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Heavy Rain Sells 2 Million Copies Worldwide But Second Hand Sales Eat At Quantic Dream’s Profits
Posted by Sakinah in Heavy Rain, PS3 on September 12th, 2011
Over a year after it’s release worldwide sales of Quantic Dream’s interactive drama, Heavy Rain, have reached the two million mark. Such an achievement for a unique new IP in this crowded market of shooters is noteworthy but according to studio co-founder Guillaume de Fondaumiere, Heavy Rain’s sales could actually be much higher.
“We basically sold to date approximately two million units, we know from the trophy system that probably more than three million people bought this game and played it.”
“On my small level it’s a million people playing my game without giving me one cent. And my calculation is, as Quantic Dream, I lost between €5 and €10 million worth of royalties because of second hand gaming.”
Fondaumiere blames the state of the economy for the increase in used gaming sales as consumers look for more affordable means to buying games. He also warns that if the situation continues developers will “stop making games if they can’t recoup a profit”.
Source: GameIndustry.biz
Heavy Rain Deleted Scenes
Posted by Jay in Heavy Rain on November 3rd, 2010
[spoiler intro="Click Show to be Spoiled if you haven't played it! --------------->"][/spoiler]
Since it wasn’t just the video itself that contained spoilers, the ‘thumbnail’ also did, so I hid the entirety of the video under a spoiler tag. With that said, I think that some of the stuff that they showed here should have been included in the final version of the game, especially the Madison Paige bit, which would have made her less of such a mysterious character.
The other stuff? It’s rather obvious why they wouldn’t include all of that (what, with the weirdness and everything from the Ethan bits), but there’s no denying that the concept behind some of those scenes were a neat idea.
Heavy Rain IGN Review // Review Embargo Lifted
Posted by Jay in Heavy Rain on February 10th, 2010
IGN has reviewed Heavy Rain and gave the game a 9.0/10. For being a game that plays different than most other games out there, that is a very high score! They praised the story, claiming it’s one of the best in video gaming and gave kudos to the risky control scheme, saying that it probably wouldn’t have worked with any other kind of control setup. They have also stated that you’ll gain a connection with the characters and will most likely want to play through the ending chapters multiple times for “vastly” different endings.
Glad to hear that the control scheme works well. They had a few minor issues, though, like some objects not being as detailed as they should be, a few unclear prompts, the accent of the voice actors slipping through on some of the lines, and a couple weird hand/finger twitches. Their biggest complaint, though, was the beginning’s very slow start, but after a supposed couple of hours, the game’s story really draws you in and you’ll not want to put the controller down. Can’t wait to get my hands on this one 
.
You can read the entirety of the review here.
UPDATE: It seems like everyone and their brother has reviewed the game 
. Where’s our review copy? haha. Anyway, Metacritic currently puts the game at a 90 out of 32 reviews. You can check that out here.
Poll: Will you buy Heavy Rain? | Plus another way to earn points!
It’s time for a new poll, sorry for the delay. As usual vote in the sidebar. If you have any ideas for polls please respond to this forum topic, so we can change it up more often.
Now another way to earn points! I will award 200 points if I use your poll idea! So if you have a poll idea be sure to reply to the forum topic listed above. I’ve given points to those that have contributed poll ideas in the past on that forum topic.
Just a reminder we are giving away a copy of Heavy Rain on PS3Blog.net See this post for more details, you have until Feb. 21st, 2010 at 7 p.m. Mountain Time to get your entries in.
Here are the results of the last poll.
Which makes a game more enjoyable?
- A good story – 70 Votes 54% of all votes
- Intuitive and responsive controls – 25 Votes 19% of all votes
- Great graphics – 14 Votes 11% of all votes
- A multiplayer component – 13 Votes 10% of all votes
- The skill level – 4 Votes 3% of all votes
- Exceptional voicework – 3 Votes 2% of all votes
Total Votes: 129
Started: January 17, 2010
Snag the Heavy Rain Demo Early!
Posted by Tosh in Heavy Rain, PLAYSTATION Store on February 5th, 2010
Right now the site is overloaded with all the people trying to get the demo early. Let us know when the site is back up. If you interested in winning a free copy of Heavy Rain. We are giving one away on PS3Blog.net
Head on over to http://www.precinct52.com/case1117_briefing (assuming you’re signed up) and then choose 4 pieces of evidence. They are:
* The short cigarette butt from the cigarette butts
* The odd right hand driver picture from the tire tracks
* The diner with a Sphinx picture on it
* The Origami Bird
Then you’ll get a code to redeem on the PlayStation Store. The demo weighs in at nearly 2GB.
Via thesixthaxis | Image from kotaku
Win a copy of Heavy Rain from PS3Blog.net
Posted by Tosh in Giveaways, Heavy Rain on February 3rd, 2010
I decided it’s time to give something back to all the loyal members of this site. So I’ll be giving away a free copy of Heavy Rain! To enter this contest you have to a member, and it’s free to register.
This contest will be done a little different. You will be using your points to “buy” a lottery ticket. Each “Lottery Ticket” will cost you 250 Points, you may enter up to 4 times or 1000 points max.* To enter the lottery click on the “Donate Points” link in the side bar. It’s right above the poll once your logged in. Then put in lottery as the username and donate your points.
If you already have 1,000 points, then your set. But who knows when another contest may come up. So it would be wise to stock up on your points. There are a variety of ways to earn points. New members get 100 points just for registering and if you visit the site daily you get another 15 points. You can keep track of the points you’ve earned by clicking the “My Points” link at the bottom of the sidebar.
I’ll be picking a member/lottery ticket at random on Feb. 21st, 2010 at 7 p.m. Mountain Time.
* Anything over 1000 points donated to the lottery during this contest will be ignored, and you would have wasted them as well.
New Heavy Rain Trailer – To Catch a Killer
Posted by Tosh in Heavy Rain, PS3, PS3 Slim on January 28th, 2010
All the footage in the trailer is rendered with the in-game engine. Pretty impressive. I hope this game sells well.
Heavy Rain Chronicles – Become the Origami Killer and more
Posted by Tosh in Heavy Rain on January 25th, 2010
One of the Heavy Rain Chronicles will involve you playing as the Origami Killer. Which will be very interesting after you’ve beaten the game. Another Chronicle will include FBI profiler Norman Jayden. In this one you’ll find out about his drug addiction and his scar. There is also one about photographer Madison Paige. She investigates a taxidermist and gets into trouble. I think I’ve seen part of this in past trailers if I recall correctly .
Most of these Heavy Rain Chronicles are essentially prequels to the story. They will last about an hour. I’m sure there will be Chronicles for the rest of the characters in time.
Side note: Here is how to make a the Origami Killer calling card.
Via eurogamer.net
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