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Journey: Collector’s Edition is a physical retail release of thatgamecompany’s multi award-winning digital opus, alongside the studios previous releases flOw and Flower. It lands on Blu-Ray across Europe tomorrow, June 7.

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Flower will be released on Vita, according to an E3 line-up listed for IndieCade.

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Journey: Collector’s Edition has hit PSN today, compiling all of developer thatgamecompany’s work, and a host of other bonus collectibles.

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Journey and Flower art director Matt Nava, has formed his own studio called Giant Squid. The former thatgamecompany staffer’s site doesn’t list any projects currently in development, but the mission statement on the site states that “artistic games that deliver beautiful, meaningful, and timeless experiences” are the plan. Thanks: NeoGAF, Game Informer.

The Journey: Collector’s Edition, which features trio of games as well as mini-game, is out today in the US.

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In case you were not aware of the fact that thatgamecompany has made some of the most beautiful games of this console generation, this trailer for the upcoming Journey Collector’s Edition should educate you fully.

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Thatgamecompany’s confirmed the Journey: Collector’s Edition, featuring the trio of games made between the developer and Sony as part of its three game deal, will launch on August 28 in the US.

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OPM has posted a shot of an advertisement culled from the August issue of the US Official PlayStation Magazine showing the contents of the Journey Compilation GameFly inadvertently outed ahead of time earlier this week. The collection, which in the ad is called the Journey Collector’s Edition, includes not only Flow, Flower, and Journey, as previously reported, but a PlayStation Plus membership trial, all three soundtracks, exclusive mini-games, documentaries and “much more”. The game is slated for August 28, with thatgamecompany confirming its existence, but Sony yet to announce anything.

A listing called the Journey Compilation has popped up on Gamefly, and set for releases on August 28. Spotted by Superannuation, thunder the PS3 game’s description it states “coming soon,” but it’s assumed to be a compilation of thatgamecompany titles Flow, Flower and Journey. Sony has yet to comment, but thatgamecompany has confirmed it’s existence, (thanks, Get_crazy) but said it was unable to provide further details at this point.

As part of a month long focus on nature, Exeter Cathedral will hold a special service this Sunday evening featuring thatgamecompany’s Flower, as demonstrated by GeekDad’s Andy Robertson. Flower is ace, so this seems like a pretty good deal for the congregation. The PlayStation Network exclusive released in 2009, was critically acclaimed, and sold a whole bunch.

Thanks, Kill Screen.

Sony’s investment in thatgamecompany really paid off, producing two of the PlayStation Network’s top performers.

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Sony has put up a video featuring a message from thatgamecompany, as part of the make.believe project.

The mantra of the video is “Believe that anything you can imagine, you can make real”, which has led to the development and release of games like flOw and Flower.

Check out the inspirational video of it below, or through the US PS Blog.

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Thatgamecompany’s Jenova Chen said at GDC last week that the firm will not release a new game this year.

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Sony’s put live what you can expect in this week’s PS Store update for Europe.

The big headliner is obviously the Heavy Rain demo. Everything else you needs to know is below.

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The Game Developers Choice awards nominations have been announced, with Uncharted 2: Among Thieves leading the way with seven.

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While speaking at develop regarding thatgamecompany’s flOw and Flower, Jenova Chen told attendees that games need more mature content by way of emotional engagement, not necessarily violence. Otherwise titles become nothing more than “toys”.

“I never see that sense of thrill any more in today’s games,” he said. “Yes, today’s games are more real and satisfying but the underlining mechanics are no different from toys. But the human brain likes information – it’s like a sponge that sucks up information and wants more all the time.

“Other pursuits are enjoyed by adults and not viewed as toys. As grown up gamer I don’t want to see the games I have been playing with love turn into toys. I think games need to have more mature content – but not like [Dead of Alive] or [Manhunt], but more sophisticated works.

“Games should make the player think and touch the gamer’s emotion. Gameplay needs to be like any other medium – it has to evoke all kinds of responses. Otherwise our industry will flatline.

“It shouldn’t be about one feeling – like excitement or happiness. Humans have a range of emotions, and life is stressful. Games should reflect that.”

Chen said developers could accomplish this by incorporating contemporary themes and approaching games as one would approach the creation of art.

“Most people in the games industry are jaded with this argument about games being art,” he admitted. “But it is important. I’m not an artist, I’m a computer science guy, and as game designer I think art is a component that is necessary.

“Look at the greatest artists and their works [Van Gogh, Tolkien and Alan Moore], they reflect the time and the world around them at the time.”

More over on Develop.

GamerBytes  has released a list of the top ten best selling games on PSN in April.

Hopefully your favorites did well.

1. Rag Doll Kung Fu
2. Worms
3. Wheel of Fortune
4. Flower
5. Mortal Kombat II
6. Comet Crash
7. Ratcher & Clank Future: Quest for Booty
8. Linger in Shadows
9. PAIN
10. Noby Noby Boy

You can get the full analysis and break down through the link.

Thanks, D’toid.

Sony’s released its March PSN figures, showing Flower on top for the second month in a row.

Wheel of Fortune and Noby Noby Boy came second and third respectively.

Get the top ten from Gamerbytes.

The latest edition of Qore’s shown Flower as the most downloaded PSN game last month, followed by Noby Noby Boy and SF II’s HD remix.

More on Joystiq.

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

A renaissance of sorts is happening in the games industry, according to Flower creator Jenova Chen.

He feels that new developers now coming out of college will usher in a new era of cheaper and more emotional content.

“All these companies are designing these games particularly to these groups; they never really focus on the old,” he told GamesIndustry.biz.

“But as more companies make games for this audience, they are overlapping in terms of emotional content. They are really competing with each other on production values.

“You have two space marine games. Which are you going to choose? Gears of War 2 or Resistance 2? The decision is based on who has the better-looking character, more levels, or a longer play-time.

The industry is focusing on who has the best tech rather than who has the more emotional or intellectual experience.”

More through the link.