MIGS25 Interview: Crafting Worlds Through Sound — A Conversation with Pixel Audio’s Eric Shaw

At I sat down with Eric Shaw of Pixel Audio to talk game music, sound design, and building immersive worlds through audio. From Dead Space’s chilling atmosphere to Spiritfarer’s emotional soundscape and the upcoming Heavy Gear 3, Shaw explains why great sound makes great games.

Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch Review – A Tactically Addictive Roguelite.

I have had a chance to check out Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch from Ocean Drive Studio a couple of times at previous PAX Events, but never had a deep dive as I skipped the Early Access Run. Having buried dozens of hours into the full release of the game I can safely say …

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Fretless – The Wrath of Riffson Review

Fretless – The Wrath of Riffson is a game that has caught my eye at the last couple of PAX East conferences and I was excited to take the final game for a spin. Everything I liked from the demoes is better and bigger in the full game and while the music, combat and exploration …

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PAX East Day 2 – Monster Train 2, Glaciered, SkateBoard Knight

As the adventures at PAX East continued I slowly made my way into the expo hall after a long night out enjoying the annual Pokecrawl to check out more fun experiences. Friday's at PAX East are quite a bit busier than Thursday so I purposefully have a bunch of preset interviews and a plan for …

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