2024 JUROR

Atsushi Suganuma PlayStation Studios

Senior Manager, Sound Design // Games

London, UK

Prior to his time at PlayStation, Atsushi worked at Square-Enix Japan as Audio Director and then at CD Projekt Red in Poland as Audio Director, over 19 years in the game industry with 12 years in the leadership of talented audio professionals in Japan, Europe, and currently in the UK.

Recent AAA game credits include FINAL FANTASY XIII series, FINAL FANTASY XV, FINAL FANTASY VII Remake, Dragon Quest X, Cyberpunk 2077, Helldivers 2 and more. Recent global recognition and Awards nominations from those game titles are, The Game Awards, NAVGTR Awards, Hollywood Music in Media Awards, G.A.N.G Awards, CEDEC Awards to name a few.

Atsushi is an active speaker and a passionate contributor for the Game Audio Community globally, such as Game Audio Network Guild, working alongside with industry leading highly talented professionals to advocate and foster the community globally to further pursue excellence in game audio. He participated in conferences and panels such as, GDC, The Society of Composers and Lyricists, Berklee College of Music, Audio Engineering Society international conference, IGDA, and CEDEC Japan.