It's possible next generation games could contain less content than what they currently offer, and that downloadable extras are likely to become even more prominent as a result.
Sherlock takes inspiration from Heavy Rain. Game People uncovers proof:
<br /> 'As if to disclose the source of their inspiration for those in the know, as the show first reaches for the words-on-the-screen technique Sherlock says "It's obvious isn't it? She's been in HEAVY RAIN in the last few hours... where has there been HEAVY RAIN and strong wind in that time?"'
PSBeyond looks at some video games that show how risky innovation can be
Heavy Rain-like games could be an area of "huge potential growth" for Sony, according to two of the company's most senior executives.
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<br /> "I think with Heavy Rain we really did create a different type of experience, and something that even non-gamers - members of my family who don't play games - really got immersed in," said John Rostron, senior director of SCE XDev Studio Europe, speaking at today's Develop Liverpool conference.
Guillaume de Fondaumiere, co-CEO of French-based developer Quantic Dream, tells Gamasutra in a new feature interview that Heavy Rain's female lead Madison has "quite a nice role" despite drawing some flack for being depicted as a stereotypical woman in peril.
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<br /> "She's a strong character, to me. The very first scene, she's fighting against, I think, three guys, if I remember well -- it's in her nightmare, of course. She's quite clever. She is athletic. I think it's quite a nice role," says de Fondaumiere, when questioned about the portrayal of Madison Paige, the female lead of Heavy Rain.
Sony has released details of the Special Edition of Heavy Rain that'll be showing up in stores on November 8. True to the game's cinematic aspirations, Heavy Rain: Director's Cut will include the sort of things commonly found on similarly-branded movie DVDs (extra content, plenty of making-of content). Developer Quantic Dream has also found time to include a generous amount of content that miserly movie retailers would happily charge extra for...
In the PS3 exclusive Heavy Rain one of the main characters was an agent. For his investigations he used a very unique glasses that gave him a lot of interesting information. Glasses for the far future in real life you would think. But apparently, people will soon be using these glasses in real life.
Women dont really buy core games, thinks Quantic Dreams Guillaume de Fondaumiere but once games like Heavy Rain, Uncharted and Tomb Raider are in the house, they could help to broaden the audience...
Siliconera: It appears Sony Computer Entertainment Europe is preparing to re-release Heavy Rain again. We discovered Heavy Rain Edition Modifiée rated by PEGI, the European ratings board. Whats interesting about Heavy Rain Edition Modifiée is its rated PEGI 16 instead of PEGI 18 (thats like a PAL M).
Tom at El33tonline writes: If you consider Heavy Rain to be one of your favourite titles, then youll no doubt be interested to know what Quantic Dream is going to develop next. I certainly am!
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