Zipper Interactive’s PlayStation 3-exclusive shooter MAG broke new technical ground in 2010 with its “massive” 256-person online battles. But for a gaming culture raised on free-for-all deathmatches, learning to fit into a command hierarchy isn’t as natural as emptying a clip or throwing a grenade.

That’s where Pyramind Studios comes in.

To instruct players in how to get the most out of their MAG gaming experience, Sony PlayStation and Zipper commissioned a series of 14 video “vignettes” introducing players to the core concepts and player classes in the game.

Pyramind Studios’ Senior Engineer and resident mixing guru Steve Heithecker performed the audio mixes on all 14 of these 1-to-3 minute videos. Using Pyramind’s 832 Folsom HD studio, and working in concert with the team at SCEA, Steve performed all the mixing, editing, post-production, and sync for the videos, creating stereo mixes to picture from dialogue, music, and FX stems.

The “MAG Developer Tips” videos are currently available on many major online media outlets including IGN.com, The Official PlayStation Blog, PS3News.com, and other gaming sites. You can also check them out by visiting The Official MAG Homepage at:

www.mag.com