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Wednesday17th Jan 2018
News Heavy Rain's Sales Reach a Ridiculous 5.3 Million Units
When it rains it pours
Back when it released in 2010, Heavy Rain was looked upon as one of the most experimental titles in Sony’s portfolio. While it built upon a lot of the groundwork laid in PlayStation 2 game Fahrenheit (or Indigo Prophecy, depending on where you’re from) its story-driven murder mystery was unlike anything available at the...
Thursday1st Jun 2017
News Quantic Dream's Heavy Rain Has Been a Huge Success
Exceeds 4.5 million sales globally
Heavy Rain hasn’t aged especially well, but the game was ground-breaking when it first released in 2010, delivering a grounded interactive adventure that would go on to influence the likes of Telltale and beyond. And Parisian developer Quantic Dream has announced that as of 31st March, the release has sold...
Wednesday4th Sep 2013
News David Cage: Microsoft Didn't Understand Our Goals with Heavy Rain
Quantic Dream pitched the title to Xbox maker
Heavy Rain could very well have soaked the Xbox 360 to its circuits, but Microsoft decided to pass on the project due to its child abduction plotline. Speaking as part of a BAFTA event in London overnight, Quantic Dream’s founder David Cage explained that the French studio actually pitched the project...
Friday19th Apr 2013
News Heavy Rain Cost €16.7 Million to Make, Made More Than €100 Million
Decent investment
Let’s be honest, if Heavy Rain popped up on a video game special of Dragons' Den, director David Cage would be laughed out of the abandoned warehouse. In truth, something similar probably happened when developer Quantic Dream was pitching the project to various publishers – but eventually Sony took a gamble on the release. And...
Saturday30th Mar 2013
News What Kind of Posters Do You Think Quantic Dream Has Hanging on Its Wall?
You'll kick yourself
David Cage’s vocabulary revolves around one word: emotion. Listen to any interview or seminar with the Quantic Dream founder, and you won’t have to wait long to hear the poignant term. As such, it’s little wonder that the studio behind games such as Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls has a poster wearing the words...
Monday28th Jan 2013
News Heavy Rain Composer Sadly Passes Away at 56
Leaves behind an incredible legacy
The composer best known for scoring Heavy Rain’s emotional soundtrack, Normand Corbeil, has passed away at 56. The sad news comes courtesy of 8bitfix.com, who reports that the musician was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in August of 2012. He lost the battle with the disease on Friday, 25th January. Corbeil has...
Thursday31st May 2012
News Quantic Dream "Unhappy with Everything" About Heavy Rain
Jason! Jason!
Heavy Rain certainly wasn’t a perfect game: it had more plot holes than a colander, and some of the strangest accents we've ever encountered. But, refreshingly, Quantic Dream acknowledges those flaws, and the Parisian studio is working hard to ensure it corrects them with its next release. Studio gaffer David Cage told Gamasutra:...
Monday7th Nov 2011
News Heavy Rain: Director's Cut Drops In to North America Tomorrow
To the cloud
Heavy Rain is still one of the best reasons to pick up a PS3, and now the package is a little more enticing, as the Heavy Rain: Director's Cut reaches North America tomorrow. As part of the Greatest Hits range the game will retail for $29.99 and includes the following: Complete, original game, Heavy Rain Heavy Rain Chronicles: Episode...
Thursday17th Mar 2011
News Heavy Rain Makes a Splash at BAFTA Awards with Three Wins
Critical mass
Sony's Heavy Rain was one of the stand-out games of 2010 whether playing with Move or DualShock, and last night's BAFTA Video Games Awards have honoured Quantic Dream's game with a trio of statues. David Cage's detective thriller scooped the award for Technical Innovation, beating Kinectimals, Super Mario Galaxy 2 and more. It also...
Friday25th Feb 2011
News Heavy Rain Falls to Low Price on Greatest Hits Range
Only $29.99
Every so often Sony brings new titles into its PlayStation Greatest Hits range, and now Heavy Rain has joined MAG as the second Move-enabled title in the budget selection. Available across the United States and Canada from today for around $29.99, the game bears the "Director's Cut" subtitle denoting it contains the game's...
