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Insomniac is gonna school ya'll in PS3 development photo

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 developer (usually known for pulling the wings off of their employees). And just by looking at the impressive Resistance: Fall of Man and the upcoming Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, you can tell you that they know how to work with that tough nut to crack, the PlayStation 3.

Now Insomniac are showing that sharing is caring, and have opened a new research and development page on their official Web site. The page will feature production-specific presentations, technical papers, detailed how-tos, and more.

"The 'R&D' page on the Insomniac Web site is meant to share knowledge with fellow studios about PS3 development," says Insomniac's Ted Price, "while giving fans a detailed look into how we make our games."

So detailed, in fact, that the site will be updated soon with even more content, including a detailed tutorial on the level lighting in Resistance: Fall of Man. If "Configuring VNC for the PS3" floats your boat (I don't even know what that means), or you're just trying to get your PS3 game to not run at 20 FPS, listen up -- Insomniac is here to help.


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thisissami's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/02/2007 15:35
thisissami
:D i just read about the new podcast and the R&D page in my email from them :D

the podcast is downloading, and i was loading that page as i read this article. man i love insomniac!
Justin Villasenor's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/02/2007 15:37
Justin Villasenor
If they can help other developers have an easier time making games on the PS3 then kudos to them.
ConsummateK's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/02/2007 16:02
ConsummateK
That's pretty cool, giving anything that could even be a slight help to the competition is balsy.

Regardless, gamers win. Sw33t.
thisissami's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/02/2007 16:04
thisissami
oh btw, insomniac wasn't just recently named one of the top developers to work for, but for the past 2 or 3 years as well (not sure which one). the first year they made the list they were the third best small company to work for in america, in a list of 100... the first time a videogame company ever made that list. the next year it was 2nd place. i'm not sure what it is today... but man, they are a great company :P
gamesronlygames's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/02/2007 16:13
gamesronlygames
Inosmniac rocks! No doubt they will bring an even more polished shooter/sequel to RFOM. It will kick some serious ass. THe R&C games are phenomenal. By the way the upscaling on Up Your Arsenal on the ps3 on a 1080p plasma is right up there with any 360 game.
jerrt's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/02/2007 17:24
jerrt
good news, i like it when developers don't fight. fighting makes me cry.
Crunshii's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/02/2007 21:41
Crunshii
wow this is weird, Isomaniacs is making great next gen games with no complaints, and they are not that big of a company. + they willing to help other Dev out there.

HOW THE FUCK!~ is EA and Midway having problems when their HUGE!! compared to insomaniacs, and cant deliver creative games and master the PS3? well while at that, why not even creative 360 games???

My head hurst's :(
mrberns's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/03/2007 00:51
mrberns
Yeah, I have a friend that works there and absolutelly loves it. Not jsut because its a cool place to work, but because its a company full of nice people that are supportive of ideas like this. Go Insomniac.
brainderailment's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/03/2007 06:51
brainderailment
PAY ATTENTION EA AND UBISOFT!
Taicho's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/03/2007 09:11
Taicho
It's no wonder why the ratchet games as well as resistance turned out great. It seems these guys really love what they do.
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