When I realised recently that the PS4 would be turning 10 years old today, I truly felt every single one of those years right down to my bones. I might only be 26 but, jeez, that amount of time sure does change a person. It gets you to reflect on just what those changes are; who do I still have in my life, am I happy with who I've become, and most importantly, does PlayStation finally have games?
Sorry to bring up that old bit of PS3 discourse when we're meant to be talking about the PS4, but looking back on the last generation (and all the time that's passed since it arrived), I've come to see just how much of a shift PlayStation made from the platform it was, to the platform it now is. And I don't think I like it. ]]>Welcome to VG247's Best Games Ever Podcast: Episode 35 - The best game that shouldn't be made into a TV show.
]]>Sony has announced a Play At Home initiative where it is handing out two free games for all PS4 users to play while in self-isolation. They are Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Journey.
]]>Thatgamecompany's Journey will be released on Steam this June.
]]>Journey is now available for iOS users through the App Store.
]]>Journey will be released for PC next week.
]]>Sony has announced the PlayStation Plus line up for September.
]]>Journey, Flower and Flow have been packaged up in a retail bundle for your convenience.
]]>The annual US PlayStation Store PLAY promotion will include four titles for PS4.
]]>We may finally have a release date for the PlayStation 4 version of Journey.
]]>The Journey soundtrack will soon be made available on vinyl courtesy of iam8bit.
]]>A remastered version of the Journey Collector's Edition is coming to PlayStation 4 from ThatGameCompany.
]]>The PlayStation 4 port of That Game Company's Journey is still on track.
]]>An extremely short video for Journey on PlayStation 4 has been released by Sony. In between clips it also shows various accolades from critics.
]]>It looks as though the list of playable games from Sony at gamescom next month will include a PS4 versions the teen horror adventure Until Dawn,Nom Nom Galaxy and Journey.
]]>Composer of Journey and The Banner Saga soundtracks Austin Wintory, speaking at DICE in Las Vegas yesterday, broached an intriguiging philosophical topic upon declaring that while he'd hope his works have fans, you doesn't want people to be fans of him personally.
]]>Flower, Flow and Journey creator Thagamecompany hopes to unveil its new self-published title in 2014.
]]>Journey developer thatgamecompany blew critics and many gamers away with its sand-trudging PS3 romp. During a GDC Next session, studio manager Sunni Pavlovic stressed why such innovation and the delivery of unique ideas demands a great deal of experimentation, revision and risk.
]]>GameTrailersTV will be doing a "#PS4ALLACCESS" thing on November 14 (PS4 Eve) at 11pm EST with Geoff Keighley pimping some "world premieres and announcements" that will "definitely" involved games that have not been announced for the console. (Perhaps including Journey.) You can stream it, so if you're waiting in line for your this could help you amp yourself up to dangerous levels.
]]>Sony Santa Monica's Nathan Gary has clarified a comment this weekend which seemed to suggest that Journey and The Unfinished Swan were headed to PlayStation 4. No such luck, I'm afraid.
]]>Journey was a game that had 'all the feels,' which I think is what you kids like to say these days. It's a sentiment shared by former producer and co-founder of Funomena Robin Hunicke, who believes that if you start with feelings first then move backwards to mechanics, you will create a successful game.
]]>Jenova Chen, co-founder of thatgamecompany and creator of Journey has spoken at the Gaming Insiders Conference in San Francisco about how he tries to encourage emotional investment in his games, and how he has spent his career discovering new ways for gamers to "feel something new."
]]>A concept and 3D artist's portfolio has apparently leaked a new stage of PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, a mash-up of Gravity Rush and Journey.
]]>Journey developer Thatgamecompany only just started receiving royalties for its award-winning PS3 title this year, according to studio co-founder Jenova Chen.
]]>Journey: Collector's Edition is a physical retail release of thatgamecompany's multi award-winning digital opus, alongside the studios previous releases flOw and Flower. It lands on Blu-Ray across Europe tomorrow, June 7.
