Kotaku: Quantic Dream

Heavy Rain's Creator Doesn't Sound Stupid at all

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 01:00:00 EDT

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 »

Heavy Rain Is Now Safer for the Children (Well, Teenagers)

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 03:30:00 EDT

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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 »

Don't Get Caught Out in Heavy Rain's Concept Art

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 07:00:00 EDT

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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 »

This Man Is "Fed Up" With Space Marines

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 06:30:00 EDT

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 »

Heavy Rain's Voice Acting Is Better In Real Life

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 01:00:00 EDT

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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 »

Is It Whether You Finish or Not, or How Long You Play the Game?

Owen Good — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 17:00:00 EST

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 »

Cliffy B: Heavy Rain Missed Its Chance With The Ladies

Owen Good — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 21:30:00 EDT

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 »

Heavy Rain Becomes A PlayStation Move Game Next Week

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 17:40:49 EDT

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 »

What Heavy Rain Looks Like With The PlayStation Move

Mike Fahey — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:40:00 EDT

Last week Stephen Totilo told us how Heavy Rain played on the PlayStation Move. Now let's see how it looks. More »

The Video Game Guide to Morals and Ethics

Martin Robertson — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:20:00 EDT

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 »

Report: Heavy Rain To Pour In Movie Theaters

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 19 May 2010 17:40:00 EDT

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 »

Spelunking Through ‘Heavy Rain’s’ plot holes [Spoilers]

Eric Wittmershaus — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:00:00 EDT

I enjoyed Quantic Dream's Heavy Rain, but I wanted to love it. More »

Heavy Rain Sells A Million

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 03:30:00 EDT

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 »

Heavy Rain Chronicles: The Taxidermist Micro-Review: Let's Try That again

Stephen Totilo — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:00:00 EDT

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 »

Alan Wake Motion Capture Expert Calls Heavy Rain "Visually Uneven"

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:00:00 EDT

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 »

Heavy Rain: When Art Imitates Art

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 07:30:00 EDT

Prepare for an eery sense of deja vu, Heavy Rain fans, as you watch actor Sam Douglas - the face and voice of Heavy Rain's Scott Shelby - play exactly the same role in a real movie. Trenchcoat and all. More »

Heavy Rain Patch Is On The Way

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:30:00 EDT

Since the release of Sony's Heavy Rain last month, users have been complaining about a range of bugs and glitches. Well, complaining about most of them. Good news, complainers: a patch is on the way. More »

Jason! Jason! Jason! Jason! Jason! Jason! Jason!

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:00:00 EDT

For the most part, Heavy Rain is an entertaining exercise in story-telling. For the most part. The parts where you're yelling at small children, not so much. More »

Se7en Meets Heavy Rain

Mike Fahey — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:20:00 EST

Heavy Rain for the PlayStation 3 is an emotionally engaging psychological thriller. Se7en, starring Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman, is an emotionally engaging psychological thriller. What happens when you combine the two? More »

NSFW: Heavy Rain Glitch Brings Playable, Accidental Nudity

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:30:00 EST

Reader kuroner says that while playing Heavy Rain the other day, he stumbled on a little glitch. One that leaves one of the game's stars, Madison Page, completely naked. More »

Play Heavy Rain On Your PC

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:30:00 EST

With the PS3 having some, ahem, problems today, you may not be able to play Heavy Rain. Ah well! You may as well kill some time by playing it on...YouTube. More »

Heavy Rain Film Rights Optioned Long Ago

Owen Good — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:00:00 EST

Heavy Rain was announced way, way back at E3 2006, which was the week of May 8. One week after the show, May 15, 2006, the U.S. Copyright Office recorded an option for the film rights to the game. More »

Heavy Rain Explores Player Depression With Freezes And Glitches

Mike Fahey — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:40:00 EST

Players across multiple regions are reporting technical issues with their copies of Heavy Rain, with word of out-of-sync audio, full-on freezes, and unloadable auto-saves filling the official forums, giving players an ironic taste of the depression the game explores. More »

While You're Waiting For Heavy Rain To Install...

