In a wide ranging talk at the Develop Conference today that looked at the founding of his company and the making of its games flOw and Flower, thatgamecompany's Jenova Chen devoted some time to rant about a topic close to his heart.
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PlayStation LifeStyle writes, "ThatGameCompany's debut game for the PlayStation Network maybe seen by some as being "long in the tooth". Not according to Sony."
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The third of ThatGameCompany's contractual PS3's developments is clearly in the very early stages of development, as Jenova Chen teases the first playtest of their new title.
The flOw expansion pack makes its way to Europe, as does some additional Guitar Hero III DLC.
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Sony's UK PlayStation site has revealed the first details of a PSP version of thatgamecompany's cult title fl0w to be soon made available for download through its PlayStation Store during its regular Thursday update.
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If the Tokyo Game Show trailer was any indication, flOw developer Thatgamecompany is not shying away from abstract projects. Speaking at the Montreal International Games Summit (via Gamasutra), TGC President Kellee Santiago explained how music played an important role in the the initial development phases of Flower. Two musical pieces were commissioned to set the tone of the project, according to Santiago, to "get everyone on the same page... doing sample audio tracks to evoke the emotion [will] keep everyone's work consistent."
Loot Ninja just got a media alert from Sony letting them know that starting today and running through November 29th, you can grab four PlayStation Network Games for $4.99 each.
The European Playstation Network Store has been updated and is Live right now. The update includes:
In another panel at today's Hollywood & Games summit in Los Angeles, Thatgamecompany's Kellee Santiago discussed digital distribution and her firm's PlayStation 3 downloadable game Fl0w, revealing a goal of "a game per year" for the developer.
On this past Thursday's PlayStation Store update, an item update was missed in the excitement of Calling All Cars! That is the new limited time price of flOw.
Having taken advantage of the openings made available by user generated content, a number of talented young developers are turning their backs on mainstream gaming in a bid to broaden the scope of the industry.