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Why would the games industry want to be more like the movie industry?

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A few weeks ago David Cage, head of game developer Quantic Dream and creative lead on fascinating-if-flawed games Fahrenheit (aka Indigo Prophecy) and Heavy Rain, gave a talk at the DICE summit in Vegas in which he lamented the games industry’s “Peter Pan syndrome” and unwillingness to mature as an art form/entertainment medium. (more…)

By Simon Jones, 12 years ago
Games

Heavy Rain review

OK, I admit it: I did cheat slightly. I rewound the story and repeated a scene to get a ‘better’ outcome. And I feel guilty about it. (more…)

By Simon Jones, 15 years ago
Games

Heavy Rain previewed

The Heavy Rain demo appeared for the PS3 recently, marking the first game from David Cage since 2005’s Fahrenheit. (more…)

By Simon Jones, 15 years ago
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