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Kill some time with Ratchet & Clank 'Race Through Time'

If for whatever reason you haven't played Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time, there are only two acceptable reasons - you're broke or you don't have a PlayStation 3. "I'm not interested" is not...
'R3' pops up as a project on artist's profile

We’re pretty sure Resistance 3 is a thing that is happening. The above leaked set picture from sci-fi flick Battle: Lost Angeles is convincing enough, but now we know at least one person re...
Ratchet and Clank might be Insomniac's last 60 FPS game

There’s a chance Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time could be Insomniac Games’ last game that runs at 60 FPS.In a recent column written by Insomniac’s Mike Acton, the deve...
Insomniac: Sony Japan listens to Western market now

Perhaps if Sony Japan had listened to Western concerns, the PS3 might have had a better time of it when it launched over here. According to PS3 developer Insomniac, Sony Computer Entertainment Ja...
Insomniac bummed over Resistance 2 fan response

Developers make games for the fans -- or at least they say they do. A lot of times I think it's for the money, but in the case of Insomniac we'll give them the benefit of the doubt. Since they ma...
Insomniac crazy, opening its doors to you animals

If you're in the Burbank, California area, you might want to clear your schedule on October 23. To celebrate the October 27 North American launch of Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Ti...
Resistance 3 billboard on movie set reveals NYC setting

You can't blame Sony for thinking about its marketing ahead of time, but I'm sure they probably didn't expect this.  Pictures taken from the set of the upcoming film action/sci-fi film ...
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time goes gold

Insomniac Games has announced that Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time is done. Finished. In the can. The game's gone gold! That means it's on its way to the factory where fairi...
How f'ing metal is Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time?

All week long, we've been asking developers to tell us (in their own words, and in any way they see fit) just how "metal" their upcoming games are. It is, after all, Rocktober. We start...
Europe receiving R&C: A Crack in Time Collector's Edition

A Collector’s Edition version of Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time is coming to participating European retailers.Revealed this morning on the official European PlayStation blog, the Coll...
A Crack in Time too big for one demo, will get two

Apparently, Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time (one of my "must have" titles this fall) won't just be getting a downloadable demo... it will be getting two! In the latest episode...
Crack in Time's Crank-recording mechanic could give Portal a run for its money

A few months back, I had the opportunity to sit down with Insomniac's James Stevenson who gave me my first demo of Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time. As a huge fan of the series dating ...
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time, October 27

If you've recently bought a PS3 Slim and want something shiny to play on it, then brace yourself for the arrival of Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time. It now has an official release dat...
Ratchet & Clank: Future: A Crack in Time gets dated

I just figured out what I'm doing on October 27, without question -- playing Ratchet & Clank: Future: A Crack in Time! Sony has announced that Insomniacs third-person adventures of ...
Holy crap, this Ratchet and Clank trailer is really good

Insomniac should write a book on how to make an exciting trailer because they consistently manage to get my blood pumping whenever they release one. Take, for example, this new Ratchet and Clank:...
Confirmed: Insomniac Games is making a videogame

Insomniac Games is creating a new game; confirmed.On a podcast -- hopefully a recent one -- Insomniac community manager Bryan Intihar said that an unannounced game in the studio now has a playabl...
Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time gameplay and more

Playstation blog recently posted a full update on their Ratchet and Clank-related activities at Comic-Con, and I think fans of the series will be very pleased by what they are going to see. The f...
Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time gets pre-order incentives

Pre-orders for Insomniac’s upcoming Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time are going to have you making some tough choices. You see, there are a lot of pre-order bonuses; four of them, i...
Preview: Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time

It's only recently that I've even begun to play the Ratchet & Clank series of games, having started with the last full-retail release, Tools of Destruction. Why it took so long for me to get ...
Ratchet & Clank content coming for LittleBigPlanet

The fact that Sony and Media Molecule have been pushing out LittleBigPlanet content regularly since the game’s launch is incredible. Even Kojima Productions got in on the action, putting to...
Insomniac's recruiting videos amuse, I turn in my two weeks

Apparently, Insomniac Games is a great place to work. They've won "Best Place to Work On The Planet" awards for like, what? Eight years in a row now? So when word got out that they'd be...
Debut teaser for Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time

