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Thatgamecompany co-founder and co-president Kellee Santiago has confirmed to Gamasutra she has left the studio, as development on its new game kicks off.

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Thatgamecompany’s Robin Hunicke got very down on humanity while prototyping co-operative adventure Journey.

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Two members of the team behind fl0w, Flower and Journey have teamed up to launch a new developer.

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Now Journey has launched in Europe, gamers will witness one of the best experiences of this generation. As Johnny Cullen explains, the game is at its most charming online.

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

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After a week-long Plus exclusivity period and a release in the US overnight, Journey finally releases on the European PlayStation Store for all PSN members. The thatgamecompany effort, the third and final title under a three-game exclusivity deal with Sony, is pretty much a must buy. Words beyond utter incredible don’t do it justice, so go get it. It should be available once the PS Store updates later today.

Although PlayStation Plus subscribers can already grab Journey, the gorgeous adventure officially arrives this week. Check out the gentle trailer and decided which shooter you’ll be skipping to wander the sands.

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The iconic mountain that players must travel to in Journey wasn’t a mountain at all at one stage.

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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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PS Plus members will be able to get their hands on Journey a week early, as they game will be released to subscribers along with a dynamic theme.

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IndieGames has gone live with details for this year’s Experimental Gameplay Sessions, with Thatgamecompany headlining the bill. Journey producer Robin Hunicke will host the event alongside Storyteller’s Daniel Benmergui, while studio co-founder Jenova Chen and designer Nick Clark will present the game. Also on the list is WallFour’s John Sear, Vlambeer’s Rami Ismail and Simple Machine’s Kurt Bieg, to name a few.

Get the full list after the break.

Sony’s lifted the embargo for reviews on Journey. Basically put, thatgamecompany’s latest is a must buy, as I’ve explained here. Get all the links below. If you have a link to add, you know the drill. US reviews are a few hours behind due to a different embargo.

It’s out on March 14 for Europe on PSN.

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This generation, Sony gambled on new ideas. Its latest risk, Journey, shows the strategy has paid big dividends for both publisher and developer. Johnny Cullen explains.

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Beating the leakers at their own game, Sony has gone ahead and released a full list of Journey’s trophies. Some slight spoilers ahead.

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Thatgamecompany has said its looking at ways to expand beyond just PlayStation platforms and take its games to “a bigger audience”.

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Those interested in SSX and Sundance darling Indie Game: The Movie might also be interested in another documentary on indies, Us and the Game Industry. The film, according to IndieGames, documents developers “reinventing the medium of game design and challenging the established norms with their finely crafted work.” The film contains some names which should sound familiar to you, such as: thatgamecompany, Spry Fox, Jason Rohrer among others. According to the film blurb, the documentary will explore the developer’s “motivation, design process, focus and execution… connecting people and providing the possibility for uncharted experiences outside the normal realm of commercial games.” The official webpage for the film is under construction at this point, but you can watch a trailer for it below.

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A job listing for the next game from thatgamecompany has seemingly confirmed online will play a part in it, adding it would go “a step further” than what it has with its latest effort Journey.

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Thatgamecompany’s confirmed it’ll launch Journey in the US on March 13 and in Europe the following day.

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Thatgamecompany’s Journey will release in Japan on March 15, this week’s Famitsu has said.

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