Sony unveils the PSP 3000, 160 GB PS3, controller keypad, EyePet, and Heavy Rain.
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From PS3Attitude, guest writer Alexander Chalkidis attends Sony's Leipzig keynote speech and writes:

"Heavy Rain: "A truly ground breaking game". David Cage of Quantic Dream introduced it as writer and director. The casting was a demo using a virtual actress. People are eager for something emotional and different[...]. No longer just for kids or teenagers. More complex stories, mature, accessible, no guns or cars, no puzzles, an emotional experience, decision making. Story driven, decisions have consequences. A dark thriller with a mature ambience evoking themes never used before in a game."

Continue reading about what else was announnced at: http://www.ps3attitude.com
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Quantic Dream's David Cage has just taken through some amazing looking Heavy Rain gameplay at Leipzig.

First he announces that games are no longer for kids and teenagers," saying that no guns, cars, interfaces, puzzles or enemies are in the game. It's all about moral choices, contextual actions and decision making.

You, the player, are both writer and director.
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Gamekyo:

"We have just seen a small part of Sony Computer Entertainment conference rehearsal here at Game Convention in Leipzig, and we are almost certain that a new trailer of Heavy Rain for the PlayStation 3 with ingame footage was broadcasted."
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Ripten:

"Sony are the only console giant to have an official showing at this years Leipzig Games Conference and with promises of blockbuster announcements and possible new game revelations, what games do we actually know will be on show from the 20th-24th of this month? "
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New pictures after the jump.
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PS3fanboy.com writes, David Cage likes to talk a lot -- especially when 'Uncanny Valleys' are involved. So, it shouldn't come as surprise to see a seven page discussion with the Heavy Rain developer over at Gamasutra. Cutting down to the most relevant bits, Cage solidified Quantic Dream's decision to develop solely for PS3: "Honestly, working on one platform is the best thing we could dream of, and it's a choice."

This little bit of news is a nice reassurance that Heavy Rain will remain a PS3 exclusive, as recent mentions of other 3rd party exclusives have been found to have their exclusivity in question, or outright gone. Further backing up his adherence to PS3, Cage had this to say: "You say it's a limited audience -- yeah, it's true at the moment, but by the end of the PlayStation 2, I think there are 120 million units in the world, so I don't call that a limited market. There's no reason why the PlayStation 3 can't reach these numbers."

Note: Clicking on SOURCE in the PS3fanboy.com article will take you to the full seven page interview with interesting details about the PS3 exclusive Heavy Rain.
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WhatIfGaming (7/16/08) writes: "Outside just momentarily before eating our sandwiches, we ask the man standing with 2 big boxes in front of us what will be showing to this severely limited and exclusive closed door event held by SCEA."

Video Included of SCEA Closed Doors [Quicktime Required]
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N'Gai Croal writes:

"Heavy Rain demo next. Alas, it is under NDA, so no identifying details will be tweeted."

"Heavy Rain wowed the crowd. Hate to be a tease, but we can't say more other than if you liked Indigo Prophecy, you'll *love* this."
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Looking at the official Sony press release, first party PlayStation 3 titles that were shown at E3 are listed in the release. One PlayStation 3 title from the press release that has not had coverage is Heavy Rain. Is Heavy Rain being shown behind closed doors by Sony? If so, the press would likely have to had signed an NDA to keep quiet about the game. If anything, the game will probably be fully unveiled at the Leipzig Games Convention next month.
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Surfer girl writes: " I can confirm I was right (as were many others), that PS3 title the BBC journo said was going on about is indeed Heavy Rain. The teaser trailer, which will see release sometime in the next few months, follows the main character from a morning ritual to the frantic reaction to a seeming lacuna in time (the subsequent journey is the game's main plotline) and the explanation of the game's title. The technology is quite impressive, all the characters in the game are aware of the environments and contexts that they are in--it effects how they behave, what they say, how they feel, et cetera--while taking in their personality and personal experiences into account so that a character's behavior is consistent, realistic and varied."
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While most of us in North America don't read the Dutch magazine Chief, one of our readers abroad pointed out that they'd run a major exclusive on upcoming Quantic Dream/Sony title Heavy Rain. (You know Quantic Dream as the company behind Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy, and you know Heavy Rain from my fanboy obsession).

Reader Saimon was kind enough to translate some of the more enticing statements about the title made by Quantic Dream's founder David Cage. And we were kind enough to copy and paste the translations after the jump.
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Surfer girl writes: Rockstar is fully owned by Take-Two and it will stay that way, as will the Grand Theft Auto franchise. Remember what happened when co-founder and chief Terry Donovan left Rockstar? Whilst Terry was on Rockstar, Terry, Sam and Dan were known as "the three-headed monster." If the Housers left Rockstar, the same would happen. There is pretty much NO ONE who would follow the Housers on their way out. A new company from them would hardly be a force to be reckoned with.

"I don't mean to be a tease - all I can say is that I was left speechless. If the footage I was shown truly is "in game", as told to me by the Sony PR people, then we could be on the brink of a step change in what games consoles are capable of in terms of story-telling and immersion." - BBC reporter

Surfer girl is fairly certain that, this is Quantic Dream's Heavy Rain. The characters are full of idiosyncrasies, they may hesitate before the speak, and most importantly, they look and behave in a realistic, convincing manner unlike any other that I have seen in a game. On top of this, the characters (and the game itself) are so well-written, there is a discernible depth that will create an attachment from the player far greater than the typical cardboard avatar.
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French developer Quantic Dream has told GamesIndustry.biz that it intends to secure some of the biggest names in Hollywood for its upcoming PlayStation 3 title, currently known as Heavy Rain.

With a new in-house motion capture studio, the Fahrenheit developer believes that it can successfully portray actor's emotions ¿ not just physical movement ¿ with actors now interested in the script and story behind the game rather than worrying about the technology.
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Acclaimed Fahrenheit developer Quantic Dream has bought the latest motion capture technology from Vicon for its top secret PlayStation 3 exclusive. The studio has already been installed at Quantic Dream, with the developer hard at work on four month's worth of motion capture for the Sony title.
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French developer of Fahrenheit and the upcoming Heavy Rain title, will present their motion captured actors at the December 4th Game Convention in Lyon, Paris. The press realease follows the link, below.
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The highly anticipated "Heavy Rain: The Origami killer" from French developers; Quantic Dream will arrive with new tidbits on Monday October 8th. As announced on their official website.
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The list both shows confirmed, and rumored exlusives in an easy to read and well thought out way. The list includes both released and unreleased PS3 exclusives including timed exclusives such as Haze.
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As if this should come as any kind of surprise, Microsoft will be releasing patches for Vista, XP Professional and Office products this Tuesday.Three of the updates fix potential remote code execution flaws which have been designated as a "critical" threat by Microsoft.
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Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios Europe and the developers of Quantic Dream are pleased to announce their collaboration for a complete title on PS3 - over which further information will be revealed soon.
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