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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’s Journey swept the annual Game Developers Choice Awards in San Francisco tonight, taking six gongs from under the noses of its illustrious peers.

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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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Journey is one year old this week, and to celebrate, thatgamecompany is hosting a sale on its online store. Save about $9 buy picking up a shirt, pack of art cards, and soundtrack for just $25. Shirts are available in women’s and unisex cuts.

Journey executive producer Robin Hunicke has said the award-winning adventure probably won’t see a follow up.

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The British Academy Games Awards happened this evening, and Journey took home five awards. That’s not all: we’ll be posting video updates throughout the night, courtesy of Sam Clay.

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Composer Austin Wintory has uploaded the entire, Grammy-nominated Journey score to YouTube, accompanied by a gorgeous series of artworks, and annotated the whole shebang with a serious of insights into its creation and meaning. This is a pretty special thing. Hit the break to check it out.

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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 British Academnt Games Awards have announced its nominees for this year’s award ceremony, and Thatgamecompany’s critically-acclaimed Journey is leading the pack with eight nominations. We’ve got the full list of nominees here.

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Dice Summit 2013 is well under way, and tonight Vegas plays host to one of the most coveted industry awards shows in the biz. Journey didn’t manage to score in all 11 categories it was nominated for, but thatgamecompany carried home eight trophies.

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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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The PlayStation Network’s 12 Deals of Christmas is drawing to a close, but this tenth offer is a doozy. You can grab indie favourites The Unfinished Swan and Journey in a bundle for just £10/€13, or £9/€11.70 for PlayStation Plus subscribers. That’s down from £20/€26. As usual the deal is only available for two days so get cracking.

Journey composer Austin Wintory is up for a Grammy award for his soundtrack to thatgamecompany’s PS3 title, and has discussed the nature of game compositions and the perception of the non-gaming public to videogame tunes in a new interview. He even calls the scene the “Wild West”. Find out why below.

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Journey’s orchestral score has been nominated for a Grammy award.

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Journey’s whimsical soundtrack has been compiled into a physical CD box set that can be yours to own from November 9th. The music, as composed by Austin Wintory is a charming dose orchestral strings and flutters. It’s all rather lovely. Check it out below.

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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 announce book featuring the artwork of Journey will be released next month. Titled “The Art of Journey”, the hardcover was deigned and written by art director Matt Nava, and along with art from the game it contains information on what influenced the art direction. It also includes 3D models, AR smartphone interaction, and a PSN voucher for the game’s soundtrack. Watch the video below. Thanks, Joystiq.

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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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Thatgamecompany has released a video for is Gravediggers, one of the minigames included with the Journey Collector’s Edition.

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Thatgamecompany’s confirmed the Journey Collection won’t be released in Europe, speaking on Twitter.

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