RECENT HEAVY RAIN NEWS
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Top Ten Development Studios Right NowThu, Aug 19th, 2010, 10:43 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS
Games have always been behind other creative mediums - such as film, music, and literature - when it comes to making consumption choices based on the team behind a product, as opposed to its franchise tag or brand. That being said, the "hardcore", enthusiast crowd has always had a deep appreciation and sense of loyalty toward the select group of studios that continually produce quality. Thankfully, that trend is slowly beginning to penetrate mainstream gaming. |
Heavy Rain To Be Set For Playstation MoveSat, Aug 7th, 2010, 12:20 am (EST) BY ADAM MAHeavy Rain was a pretty decent hit when it came out, and it's nice to see it getting Move support. Particularly since it makes sense, the entire game was played shaking a controller all over the place after all. Why not shake a wand instead? More » |
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Crime Thriller LA Noire Has Defeated The Uncanny ValleyThu, Jul 29th, 2010, 2:30 pm (EST) BY COLINSpeaking with OPM, Team Bondi's founder, Brendan McNamara has claimed that the studio's upcoming 1940's crime thriller, LA Noire has "defeated the uncanny valley." More » |
Top Five Most Intense Moments of 2010... So FarTue, Jul 27th, 2010, 11:17 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS
2010 has been a fantastic year for gamers. It's not often we are able to compile a solid list of 'Game of the Year' contenders only half way through the calender year. Mass Effect 2, Heavy Rain, God of War III, Final Fantasy XIII, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Alan Wake, Red Dead Redemption, and more are all high quality experiences that would normally be reserved for the holiday season. |
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Heavy Rain And Batman Swoop In To Win Develop AwardsThu, Jul 15th, 2010, 1:53 pm (EST) BY COLINDevelopers Quantic Dream and Rocksteady were awarded some well-deserved awards at the Develop Awards event at Brighton. Quantic Dream's Heavy Rain grabbed Best New IP while Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham Asylum won Best Use of a License or IP. Quantic Dream and Rocksteady also went on to scoop up Best Independant Studio and Best In-House Studio respectively. More » |
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Quantic Dream Working On Two New ProjectsTue, Jul 13th, 2010, 12:38 pm (EST) BY COLINQuantic Dream is currently working on not one, but two new projects. Big boss David Cage recently spoke with Examiner in an interview, revealing what the studio has been doing but didn't really drop a lot of details as to what these two new projects are. More » |
Why Microsoft Are Losing The Exclusives BattleMon, Jul 12th, 2010, 6:57 pm (EST) BY LEE BRADLEY
At E3 2008, Square Enix’s Yoichi Wada shocked the gaming world. Taking to the stage at Microsoft's press conference, he announced that the latest in a series long associated with PlayStation would no longer be exclusive to Sony. Final Fantasy XIII was hitting Xbox 360. |
The Best Games Of 2010... So FarFri, Jul 9th, 2010, 9:14 pm (EST) BY ADAM MA
I'll cut straight to the chase on this one, 2010 has had some phenomenal games. Most years start out a little slow and then wind up into a big bang, but honestly it's hard to imagine anything better around the corner aside from a few releases here or there. |
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Visceral Games' Executive Producer On Dead Space 2 (Part 2)Wed, Jul 7th, 2010, 6:09 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLASIn Part 1 of our interview with Steve Papoutsis, executive producer of the Dead Space franchise over at Visceral Games, we talked about what it took to make a sequel to Dead Space and Extraction coming to PlayStation 3 with Move support, among other things. In Part 2, Papoutsis discusses giving Isaac a voice, the game's new mechanics, games that inspired Dead Space 2's development, and more. More » |
Heavy Rain's DLC On HoldSat, Jun 19th, 2010, 2:36 pm (EST) BY COLINSpeaking with Game Informer at E3, Quantic Dream have sadly revealed that their second episodic download for Heavy Rain has been put on indefinite hold due to Sony encouraging the team to shift focus to the Move edition of Heavy Rain. More » |
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E3 2010: Move Edition of Heavy Rain ConfirmedWed, Jun 16th, 2010, 11:57 am (EST) BY COLINSony has confirmed that Quantic Dream's psychological thriller, Heavy Rain, will be getting the Move treatment. More » |
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Heavy Rain Coming To LittleBigPlanetTue, Jun 8th, 2010, 4:56 pm (EST) BY JAMIE COURTSLittleBigPlanet is making another costume pack for their little Sackboys, though this week's addition includes a cool yet odd addition to the lineup. All of the main story characters from the PlayStation 3 thriller Heavy Rain will be receiving the Sackboy treatment. More » |
Square Enix President Yoishi Wada Wants More Heavy RainWed, May 26th, 2010, 1:53 pm (EST) BY JAMIE COURTSSquare Enix President, Yoichi Wada, seems to have really enjoyed Heavy Rain according to an interview with Famitsu. Apparently, Wada himself would like to see more cinematic style games like Heavy Rain in the market today. More » |
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Cliff Bleszinski: 'The Future Of Shooters Are RPGs'Fri, May 14th, 2010, 11:12 am (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLASEpic's Cliff Bleszinski, the man behind the Gears of War series, believes that RPG elements will become more prevalent in shooters going forward. In an interview with Gamasutra, he stated that Gears of War 3 will have "very light" RPG elements. More » |
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PS3 Leads NPD Top 20 Software ChartsFri, Apr 16th, 2010, 6:13 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLASMarch was certainly a strong month for the Playstation 3 with triple A releases such as God of War III, Final Fantasy XIII, MLB 10: The Show, and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 putting the platform at the top of the software charts. More » |
Heavy Rain Has Sold Over 1 Million Copies In 5 WeeksTue, Apr 13th, 2010, 8:20 am (EST) BY DARRYLSony Computer Entertainment Europe have announced that their PS3 exclusive, Heavy Rain, has managed to sell over one million copies since it was released five weeks ago. More » |
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UK Charts: Just Dance Retains Top Spot, AgainMon, Apr 12th, 2010, 8:22 am (EST) BY DARRYLJust Dance has once again managed to top the UK video game sales charts, the fourth time since its launch that it's managed to achieve the feat. It really has been, and continues to be, the shock video game sales magnet of 2010. More » |
Green River Ordinance Interview: GamingTue, Apr 6th, 2010, 7:34 pm (EST) BY DARRYLGreen River Ordinance have been on the Texas radar for over half a decade now, being part of a small indie label called For Mona. Their big break came in 2008 though, when they were signed up by Virgin. More » |
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Just Cause 2 Steps Aside For Just Dance In UK ChartsTue, Apr 6th, 2010, 6:39 am (EST) BY DARRYLThe weekly UK sales charts have just been released and Just Cause 2 has been knocked off the top spot it held last week. However, the astute gamers among us will realise that the weren't really any major releases last week. More » |
New Final Fantasy XIV Trailer ReleasedWed, Mar 31st, 2010, 5:47 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS
Square Enix, makers of the Final Fantasy series, have released a new trailer for their upcoming massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) Final Fantasy XIV. The spiritual successor to Final Fantasy XI was announced at last year's E3 for PlayStation 3 and PC. |










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