And before we start, yes, it looks like the “Future” part of the title is back (silly, press release).On Friday night’s episode of GameTrailers TV, the WORLD EXCLUSIVE teaser fo...
Insomniac preparing Ratchet & Clank contest

Ratchet & Clank are probably coming back in some sort of videogame form. Yep. I'm aware that I have gone out on a limb here, but there’s a reason behind my risky prediction:Yesterday, I...
It still doesn't suck to work for Insomniac Games

For the eighth year in a row, Insomniac Games has been honored as one of the top five companies to work for in California. The developer of games you might have heard of like Ratchet & Clank ...
Breaking news: Insomniac confirms that Insomniac news is coming

The latest news is that news will be coming, says Insomniac. What this news is, how new it will be, or whether it will be newer than any other news that day is something we won't know until we kn...
Holiday cards: Resistance's V7 Splicer is the gift that keeps on slicing

OK, so it's almost the new year, and this card is a bit late thanks to Insomniac having an old address on file (I forgive you). But this holiday card -- a mock advertisement for the Resistance V7...
Destructoid review: Resistance 2

After playing Resistance 2 at length, I wondered if Insomniac suffered from the same issue that Bungie probably had with the Halo trilogy -- development time. Time is a funny thing. Take too much...
Insomniac CEO talks multiplatform, but still loves Sony

Insomniac CEO Ted Price enjoys his close relationship with Sony quite a bit, but also sees the benefits of allowing titles to go multiplatform. In an interview with Gamasutra, Price admitted that...
Insomniac loves sequels, so it should MARRY them

Insomniac Games CEO Ted Price has been sharing his appreciation for the most well trodden of videogame ground, the ever-present sequel. Price declares that sequels allow developers to "hit t...
You can't RESIST this Resistance 2 beta signup ... I actually typed that?

If you have a PlayStation 3 and are eagerly anticipating Resistance 2, you might want to make a bee line to your nearest online purveyor of Sony-flavored goods (i.e, go HERE) and sign up for your...
Hands on: Insomniac's Resistance 2

"This is the biggest game and the best game that we have ever made," Insomniac's Ted Price told a room full of journalists of the upcoming PlayStation 3 exclusive, Resistance 2. Price a...
Does Quest for Booty confirm the existence of a new Ratchet & Clank game?

Next week, Insomniac is releasing Quest for Booty on PSN, a downloadable sequel of sorts to last year’s incredible PlayStation 3 game Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction. From ...
August issue of GamePro offers Resistance 2 beta signups at GetAWarJob.com

A week and a half ago, GamePro trumpeted the exclusive story on Resistance 2 that would be appearing in their August issue -- specifically, that “FREE Resistance 2 beta codes” would b...
With Resistance 2, you'll be playing more and loading less

As a result of Eurogamer's live interview with Insomniac's Ted Price yesterday, we now know a few more things about Resistance 2 that we didn't have concrete answers on before. Although he didn't...
Do want: Resistance 2 info flood coming this month

Pssst! Don't tell anyone -- but I'd knock over your grandma to get my hands on Resistance 2. Insomniac's forthcoming sequel to their killer PlayStation 3 first-person shooter makes me feel all wa...
Resistance 2 teaser trailer is a tease, gameplay footage June 13

Here it is, the GameTrailers TV exclusive world premiere trailer for Insomniac's Resistance 2. As with most teaser trailers, it doesn't give too much away, but it gives you a good idea of where I...
GDC 08: Insomniac's Nocturnal to lend PS3 programmers a helping hand

We already love their games, and they've shown themselves as capable Rock Stars, but now Insomniac is looking to add the word "mentor" to their developer's resume. Their ambitious new N...
Insomniac Rocks out to Ballz, Jack Black would be proud

Judging by the catchy tune of the aptly titled Ballz video, one might get the impression that the boys and girls of Insomniac are catering to our Rock Star aspirations as part of some recruitme...
Even more Resistance 2 details?

