Audiokinetic marks major milestone, announces new office in Tokyo

Audio solutions leader firms up commitment to Japanese gaming market


Tokyo, Japan - March 25th, 2012- Audiokinetic Inc., the leading provider of cross-platform audio solutions for the interactive media and gaming industries, today announced it will be expanding into Japan with the opening of an office in Tokyo in the Fall. This will better connect Audiokinetic to the Japanese market, allowing the company to cater to the local gaming needs with a full array of solutions, services and support.


“The opening of the Tokyo office is an important milestone for Audiokinetic as we take steps to better support our Japanese clients. ,” says Martin H. Klein, Founder President /CEO of Audiokinetic. “Japan is home to some of the most respected game developers and we are thrilled for the opportunity to help the Japanese market revolutionize its approach to audio production.”

Audiokinetic recently announced its intentions to deepen its relationships with Japanese developers, with the launch of its website and key support documentations in Japanese. Training videos and additional tools will also be made available in the coming weeks. The new Tokyo office will welcome five local team members.

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About Audiokinetic

Audiokinetic sets new standards in audio production for interactive media and video games. Our products, including the award-winning Wwise® and SoundSeed®, give sound designers and audio programmers a complete audio pipeline solution for creating truly sophisticated audio.

Audiokinetic is headquartered in Montreal, QC, Canada.
www.audiokinetic.com

About Wwise

Wwise®--WaveWorks Interactive Sound Engine®--is the industry’s only complete audio pipeline solution. It features a tight integration of Audiokinetic’s advanced audio authoring tool and robust sound engine. Working with Wwise can increase productivity and creativity while saving game developers time and money across the audio production of any game title.

For more information, please contact:

Alexandre Lainesse, on behalf of Audiokinetic
High Road Communications
514-908-0110, ext. 310
alex.lainesse@highroad.com