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The studio is also a major support branch, working with the likes of
Thatgamecompany on Journey and Giant Sparrow on The Unfinished Swan.
- John Nesky Game Creation Society Alumni Feel Engineer at
thatgamecompany on Journey
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.
Not exact matches
On the downloadable front,
thatgamecompany's PS3 - exclusive adventure game Journey arrives this week.
Her resume includes time at Electronic Arts working
on games such as Boom Blox and The Sims 2, and at
thatgamecompany as a producer
on Journey.
A neat original soundtrack and a vibe similar to
thatgamecompany's Fl0W sets this apart from a lot of arcade games of its ilk
on the App Store.
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.
flOw and Flower creator
thatgamecompany (TGC) is hard at work
on Journey, their upcoming title being released
on PlayStation Network.
thatgamecompany, the developers behind Flower, announced this morning via the PlayStation Blog that their long awaited exploration multiplayer title Journey will release
on the PSN «Spring 2012», meaning we still have several more months of waiting left to endure.
We teased about this costume last month and now Sackboy is ready to begin his own incredible Journey with this costume pack based
on the awesome game by our friends at
thatgamecompany!
After having wrapped up development
on the game earlier this month,
thatgamecompany has just announced that their latest game Journey will be release to the PlayStation Store
on March 13, 2012 for $ 14.99.
thatgamecompany's Journey will officially release today
on the PlayStation Store, after launching last week for PlayStation Plus members.
thatgamecompany will also be enquiring whether Sony can make the extra content available
on PSN.
Experience Journey
on PS4 Hi everyone, this is Jenova Chen, President and Creative Director of
thatgamecompany.
Not much is known about if / when 2D Boy will release a new game, with efforts centred
on Goo and its ports, plus more general philanthropic work for the rest of the industry — last year, inspired by their successes in indie games, 2D Boy and
thatgamecompany teamed up to start the «Indie Fund» to offer financial support for new studios.
Well I really want all those games plus a few more, but I feel the game that is most deserving has to be
thatgamecompany's upcoming release Journey, at first I wasn't too fussed about it, honestly my Xbox 360 spends more time plugged in over the Playstation 3 but there's a few releases every now and again that stop me from playing
on the Xbox 360.
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.
Like several other productions of late, Bound would have been better off if it had just completely copied the playbook of
thatgamecompany and focused entirely
on unambiguous exploration of the world.
Kellee Santiago, co-founder and president of
thatgamecompany, is a game designer whose focus is
on expanding the range of emotions players can have when exploring game spaces.
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.
THURSDAY, JULY 21 10:00 a.m. — 11:00 a.m. Get Into the Indie Spirit with PlayStation Network Game Developers: Meet and chat with
thatgamecompany's Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago as they, along with Minority Games» Vander Caballero (Papo & Yo) and OverKill Software's Bo Anderson (Payday), provide insight
on their creativity and the inspiration behind upcoming PlayStation Network releases, and discuss what it takes to be successful as an independent developer.
Journey, FlOw, and Flower to be bundled together
on single Blu - ray disc Indie game studio
Thatgamecompany's cult classic 2012...
C'm
on Sony, you released smaller games like
thatgamecompany's flOw, Flower, and Journey
on one disc so I'm sure Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls can get some of the same love.
At IndieCade
on Saturday, Jenova Chen and Robin Hunicke discussed their work
on Journey, the follow - up (due in 2011) to
thatgamecompany's superlative Flower.
According to the report, the collection will contain all three
thatgamecompany games (Flower, Flow, and Journey)
on one disc, plus the soundtracks for all thee games, «exclusive mini-games», a documentary, and a one month subscription to PlayStation Plus.
[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.
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.
Alumni from these first two clubs have gone
on to work in industry at Signal Studios, Schell Games, Disney, Microsoft Studios, Red 5, Activision, Double Fine, Bungie, Demiurge, Ready at Dawn, Pandemic, Electronic Arts,
thatgamecompany, Zynga, Maxis, Sledgehammer Games, PopCap, Hi - Rez, Thrust Interactive, Turbo Button, Lumosity, Stork Burnt Down, Adult Swim Games, Side Effects Software, Oculus, 343 Industries, Golden Glitch Studios, and multiple startups.
Speakers included Naughty Dog's Richard Lemarchand, lead designer
on Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Another World and From Dust creator Eric Chahi, Retro City Rampage's Brian Provinciano and
thatgamecompany's Robin Hunicke amongst others, drawing together indie developers and blockbuster creatives alike.
Flower: A truly innovative and unique title from the gang at
Thatgamecompany, Flower will be released
on Vita and PS4 and now sport visuals in 1080p.
Hunicke has worked at companies including EA,
thatgamecompany and Tiny Speck
on games such as Journey, MySims, The Sims 2, Glitch and Boom Blox.
For more indie game news here at Indie Obscura, be sure to check out some of our recent coverage including how Journey developer
thatgamecompany announced a new game
on Twitter, how the latest Obduction patch added VR support, and learn how you can get your hands
on the sci - fi horror game Routine in March.
Prior to
Thatgamecompany, she spent five years at Electronic Arts as a producer and a designer
on projects like Bloom Blox and MySims.
Developed by
thatgamecompany, Journey takes place in a beautiful desert environment with the player taking control of a robed figure heading towards a mountain
on the horizon.
As a detailed Destructoid write - up
on the hour - long set of microlectures described, presenters
on a host of fascinating topics included Adam Saltsman (Canabalt, pictured), Jonatan Soderstrom (aka Cactus), Anna Anthropy (aka Auntie Pixelante), Jarrad Woods (Captain Forever), Offworld editor [and now IGF Chairman] Brandon Boyer, Randy Smith (Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor), Nathan Vella (Critter Crunch), Craig D. Adams (Superbrothers), Tommy Refenes (Super Meat Boy), Robin Hunicke (
thatgamecompany), Ryan O'Donnell (Co - Op / Area 5 Media) and Babsi Lippe (Papermint).
Especially since
thatgamecompany are in indie fund... hey, guys, won't it be cool to have updated flOw back
on PC now?
Thatgamecompany's Jenova Chen has spoken about how «lucky» he and his team were to land a contract
on PSN, ascribing Journey's critical success to a mixture of timing, people growing tired of traditional forms of gaming, and a greater appreciation and affinity for development, which comes with time.
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 has served as the venue which first premiered numerous now widely recognized names, including Cloud from the USC - based team that became
Thatgamecompany (Flower), as well as DigiPen's Narbacular Drop and Tag: The Power of Paint, which would evolve first into Valve's acclaimed Portal, with the latter brought
on - board for the upcoming Portal 2.
Thatgamecompany games FLOw, Flower and Journey are coming to PS4
on a single disc in the summer.
Meet and chat with
thatgamecompany's Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago as they (along with special guests) provide insight
on their creativity and the inspiration behind their work and discuss what it takes to be successful as an independent developer.
One of the best games ever made... Game: Journey Developer:
thatgamecompany and Tricky Pixels Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Reviewed
on: (review code provided by publisher) Note: Our... Read more
We are focused
on bringing
thatgamecompany's 2012 Game of the Year, Journey, and Giant Sparrow's critically - acclaimed title to the PS4 at this time.
Flower, the second game from
thatgamecompany, one of the game studios Apple put front and centre during its recent iPhone X reveal, is now available
on iOS.