Default Prime's Charles Battersby writes: "The most interesting thing that came out of the Game Developers Conference this month was Project KARA. Not a game, or even a trailer for a game, just a tech demo of the motion capture techniques that developer Quantic Dream will use in their next project. KARA was the heart-wrenching story of an android becoming sentient right before our eyes, then finding out that her death is imminent. This seven-minute video has a gripping story that is better than most games can accomplish in 40 hours. Quantic Dream are the people who made Heavy Rain for PlayStation 3, a game known for its powerful story, but this French developer also created an engrossing interactive narrative for last-gen consoles as well. I’ve had Indigo Prophecy (known as Fahrenheit outside of North America) on my PC for years, hoping to find the time to play it, but seeing KARA put it at the top of my list."
Quantic Dream are set to offering hands-on opportunities at PAX East 2024, but which game it will be has not yet been revealed.
Quantic Dream has announced a new publishing label, Spotlight, following the reveal of debut title Under the Waves.
Interesting to see how this works out for them. QD have had a very lucrative partnership with Sony. David Cage is a household name among Playstation owners, and he might not have been if QD stuck with Atari as their publisher. Now they're launching Spotlight so they can circumvent Sony exclusivity? I imagine this isn't the last we'll hear from Spotlight.
Can’t wait for all those quicktime events and bash-you-with-boredom storytelling.
From GI.biz: "Today, Quantic Dream embarks on a new chapter as it is brought into the fold of NetEase – the Chinese publisher's first European acquisition.
Over the past quarter of a century, the French studio has built a reputation for itself on the back of cinematic titles such as Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls and Detroit: Become Human. While these games may divide opinion among individual gamers, generally speaking they have been well received by critics and praised for attempting something different when it comes to interactive storytelling.
The high profile of these games, and the studio's long-running partnership with PlayStation, put Quantic Dream on the map – to the point where co-CEO Guillaume de Fondaumière (pictured above left) tells GamesIndustry.biz the company has engaged in acquisition discussions with several potential buyers over its lifetime."
I guess another company that will be restricted on what they can and can't say by the Chinese govmt
infinite supply of fried rice?, I kid I kid, most probably cash ?, retirement? running out of ideas, who knows.
Well I wrote a big post on this but somehow it deleted from the stupid glitching advertisement on this site. Does any bodies screen jump around as the advertisement changes up. Just asking.
As for the Chinese buying up game companies. What’s one way to monitor people and behaviors? Through the gaming analytics they get from people playing. I really believe they are trying to manipulate the world as much as possible. Remember the bird nest at their first Olympics. Their Vision of the world all neatly tied up for them.. I know it’s a stretch, but either the Chinese government has a lot of Gamers, or something else is going on behind the scenes.
i remember playing this game years ago when it came out. It was very strange gameplay for the time it was before heavy rain so it was quite new. Think heavy rain gameplay wise but a VERY strange story. It was very intersting & ingaging story for about 80% then to me the ending felt rushed & confusing. But it was still fun to play