]]>Journey: Collector's Edition has hit PSN today, compiling all of developer thatgamecompany's work, and a host of other bonus collectibles.
]]>Thatgamecompany's Journey swept the annual Game Developers Choice Awards in San Francisco tonight, taking six gongs from under the noses of its illustrious peers.
]]>Thatgamecompany founder Jenova Chen has clarified earlier comments about not receiving royalties from Sony on Journey, the fastest-selling PlayStation Network game to date.
]]>Journey is one year old this week, and to celebrate, thatgamecompany is hosting a sale on its online store. Save about $9 buy picking up a shirt, pack of art cards, and soundtrack for just $25. Shirts are available in women's and unisex cuts.
]]>Journey executive producer Robin Hunicke has said the award-winning adventure probably won't see a follow up.
]]>The British Academy Games Awards happened this evening, and Journey took home five awards. That's not all: we'll be posting video updates throughout the night, courtesy of Sam Clay.
]]>Composer Austin Wintory has uploaded the entire, Grammy-nominated Journey score to YouTube, accompanied by a gorgeous series of artworks, and annotated the whole shebang with a serious of insights into its creation and meaning. This is a pretty special thing. Hit the break to check it out.
]]>Journey and Flower art director Matt Nava, has formed his own studio called Giant Squid. The former thatgamecompany staffer's site doesn't list any projects currently in development, but the mission statement on the site states that "artistic games that deliver beautiful, meaningful, and timeless experiences" are the plan. Thanks: NeoGAF, Game Informer.
]]>The British Academnt Games Awards have announced its nominees for this year's award ceremony, and Thatgamecompany's critically-acclaimed Journey is leading the pack with eight nominations. We've got the full list of nominees here.
]]>Dice Summit 2013 is well under way, and tonight Vegas plays host to one of the most coveted industry awards shows in the biz. Journey didn't manage to score in all 11 categories it was nominated for, but thatgamecompany carried home eight trophies.
]]>Although the critical and commercial pay-off may have been worth it, thatgamecompany skirted financial disaster while working on Journey.
]]>The PlayStation Network's 12 Deals of Christmas is drawing to a close, but this tenth offer is a doozy. You can grab indie favourites The Unfinished Swan and Journey in a bundle for just £10/€13, or £9/€11.70 for PlayStation Plus subscribers. That's down from £20/€26. As usual the deal is only available for two days so get cracking.
]]>Journey composer Austin Wintory is up for a Grammy award for his soundtrack to thatgamecompany's PS3 title, and has discussed the nature of game compositions and the perception of the non-gaming public to videogame tunes in a new interview. He even calls the scene the "Wild West". Find out why below.
]]>Journey's orchestral score has been nominated for a Grammy award.
]]>Journey's whimsical soundtrack has been compiled into a physical CD box set that can be yours to own from November 9th. The music, as composed by Austin Wintory is a charming dose orchestral strings and flutters. It's all rather lovely. Check it out below.
]]>Journey, the whimsical walk-em-up from Thatgamecompany has bagged the top festival prize at GameCity 2012, the annual showcase that champions creativity in games.
]]>Thatgamecompany has announce book featuring the artwork of Journey will be released next month. Titled "The Art of Journey", the hardcover was deigned and written by art director Matt Nava, and along with art from the game it contains information on what influenced the art direction. It also includes 3D models, AR smartphone interaction, and a PSN voucher for the game's soundtrack. Watch the video below. Thanks, Joystiq.
]]>The Journey: Collector’s Edition, which features trio of games as well as mini-game, is out today in the US.
]]>Thatgamecompany has released a video for is Gravediggers, one of the minigames included with the Journey Collector's Edition.
]]>Thatgamecompany's confirmed the Journey Collection won't be released in Europe, speaking on Twitter.
]]>In case you were not aware of the fact that thatgamecompany has made some of the most beautiful games of this console generation, this trailer for the upcoming Journey Collector's Edition should educate you fully.
]]>Thatgamecompany's confirmed the Journey: Collector's Edition, featuring the trio of games made between the developer and Sony as part of its three game deal, will launch on August 28 in the US.
