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Journey soundtrack gets physical CD release
Looking back at 2012 thus far, Journey stands out as one of the strongest soundtracks of the year. We had the pleasure of hearing from composer Austin Wintory regarding the score as well as offering our own review of the soundtrack in Note Worthy 001 after the album received its original digital release. Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
11:00 AM on 05.20.2013 I want to marathon The Last of Us but I'm scaredI love to play some videogames in a single sitting. Some call that "marathoning." Survival horror games are especially satisfying when played this way. I've done this with all of the Fatal Frame and Silent Hill titl...
11:00 AM on 05.18.2013 Review: The Starship Damrey"This game contains no tutorials or explanations. Part of the experience is to discover things for yourself." Thus reads the disclaimer when you fire up a new game of The Starship Damrey, Level-5's atmospheric sci-fi adventur...
12:30 PM on 05.16.2013 Launch trailer for Guild02's The Starship DamreyThe first in Level-5's Guild02 triple pack, The Starship Damrey, arrived on the 3DS eShop earlier today for $7.99. A new trailer for the moody sci-fi adventure game has surfaced, featuring choice words from game designer Kaz...
12:15 PM on 05.16.2013 Mayhem Bundle spreads the anarchy, indie styleOn the cusp of a number of PC summer sales, Indie Royale has released another mostly-fantastic indie game compilation. Known as the The Mayhem Bundle, players will get five indie titles that sufficiently "bring the pain" thr...
8:00 PM on 05.15.2013 Capcom explains digital-only Ace Attorney: Dual DestiniesWhen Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies leaves Japan this fall, it'll be available exclusively through the 3DS eShop. This reality of the publishing business has been met with backlash from some percentage of fans ...
1:45 PM on 05.15.2013 Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies gets a Japanese web demoCapcom has finally slapped a proper localized title onto Ace Attorney 5, hereby known as Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies, and will be bringing it out West this fall. Unfortunately, it will be an eShop-only relea...
5:00 PM on 05.14.2013 Review: Reef ShotI've never been scuba diving, though I imagine it can be quite the relaxing affair. Checking out the reefs, the fish, and just marveling at what is essentially a whole other world sounds pretty wonderful. It would stand to re...
5:15 PM on 05.13.2013 Take that! Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies out this fallFormerly known only as Ace Attorney 5 in the west, the upcoming game in the wacky lawyer adventure series has a new name: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies. Not only that, but it will see its digital release in t...
5:00 PM on 05.08.2013 Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded gets lucky May 31 for $19.99Some perverts burn and fade away, but Casanova Larry Laffer lives on in Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded, a remake of the 1987 debut arriving May 31 on PC, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS. Desktop platforms cost $19.99 while the mob...
2:45 PM on 05.08.2013 The Night of the Rabbit trailer reveals plentyAfter playing a wee bit last week, I'm pretty excited about Daedalic's The Night of the Rabbit, and even more so after watching the new trailer. I only got to solve puzzles and cast spells in the first sixth of the adventure...
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| 2:45 PM on 04.18.2013 Journey Collector's Edition makes its way to Europe |

Journey was the little game that could -- the indie David that took on the triple-A blockbuster Goliaths of the gaming world...and won. It was critically acclaimed, won a plethora of awards, and perhaps most importa...more
| 1:30 PM on 04.01.2013 Journey devs cave with 'Rocket Death Match' DLC |

On this fine April day, Journey developer thatgamecompany has uploaded an announcement video for a new add-on that seeks to please everyone who didn't enjoy the experimental game. Too little gameplay, you say? Not enough fig...more
| 10:30 AM on 03.29.2013 Journey inspired by World of Warcraft, loneliness |

thatgamecompany founder Jenova Chen delivered a talk on Journey, right on the heels of a sweep of the Game Developer’s Choice Awards the night prior. Naturally, the room was packed full, and Chen received a lovely stand...more
| 9:30 AM on 03.28.2013 Journey kills at the Game Developers Choice Awards |

Game of the Year, Innovation Award, Best Audio, Best Game Design, Best Visual Arts, Best Downloadable Game. That’s 6 out of 11 total awards, and the game was ineligible for two of them (and I’m still not sure why ...more
| 9:30 PM on 03.04.2013 Journey composer shares a text commentary on his score |

Leave annotations on for this one, folks. Journey composer Austin Wintory uploaded the entire Journey score filled with official and unofficial art, all with text based commentary popping up throughout this hour long listen....more
| 6:00 PM on 03.02.2013 Journey art director opens new studio, Giant Squid |

Ask people the first thing they like about thatgamecompany's Flower and Journey and they'll likely respond: the art direction. But, maybe not anymore. Thatgamecompany art director Matt Nava left the acclaimed studio and forme...more
| 2:00 PM on 02.11.2013 Journey dev hints at next game, wants 'financial success' |

At the 2013 D.I.C.E. Summit, thatgamecompany co-founder Jenova Chen spoke at length about creating Journey, revealing that the studio ran out of money after significant delays which ultimately resulted in the game many of us ...more
| 6:11 PM on 02.07.2013 Journey: Chen wanted emotional connections from MMOs |

Jenova Chen admitted to being "a nerdy guy that likes to stay at home" during his D.I.C.E. Summit 2013 talk on Journey, but he still wanted to connect with others, and hoped he could do so in MMOs like World of Warcraft. But ...more
| 5:43 PM on 02.07.2013 Journey took thatgamecompany into bankruptcy |

Jenova Chen's D.I.C.E. Summit talk on my favorite game of last year, Journey, was moving for many reasons, but I was particularly moved when I heard that his team, thatgamecompany, went bankrupt in the struggle to finish the ...more
| 3:00 AM on 01.10.2013 Journey was the best-selling PSN game of December |

On the PlayStation Blog, the top-selling PlayStation Network games of December have been compiled for curious minds to look over and commit to memory. Topping the charts is none other than thatgamecompany's Journey, beating o...more
| 6:30 PM on 05.15.2013 These are the 20 best-selling brands from this gen |
[Update: Telltale is mistakenly credited for the LEGO games in the source report, but it should be Traveller's Tales.] French game studio Ubisoft released its fiscal year 2013 earnings earlier today, trumpeting its tidy profi...more
| 10:30 AM on 05.15.2013 Super Metroid is on the Wii U Virtual Console for $0.30 |
If you have a Wii U, run, don't walk to your GamePad and pick up Super Metroid on the eShop for $0.30 -- it should be live later today, unless Nintendo delayed it until the eShop update tomorrow. A timeless classic, Super Met...more
| 3:00 AM on 05.09.2013 Resident Evil 6 fails to meet sales projections ... again |
Capcom originally projected that Resident Evil 6 would sell seven million copies. They revised that number in February to five million, but as of yesterday's financial results Resident Evil 6 fell barely short of the target w...more


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