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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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Thatgamecompany founder Jenova Chen has clarified earlier comments about not receiving royalties from Sony on Journey, the fastest-selling PlayStation Network game to date.

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Thatgamecompany founder Jenova Chen has said he hasn’t been in the industry long enough to look to crowd-funding for support.

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Whatever platform thatgamecompany boss Jenova Chen’s new game is on, it’s likely going to have some kind of touch interface.

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Thatgamecompany founder Jenova Chen has shed some tantalising details about his next, untitled project in a new interview.

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Although the critical and commercial pay-off may have been worth it, thatgamecompany skirted financial disaster while working on Journey.

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David Jaffe is going to “spill the beans” tonight regarding a “secret project” he has in the works, and it somehow involves thatgamecompany’s Jenova Chen. We’ve no idea what the two have in the works, but if you are interested, you may wish to keep an eye on Jaffe’s Twitter feed.

The DICE Summit will be held next year at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, which is a change of venue, and it will also be hosting a keynote each day. Speakers announced so far include Gearbox’s Randy Pitchford, thatgamecompany’s Jenova Chen, and Jesse Schell, CEO of Schell Games. The event will close on day three with the 16th Annual DICE Awards. The 2013 DICE Summit runs February 5-8, 2013. Thanks, GI International.

Journey, the whimsical walk-em-up from Thatgamecompany has bagged the top festival prize at GameCity 2012, the annual showcase that champions creativity in games.

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Thatgamecompany has raised $5.5 million in funding, which will allow it to start releasing games on platform’d other than Sony, its partner over the last three game releases. Co-founder and creative director Jenova Chen said the funding will allow the future creations to appear on more platforms, now that the release of Journey finished the studio’s deal with Sony. Thanks, Gamasutra.

“They are not good enough for adults. For adults to enjoy something, they need to have intellectual stimulation, something that’s related to real life. Playing poker teaches you how to deceive people, and that’s relevant to real life. A headshot with a sniper rifle is not relevant to real life. Can games make you and another human experience an emotion that’s deep enough to touch adults? Games have to be relevant intellectually. – Thatgamecompany’s Jenova Chen to Gamasutra.

Thatgamecompany co-founder Jenova Chen has said the studio’s next game will be “inspired” by Journey, indicating it could bring people together in the same way as its last game did.

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Thatgamecompany founder Jenova Chen has said PlayStation games are better suited to a more refined palate. Unsurprisingly, Sony agrees.

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The first game from thatgamecompany since the end of its three-game deal with Sony is aiming for a reveal sometime this year, co-founder Jenova Chen has told VG247, with a decision on its publisher “in the next month”.

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Giant Sparrow’s The Unfinished Swan continues Sony and PSN’s support for the artistic indie. Johnny Cullen talks to creative director Ian Dallas and thatgamecompany co-founder Jenova Chen.

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Journey took the path less traveled on its way to becoming a bestselling adventure. Nathan Grayson sojourns with thatgamecompany’s Jenova Chen and Robin Hunicke.

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Journey developer Jenova Chen has told Eurogamer he believes it’s game content itself that turns people into multiplayer idiots.

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Thatgamecompany co-founder Jenova Chen has said the studio got “very lucky” by signing with Sony.

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So Journey’s pretty much the greatest. It’s a few hours of pure exploratory bliss – short and sweet as its scarves are irresistibly snazzy. It is, to be frank, exactly what it needs to be. And that’s why Jenova Chen and the rest of thatgamecompany aren’t in any hurry to mess with perfection.

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Thatgamecompany was looking at other settings for Journey before it settled on the desert, studio co-founder Jenova Chen.

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