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Yes, the jokes about the weird deconstructed gameplay in Heavy Rain get laughs, even from people in the audience who may not have played it. But, the best thing about Kumail Nanjiani's stand-up bit on the PS3 psychological thriller is how he notes the changes in the gaming medium and the difference in the kinds of experience that are available now. He's acknowledging maturation while getting some yuks in. Nanjiani's one of the hosts of Nerdist's The Indoor Kids podcast so check him out there, too. More »
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François Baranger is an artist who works not just on video games, but on some of the biggest Hollywood franchises in recent years, like Harry Potter and GI Joe. More »
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Sony has announced today that a director's cut of the popular Heavy Rain is due out Nov. 8 for $29.99, and will include past downloadable content, a soundtrack, Move support and bonus features. More »
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You're right, David Cage, creator of games like Heavy Rain and Indigo Prophecy. You do sound stupid. But just the kind of stupid this industry needs more of. More »
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Over a year since it was first released, a revised edition of Heavy Rain is being cobbled together in Europe that reduces some of the game's content in order to get it a less adult rating. More »
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French artist François Baranger has been doing concept work for years now, and has experience in the worlds of both film and video games. More »
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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. More »
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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. More »
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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. More »
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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. More »
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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. More »
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This unofficial cut of Sony's Heavy Rain turns the roughly 12-hour game into a feature-length movie. More »
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Of course, it could be argued that Hollywood is simply where video games go to die. More »
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David Milch, whose credits include some of my personal television favorites 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. More »
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Scott Steinberg, Kotaku friend and video game consultant extraordinaire, writes up his personal selection of top ten video games for 2010 on CNN. Topping the list? Heavy Rain. More »
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Joking that women "love two things in life, queso dip and true crime," Epic Games' Cliff Bleszinski told a podcast that he felt Heavy Rain missed out on bigger sales by not marketing itself more to the fairer sex. More »
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Heavy Rain and Madden NFL 11 lead the charge into a day filled with PlayStation 3 deals in Amazon's shiny golden box of values. What's up for grabs today? More »
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Next week, September 22 to be exact, Quantic Dream's psychological murder mystery Heavy Rain magically transforms from vanilla PlayStation 3 game to thrilling, motion-controlled PlayStation Move game. More »
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A free patch will allow Heavy Rain players to control the game with a PlayStation Move wand in one hand and either a Navigation controller or DualShock 3 in the other. So how will you find Jason? Watch. More »
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Last week Stephen Totilo told us how Heavy Rain played on the PlayStation Move. Now let's see how it looks. More »
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In theory, the PlayStation 3 controller is a complicated mechanism, a device with too many buttons for the average person to understand. In theory, the better control mechanism for interactive drama is a good old remote control you can wave. More »
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Japanese game publication Dengeki Online has released the results of a poll it conducted regarding the most interesting games so far of 2010. Let's dive in. More »
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The good news is that Quantic Dream's moody adventure game for the PlayStation 3, Heavy Rain, is going to fully support the PlayStation Move motion controller when it launches later this year. The bad news is that decision's impact. More »
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If only more cosplay involved characters and a user interface. As seen on DeviantArt. Thanks Alexis! More »
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The cuteness of Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet, with its adorable Sackboys, just waiting to be dressed, seems like an odd crossover for murder mystery and kidnapfest Heavy Rain. But cross the two PlayStation 3 games shall this week! More »
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Life is full of moral decisions to make, every minute of every day we are faced with choices that can affect the rest of our day or indeed, the rest of our life.  More »
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Thriller Heavy Rain has a fan in Yoichi Wada, the guy who runs Square Enix. That company churns out Final Fantasy games. In a recent interview with game magazine Famitsu, Imperial Hot says he's recently played the thriller. His thoughts? More »
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PlayStation 3 serial killer game Heavy Rain may be bringing its tale of suspense, child abduction and wet tank tops to a theater near you. A deal to secure screen rights to the Quantic Dream game is reportedly wrapping up. More »
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Games can be so LOUD, and also often so poorly-written, that the opportunity for moments of quiet reflection often pass us by. Time then for some gaming haiku. More »
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Baker009's custom Ethan figure, from Sony's PS3 thriller Heavy Rain, looks great. Sounds great, too, since he never opens his damn mouth. More »
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Heavy Rain can be a drag sometimes. It's so bleak! And serious! What we need to lighten the mood is an unofficial spin-off title. Something with a little more Niko Bellic. And ass-grabbing. More »
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Ultimately, the challenges the "uncanny valley" poses to motion capture and animation will be overcome by technology. But suspension of disbelief is just as important to a game's storytelling, writes the actor who portrayed Ethan Mars in Heavy Rain. More »
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It is no secret that much of the world sees our beloved hobby as a nothing but juvenile, ultra-violent, and ultimately irresponsible. Some have gone so far as to coin the term "murder simulators" for first person shooters and titles like Grand Theft Auto. More »
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This post contains spoilers for Heavy Rain. Although Heavy Rain is set in a nameless American city, David Cage has been forthright about Philadelphia's strong influence on game. When members of the development team visited the city, it inspired the dark, gritty world players would ultimately explore: More »
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I liked Heavy Rain! Really liked it, actually. Funny thing is, I enjoyed the three short cartoons found within the game a lot more. More »
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Motion capture actors might be gaming's unsung heroes. Film director Guy Ritchie (Sherlock Holmes) might have something to sing about, though. More »
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I enjoyed Quantic Dream's Heavy Rain, but I wanted to love it. More »
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Outdoing early guesstimates on its retail performance, Sony's PS3 thriller Heavy Rain has managed to sell over a million copies worldwide since launching in February. More »
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Call it a missing chapter, an added short story or simply an extra sprinkling of Heavy Rain, but you may as well call for a do-over. More »
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PS3 exclusive Heavy Rain looks fantastic. Mark Carson, head of mo-cap specialist CaptiveMotion, told website VG247 that while the psychological thriller is "beautiful", it is also "visually uneven". Here's the quote: More »
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