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You’re Going To Deliver A Baby — And Attempt Suicide — In This PS3 Game
David Cage was nervous last Saturday night. And with good reason. There he was, about to unveil a sizable chunk of Beyond: Two Souls in front of a packed house at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival. This was only the second time that a video game was shown at the annual celebration of cinema founded by Robert DeNiro. (Rockstar showed L.A. Noire at the festival a few years ago.) So, yes, it was a big deal.
One Big-Budget Game That Won’t Have A Gun-Toting Character On The Cover
If it’s a big-budget game, you can (cynically) count on at least one thing: a stoic-looking guy incorrectly holding a gun on the cover. It’s a trend in the same way blue-orange movie covers are a trend. Covers rarely break that mould, but, according to Gamespot, Quantic Dream is doing it with Beyond: Two Souls. And this is that QD were pitched the idea of having Ellen Page’s character holding a gun.
If You Think Good Graphics Make Characters Worth Caring About, You’re Probably Insane
Last week, when the folks behind Killzone went on Jimmy Fallon’s late night show to talk PS4, they said something that stuck with me.
Beyond: Two Souls Is Coming October 8, Just Got Dafoe’d
Sony has just revealed that Beyond: Two Souls will be bringing its innumerable polygons to PS3 on October 8. The announcement eschews any mention of PS4, but does have some extra flavour. Dafoe flavour. Yes, the rumour that Willem Dafoe is part of Quantic Dream’s ambitious title is true, despite David Cage’s denial of the fact last year.
The PS4 Can Render Amazing Old Man Heads
Quantic Dream’s David Cage has taken the stage to reveal a new engine his studio has come up with for the PlayStation 4, claiming that a stunning model of an old man’s head — as detailed as those found in CGI films — was running in real-time on Sony’s new console.
Watch Heavy Rain’s Creator Talk About How Gaming Needs To Grow Up
Yesterday at DICE, Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls creator David Cage gave a provocative talk titled “The Peter Pan Syndrome: The Industry That Refused to Grow Up.”
Heavy Rain Creator: Nine Ways Video Games Need To Grow Up
“These are exciting times for the gaming industry,” game designer David Cage of Quantic Dream (Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls) said as he began a talk here in Las Vegas that seemed set to criticise the modern state of gaming. After all, the talk was called: “The Peter Pan Syndrome: The Industry That Refused to Grow Up.”
David Cage: Creative People Should Surprise Us
Think about how often video games surprise you. Okay, now compare that to how often video games do nothing more than what we expected of it. Depressing, right? In a recent interview with Gamasutra, David Cage said something interesting. He said that it’s the goal of creative people “to surprise people all the time, and give them something different”.
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