and offer awe-inspiring gameplay. »

Epic Games president Michael Capps adds, « We work closely with middleware providers to ensure the Unreal Engine’s ease of use with other leading tools and technology. »

 »This integration will cut down on programming time and effort for our licensees who are using Wwise, and Epic is supporting Audiokinetic directly to ensure the package is kept up to date with all the latest upgrades to Unreal Engine 3. »

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21871

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Gamepolitics.com : SWAT Team Takes Down a Pair of PS3 Gamers

Posté par admin dans Video Games, Video Games Culture le 14 janvier 2009

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How awesome is your gaming rig’s sound system?

Hopefully it’s a little quieter than that of an unlucky 21-year-old Copenhagen man and his friend.

According to a report on QJ.net, the two gamer buddies were playing an unspecified PlayStation 3 title with the sound cranked up to 11.

A concerned neighbor called the local gendarmes in the belief that the sound of gunfire coming from next door was the real deal. Perhaps thinking that a full-scale war had broken out, a Danish SWAT team was activated. The cops used a megaphone to order the men to come out and surrender.

The noisy gamers wisely put their controllers down without a fight and were arrested on suspicion of mayhem. They were soon released after a search of their apartment uncovered no firearms.

Thanks to: GP regular Shadow D. Darkman

-Reporting from San Diego, GamePolitics Correspondent Andrew Eisen isn’t sure what game his neighbors are playing but it’s definitely rated AO…

http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/01/13/swat-team-takes-down-pair-ps3-gamers

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Bluezone Psy Trance Reflexion

Posté par admin dans Audio, Audio Industry le 14 janvier 2009

bluezone-psy-trance-reflexionBluezone Corporation presents “Psy Trance Reflexion” , a collection of high quality samples and loops for trance producers. This pack contains 127 loops, 49 synth sound / pad and more than 220 drums. Available in WAV, AIFF and REX2 formats.

In this volume, you will also find atmospheric sounds and a great deal of Hits and Fx. This pack contains 127 loops, 49 synth sounds / pads and 220 drums.

Contents:

• Drumloops
• Drumloops addon
• Drums ( bd, clap, hi-hat, perc )
• Hit-fx
• Misc (pad, atmo, layer…)

Technical Specifications:

• 870 files
• 100% Royalty-Free
• Ready to use

Demo available: http://www.bluezone-corporation.com

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