The studio is also a major support branch, working with the likes
of Thatgamecompany on Journey and Giant Sparrow on The Unfinished Swan.
A truly amazing game, and kudos to all the team
at thatgamecompany for this wonderful achievement.
Also, Abzu is being developed by some veterans
from thatgamecompany at their new studio, Giant Squid.
Most importantly, Journey is an experiment in gaming that succeeds primarily because of the fearlessness of
developer thatgamecompany.
This NTSC (region free) collection contains Journey, Flower, flOw, three extra games and some bonus content, making it a bit of a bargain
for thatgamecompany fans.
Journey, developed
by thatgamecompany exclusively for the PS3, was the big winner of the night, nabbing eight awards including Game of the Year.
As
with thatgamecompany's other games, Flower is somewhat short, but making it any longer would've taken away from the experience.
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@ 7 I presume Santa Monica Studio has no control on that seeing
as Thatgamecompany made Journey, Santa Monica Studios just presented it whatever that means.
The news comes from a post on the official PlayStation Blog from
thatgamecompany co-founder Jenova Chen, who thanked fans of the game «for [their] support, for spending time and money to play our game, and for spreading the word about Journey to [their] dear friends and family.»
Santa Monica hasn't just developed its own franchise for a big corporate giant, but staff have worked with smaller indie
like thatgamecompany on the likes of Fl0w to help bring more flavour to the PlayStation.
Seb: Absolutely, I've talked before about how much I love Journey and how incredible the experience is, but
while thatgamecompany is renowned for their impact on indie development, there are other titles that should also be recognized.
Journey, FlOw, and Flower to be bundled together on single Blu - ray disc Indie game
studio Thatgamecompany's cult classic 2012...
We'd be lying if we said it was a surprise to
see thatgamecompany's Journey topping the user - voted list, strutting away with both Best PSN Exclusive Game and Best Indie Game.
Seeing the Journeyer made me wonder why
thatgamecompany didn't want him to be in PlayStation All - Stars Battle Royale.
Past speakers include Double Fine Productions» Tim Schafer, former NYU President John Sexton, co-founder and former president of
thatgamecompany Kellee Santiago, and Professor Janet Murray from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Following the success that Flower
brought thatgamecompany, they sat down, laughed about all the current games and managed to come up with something completely out of the ordinary.
Following your graduation from University of Southern California's interactive media program, you went onto help
form thatgamecompany - the studio responsible for...
Flower is easily one of the last generations most thought provoking indie games, that is before
thatgamecompany released what some may consider to be its spiritual successor in Journey.
Giant Squid Studio, formed by former
thatgamecompany veterans, is developing the atmospheric underwater exploration game Abzu as a PS4 exclusive.
The brutal, densely layered combat evokes the work of Platinum Games and PlayStation 2 - era Capcom; the tense paths you cut through its gnarled, intestinal ruins evoke the worlds of Bloodborne and Dark Souls; its ambient attitude toward online multiplayer
recalls Thatgamecompany's beloved Journey.
Leading the pack is Journey with 11 nominations as
Thatgamecompany continues its huge year with the possibility of bringing home even more awards.
It wasn't until I played
through thatgamecompany's Journey that this accumulation of thought frothed over and a realization hit me.
flOw and Flower
creator thatgamecompany (TGC) is hard at work on Journey, their upcoming title being released on PlayStation Network.
This new trailer aptly illustrates how utterly
gorgeous thatgamecompany's lineup proved to be as well as showing off the new features.
Journey, the third download - only PSN title from flOw and Flower
dev thatgamecompany, goes live today for all on the European PlayStation Store and you should get it.
Well, during the Apple event today,
Thatgamecompany surprised everybody by making an appearance on stage and introducing their brand new game on the new Apple TV, a «social adventure» called simply Sky.
The long and winding road... After the well - received releases of flOw and Flower,
thatgamecompany return to the digital download arena the with the intriguing title Journey.
Back in 2012,
thatgamecompany came in and swept gamers and critics alike off their feet with its spectacularly well - crafted exploration - puzzler, Journey.
External development runs an incubation program which has funded and housed independent developers,
including Thatgamecompany and Giant Sparrow.
[Update] thatgamecompany has full detailed the Journey Collector's Edition, revealing that the game will launch on August 28th in North America for $ 29.99.
You release a «
thatgamecompany limited edition collection», which contains flOw, Flower, Journey, soundtrack disc, artbook, etc... If you make it, I'll preorder, deal?
It was that motivation that led to them
founding Thatgamecompany in 2006 where, rather than focusing on traditional game design, they would focus on invoking the player's emotion.
Now known as the DICE Awards, Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences revealed their picks for the best games of the year this morning,
nominating thatgamecompany's Journey for an astonishing 11 awards.
The most recent article, «Less Talk More Rock», is an approximation of a presentation given by artist Craig «Superbrothers» Adams at the recent Indie Games Rant, a GDC lecture in which a collection of indie developers (
e.g. Thatgamecompany's Robin Hunicke) and game journalists (e.g. Area 5's Ryan O'Donnell) take the stage for five minutes and speak about their thoughts on the game industry.
Hunicke's resignation follows several other recent departures from
Thatgamecompany right after it released critically acclaimed and commercially successful PlayStation Network game Journey — this morning, co-founder and president Kellee Santiago revealed that she was leaving the Los Angeles - based company.
Especially
since thatgamecompany are in indie fund... hey, guys, won't it be cool to have updated flOw back on PC now?
There were also reviews of Horizon Zero Dawn by Joe and the appearance of the first ever «Why I Love Piece»
about thatgamecompany's Journey.
However, if it is being ported to Vita, then it seems like Sony is doing this of their own accord as
thatgamecompany claim they are currently not doing ports.
Likewise thatgamecompany, which has a three - game collection coming to PS4 this summer, could well announce their next title.
After showing promise with their debut game Cloud,
thatgamecompany went on to work with Sony in creating the fantastic FlOw, Flower and now Journey for PSN.
It's also been confirmed that,
unlike thatgamecompany's previous three games — flOw (2006), Flower (2009), and Journey — it will not be exclusive to PlayStation platforms.