]]>OPM has posted a shot of an advertisement culled from the August issue of the US Official PlayStation Magazine showing the contents of the Journey Compilation GameFly inadvertently outed ahead of time earlier this week. The collection, which in the ad is called the Journey Collector's Edition, includes not only Flow, Flower, and Journey, as previously reported, but a PlayStation Plus membership trial, all three soundtracks, exclusive mini-games, documentaries and “much more”. The game is slated for August 28, with thatgamecompany confirming its existence, but Sony yet to announce anything.
]]>A listing called the Journey Compilation has popped up on Gamefly, and set for releases on August 28. Spotted by Superannuation, thunder the PS3 game's description it states "coming soon," but it's assumed to be a compilation of thatgamecompany titles Flow, Flower and Journey. Sony has yet to comment, but thatgamecompany has confirmed it's existence, (thanks, Get_crazy) but said it was unable to provide further details at this point.
]]>A PlayStation sizzle roll video has shown a collector's edition of Journey is in the works. There's no more info beside the fleeting mention in the video. Sony's yet to announced the CE itself, but our guess is it's a special bundle feature the game, soundtrack a little bit more. Just a hunch.
The vanilla version of thatgamecompany's opus launched in March for PSN.
Thanks, PSNStores.
]]>Thatgamecompany's Journey is the best-selling PSN game of the year so far, across all PlayStation formats.
]]>As promised last month, Sony has announced the Journey costume and sticker pack for LittleBigPlanet 2 will be made available starting today in the US and tomorrow in the UK. Also available will be a new costume based on the character from Escape Plan. Hit up the PS Blog for more.
]]>According to thatgamecompany, Austin Wintory's amazing Journey score last week hit the top ten album charts in Japan, Canada and Spain, and the soundtrack charts in over 20 countries, including eight number ones. The soundtrack album includes 18 tracks and is available for purchase here.
]]>MMO Glitch may seem a million years away from stripped-back adventure Journey, but for Robin Hunicke, one project naturally succeeds the other.
]]>Journey took the path less traveled on its way to becoming a bestselling adventure. Nathan Grayson sojourns with thatgamecompany's Jenova Chen and Robin Hunicke.
]]>Journey developer Jenova Chen has told Eurogamer he believes it's game content itself that turns people into multiplayer idiots.
]]>Journey producer Robin Hunicke has announced her departure from thatgamecompany, the developer's second high profile departure today.
]]>Sony and thatgamecompany have announced Journey has "officially broken PlayStation Network and PlayStation Store sales records," by surpassing all games ever released on PSN to become the fastest-selling game ever released in both the US and European regions. No figures were provided. It was also announced the soundtrack would be released through the PS Store and iTunes on April 11, and a limited CD will be released in the near future.
]]>Media Molecule has announced the Deep Sea Diver Pack featuring a diver, edible crab, anglerfish and pufferfish costumes will be available later today through PSN and tomorrow through the UK store for LBP2. Next month, a Journey costume and sticker pack will also be made available. Hit the link for pricing and wallpaper of the header image.
]]>Thatgamecompany's Robin Hunicke got very down on humanity while prototyping co-operative adventure Journey.
]]>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.
]]>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.
]]>Sony kicks off its Spring Fever campaign on PSN for the US today, with the first game to launch under the promotion being the incredible Journey.
]]>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.
]]>The iconic mountain that players must travel to in Journey wasn't a mountain at all at one stage.
]]>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.
]]>Thatgamecompany was looking at other settings for Journey before it settled on the desert, studio co-founder Jenova Chen.
]]>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.
]]>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.
]]>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.
]]>Beating the leakers at their own game, Sony has gone ahead and released a full list of Journey's trophies. Some slight spoilers ahead.
]]>Thatgamecompany has said its looking at ways to expand beyond just PlayStation platforms and take its games to "a bigger audience".
]]>Thatgamecompany's confirmed it'll launch Journey in the US on March 13 and in Europe the following day.
]]>Thatgamecompany's Journey will release in Japan on March 15, this week's Famitsu has said.