Mike Fahey — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:20:00 EST

Heavy Rain is in U.S. stores now, and hopefully in the hands of many U.S. PlayStation 3 owners as well. While you're waiting for the game to install, why not check out our review, or create your own origami swan? More »

Meet The Voices, And Faces, Behind Heavy Rain

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:30:00 EST

Rather than hire Nolan North, or the three guys that do all of Bethesda's voice work, Heavy Rain did the smart thing and went and got some proper actors. Best part is, they didn't stop at using just their voices. More »

Heavy Rain PS3 Motion Controller Announcement Coming "Soon"?

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:00:00 EST

PS3 exclusive Heavy Rain won't be out until February 23, but there could be an announcement regarding the game's controls in the very near future. More »

Frankenreview: Heavy Rain

Mike Fahey — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:20:00 EST

Would Quantic Dream's cast of characters be depressed over the results of our Heavy Rain Frankenreview? More »

Heavy Rain Review: No Wrong Conclusion

Stephen Totilo — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:20:42 EST

You're a man trying to rock a baby to sleep. You're a woman trying to look sexy for a sleaze. Who cares if you're having fun, as long as you're interested? You're playing Heavy Rain, a video game about people. More »

Get A Little Depressed With The Heavy Rain Demo

Mike Fahey — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:40:00 EST

Buried deep within comment contest replies in a post on the European PlayStation Blog, SCEE PlayStation Store team member Mike Kebby reveals a demo for Quantic Dream's Heavy Rain is heading our way February 11th. More »

Heavy Rain's ESRB Rating Spoils Everything

Mike Fahey — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:30:00 EST

The ESRB has given Quantic Dream's Heavy Rain an M for Mature rating, explaining the game's drug use, violence, horror, and sexual situations in ridiculous detail. Needless to say, spoilers ahead. More »

Heavy Rain's Special Edition Short On Wet Tank Tops

Luke Plunkett — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:30:00 EST

Heavy Rain's Europe-only Special Edition, first announced last month, has now been shown off by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. More »

Heavy Rain Release Date Trudges Sadly Into View

Mike Fahey — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:40:00 EST

Don't be sad! Quantic Dreams' interactive cinematic exploration of sorrow now has an official release date of February 23rd. More »

Heavy Rain...In Japanese

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:00:00 EST

This is the Japanese language trailer for upcoming thriller Heavy Rain. More »

NSFW: A Brief Peek At Heavy Rain's Adult Content

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST

Adult games and games for adults are different. European developer Quantic Dream doesn't just dream of making games for adults, it is. More »

New Heavy Rain Screens Depict Sadness, Facial Hair

Mike Fahey — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:20:00 EST

Quantic Dream manages to evoke true human emotion in these screenshots from heavy rain, but how can someone be sad with such realistic facial hair? More »

No Need To Import Heavy Rain In America

Stephen Totilo — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:40:44 EST

Americans who prefer to play uncensored games had to import the European version of the last video game developed by the makers of 2010 PlayStation 3 exclusive Heavy Rain. So did fans of sex scenes. More »

Heavy Rain Impressions: An Ambitious Sorrow

Stephen Totilo — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:00:00 EST

In its opening chapters, Heavy Rain is a quiet downer, a rare — for a video game — persistently sad experience. That makes the unusual PlayStation 3 exclusive one of the most interesting titles of early 2010. More »

Forced to Strip: How Games Might Teach Us More About Sex

Owen Good — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EDT

The upcoming Heavy Rain features a sequence in which its female protagonist is forced to strip for a disgusting mob boss. It's sex but it's not sexy, and it moves the needle for games teaching us to differentiate the two. More »

Heavy Rain Story Could Expand Through DLC

Mike Fahey — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:20:00 EDT

While the full story of PS3-exclusive Heavy Rain will ship on the disc, developer Quantic Dream is toying with the idea of further exploring the game's diverse cast of characters through future downloadable content. More »

Heavy Rain Eyes On: Meet Scott Shelby, Private Eye

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:20:00 EDT

Quantic Dream's Guillaume de Fondaumièr offered us our third official look at the developer's PlayStation 3 game Heavy Rain at Gamescom, showing us just a few of the many possibilities that await us in the hi-def choose your own adventure. More »