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Features

ThatGameCompany And The Beauty Of Taking Risks

6:00AM Brian Ashcraft | “Everything is intense the first time you experience it,” says Jenova Chen, the 27-year-old creative director at Santa Monica-based studio ThatGameCompany. More »
Culture

Review-O-Gram: Flower Reviewed in Song

5:00AM Brian Crecente | Time for more singing game reviews. This time we get to hear about Playstation 3’s Flower in song. More »
Features

Frankenreview: Flower

5:20AM Mike Fahey | Following up on their success with the PlayStation Network favourite Flow, thatgamecompany returns to the PlayStation 3 with Flower, a game that attempts to capture the poetry of a flower petal riding the wind. More »
Hands On

Flower Micro-Review: All We Are Is Dust In The Wind

4:00AM Luke Plunkett | Flower is an odd proposition. Just like thatgamecompany’s last title, flOw, it’s not really a game. It’s a relaxant, suited more for a 3am slump on the couch than a 3-hour session after work. More »
News

Flower Blooms Official Release Date

1:20AM Mike Fahey | Flower, the poetic new PlayStation Network titles from the creators of PSN favourite flOw has sprouted a release date, popping out of the ground in early February. More »

Indie Games Get a Mainstream Closeup

8:30AM Owen Good | In its “All New” issue, discussing the cutting edge of trends in American culture, New York Magazine lauds four indie titles for “ushering in a golden age of smart, beautiful, and really weird games.” More »

Flower Coming In February

6:30PM Luke Plunkett | Not “blooming”. Just coming. Because games aren’t flowers, even when they’re about flowers. But I digress! Flower is due to be released on the PlayStation Network in February. More »

Flower’s A Breath Of Fresh Air

3:00AM Kotaku US Edition | Sony swung by this week to show off some of their early 2009 titles. Among the slew of Playstation Network games being demoed was Flower. Does it live up to the growing hype? More »

Flower, Sun, and Rain Trailer High In Suda-isms, Commercial Impractibility

11:30AM Michael McWhertor | The Europeans are lucky enough to get Goichi “Suda51″ Suda’s mystery adventure game Flower, Sun and Rain for the Nintendo DS this October. We, the rest of the Earth, are at least able to enjoy the game’s trailer, which not only features someone (Suda?) taking the Nestea plunge, but has pink alligators and a fantastic smooth jazz soundtrack — the kind that makes me want to donate my ears to the less fortunate. Described as “an unyielding Groundhog Day style adventure”, Flower, Sun, and Rain is a remake of the PlayStation 2 release of the same name. The trailer proudly proclaims that “Suda51’s masterpiece is finally here” which we hope isn’t a slight to the man’s other titles. True story: I once shared a cab with Suda. That’s the entire story. It was largely uneventful as everyone made it home safely in a short amount of time. More »