Kotaku: Ratchet And Clank

Ratchet & Clank Terrorize These Hapless Businessmen

Jason Schreier — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:20:00 EST

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Ratchet might not want to harass anybody when he uses Clank as a helicopter, but sometimes it just can't be avoided. More »

Get Cooperative with Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One in October

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 20 May 2011 13:40:00 EDT

Delightful four-player action adventure Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One comes to the PlayStation 3 on October 18, Insomniac Games and Sony promised today. Insomniac's other fall game, Resistance 3, hits the month prior. They're busy! [PlayStation.blog] More »

The Breathtaking Concept Art of Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:40:00 EDT

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While the next Ratchet & Clank game looks handsome enough in those new bright and cheery screen shots, the PlayStation 3 exclusive had a gorgeous base on which to build. This is a sampling of that concept art from Insomniac Games' Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One. More »

The Makers of Ratchet and Clank Think Gaming is Too Complex, The Solution? Facebook

Brian Crecente — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:30:00 EDT

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The people behind Resistance, Ratchet and Clank and Spyro the Dragon think video games are getting so complex that they're leaving a huge potential audience behind. Their solution? A Facebook game. More »

Think Fast, Shoot Fast, Kick Ass

Brian Crecente — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:00:00 EST

In many ways, Playstation 3 first-person shooter Resistance was a return to their roots for the studio behind Ratchet and Clank and Spyro the Dragon. More »

A PlayStation Move Bundle Made For The Non-Jock Is Here

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:30:00 EST

Still waiting to join the ranks of PlayStation Move owners? If the PlayStation 3's take on Wii Sports wasn't your cup of tea, Sony will soon be targeting the Sly Cooper and Ratchet & Clank-loving crowd to get their Move on. More »

Spyborgs Moves Away From Cartoon and Toward Ratchet and Clank

Brian Crecente — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:00:00 EDT

Spyborgs is not: Game Party 82; Bad port, "now with waggle"; Sports Minigames 15; Saturday morning license – Sign displayed prominently inside Spyborgs' presentation room. More »

Goonies Inspired "Pirate Puzzles" in Ratchet and Clank

Owen Good — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EDT

Gamers of a certain vintage (likely older than 30) will recall The Goonies, a 1985 film that taught everyone that obnoxious suburban mcmansion growth can be stopped if you believe in yourself and have access to pirate treasure. In a podcast at ButtonMasher, Insomniac's Brian Allgier completely proffers Ratchet and Clank: Quest for Booty will feature Goonies-style "Pirate Puzzles," and it sounds like one is taken from the scene where (God I love it that I get to type this) Andy plays the bone organ. More »

R&C: Quest for Booty Is For Everybody

Jim Reilly — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:20:00 EDT

Ratchet and Clank: Quest for Booty will be hitting PSN pretty soon. By now, you’re all familiar with the details since its E3 announcement. A short but sweet extended expansion for Tools of Destruction for a low, low price of $15. I got a demo of it today, and while it’s a PSN-only download game, don’t expect the graphics to take a hit, in fact, expect to see some improvements. More »

Secret Agent Clank Cinema and Gameplay

fdemarco — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:00:00 EST

I am always glad to hear another Ratchet and Clank is coming down the pike. I loved Size Matters and still think it's one of the best looking games on the PSP. Hopefully, this one can live up to it. More »

Insomniac Career Video Drops Resistance 2 Hint

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:00:55 EST

Blink and you'll miss it! The rest of this recruitment vid more than makes up for it with pinball, giant chess pieces and, yes, even cowbell. More »

Porn Queen, Hardcore Gamer

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:00:08 EST

At the recent AVN (think CES, but with porn), game site GameDaily quizzed a host of adult video actress about video games. Knowledge varied. Take Jenna Haze, who quipped:
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Ratchet and Clank Imperial Fight Festival Gameplay

fdemarco — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 15:00:00 EDT

GameTrailers has exclusive new footage of some new levels of the upcoming Ratchet and Clank for the PS3. Being a self professed fan of the series and a PS3 owner hungry for some decent games on the system, I'm quite looking forward to this game's release. All the clips I've seen of it have looked great and they just keep getting better. As an added Saturday bonus, I've included a second clip after the jump of another new area, the Arena Challenge . More »

Ratchet and Clank Future Media Bonanza

fdemarco — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 14:00:00 EDT

I think this might win the world record for multiple videos included in one single post. The clip makers over at Insomniac must be working overtime as they have uploaded no less than fourteen video clips from Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction to Gametrailers in the last five or six hours. How there will be anything left to actually surprise anyone by the time they play the game is beyond me, but hey, a little preview is always fun. i have posted the remaining thirteen videos after the jump and they are all labeled so you can decide which ones you want to see. The one title that really caught my eye was "Ice Pirate Dance Off." It reminds me of that incident at E3 with Crecente and the ice machine at the hotel. But that's another story for another day. More »

Gallery: Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

fdemarco — Sat, 19 May 2007 16:00:00 EDT

As I've written in the past, I'm a longtime fan of the Ratchet and Clank franchise. The games are always engaging with a nice mix of familiar gameplay and new weapons to keep things interesting. With my recent acquisition of a PSP, I picked up R&C: Size Matters and it's a stellar game, probably one of the best for the system. These screenshots for the new PS3 game, Tools of Destruction, fresh from Sony's Gamer's Day, look pretty sweet. I have high hopes for Tools of Destruction and if the PS3 was a mite cheaper I might say it would be a system seller for me, but until that rumored price drop happens, I'll have to stick with my trusty old PS2. More »

Clip: Ratchet & Clank PS3 Debut Trailer

fdemarco — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 17:00:00 EDT

I sure do love the Ratchet & Clank franchise and was quite disappointed when the last title came out on the PSP since, as you've probably guessed, I don't own one. I longed to romp again through sci fi worlds with my Lombax and robot buddies and their endless supply of ridiculous weaponry, but alas, it was not to be. More »

Insomniac Kicks Off Podcast Series

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 22:40:14 EST

From the team that brought you the PLAYSTATION 3 hit Resistance Fall of Man, as well as the long running Spyro and Ratchet & Clank series, comes The Full Moon Show, their latest.... podcast?! Yes, Insomniac Games is hip to the whole podcasting scene, as evidenced by their new, bi-weekly, self-produced audio show that kicks off officially today. More »

Clips: Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters Trailer

fdemarco — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 12:00:31 EST

It's been a long time since I played a Ratchet & Clank game, but I have fond memories of pretty much every title in the series. R & C are a great team; they're funny, witty and everything Jak & Daxter wish they could be. The franchise got me interested in platform style games again and the mix of level styles always gave it that perfect amount of difficulty. It also incorporated lots of great secrets and, of course, it's always awesome arsenal of great weapons. More »

Insomniac Named Among Best Companies to Work For

Brian Crecente — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 20:01:58 EDT

Sure, working for a game company may include soul-killing hours and sanity-crushing crunch time, but that doesn't mean it has to be a hellish experience. More »

Ratchet and Clank Storytelling on the Cellie

Brian Crecente — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 08:00:55 EDT

Ratchet: Deadlocked isn t the only Ratchet & Clank new title hitting the market this month. The duo will also be appearing in their first mobile game, shudder. The new Ratchet & Clank mobile game (I think that s the official name) will have its own plot and feature upgradeable weapons. Plot? Did someone say plot, in a cell phone game? The story goes something like this: The two get shrunk and stuck in a phone and then must fight their way out it s like Hamlet, but without all of that rambling nonsense about the self and the meaning of existence. More »