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Platform PS3 Publisher Sony Computer Entertainment Developer Quantic Dream Release Date 02/23/2010

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Heavy Rain grossed $100M, devs shouldn't link 'innovation' with 'unprofitable,' says Quantic Dream head

By Alexa Ray Corriea on Apr 19, 2013 04.19.13

Quantic Dream's interactive action-drama Heavy Rain netted $100 million, proving developers should "stop thinking that innovation rhymes with unprofitable," according to studio co-CEO Guillaume de Fondaumiere. Speaking at the Digital Dragons games festival in Kraków today as reported by GamesIndustry.biz, de Fondaumiere said experimental games with cultural relevance are profitable and can achieve sales that "most publishers would strive for, for any game." He used the studio's own Heavy Rain as an example, which released back in 2010 to high praise. "Let's say it's $22 million to produce," he said. "With marketing it's maybe $30 million. With distribution, $40 million. Sony earned $100 million with the game, so it's very profitable. "Heavy Rain was the ninth best selling game in...

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Quantic Dream head discusses Japanese games and his take on the PS4

By Kevin Gifford on Apr 17, 2013 04.17.13

Have you ever wanted to ask Quantic Dream founder and CEO David Cage — a man who's certainly known for his deep and heavily character-driven games — what he thinks about the Japanese game scene? Famitsu magazine had that opportunity this week, and the answer may surprise you, given the tendency many designers have had in recent years to downplay Japan's achievements. "I've loved Japan's games for a long time, and I've always been playing them," he said. "My personal impression is that Japanese games have high creativity and really cut through the mold. Really, Western games have a tendency to just repeat the same things over and over again and be hesitant to change. I really think Japan's creators are the ones making more ambitious challenges with their work." Given what titles...

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Quantic Dream demoes advanced emotional tech with PS4 and new engine

By Jenna Pitcher on Feb 21, 2013 02.21.13

Quantic Dream's studio founder and game director David Cage demonstrated the technology capabilities of the studio's new engine using the PlayStation 4. The tech demo, which was shown at PlayStation Meeting 2013 earlier today, was running real-time 3D on a PlayStation 4 and illustrated the use of advanced skin shaders using translucency, and other advanced realistic shaders, as well as 3D depth of field. According Cage, this was just a sampling of advanced technological features that used to be reserved for CG films. Cage noted the quality shown in the video is just a taste of what gamers can expect in future Quantic Dream's games for PlayStation 4. He promised that the team can push the tech even further. "With the PlayStation 4 game creators can now forget about technology...

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Warren Spector: 'I'm not ready to retire yet'

By Michael McWhertor on Feb 07, 2013 02.07.13

Game designer Warren Spector spoke at the DICE Summit today, one week after the closure of his Disney-owned studio, Junction Point, telling attendees that he's "not ready to retire yet" and still has games he wants to make. Spector opened his speech by clarifying that he wouldn't be talking about "the elephant in the room," the closure of Junction Point, Disney Interactive or the last eight years, "other than to say I worked with an amazing team on some amazing projects." "It's all good," he said, before launching into his talk, "The Graying of Gaming," in which Spector spoke about the aging gaming population, of which he is a part. "I had a little wake-up moment last week in the wake of events," the 57-year-old game designer said, following the shuttering of the studio he...

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Heavy Rain composer passes away aged 56

By Tracey Lien on Jan 27, 2013 01.27.13

The composer on Quantic Dream's Heavy Rain and the forthcoming Beyond: Two Souls, Normand Corbeil, passed away on Friday aged 56 from stage 4 pancreatic cancer, his son tells Polygon. "My father passed away on Friday after a six month battle with pancreatic cancer," Laurent Corbeil told Polygon. "Normand was a great composer and an amazing father. We urge anyone who's been touched by his music to donate to pancreatic cancer research. The survival rate for this horrible disease is still far too low." Laurent Bastien Corbeil spoke about his father's diagnosis, battle with pancreatic cancer and, finally, his death, on the Cancer Forums. A post published to Cancer Forums on Jan. 25 by Laurent Corbeil , read: "My father, Normand Corbeil, 56, passed away today at 2:56 p.m. He was a great...

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  • PlayStation 3
    • Released 02/23/2010
    • Publisher Sony Computer Entertainment
    • Developer Quantic Dream
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