Wednesday10th Nov 2010
News Get a Sneaky Advantage with The Fight: Lights Out DLC
Leading the charge in this week's US update
So you've bought The Fight: Lights Out and you're finding it a bit tough – why not download some extra content from the PlayStation Store to give you a fighting chance? For $0.99 a pop you can buy yourself the ability to wriggle from grapples, extra stamina and harder punches, amongst other combat...
Wednesday3rd Nov 2010
News Plenty of Move Videos and Themes in This Week's Store Update
Head on in to see what's up
A bumper crop of Move content this week, with trailers, videos, a patch for PAIN and even a full game to download. Sports Champions gets a reverse disc golf course, High Velocity Bowling gets a digital compendium of all content and TV Superstars themes jump up and down screaming "pick me! Pick me!" in a manner...
Friday8th Oct 2010
Out Today Heavy Rain: Move Edition
Get wet, go wild
Heavy Rain received its Move patch last week, but those of you who missed out on the update can now pick up the Heavy Rain: Move Edition on Blu-ray disc across Europe. With an RRP of £29.99/€39.99, the disc doesn't just add support for Move (though it can be played with DualShock 3 too). Gamers can also experience the Taxidermist...
Friday1st Oct 2010
News PlayStation Blog Hosts a Pair of Move Developer Videos
Heavy Rain and Killzone 3 detailed
Sony's official PlayStation blogs for Europe and North America are treasure troves of information: not just run by community managers, they also include posts from developers and staff from other publishers, giving a unique look into PlayStation games from all corners of the development world. This week's updates...
Friday24th Sep 2010
News Get a Move on at Eurogamer EXPO in London Next Week
Trial new motion games before release
Next week's Eurogamer EXPO in London is set to play host to a pile of new games across all platforms, with PlayStation 3 having a strong presence. Attendees this year can get their hands on titles that use both Move and DualShock 3, with Heavy Rain's Move Edition, Killzone 3 and The Fight: Lights Out all...
Wednesday22nd Sep 2010
News Patched for Move: Heavy Rain
E-motion and drama combine
Heavy Rain: Move Edition is out on disc in October, but if you already own the game you can pick up a free Move-enabling patch from the PlayStation Network. Weighing in at a beefy 1142MB and downloaded automatically once the disc is inserted, the game adds motion control to the game but nothing else: those of you after the...
Tuesday21st Sep 2010
News Heavy Rain Scoops Game Designer's Award at Japanese Ceremony
Quantic Dream honoured
The patch to update Heavy Rain with Move controls should be let loose tomorrow, but Japanese body the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association awarded the DualShock 3-enabled version its Game Designer's Award at a recent ceremony. It praised the game's unique sense of storytelling as well as its emphasis on performing...
Wednesday15th Sep 2010
News PlayStation Store Updated with Move Content A-Go-Go
Demos, patches and more good stuff
Today's the day that users all across Europe – except the UK, that is – can Move into the next generation of motion controlled gaming, with the controller and games launched across the mainland continent. If you haven't made it to the shops yet, or your pre-order hasn't popped through the post, consider whiling...
Tuesday14th Sep 2010
News Heavy Rain Gets Move Patch and Demo on September 22nd
A downpour of information inside
Heavy Rain: Move Edition is the updated version of Quantic Dream's seminal interactive drama, and it's set to arrive soon in two mouthwatering flavours. If you already own the original Heavy Rain, you can expect to experience all the fun of downloading a new patch for it on September 22nd, which will add in all the...
Thursday9th Sep 2010
News David Cage: Move Needs More Support from Core Titles
Quantic Dream boss emphasises importance of AAA games
Quantic Dream's Heavy Rain is undoubtedly one of the Move's AAA titles over the launch period, with the studio having devoted a huge amount of its workforce to the development of a free Move-enabling patch and bonus video content too. Studio founder recently David Cage spoke to GamesIndustry.biz...
Wednesday8th Sep 2010
News Move-Enabling Patches May Cost You
Don't expect them all to be free
Looking forward to the Move-capable updates of Heavy Rain and Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition? We imagine there are several more updates on the horizon, but you'd imagine having already bought the game and controller you wouldn't have to shell out again to use them together. Well, you might be wrong. The Official...
