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Composer Austin Wintory has always wanted to adapt his score for PSN game flOw for live performance by an orchestra. More »
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Earlier today, flOw creator Jenova Chen accused Aquatica iPhone developer Ketera Software of either improperly sourcing his game as inspiration or flat-out ripping off flOw's source code. More »
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"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 »
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European PSP owners are going to get a few former PlayStation Network only titles in cold, hard physical media format, as SCEE is planning on releasing two collections of PSN titles on UMD. The PlayStation Network Collection releases, unearthed by Siliconera, consist of one Power Pack, containing flOw, Syphon Filter: Combat Ops and Beats, and the Puzzle Pack, featuring Lemmings, Go! Puzzle and Go! Sudoku. More »
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Into the Pixel is a juried art exhibition that selects sixteen works of video game art to be displayed both digitally and in actual exhibits, like the one currently at E3. The exhibit is an opportunity for video and computer game artists to showcase their work and receive critical feedback from both digital and fine art experts; it also showcases the actual visual art of games in creative and unique ways. The pieces range from playful to serious, and utilize a variety of visual styles to convey their subjects. Now in its fifth year, the selected entries are usually quite impressive, and this year was no exception. More »
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It's hard not to notice the similarities between Spore's Cell Phase and the PlayStation Network game flOw, and when you consider the co-founder of dev thatgamecompanthatgamecompany Jenova Chen was once on the Spore DS team it makes sense. flOw is pretty much a stylized, somewhat simplified version of what is going on in Spore's cell phase. You start off as a tiny, single-celled organism and then you grow, your abilities growing along with you as defined by your choices in the game's creature creator. It looks to be an entertaining little opening sequence to kickstart your new creation's evolutionary process. More »
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flOw is one of those interesting little games that keeps on kicking (it's certainly made the rounds at this point) — it's spawned a lot of interest and discussion since its first appearance. Brandon Sheffield sat down with Jenova Chen (flOw designer and co-founder of thatgamecompany) at this year's GDC to talk about Sony's strengths, game design, and why making traditional games is 'too easy': More »
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One title that will join the North American version of the PlayStation Store tomorrow... err, again is flOw, the Flash game turned downloadable PlayStation 3 title from thatgamecompany. This time, it's for the PSP, a port handled by the folks at SuperVillain. We got a chance to play the portable version of flOw at GDC for a few minutes and it seemed to honor its bigger brother faithfully. The differentiator, ad hoc wireless multiplayer, was unfortunately unavailable at the time. Price? Not sure. But we're hoping for "cheap." More »
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What obsessions plague our top independent game designers today? What theories keep them up at night? What possibilities blow their minds, challenge their presumptions and make them sound like a bunch of philosophical hippies after two bottles of ice wine and carton of black bean hummus? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=357700&view=rss&microfeed=true Yes, flOw's coming to the PSP. No, it's not coming in January. In case you hadn't put that one together yourself. Instead, Sony have announced today that the game's due on March 6, and will be available for download through the PC/PSP PlayStation Store. Developers SuperVillian say they've been able to "reconstruct and faithfully preserve the unique experience of flOw on Sony's premier handheld device", but whether that means this is a direct port of the PS3 version or something new, I don't know, since they both look the same to me. More »
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A listing for a PSP version of the PlayStation 3 game flOw from thatgamecompany has appeared on the UK-centric version of PlayStation.com, indicating that it will appear in January via the PC version of the PlayStation Store. The listing was unearthed by a member of the developer's official forums and elicited a response from team member John Edwards that read "thatgamecompany does not comment on rumor and speculation" followed by one of those little smiley faces that makes the previous sentence ironically informative. More »
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The Kotaku calendar indicates that we should be up to our eyeballs in "Best of 2007" lists by the start of next week. Fortunately, instead of focusing on the top ten games of the year based on some vague merit—that's typically just a list of the year's most hyped, biggest name titles—Next-Gen opted to focus on innovation. Don't worry, some of the bigger software is included, such as Mass Effect and Call of Duty 4, but a few titles that wouldn't normally make the cut are included. More »
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thatgamecompany's Kelle Santiago spoke at the Montreal International Games Summit, revealing some helpful details about how the developer's follow up to flOw will actually play. flOwer, which made its debut at the Tokyo Game Show in trailer form, will be at least in part a flower raising simulation. If that sounds like your cup of organic chamomile, flOwer is said to "give the player a visceral perspective, surreal and dreamlike" and "to experience a field in a way you couldn't in real life", according to Gamasutra's account of Santiago's talk. More »
