Category Archives: Games

Clerks star Jeff Anderson to appear in adventure game Randal’s Monday

Posted on October 14 2014 by omuk

We had the opportunity to record an exciting project here at OMUK in conjunction with Nexus Games Studios and Daedalic Entertainment. Randal’s Monday is a passion project by the small team at Nexus, and we were delighted to have been involved in the recording and casting of the game, which features Clerks star Jeff Anderson in the titular role of Randal. Here’s a trailer for the game, with some behind the scenes footage recorded in…

The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 arrives on Steam Early Access

Posted on September 10 2014 by omuk

The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 has been released on Steam Early Access. We’re proud of our work on this one, it may well be even funnier than the first game… but that’s up to you all to decide. We were delighted to partner with Nordic Games and King Art to bring the world of The Book of Unwritten Tales to life once more. You can find the game on Steam by clicking on the link below;

http://store.steampowered.com/app/2799…

Ubisoft’s ‘The Crew’ Arriving On November 11

Posted on June 24 2014 by omuk

Announced this month at E3, Ubisoft’s ‘The Crew’, the highly anticipated open world driving game by Ivory Tower and Ubisoft Reflections, will be arriving on store shelves on November 11. OMUK are delighted to have contributed to this title, providing casting and direction on some of the voices to feature in the game. It has been a wonderful experience working with Ubisoft, watch this space for further news on partnerships bet…

The ‘Arena of Fate’ is opening up for beta soon!

Posted on May 27 2014 by omuk

Hello again everyone! It’s been a little while since our last update, but we promise this week is worth it. We are delighted to announce our involvement in Arena of Fate by Crytek, having provided casting and VO productions services for the title. Even more excitingly, you can sign up for the Beta right now, and play the game soon, so you can experience the fun we had in the studio firsthand.

 

 

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Develop Awards 2014 Nominees

Posted on April 29 2014 by omuk

OMUK are delighted to have contributed to 2 of the titles nominated for this year’s Develop Awards, taking place in Brighton on July 9th.

For Audio Accomplishment nominee Wonderbook: Book of Potions, OMUK worked closely with SCE London Studio, providing casting and recording for the title, and had tremendous fun in the process.

For Use of Narrative nominee Broken…

The Wolf Among Us Episode 2: Smoke And Mirrors Out Now!

Posted on February 5 2014 by omuk

It’s an exciting day for Telltale fans, as the second episode of ‘The Wolf Among Us’, the hotly anticipated continuation of Telltale’s Fables series, has emerged on digital platforms worldwide. OMUK was delighted to provide one of the newly introduced characters in Episode 2, Georgie Porgie! We provided casting and recording for the game at OMUK. The wonderful Kevin Howarth was selected for the role, and Telltale joined…

Futuredeam: Theatre in the Cloud?

Posted on December 12 2013 by omuk

Theatre in the Cloud? session 5: Sunday 12th January 2014

Acting for Interactive with Mark Estdale: A practical session for interactive designers and actors. The session explores and gets under the hood of writing, design and acting for interactive media.

Mark Estdale is a leading voice director for video games.  In 1996 he founded OMUK a well known and pioneering  production company specialising in voice recording for games.  Mar…

Wonderbook: Book of Potions

Posted on December 11 2013 by omuk

For all Wonderbook, Pottermore and J.K. Rowling fans the release date for Wonderbook: Book of Potions is 31 December 2013.  The game was cast and recorded at OMUK. The fabulous Glen McCready and Emma Tate were selected for the roles and all the voice directors in the OMUK stable lent a hand: Jo Green, John Dower, Delyth Thomas and Mark Estdale. Engineers Juanma Delfin and Vicky Prentice took care of the recording.

 

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Mark Estdale speaking at Platform 2013

Posted on October 12 2013 by omuk

OMUK founder Mark Estdale is a guest speaker for the second year running at Platform 2013.  Mark’s session this year is on voice work in video games and focusses on methods developed to empower actors.

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