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Quantic Dream “unhappy with everything” about Heavy Rain
Despite showing the world a thing or two about graphical prowess and cinematic gameplay, Quantic Dream boss David Cage says the team weren’t satisfied with Heavy Rain. “We were pretty much unhappy with...
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Warren Spector “would never make” a game like Heavy Rain
Although Deus Ex creator Warren Spector believes David Cage is one of the best writers in gaming, he’s wary of the inflexibility of heavily scripted games. “Heavy Rain – I would just never make a game...
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Beyond: Two Souls – death comes to us all
Beyond: Two Souls isn’t a game trying to be a movie or some attempt to bridge the divide between them. Quantic Dream view it as a convergence – a third new form of entertainment that puts its actors...
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Beyond Two Souls: Interactivity is ‘more than shooting guns’– Cage
David Cage believes player interaction in video games should consist of more than just shooting a gun, and this philosophy is something he’s striving to instill with Quantic Dream’s latest, Beyond: Two...
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David Cage interview: interaction lost in a cinematic age
Beyond: Two Souls and Heavy Rain creator David Cage speaks to VG247′s Dave Cook about emotion, the importance of talented actors and what to expect from Beyond. To what extent do emotions have a place...
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Cage: Sony grants “total freedom”, indies the “future of the industry”
Quantic Dream boss David Cage has said very few developers have the chance to explore new ideas – and those that do will shape the future of games. “If you asked developers, they all have incredible...
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Beyond: Two Souls has no QTEs, states Cage
Beyond: Two Souls may come from the same team that brought you Heavy Rain, but it doesn’t have a single QTE, Quantic Dream’s David Cage has told VG247. VG247 attended a hands-on event in Paris earlier...
View ArticleQuantic Dream hiring programmer with “a strong understanding of multiplayer”
Quantic Dream has posted a job listing for a lead online programmer with a “very deep and high knowledge of online gaming; network developments.” The firm would like for this person to have shipped a...
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Heavy Rain cost €16.7 million, Sony made “more than €100 million” on it
Quantic Dream’s Guillaume de Fondaumiere has said Heavy Rain cost €16.7 million to develop, and once distribution and marketing costs were added, the total came to €40 million. Still, the game was...
View ArticleDavid Cage and Yu Suzuki discuss Shenmue and story-telling
David Cage and Yu Suzuki have been interviewed by Camouflaj developer Ryan Payton about Shenmue, the art of story-telling and QTEs. In the clip Cage said, “At the time of Shenmue I was working on...
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Heavy Rain: Microsoft knocked back Quantic Dream’s bestseller over scandal...
Microsoft has a chance to publish Heavy Rain, but knocked back the eventual PlayStation 3 exclusive over its kidnapping themes. Quantic Dream boss David Cage revealed the news at a BAFTA lecture in...
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David Cage: focus on feedback and “you become a marketing person”
Quantic Dream boss David Cage doesn’t believe in design by metrics and committee, because he’s interested in creative acts, not filling out a checklist of features. Speaking at a panel promoting...
View ArticleBeyond: Two Souls has moved on from Heavy Rain, says Quantic Dream co-CEO
Sony has released a video interview with Quantic Dream co-CEO Guillaume de Fondaumiere in which he discusses the differences between the game and the firm’s last outing, Heavy Rain. In the video he...
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Games of the generation: Pat’s picks ring the changes
PS4 releases next week in the US, ending a generation of where innovation fought traditions and, according to Patrick Garratt, one game above all managed to be new. To look back on the software in the...
View ArticleBeyond: Two Souls and Heavy Rain are coming to PS4 but “only for Europe”
Beyond: Two Souls and Heavy Rain will be released for PlayStation 4, but only for Europe and the PAL region. Sorry, North America. Both titles will be made available as individual digital releases, and...
View ArticleBeyond: Two Souls and Heavy Rain PS4 demos playable at Paris Games Week
A couple more shots from Paris Games Week have popped up on Twitter, showing playable PlayStation 4 demos of Beyond: Two Souls and Heavy Rain. The images were posted by Quantic Dream. Announced for PS4...
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Deus Ex & Epic Mickey designer calls out Uncharted and Heavy Rain for being...
According to one veteran designer, games like Uncharted, Telltale’s The Walking Dead, and Heavy Rain are all not doing what video game stories should do; collaborative storytelling. According to Warren...
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Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls Collection announced, Heavy Rain PSN dated
If you’ve been holding out on both Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls, you’ll soon be able to buy them both in a collection in March. Quantic Dream tweeted the news and posted the release dates in...
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Heavy Rain shows frame-rate, resolution and more improvements on PS4
The PlayStation 4 version of Heavy Rain has seen improvements across the board over the PlayStation 3 original. With Sony having released the Quantic Dreams Collection recently, which included Heavy...
View ArticleAbsolver, Heavy Rain, Rayman 3 HD lead PlayStation Plus July lineup
Sony has announced its PlayStation Plus July lineup. PlayStation Plus offerings for the month of July 2018 have been announced, with Absolver and Heavy Rain for PlayStation 4. Subscribers can still...
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