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Surf's up! 🏄♂️ Congratulations to our partners Double Stallion Games for today's announcement of Surfpunk, a fast-paced action RPG set in a Surfpunk world, with an aesthetic that makes us want to hit the waves 🌊🌊 Our SIDE team is thrilled to be working with Double Stallion again, providing music, sound design, and audio integration to this title. You can also take a listen to SIDE's audio and music in the Surfpunk reveal trailer--bringing you all the surf vibes: https://bit.ly/3Sg4dka Become a wave-shredding Raider in this intense, PvE co-op extraction action RPG. Hop on your Rushboard, loot ancient artifacts, hack n’ slash through hordes of monsters and escape in style. Surf, Shred, Scavenge, Repeat! Players can wishlist Surfpunk now on Steam:  bit.ly/PlaySurfpunk   #GameAudio #GameSoundDesign #GameMusic #AudioProduction #Surfpunk #SIDEMontreal

Congratulations to our partners at A44 Games for the launch of Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn! 🎮 SIDE was proud to be provide Voice Production for this thrilling action-RPG with a ‘Souls-lite’ twist, providing Casting, Recording, Direction, and Post-Production from SIDE LA and SIDE London studios. SIDE LA acted as SAG-AFTRA signatory on the title. In Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, players play as Nor Vanek, an elite member of the Coalition army, joined by Enki, a mysterious fox-like companion, in their quest for vengeance against the Gods. The Door to the Great Below has been opened unleashing the Gods and their armies of the Dead. The lands of Kian are besieged, the city of Dawn is on the brink of destruction. It’s time for the Coalition army to fight back. Embrace vengeance, gunpowder and magic as you embark on an epic journey to defeat the Gods, close the door and retake the world. Check out the launch trailer below: https://bit.ly/3zKlKKR #Flintlock #TheSiegeOfDawn #GameAudio #VoiceProduction #SIDELA #SIDELondon

How do you make the act of recording sounds...into a game mechanic?   🎤      In partnership with Scavengers Studio, our SIDE team were up to the task of designing this most intriguing of game mechanics -- and the result is a one-of-a-kind immersive audio experience and technical marvel, entitled SEASON: A Letter to the Future.      In SEASON, you play as Estelle, a young woman leaving her home village for the first time. She embarks on a bicycle road trip to explore the world, documenting and recording memories in a special journal, before a mysterious cataclysm washes everything away.       Our team put forth the most ambitious of possible approaches for the game, which led to SEASON: A Letter to the Future winning Scavengers Studio and SIDE the 2024 G.A.N.G. Award for Best Sound Design for an Indie Game! 🎉      Read on to discover the background story of the game, how the audio feature was designed and implemented, and how it required certain bespoke audio tech to be developed by our team ➡️➡️   https://bit.ly/3y1mFWK    #SIDEMontreal #GameAudio #GameSoundDesign #GameDevelopment #AudioIntegration

Mark your calendars for next month, as our SIDE team is heading to #Gamescom2024! Join us in Cologne, Germany for the world's biggest event for games and Europe's biggest platform for the industry. As part of the PTW Family of Brands, SIDE will be there to discuss audio services for the games of today -- from all facets of #VoiceProduction and #AudioLocalization, to #Music, #SoundDesign, and #Implementation 🔊 🎶 🎮 To find out more and how to get in touch with the team: https://bit.ly/46eaouL Craig Holahan | Mark Landers | Chris Woolf

#FlashbackFriday Congrats to our partners at Outright Games and Cyber Group Studios for the recent launch of Gigantosaurus: Dino Sports! 🦖 🎮 🦕 Our SIDE London and SIDE Paris teams were thrilled to support the Voice Production on this title, providing Casting, Recording, Voice Direction and Post-Production in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and LATAM. Based on the hit animated TV series, Gigantosaurus: Dino Sports is a 4-player local multiplayer sports party game, where players can embody beloved, fan-favorite characters such as Rocky, Mazu, Bill, and more in a variety of different sports events to win. From climbing to stunt surfing, players follow a hilarious story, create custom tournaments, or compete in family-fun competitions.  Gigantosaurus: Dino Sports is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch. Check out the launch trailer below! https://bit.ly/3S42ezi #SIDELondon #SIDEParis #VoiceProduction #Gigantosaurus #GigantosaurusDinoSports

Our teams from #SIDELondon and #SIDEMontreal had a blast this week at Develop:Brighton! It was great getting to chat all things game audio with developers by the seaSIDE--especially when the sun finally came out! 😎 Develop: Brighton is one of the only events in the UK that brings the entire games industry together to share ideas and experiences, network, and do business in a friendly and inclusive environment. And of course...eat ice cream...🍦 'Til next time!   François-Xavier Dupas Craig Holahan Mark Landers #DevelopBrighton #GameDev #GameAudio #VoiceProduction #SoundDesign

For our #inSIDErsClub feature this week, we're thrilled to showcase Dan Yates, our Audio Manager based at #SIDELondon! Dan has a ton of experience in audio production and dubbing across various industries, and has been an indispensable member of the team since he joined us in April last year. Get to know him better below, including some of his hobbies and who he would voice as a video game character... 🎮 🕹 #inSIDE #MeetTheTeam #GameAudio #AudioManagement

Sound on! 🔊    Today, we’re sharing the latest sound design reel from our SIDE team. We were so proud to partner with the many talented teams behind these games. Take a listen to this mélange of sounds, from the terrifying roar of creatures to highly immersive UI/UX in-game sound effects.     Contact us to bring your game’s sound to the next level! https://bit.ly/4csKvcW

Congratulations to our partners at Square Enix for the launch of FINAL FANTASY XIV Online - Dawntrail! 🎮 Our SIDE London, SIDE LA, SIDE Paris, and SIDE Shanghai teams were delighted to provide our full range of Voice Production services (#Casting, #Recording, #Directing, and #PostProduction) to this fifth expansion in the critically acclaimed MMORPG of FINAL FANTASY XIV Online. SIDE supported Voice Production for English, French, German, and Mandarin Chinese languages. The Dawntrail expansion includes a brand-new story, two new playable jobs, (pictomancer and viper), and a variety of new dungeons and challenging encounters. With this update, the game will shift the Warrior of Light and their allies' adventure to the western continent of Tural, where they will be asked to aid in a rite of succession to help determine the land’s next ruler. FINAL FANTASY XIV Online - Dawntrail is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S. SIDE has had the pleasure of supporting every expansion of FINAL FANTASY XIV Online since Heavensward. It's a privilege to continue supporting this team! Check out the launch trailer below:  https://bit.ly/3xBtCOf  #SIDELondon #SIDELA #SIDEParis #SIDEShanghai #VoiceProduction #FFXIVOnline #Dawntrail

Our SIDE Montreal team is proud to have worked with enigmatic artist, producer, and singer YMIR, in the recording and syncing of the song "Feeling the Fire" 🔥 which celebrates the 7th Anniversary of the game #FreeFire! 🎶 Developed and published globally by Garena for Android and iOS, Free Fire is a battle royale game that has set records for being the most downloaded game several years in a row. In 2021, Free Fire set a record of over 150 million peak daily active users globally, and hit over 1 billion downloads on Google Play. We're grateful to work with so many talented artists involved in the making of video game music globally, every day! Listen to "Feeling the Fire" in the 7th Anniversary Story Animation below: https://bit.ly/3L9uTiA And see more from artist/producer/singer YMIR here: https://lnkd.in/eR9wBM_d #SIDEMontreal #GameAudio #GameMusic #MusicProduction #VGM