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Sony GamesCom 2009 Press Conference Report
Watch Larger Version of this Video UPDATE: The video of this press conference has been added for your viewing pleasure. In college, I only minored in Press Conference presentations, and I joined the Press Conference Club because of a pretty girl I sat next to in PC 302: Deep House & Powerpoint. But if it were me planning...
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Quantic Dream's David Cage: "I Don't Want To Make Toys"
Quantic Dream’s David Cage, who made an appearance during Sony’s GamesCom press conference to introduce the fourth playable character in the developer’s upcoming psychological thriller Heavy Rain, recently spoke with Gamasutra about his vision for the future of gaming art. Cage addressed several issues pertaining to the...
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Last Two Heavy Rain Characters Revealed
I've been waiting for Heavy Rain, Quantic Dream's noir, PlayStation 3 game for grown-ups, since E3 2006, when it was just a tech demo. Now, these many years later, we've finally learned the names of all the game's characters. At Sony’s GamesCom press conference today, Quantic revealed the last two Heavy Rain protagonists: Ethan Mars, who...
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Silicon Knights Founder Denis Dyack Envisions A More "Narrative-Focused" Future For Gaming
Ah, the old “videogames as art” debate. An oldie, but a goodie. However today, we have a slightly different take on the topic, compliments of Silicon Knights founder Denis Dyack and Gamasutra. During an interview at this year’s Develop Conference, Dyack clearly stated, “Gameplay is not everything. If you look at the...
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Heavy Rain On Budget And On Schedule
Watch Larger Version | Watch HD Version It's not uncommon for today's blockbuster video games to hit development snafus, causing games to miss release windows and require additional resources (see: today's delay of BioShock 2), but that's not happening with Heavy Rain, said Quantic Dream co-CEO Guillaume de Fondaumiere in an interview...
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X-Play Presents the Best of E3 09 Awards
Each year, E3 is a grueling gauntlet of new titles and technologies, all poised to change the way we think about gaming. This year was no exception. Now that we've had time to sit back, piece back together our tattered physical beings and meditate for awhile, we're ready to share the things blew our minds at this year's show. Tonight, X-Play...
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TheFeed E3 09 NightCap Day 2 With Billy Berghammer, Thomas Puha, N'Gai Croal And Chris Kohler
Watch Larger Version of this Video In this second edition of TheFeed E3 09 NightCap, Billy Berghammer, Thomas Puha, N'Gai Croal and Chris Kohler discuss the coolest things they saw at E3 including God of War III, Sony's new wand peripheral, New Super Mario Bros., the PSP go, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Wii Sports Resort, MAG, Alan Wake, Heavy...
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Heavy Rain E3 2009 Preview
Watch Larger Version | Watch HD Version At this point, it seems as though just as many people are waiting on Heavy Rain to collapse under its own hype. That’s a shame, because I had the privilege of attending a behind-closed-doors glimpse at another section of Quantic Dream’s eagerly anticipated title, and it’s one of...
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Heavy Rain Developer Preview - Level Walkthrough
There are only a few games that are as closely guarded and as highly anticipated as the PlayStation 3 exclusive Heavy Rain. So, it's pretty exciting to get a real inside perspective on what we can expect from the title. In this HD Developer Walkthrough, Heavy Rain writer and director David Cage talks us through a level of the game, explaining...
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E3 2009 Trailer: Heavy Rain
Emotionally wrenching, graphically beautiful and morally ambiguous, Heavy Rain is a title eagerly awaited by a certain kind of "serious" video game player. But can it possibly live up to years of hype when it's released for the PlayStation 3 by the end of the year? Check out the trailer below and see if it sheds any light on the...
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Sessler's Soapbox: E3 is Next Week!
You all already know E3 is next week. You're already planning on watching our live coverage straight from the show floor. So obviously E3 is on everyone's mind, including Adam's. This weeks' Soapbox gives Adam the chance to talk about what he hopes to and is expecting to see at E3 next week. Who does he think has the best line-up going into the...
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'Heavy Rain' Pre-E3 Interview - David Cage Speaks On Progress & Storytelling
As E3 approaches, one of the games we're most excited to see is Heavy Rain. Luckily, being the well-connected journalists that we are, we got to see a new demo of the game at Sony's Pre-E3 event. While there, we made sure to get an interview with David Cage, CEO of Quantic Dream and the game's writer & director. In this video, you'll hear...
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Heavy Rain Hands-on Preview
At last year’s half-assed version of E3, there weren’t too many highlights. It was pretty dismal, in fact. It wasn’t until the second day of the show that I was ushered into a room with around 25 other journalists who would get to see one of a handful of behind closed door demos of Quantic Dream’s Heavy Rain. What I was...
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Quantic Dream's David Cage Reveals Why There Wasn't An 'Indigo Prophecy' Sequel
Quantic Dream's Indigo Prophecy was one of my favorite games for the original Xbox. Its blend of story, characterization, music, and gameplay was more than enough to overcome its (unfortunate) graphics. I was so satisfied with the entire experience that I had no interest in a sequel; I liked the way the plot was wrapped up and saw no reason for...
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Deconstructing David: More Fun With Sony's David Reeves!
Oh David Reeves...thank you for being so quotable. Although your boss has stolen the spotlight with his recent crazy talk, I can always count on you to provide consistency. In an excellent interview conducted by Eurogamer, Reeves says a lot of things -- some of them are actually quite smart, while others are...well, you know, things David Reeves...
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Sessler's Soapbox: PS3 Goes Slim!
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Sony GamesCom 2009 Press Conference
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Heavy Rain GamesCom 2009 'Love' Trailer
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TheFeed: Nightcap Pilot Episode
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Heavy Rain Preview
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