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David Cage: L.A. Noire Is “An Interesting Dead End”

Kotaku AU

In an interview with CVG, David Cage discussed the progress of Quantic Dream’s own engine, and commented on what Team Bondi are attempting with L.A. Noire and their motion scan technology.

“I think it’s an interesting solution to a problem for now,” he claimed. “But it’s also an interesting dead end.”


March 21, 2011
PlayStation

This Man Is ‘Fed Up’ With Space Marines

David Cage, director of psychological thriller Heavy Rain and co-founder of French studio Quantic Dream, is not thrilled with the same generic games – noting that many US developers feel the same.


March 17, 2011
In Real Life

Heavy Rain’s Voice Acting Is Better In Real Life

If you’re going to make fun of Heavy Rain, you’ve got to do a lot more than just shout “JASON JASON” in a mall.


March 7, 2011
PlayStation

Is It Whether You Finish Or Not, Or How Long You Play The Game?

Of those who started Heavy Rain, 72 percent finished it, according to the president of the studio behind the game. That’s a rather striking number for any video game, especially compared to another major hit released about the same time.


March 4, 2011
PlayStation

A Plea For Games To Grow Up

After David Cage’s speech at the Game Developers Conference yesterday, I heard the chatter of people whose minds have been opened, lives possibly changed.


February 26, 2011
PlayStation

God Of War III, Uncharted 2, Heavy Rain Are Now ‘Greatest Hits’

Sony has inducted a handful of new PlayStation 3 games into its budget-friendly Greatest Hits line, taking some of the console’s best games from 2009 and 2010, slashing their prices and busying up their box art.


February 24, 2011
PlayStation

Heavy Rain The Movie Is The Longest Playthrough Video You’ll Ever Watch

This unofficial cut of Sony’s Heavy Rain turns the roughly 12-hour game into a feature-length movie.


February 15, 2011
In Real Life

Let Off Some Steam

Kotaku AU

Let Off Some Steam is a new section where we let you guys get something off your chest – it can be a vitriol laced rant, a sappy love letter to whatever, or anything inbetween. Send your ranty words in this direction, and try and keep it under 600 words. Today David Lowther talks about Heavy Rain and the consequences of video game death…


February 1, 2011
In Real Life

Hollywood, Where Video Game Movies Go To Die

Of course, it could be argued that Hollywood is simply where video games go to die.


January 27, 2011
In Real Life

Deadwood, NYPD Blue Producer To Work On Heavy Rain Movie

David Milch, whose credits include some of my personal television favourites like Deadwood, NYPD Blue and Hill Street Blues, will be adapting PlayStation 3 exclusive Heavy Rain into a feature film with Warner Bros, Variety reports.