]]>A smattering of details on one of this year's most anticipated PlayStation 3 releases have escaped into the wild.
]]>2012 just got a whole lot more attractive; Journey is finished.
]]>Sony has released a new trailer for Thatgamecompany's Journey. It's posted below, via Blockbuster UK. The game is slated for a spring release on PS3 and has been in production since Flower released in 2009.
]]>"I could definitely see all of thatgamecompany's titles on the Vita. But, as you said, we're a team of 12, so for us in each title we just try to focus on the specific platform we're distributing on, and then leave the future to the future." - thatgamecompany co-founder Kelle Santiago, speaking to Joystiq on possibly bringing Flow, Flower and Journey to Vita. In the past, TGC brought over Flow to PSP. Journey releases next spring for PSN.
]]>Three new presentations have been added to the rapidly growing schedule for GDC 2012.
]]>In Journey, players are free to interact or not as they choose, but thatgamecompany has built a space in which makes hanging out with others attractive.
]]>The desert is vast, but you're not alone on your Journey. Production lead Robin Hunicke takes Nathan Grayson by the hand and leads him into the sands.
]]>We didn't have to fly halfway across the universe for news this week, so it came to us. Big time. We battled back as hard as we could, but at what cost? Huh? Our souls? Oh, no biggie, then. Here's what it all means.
]]>Sony's announced this afternoon that Journey will arrive in spring 2012.
]]>If you're not lucky enough to have joined the Journey beta, this may be the best look you've had so far of thatgamecompany's unusual new game.
]]>Sony has released a bonanza of screeshots from gamescom, so instead of you looking everywhere on the planet for them, we've put them all here in one lovely post. Don't you just love us for it?
]]>Thatgamecompany is a proven winner with flOw and Flower, and it looks like Journey is certain to join the studio's hits, as Johnny Cullen explains in a hands-on with the multiplayer beta.
]]>In a gloriously beautiful fifteen minutes, Pat walks us through thatgamecompany's latest effort, Journey.
]]>Are you one of the thousands of people who are clamoring for a chance to get into the Journey multiplayer beta that will be coming out months before the release of the game? Well, hurry up, there's not much time. You have until 7:00 Pacific US time to email the company and ask.
]]>Journey, thatgamecompany's highly-anticipated multiplayer adventure thing, will go into private beta next week.
]]>In the name of God. Just stop.
]]>Sony's released a new batch of shots for Journey. The thatgamecompany title is going to be one of the biggest titles this year on PSN, going by new footage from this past weekend and past sightings of the game. Keep this on the one to watch radar at E3. Screens are below. Journey releases later this year for PS3.
]]>IGN's gone up with a near-two minute video of Journey. The thatgamecompany explorer, which was first announced at E3 last year, shows some of the gameplay we seen during a demo in Cologne during gamescom last August. It looks breathtakingly stunning, and is definitely one to watch. Find the video below.
No date yet. Thanks, mathare92.
]]>thatgamecompany's Jenova Chen talks about the studio's next title Journey as we see a new demo for the game in London.
]]>Journey’s producer Robin Hunicke and co-founder of thatgamecompany Jenova Chen have imparted to the EU PS Blog the firm's reasoning behind a silent, genderless character in the upcoming downloadable title for PSN.
]]>Reports from a demonstration in London today suggest thatgamecompany's latest offering, the enigmatic and beautiful Journey, can be clocked in around three hours.
]]>Lauded designer Jenova Chen, founder of thatgamecompany and creator of flOw and Flower, has described fighting and shooting games in harsh terms - but confirmed he enjoys and values them anyway.
]]>GTTV aired the first footage of Journey, thatgamecompany's next PSN title, last night in the US.
]]>SCEE's just confirmed it's holding its gamescom press conference on Tuesday, August 17 in Cologne.
]]>With Flower being one of PSN's stand-out products, Jenova Chen's That Game Company's next step has always been one of interest. Dan Boutros went along to see the firm's next title, Journey, in LA during E3 week.
This is what came back.
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