Last month, Qais gave us some juicy new details on the upcoming sequel to the PS3 title Resistance: Fall of Man. Now, a few more details, including some story elements, come to us from PlayThree....
We're shocked: SCEA trademarks 'Resistance 2'

Not only was Insomniac's PlayStation 3 first-person shooter Resistance: Fall of Man a pretty good game, but it also sold a few copies. It's silly to think that the folks at Insomni...
New Resistance: Fall of Man maps on the way

Most of the time, when a developer ships a new game, fans usually stop playing the old one and move on. Not the case with Insomniac Games, who recently shipped Ratchet and Clank Future for the Pl...
Insomniac reveals details on new Resistance patch, screenshot taking capability

Just because Insomniac's latest title, Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, is in the can and on the shelves, that doesn't mean they've forgotten about them there Chimera. Insomniac's ...
Ratchet and Clank: ToD connects to Secret Agent Clank

Perhaps you've read our review on Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction and were wondering if you could connect this game to other titles. Okay, so maybe not, but you might be interested...
Destructoid review: Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

Insomniac Games hit a surprise home run right out of the gate with its first-person shooter PlayStation 3 launch title, Resistance: Fall of Man. Its follow-up, a new installment in an established...
Tools of Destruction has a small installation glitch, not the end of the world

When I received my copy of Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destructoid from Sony yesterday morning, I was met with some bad news. Unfortunately, my PlayStation 3 thought my HDD had insufficien...
Good news: Ratchet and Clank Future coming out sooner than you thought

Not too long ago, we brought you the sad news that Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction had been pushed back. While only a week, pushing back one of the most anticipated PlayStation 3 t...
Rumor: Surfer Girl is at it again with Resistance: Fall of Man 2 plot details

We don't know who this Surfer Girl thinks she is, but she's convinced us to subscribe to her RSS feed ... even if she might be pulling this stuff out of her a** (which remains to be seen). In the...
Manchester Cathedral calls Resistance award nomination a 'disgrace'

If you thought Manchester Cathedral was pissed off by the use of the likeness of their Cathedral in the PS3 title Resistance: Fall of Man, you should see them now.Resistance: Fall of Man has just...
Insomniac: Super Mario Galaxy may have borrowed from us

In Kikizo's recent interview with Insomniac, Marketing Director Ryan Schneider said that he thinks Nintendo's upcoming Wii title Super Mario Galaxy may have borrowed a concept from an Insomniac ...
Ratchet and Clank Future kinda delayed, PSN demo kinda dated

By way of the official PlayStation blog, SCEA line producer Greg Philips has officially announced that Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, Insomniacs upcoming PlayStation 3 title, has...
TGS 2007: Ratchet & Clank Future is still looking beautiful

Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction is definitely one of Sony's aces when it comes to "teh consule warz" and judging from this trailer, it's easy to see how. Just check out...
Get your Ratchet and Clank Future demo today from GameStop!

Why wait until October 4 for the Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Desteruction demo to hit the PlayStation Network? Run to your local GameStop/EB Games and pick one up today!I received a text m...
PAX 2007: Destructoid interviews Insomniac Games

As James Stevenson, community relations manager for Insomniac Games, and I tried to find somewhere relatively quiet to talk, we made the mistake of installing ourselves on the enticing beanbags i...
Pew! Pew! Preview!: Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

At first glance, Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction isn't a huge departure from the five games that preceded it. Hands-on impressions from this year's E3 were overwhelmingly positive,...
Ratchet and Clank Future dated, we don't know anything else ... until tomorrow

In the latest episode of the Insomniac Full Moon podcast, October 23 was revealed as the release date for their upcoming PlayStation 3 title, Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction. ...
Insomniac is gonna school ya'll in PS3 development

It's no secret that the folks at Insomniac Games are some great chaps. Recently, they were named one of the top companies to work for in the United States, an amazing feat for any videogame devel...
New Ratchet and Clank PS3 trailer makes me feel like a natural Lombax

The cuddly little teddy bears over at Insomniac Games have released the second trailer for their upcoming PlayStation 3 title, Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction. The trailer is available fo...
Insomniac CEO is losing sleep over the way the press treats the PS3

Speaking to GamesDaily Biz, Ted Price commented that the press has been less than cordial with their handling of PlayStation 3 news. According to Ted, the modern gaming journalist just might be a...
New Resistance maps hit PSN, the Chimera count your money and laugh

Insomniac has finally finally dropped the promised new maps for Resistance: Fall of Man. This is great news for fans of the game, most of which still play the game religiously (insert joke about ...
Insomniac doesn't torture employees, ranks among top 50 companies to work for

At my last job, things were pretty miserable. I'd often drag myself into work two hours early to finish an eight day project I'd been given three days to do. My boss would harass me by ma...




 
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