Yearly Archives: 2019

Here comes the Rain

It’s been a busy few weeks at OM towers.

Congratulations to Daedalic for the release of the much awaited ‘A Year of Rain’! A dynamic RTS game that throws you into a fantasy skirmish of epic proportions.

Reviews are in for Felix the Reaper, the fabulous 3D puzzler from Kong Orange and Daedalic, recorded at Vault 501. Available on Steam, Xbox One, PS4 and Nintendo Switch, who wouldn’t love a dancing rom…

October at OM

Congratulations to Blue Byte and Bloober on their 2019 Golden Joystick Awards nominations!OM London had the pleasure of recording two of the outstanding nominees, Anno 1800 for PC Game of the Year and Blair Witch for Xbox Game of the Year. Cast your votes now!

October also saw the release for Frozenbyte’s greatly anticipated Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince. The iconic side-scrolling puzzle platformer follows Amadeus, Pontius and Zoy…

Meet us at Gamescom 2019

Mark and Megan will be joining the masses to do the usual business catch-ups, to play and be awed. So, if you’re going and have exciting stuff to share, please do get in touch with us, We’d love to make the time to meet you.

We are particularly into interesting stories, narrative, characters and gnarly performance challenges. And of course, we are sharing news about OM voice recording, face capture and the Los Angeles st…

Mark Estdale at “Get Your Game On” Event and Workshop Weekend!

Mark will be delivering both talks and workshops at the upcoming Voice Over Network Event “Get Your Game On” in April.

Mark will be working alongside Victoria Atkin, Andrea Toyias and Stephane Cornicard to promote excellence in acting and performance for video games.

The event will take place on Friday 26th April 2019 and will be followed by a weekend on intense workshops on a variety of subjects within the d…

OM Attending GDC 2019

The team will be jetting off to San Francisco in March to attend GDC 2019. Mark, Meg and Alex will be there from the 20th-22nd and available for meetings, drinks and general pleasantness. If you’d like to meet up and chat or are open to one of the team pitching our own spicy brand of awesomeness to you please drop us an email at info@omuk.com, tweet us at @omuk_london or send us an invite in the meeting system. We’d be thrilled to…

Matt featured in MCV “Levelling Up”

Our very own Matt Dear, Recording Engineer is featured in this months MCV Magazine. Matt speaks about his own journey getting into games audio, giving great advice to those who may be on a similar path. Whether you might be just starting out or looking to get a full time job in games its a good read.

Check him out in print in the February issue of MCV or in the online article on MCV.

Welcome Sasha!

A big OM welcome to Sasha James our new Production Assistant! Sasha joins our band of merry misfits after 10 long years in the book industry, so its pretty safe to say she loves stories as much as us!

Sasha will be assisting the team across many projects so expect to see her popping up everywhere and generally being very helpful.

Learn more about the OM team here

OM casting article part two now on gi.biz

The eagerly awaited part two of Mark’s “Thoughts on casting” article is now live on gamesindustry.biz 

Mark really gets down to the nitty gritty in this article. Outlining all the important steps developers should take to get that perfect actor cast in their game. Everything from casting to character briefs and what to look for in self tapes and auditions, Mark has you covered.

Mark also shares OM’s mark…

OM casting article on gamesindustry.biz

We’re delighted to see Mark’s recent post “Thoughts on game voice casting: Part One” being published on gamesindustry.biz 

The article talks about Mark’s journey as a casting director and why we have set up OM the way we have. He also addresses how casting for games can be so incredibly difficult due to its creative processes and those who are involved.

Mark shares his best advice for developers o…

Voice Over Recording Masterclass at Ludicious Zurich

Our Founder Mark Estdale will be delivering a brand new voice over workshop at Ludicious Game Festival on Thursday 31st January.

Mark’s session will be tailored to the needs of the audience and will be an immersive practical hands on workshop focusing on voice recording and best practice for games. From script to casting methods, to recording and post production Mark will be available to poke and prod about anything VO.

The…