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Now here's the kind of Black Friday sale we can get into. Here are the very specific instructions to save 50% on PlayStation Store downloads. More »
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The weekly PlayStation Store update, typically a Thursday affair, has arrived a bit early, bringing with it new downloads for Rock Band and savings on older games. But we'll get to that in due time. As mentioned earlier today, a pair of PlayStation Eye titles, Aquatopia ($1.99) and Operation: Creature Feature ($4.99) are now available for purchase, joined by a demo for MX vs. ATV: Untamed, a 715MB download. But that's not all! More »
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An item we missed when this past Thursday's PlayStation Store update went live was the just reduced (for a limited time) price of the downloadable semi-game flOw. More »
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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the recently leaked job cuts for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe aren't the only streamlining Sony's games division will see. The US and Japanese divisions will also see cost-cutting measures, with some layoffs expected. More »
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Pricing for upcoming releases on the PlayStation Network has been set, for the most part, for our friends in the UK. It's okay, guys, unlike other PLAYSTATOIN 3 pricing news, this really won't hurt that bad. Three titles will be available on launch day via the PlayStation Store, Blast Factor ( 3.49), Tekken 5 Dark Resurrection ( 6.99) and Gran Turismo HD (free!). More »
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IGN has an excellent interview up with Kellee Santiago, president of thatgamecompany, who will be responsible for bringing the beautiful flOw to the PlayStation Network in just ten agonizingly long days. More »
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Pushing the PLAYSTATION 3 "launch window" to its limits, SCEA and thatgamecompany will finally release their abstract aquatic survival game flOw on the PlayStation Store this February 22. The PS3 downloadable game will feature 1080p graphics, 5.1 surround sound, and SIXAXIS control for maximum immersion. Recreational pharmaceuticals optional. More »
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JayisGames is a terrific little family friendly casual games website that always has really great content and interesting interviews. It's a great place to stop by and find out about a new game to while away those pesky work hours. More »
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Originally scheduled for release near the PlayStation 3 launch, then delayed to an unspecified date, it appears that Sony will finally (and hopefully) release flOw to the PlayStation Store this February. IGN secured a more solid date earlier today, putting the Flash game port just that much further out of reach. C'mon, SCEA, don't let us down. Get this puppy up! Michael McWhertor More »
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Today was supposed to be the day that PS3 downloadable title flOw was to hit the PlayStation Store. Supposed to be. The title has apparently been kicked back to the New Year. flOw was originally a Flash-based web game and is still available at the creator's website for download. So wait. Does that mean we can open up the PS3's browser and play the PC version while we wait for the PS3 one? Brian Ashcraft More »
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Jenova Chen, developer behind the PC flash-based game flOw, just inked a deal a three game deal with Sony Computer Entertainment. Chen, who originally created flOw for a thesis at the University of Souther California, will move into Sony's Santa Monica headquarters. SUSC Dean Elizabeth M. Daley calls it "a watershed moment in the history of the school." We call it pretty cool. flOw will be available in the PLAYSTATION 3 online store for purchase from December 19th and currently playable for free in its PC incarnation at Chen's website. Brian Ashcraft More »
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Some wily NeoGAF forumers somehow managed to get their hands on screenshots and info of games coming to the PS3's online service, inadvertently leaked before they were set to be revealed at the San Francisco Press Day on Thursday. The games include: More »
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Just what the hell is flOw? It was first mentioned back at E3, but there was very little released. I found the game's listing hanging out in the official Sony Playstation 3 page. This is the only thing the fact sheet says about it: A new style of entertainment provided by the download capability of Playstation 3. Dive into the blue with the 6-way motion sensor controller. Everything else, including the friggin genre, is listed as to be announced. At least they included some very Electroplankton-esque screen shots. Hit the jump to oggle. My money is on this being Sony's Geometry Wars. Brian Crecente More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=202457&view=rss&microfeed=true Those familiar with Something Awful might expect that anything they have to say about indie video games would be steeped in sarcasm, laced with vitriol, and cooked in a 350-degree bile oven until a rusty knife stuck into it comes out clean. But no! Zack Parsons brings your attention to five worthy independent games. I kept looking for the punchline, and I thought I found it when he starts talking about "Zen Bondage," but no, it's an actual game. Huh! More »
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