Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 features new and upgraded audio technologies, such as a new reverb engine, improved 3D directionality, and an updated sound occlusion engine. Even though the audio in ...

High-quality audio is essential for an immersive and competitive gaming experience. Every footstep, gunshot, and environmental cue can affect performance, making clear, precise sound critical for both ...

Stairs leading directly from a living room or central hallway look more attractive and inviting when carpeted. And, a carpeted stairway will quiet your home by softening footsteps and absorbing sound ...

Listener Jerry Deaton of Frankfort, Ky., tells us why the thump thump thump of his daughter's feet on the stairs of his self-built log cabin mean so much to him and his wife. Audio and attitude ...

Braid creator Jonathan Blow's next project, The Witness, will go to great lengths to ensure the sounds players make when they walk through the game's deserted, puzzle-filled island will sound natural ...

Valorant still needs a lot of polishing, and tweaking, as there are still a lot of problems with the first-person shooter that Riot needs to address before the competitive scene finally takes off. And ...

The human auditory system is a complex and wonderful thing. One of its most useful features is the ability to estimate the range and direction of sound sources – think of the way people instinctively ...

You take millions of footsteps in video games and the sound accompanying those movements is probably something that becomes white noise after a while. There’s a ...

Tyler Shipley is an editor for Game Rant who has been writing for the team since 2021. Tyler has a degree in English from the University of Toledo. Some of his favorite games are platformers, but he ...

The latest 4.3 update had introduced a new footstep soundcurve feature, which reduces the sound of footsteps as players move out of the limit of audible range. However, the update disrupted the game’s ...