Posts Tagged ‘Quantic Dream’

Uncharted 3 And Horizon Listed on Amazon France
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Despite E3 being done and over, that doesn’t mean that game publishers, particularly Sony, don’t have anything else up their sleeves. One major retailer is already listing some pretty heavy hitting, unannounced PS3 exclusives.

Quantic Dream Fortify Sony’s Downpour of Exclusives
Friday, June 25th, 2010

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Quantic Dream shocked the world with one of the most unique and ingenious video games of recent years, Heavy Rain. Heavy Rain was met with warm reception as well as surprisingly solid sales, and as a result PlayStation owners have been hoping for another title from Quantic Dream. Thankfully, it looks like not only is another title in the works, but it is more than likely PlayStation 3 exclusive.

Don’t Expect Any Heavy Rain DLC Soon
Saturday, June 19th, 2010

During Sony’s E3 press conference, a healthy portion of the presser was spent talking about their motion controller, PlayStation Move, and what games would be capable with it. One of the games was confirmed to be Heavy Rain. Now, apparently, Quantic Dream has put the second DLC in the Heavy Rain Chronicles on hold, to allow for greater focus on the upcoming Move aspect of the game.

Heavy Rain: Move Edition Announced; Shown
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

At Sony’s massive E3 conference, which featured shocking announcements such as Portal 2 and Twisted Metal, the PlayStation Move was placed at the forefront of the show, with numerous games announced for the motion based peripheral. One surprise game that was announced to be given Move support was David Cage’s masterpiece, Heavy Rain. Existing copies of the game will given full motion control via a patch, but SCEE has announced that they will also release a special ‘Heavy Rain: Move Edition’.

Would Alan Wake Have Sold Better on the PlayStation 3?
Monday, June 7th, 2010

Alan Wake, the Remedy-developed psychological action thriller released exclusively for the Xbox 360 roughly a month ago, was a critical success, but sales figures for the game have been rather disappointing, at least by gaming standards. This begs the question… would Alan Wake be doing far better had it been released for the PlayStation 3? [...]

David Cage Next Game is on the ‘Horizon’
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

Since Heavy Rain released in February 2010 mystery has been shrouded in what Quantic Dream will produce next. Their previous title Heavy Rain was well received and has sold over 1 million copies worldwide. The French developers of the psychological thrillers Heavy rain and Fahrenheit look to be working on a new title.

Square Enix Demands More Like Heavy Rain
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Heavy Rain, the interactive thriller drama developed by French studio Quantic Dream imposed an interactive experience modeled on the contemporary noir structure, and captivated audiences with its hair raising and anxious scenes as well as an enigmatic whirlwind of who the origami killer was. Square Enix, the famed developers who created blockbuster franchises including Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest [...]

Heavy Rain’s Madison Paige Looks Changed Like the Weather [Update]
Thursday, April 15th, 2010

Heavy Rain is deemed as a pivotal success for gaming as an art form amongst gamers and pundits alike. One of the most intriguing features of Heavy Rain, to many, was the life-like characters, their emotions, and the real-life situations they faced. As with many games, characters may go through a number of changes during [...]

Quantic Dream Asked to Censor Heavy Rain’s Stormiest Scenes
Thursday, April 15th, 2010

Heavy Rain is well known for its compelling decision-driven gameplay which helps to bring a sense of reality to many of the games scenes, even scenes featuring explicit or extremely violent content. An ex-member of Quantic Dream has revealed that Sony actually asked Quantic Dream to tone down particular scenes, due to overwhelming violence or [...]

David Cage on Heavy Rain’s Commercial Success
Saturday, April 10th, 2010

Before its release, Heavy Rain’s commercial success was a storm cloud of uncertainty. Developer Quantic Dream aimed to deliver a unique, deeply emotional experience like never before, leaving reluctant gamers unsure if the genre defining game would suit them. Heavy Rain went on to sell more than 200,000 copies on launch day. Now, the game’s [...]

Heavy Rain Brings Down 1 Million Sales
Thursday, April 1st, 2010

During Heavy Rain’s journey from the original ‘Casting’ trailer to the final release on February 23, the media and gamers alike wondered if David Cage and Quantic Dream’s masterpiece, Heavy Rain, would obtain any kind of finical success. You can now breathe easy, as Heavy Rain has gone platinum, baby.

Heavy Rain Will Compel you to Move
Sunday, March 28th, 2010

In August we reported that David Cage was pondering the potential of the then unnamed Move for the gaming world. Considering the recent news of current PlayStation titles that will support the Move at launch, Heavy Rain fans are wondering if there is any update in store for David Cage’s “interactive drama.”

Heavy Rain’s Scott Shelby In Real Life
Thursday, March 25th, 2010

Heavy Rain is known for a number of things, including its great-looking graphics. Add one more thing to that list: creating look-a-likes of real life people. Sam Douglas was the actor who voiced (and was the head/face for) the character Scott Shelby, the private detective in the game. This is not a new role for [...]

David Cage Talks All Things Heavy Rain
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

Although it released over a month ago, gamers are still talking about Quantic Dream’s Heavy Rain. Being labeled as the first “interactive drama”, Heavy Rain is already a strong contender for Game of the Year. The game’s designer and directer, David Cage, talked recently about how the success, both sales and review wise, is a [...]

Epic’s Cliffy B Deems Heavy Rain a “New Genre”
Saturday, March 20th, 2010

Not only have gamers been praising Quantic Dream’s latest title, Heavy Rain, but also competitors, from all corners of the industry. The latest round of involves one of the more widely known personalities, Cliff Bleszinski (“CliffyB”). In his small tweet, he gives credit to the game for birthing “a new genre, the “Interactive Drama.””