Review: Heavy Rain
Sony sure has been on a bit of a tear lately with hit after hit draining our bank accounts and limiting our time spent doing other things. Does their streak continue with Heavy Rain? Read on to see what I thought and rest assured, I’ve chosen my words carefully to avoid any plotline reveals.
The concept of Heavy Rain has been around for a long time coming. Back in 2006, Quantic Dream displayed a technology demo on non final PS3 development hardware displaying a virtual actor who displayed a...
SCEA Announces Acquisition of Media Molecule
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Mvern78
Posted March 2nd, 2010 at 5:45 pm
Today Sony Computer Entertainment announced that it had acquired game developer Media Molecule, creators of LittleBigPlanet for the PS3 and PSP.
Quote from the release by Alex Evans - Co-founder of Media Molecule:
"Since Media Molecule's inception, we've had a uniquely close relationship with SCE. Over the years they have consistently shown their dedication to Creative Gaming and Media Molecule, not only through their support of the company, but their willingness to take risks and embra...
PSA: Don’t turn on your PS3 Phat today [Update]
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Andrew
Posted March 1st, 2010 at 4:05 pm
For those of you who haven't heard, most non-slim PS3s are suffering from a calendar error, causing a plethora of bugs ranging from disabled PSN sign to games not running to THE SYSTEM EXPLODING INTO A THOUSAND PIECES. Although the last bit was an outright fabrication, the PlayStation blog suggests you not turn on your PS3 Phat until tomorrow when they solve this problem.
You can follow updates on the situation on the PlayStation Blog and through their official Twitter account.
I have a 80...
First Impressions: Heavy Rain Demo
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Mvern78
Posted February 17th, 2010 at 12:23 am
After all the hype I couldn't wait to try the demo for Heavy Rain. Your presented with a short walk through the lives of an FBI Agent and a Private Investigator. Lasting maybe 30 minutes your taken through a typical series of dialogue, NPC interactions and crime scene investigations.
I found the controls clumsy, having to hold buttons and directions to walk adds unnecessary effort to an otherwise simple action. Also interacting with the environment and other people leaves much to be desir...
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