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Tue, Dec 20, 2011 | 00:53 GMT

Heavy Rain Move Edition still missing extra content

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A Destructoid report puts the spotlight back on an ongoing issue: Some buyers have found that the Platinum Move Edition of Heavy Rain is missing the exclusive content advertised on the box. Affected copies of the game, which are still appearing in the wild, do not display the extra content on the PlayStation 3′s XMB. To get the disc replaced with a full version, purchasers have to ship the game to Sony, footing the bill themselves.

Tue, Dec 06, 2011 | 00:07 GMT

65% of Heavy Rain players saved Shaun

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Of Heavy Rain’s 3 million players, over one third failed to save the Origami Killer’s next victim.

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Thu, Nov 03, 2011 | 17:21 GMT

Heavy Rain: Director’s Cut releasing in the US on November 8

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Sony has announced the Heavy Rain: Director’s Cut, a package which includes the original game, Heavy Rain Chronicles: Episode 1 – The Taxidermist DLC, the original soundtrack, bonus videos, Move support, dynamic themes, and new concept art, will arrive in US stores on November 8. It will run you $29.99. The PS Store will also have the Heavy Rain Crime Scene Dynamic Theme available for free on that day as well.

Wed, Sep 28, 2011 | 19:25 BST

Cage: No Heavy Rain 2 because “I’m not in this business to make money”

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David Cage has said he has no intention of making a Heavy Rain 2, as he is not in the videogame business to “make money.”

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Mon, Sep 12, 2011 | 09:35 BST

Quantic Dream: €10 million lost from second hand Heavy Rain sales

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Quantic Dream CEO Guillaume de Fondaumiere has said that the French developer has lost upwards of €10 million in second hand sales from Heavy Rain.

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Mon, Aug 08, 2011 | 15:35 BST

Heavy Rain gets toned down edition for France

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European game ratings body PEGI’s rated a toned down version of Heavy Rain. The Quantic Dream thriller was given a PEGI 18 (BBFC 15) when it launched last February. Now the new version, Heavy Rain Edition Modifiée, has been given a PEGI 16. This new version does feature “realistic looking violence, nudity of a sexual nature, and strong language,” however. Sony’s told Eurogamer it’s a French-only thing, though.

Fri, Jul 15, 2011 | 21:42 BST

Friday Shorts II: Develop, Heavy Rain, PS Video Store

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It’s Friday, which means you’ve now reached the weekend. Congrabulatgonglations. That’s a word I just made up. Here are your shorts.

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Wed, Mar 23, 2011 | 03:19 GMT

Western games dominate Japanese developers’ best of 2010 list

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A late survey of Japan’s development luminaries has seen Heavy Rain and Red Dead Redemption top a list ripe with international releases.

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Tue, Mar 22, 2011 | 05:53 GMT

David Cage: Game creators should write stories about themselves – not space marines

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This may come as a something of a shock to you, but Heavy Rain creator David Cage is a bit full of himself.

Perhaps, however, that’s not such a bad thing.

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Sat, Mar 19, 2011 | 17:04 GMT

Cage: “We need to talk about emotions and work on stories that appeal to all people”

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David Cage has been on a talking streak since Quantic Dream won three BAFTAs earlier this week, and most of what he’s had to say involves interactive storytelling – one of the categories Heavy Rain won an award for.
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Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 17:53 GMT

“We want to show that Heavy Rain was not a coincidence or a lucky shot,” says Cage

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Winning BAFTAs last night for Story, Technical Innovation, and Music, Heavy Rain developer Quantic Dream was rather pleased, and none more so than David Cage.

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Fri, Mar 11, 2011 | 21:36 GMT

Friday Shorts: The Second – Shogun nuggets, The National in Portal 2, Mega Man 3, DNF Boobtube, sales

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There’s tons of little stuff hitting the Internet to browse through, but because we love you so dearly, we’ve done the work for you. Now, where’s our thank you kiss? Ah, there it is. Good boys. You’ve been trained well.

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Thu, Mar 03, 2011 | 09:33 GMT

Cage: Heavy Rain was finished by 72 percent of players

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Quantic Dream boss David Cage has said that at least 72 percent of players finished Heavy Rain.

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Thu, Feb 24, 2011 | 20:30 GMT

Thursday Shorts: 600 PSOne Classics in Japan, Bulletstorm rips into RROD, Spy Party, Space Shuttle HOME details

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Grab a sausage roll or two and a cup of tea. Here are all your shorts that aren’t worth covering as their own story.

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Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 06:00 GMT

Heavy Rain film adaptation fast tracked

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Warner Bros. have fast tracked the film adaptation of cinematic interactive fiction title, Heavy Rain, which despite causing us to boggle so hard our hats fell off, actually exists.

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Tue, Nov 09, 2010 | 19:19 GMT

Heavy Rain video features cut content and deleted scenes – watch this now

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Did you miss out on the behind-the-scenes video footage of deleted scenes and other cuts from Heavy Rain on the PlayStation Network last week?

Then, sigh no more and instead turn your sounds of woe into “hey nonny nonny”, because we’ve got it for you below the break.

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Mon, Sep 13, 2010 | 17:16 BST

Heavy Rain: Move Edition dated in Europe, demo coming this week

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SCEE’s announced it’s releasing the Move edition of Heavy Rain on October 8 in the UK.

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Thu, Sep 09, 2010 | 08:50 BST

Cage: PS3 “perfect” for Heavy Rain due to “Blu-ray disc,” a “more sophisticated entertainment experience”

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Heavy Rain lead David Cage has outlined reasons for siding with Sony for his groundbreaking game, saying PS3 has a more “sophisticated” entertainment ideal while noting Blu-Ray’s extra storage capability.

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Fri, Aug 27, 2010 | 09:09 BST

Sony: Introducing new IP defines our success

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Beating Xbox 360 will lay out PS3′s success, right? Nope. New IP like Heavy Rain, though, will do just that.

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Mon, Aug 16, 2010 | 17:20 BST

Heavy Rain moves 1.5 million units

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David Cage is hoping Heavy Rain will manage to sell 2 million units this year, after revealing it’s already sold 1.5 million since launch.

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