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Linger in Shadows Pushed Back to October

Linger in Shadows release date pushed back to October.
Third time this happens with this game.

Silogon5707d ago

Is this even a game? I thought it was like an interactive demo/movie thing. More like Dragon's Lair than anything. Don't get me wrong, I love Dragon's Lair and would no doubt give this a go if it was like it.

Fishy Fingers5707d ago

It's basically a demoscene, people have made these for years now, originally designed as a way to push a certain piece of hardware. While it may look like a[tech] demo/movie everything is done in realtime.

Check out the links I posted over in the Gamer Zone, you might find them interesting.

Also, just search for demoscene and check out some of the history of the art, people were making them on the Spectrum >_<

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Fishy Fingers5707d ago (Edited 5707d ago )

Disappointing but I think the wait will result in a better product. Demoscene's take a lot of work and Plastic (one of the best in the business) should not be rushed.

Some interesting Linger details ~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Plastic's site ~ http://kolos.math.uni.lodz....

mfwahwah5707d ago

Not just Plastic that shouldn't be rushed. All of the demoscene groups involved shouldn't be rushed. Nor should Santa Monica for that matter.

Fishy Fingers5707d ago

No, a demo refers to a demonstration of a finished article. A demoscene is a realtime interactive experience that were original designed to maximise a piece of hardware. Teams of developers have been make them for years, even back on in the Spectrum days.

Spend 10 minutes with google, there's plenty of info on "demoscenes" out there, I havent checked but maybe if you hit up youtube you maybe able to find some earlier examples running on different hardwares.

(Id look for you but cant access youtube at work)

MvmntInGrn5707d ago (Edited 5707d ago )

Not surprised September would mean 2 big releases on PSN, Wipeout HD and this, they most likely want to spread them out a bit more.

Fine by me, October is shapping up to be an expensive month though. Motorstorm 2, LBP, Dead Space, Bioshock, this. My wallet is crying but it makes me so happy!

dkgshiz5707d ago

They said it on g4. Its a really strange game though.

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Indie art games are the future... just not the future of games

BeefJack: "Personally, I think taking the game out of games has limited long-term appeal within our medium, although some are certainly immersive. As we explore more ways to interact with our games, we’re also finding more ways we can tell stories through game systems, and that can only be a good thing.

But gamers aren’t the only group of people to exist, and virtual worlds you can explore, infused with story and meaning, could still have a very important purpose. Art games are not the future of videogames. But they might just be the future of art."

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Emilio_Estevez4411d ago

Linger in shadows was really interesting, not sure what to call it, but I certainly enjoyed it.

Fylus4410d ago

As a game and an artist, it makes me very excited to see independent developers to gain success through an artistically beautiful game with innovative elements of gameplay. Linger in Shadows and Flower are great examples. In all honesty, I never particularly enjoyed "playing" either of those two games but I LOVED watching them. They truly are Art.

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PSFocus: Sony and interactive videos, the future?

The Dutch website PSFocus.nl has written an article about Sony and there interactive videos: Linger in Shadows and Behind the Bullet. Besides from describing these interactive videos, PSFocus also brings up the point if this is the future or not.

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Syphled5501d ago

I enjoyed both interactive videos. Sony is the only console that brings these pieces of interactive art on the marktet. The small price I had to pay for Linger in Shadows was well worth it and Behind the Bullet is for free.

Thanks for the article! I enjoyed it.

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Flower is top downloaded PSN game in February

The PSN-exclusives Flower and Noby Noby Boy both take the top spots in February. These innovative games take gaming in new directions, and we're glad to see gamers have embraced them.

1. Flower
2. Noby Noby Boy
3. Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
4. 3 on 3 NHL Arcade
5. Savage Moon
6. Mortal Kombat II
7. Bejeweled 2
8. Burnout Paradise
9. Linger in Shadows
10. Magic Ball

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table5524d ago

i've only played flower and it was awesome especially after an intense session of Killzone2. will definately give some other PSN games a go.

sonarus5524d ago

hmmm surprised MK2 is still going. I wish they could have made the game playable on psp

unrealgamer585524d ago

but on topic good to see burnout paradise still on the list and mk 2 still getting love

table5524d ago

nobody has heard of it in the UK though and they seemed to have stopped showing it(used to be on the lesser watched channels). Shame because I love the program.

DrWan5524d ago

I wonder what the numbers are actually like; is it in the thousands (very likily), tens of thousands, or is spot number ten in the hundreds.

With sharing up to 5 different PS3s, how did that affect the sales, so on so forth