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Heavy Rain grossed $100 million - Report

Added: 19.04.2013 16:36 | 19 views | 0 comments


Quantic Dream head says 2010 game was "very profitable" for Sony, claims it is a fallacy that experimental games can't be successful.

Quantic Dream's 2010 narrative-focused grossed $100 million, proving that developers should "stop thinking that innovation rhymes with unprofitable," according to studio co-CEO Guillaume de Fondaumiere.

Speaking today during the Digital Dragons game festival in Krakow, Poland, Fondaumiere said, as reported by , that most publisher's would strive for the sales numbers Heavy Rain was able to achieve.

"These projects have been and are profitable, to some extent," he said. "I'll give you one example that I know about: Heavy Rain. Let's say it's $22 million to produce. With marketing it's maybe $30 million. With distribution, $40 million. Sony earned $100 million with the game, so it's very profitable. It's the sort of margin that most publishers would strive for, for any game."

The latest official Heavy Rain sales update came in September 2011, when Quantic Dream revealed the game had .

Also at this time, Fondaumiere called the used game market one of the biggest problems in the industry, noting that the on Heavy Rain.

From: www.gamespot.com

News: Quantic Dream stokes fire of Beyond for PS4 rumour

Added: 19.04.2013 12:14 | 13 views | 0 comments


Whether or not the PS3 title will also be released for the next generation console has 'not been decided yet'.

Asked flat out if Beyond will be released on PS4, ending all speculation, Fondaumière said: "That's not been decided yet."

The apparent non-committal to a straight answer only fuels further speculation that Quantic Dream is indeed working on a PS4 version of the game.

Sony plans to release the PS3 version in October, which could be only weeks away from the expected launch of the PlayStation 4.

Source: Eurogamer



From: www.videogamer.com

News: Beyond: Two Souls UK packshot revealed

Added: 18.04.2013 16:44 | 9 views | 0 comments


Sony worked with Quantic Dream to choose an image which is cinematic and emotional.

The lead actors, Page and Willem Dafoe, are also named above the game's logo and dev studio, Quantic Dream.

"We worked together with the team at Quantic Dream to choose an image that we felt was both cinematic and in keeping with the emotional journey that the final game will take you on," explained Ross Alexander, European product manager, SCEE. "We hope you like it."

Alexander added: "Ultimately, we decided on the packshot you see above because it felt sophisticated, mature and different from most traditional game packaging, and it really captures the emotion Ellen...



From: www.videogamer.com

Quantic Dream head discusses Japanese games and his take on the PS4

Added: 18.04.2013 3:18 | 16 views | 0 comments


Have you ever wanted to ask Quantic Dream founder and CEO David Cage a man who's certainly known for his deep and heavily character-driven games what he thinks about the Japanese game scene? Famitsu magazine had that opportunity this week, and the answer may surprise you, given the tendency many designers have had in recent years to downplay Japan's achievements. "I've loved Japan's games for a long time, and I've always been playing them," he said. "My personal impression is that Japanese games have high creativity and really cut through the mold. Really, Western games have a tendency to just repeat the same things over and over again and be hesitant to change. I really think Japan's creators are the ones making more ambitious challenges with their work."

From: n4g.com

Quantic Dream Is Looking To Add Multiplayer To Its Formula

Added: 12.04.2013 1:00 | 21 views | 0 comments



Have you ever wondered what a Heavy Rain Online would be like? You might find out sooner than you think.

Quantic Dream has opened up a position on its recruitment page for a lead online programmer. The description states the following: We are currently looking for a skilled Lead Online programmer in order to set up and to manage a team dedicated to our online / network developments.

From: www.gamerevolution.com

Heavy Rain dev going multiplayer?

Added: 10.04.2013 17:42 | 6 views | 0 comments


Quantic Dream job listing calls for programmer with "strong understanding" of multiplayer genre.

Quantic Dream is known as a developer of story-focused, single-player-only games, but the French studio could be branching out to multiplayer.

The ) with a "strong understanding" of the multiplayer genre. An ideal candidate would also have a "very deep and high knowledge" of online gaming and network development.

Quantic Dream boss David Cage said in an that he would like to develop an online title sometime down the road.

"There are also many interesting changes awaiting us regarding the online space," he said at the time. "So this is something we are going to explore in the very near future."

Quantic Dream has not announced any kind of multiplayer component for Beyond: Two Souls.

Cage previously revealed that he has his " project for the PlayStation 4. "It's one of the strongest concepts we've had at Quantic Dream and we're really excited about it," Cage said last month.

Cage also . Video of the presentation is embedded below.

From: www.gamespot.com

News: Quantic Dream already achieving amazing things with PS4

Added: 04.04.2013 10:05 | 4 views | 0 comments


'It's another world' claims David Cage.

"I know that some people are surprised by what we can do on PS3 with Beyond, and we have heard many people even question whether this is a current-gen game. But trust me, if I showed you what we're doing with the PS4 you would be amazed," said Cage. "It's really surprising. It's another world."

Speaking about what the PS4 offers him as a game creator, Cage said: "Generally it will give us more subtlety, more nuance, more detail."

Beyond will be released for PS3 in October, whilst the PS4 is expected to roll out in at least one territory later this year.



From: www.videogamer.com

Cage: What we are doing with PlayStation 4 is 'another world'

Added: 03.04.2013 23:18 | 14 views | 0 comments


The creative director of Heavy Rain studio Quantic Dream has suggested that his mystery PS4 project will provide a distinct visual leap over current generation technology.

From: n4g.com


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