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News Insomniac Champion Longer Development Cycles
Insomniac are known for releasing a game every year
They've put more big budget titles onto PlayStation 3 than any other developer, but in 2010 they're having a break. Both Resistance 3 and Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One will launch in 2011, two years after Insomniac's last PS3 release, Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time. Resistance 3's creative...
News Ted Price Praises "World Class" Insomniac Team
High praise
Insomniac Games' boss, Ted Price, reckons no other studio can tame the PlayStation 3 quite like Insomniac's "world class" California studio The team, who have released five PlayStation 3 titles in four years, are having some time off in 2010 — but they'll be back next year with Resistance 3 and Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One. "First...
News No 60-Player Multiplayer In Resistance 3, Confirm Insomniac
While a novel addition in the days before MAG, Resistance 2's 60-player multiplayer was admittedly a bit of a mess
Sounds like Insomniac are planning to scale down Resistance 3's player-count. It's probably for the best. The approach to multiplayer in Resistance 3 is to really streamline the things that were popular with Resistance 1 and...
News Resistance 3 Ain't The Last You're Gonna See Of The Chimera
Insomniac may have announced a multi-platform deal with the EA Partners programme, but that doesn't mean they're ending their strong relationship with Sony any time soon
The studio's revealed that Resistance 3 — which is sounding more incredible by the moment — will not mark the end of the esteemed alternate history shooter. Speaking to...
News Resistance 3 Details Go Thermal, Make Our Pants Dance In Sheer Anticipation
Remember when we said that Insomniac were going to go crazy with Resistance 3 and blow our minds? Yeah, we stand-by that statement
A NeoGAF post's revealed a load of information on the game via GameInformer's latest issue — most importantly that the franchise is back on form. After such a promising debut, Resistance 2 was a bit of a let-down. It...
News Feast Your Eyes On More Resistance 3 Artwork
GameInformer's got a cover-story on Resistance 3
You might have seen the artwork: it shows the game's new protagonist, Capelli, riding a train whilst being chased by a gigantic Widowmaker. It wasn't the only piece of artwork designed for the magazine cover. GameInformer's shown off an alternative piece of art which shows Capelli chased by Chimera in...
News Check Out Ten Or So Minutes Of Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One
Hit it up, yo.
The US PlayStation Blog's uploaded a massive playthrough of the latest Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One demo build. The video, commentated by the game's designer Chad Dezern, focuses on new elements introduced in All 4 One. Most notable is the new camera position and character roster. It all looks like a bunch of fun, and pretty well...
News New European PlayStation Plus Subscribers Net A Free Copy Of Quest For Booty
Wahoo!
If you're yet to jump aboard the PlayStation Plus gravy-train, then you've already missed out on a free copy LittleBigPlanet. But worry not, SCEE's got a new goodie to tempt you into a 12-month subscription; a free copy of Ratchet & Clank: Quest For Booty. The game will be available for free to anyone who places a yearly subscription for...
News Good News: Resistance 3's Coming Out In 2011; Bad News: You Ain't Seeing It At PAX
Insomniac's confirmed that Resistance 3 will launch in 2011
We're guessing it's going to be a Fall release. That would put Insomniac on a two-year cycle for this game, which should instantly alleviate any concerns about the game's eventual quality. Sadly, if the teaser trailer from GamesCom left you clamouring for more... That's your lot for now...
GamesCom 2010 Resistance 3 Is Finally Official & This Trailer Proves It
Insomniac Games has finally made Resistance 3 official, and this is the live-action trailer which proves it
The trailer depicts a group of stragglers riding a train through the countryside. Their journey takes them into a New York tunnel, where they face off against a horde of Chimera. It's something to whet the appetite for sure. We're so pleased...
GamesCom 2010 Resistance 3 Officially Announced For PlayStation 3
Good grief, after tricking the entire Internet into believing they weren't going to show it, Insomniac's just confirmed Resistance 3's existence with a stunning trailer
Update @ 21:00 — we've uploaded the announcement trailer here.
GamesCom 2010 Insomniac Announce Four Player Online Co-Op Ratchet & Clank Title
Didn't see that coming.
Just prior to spilling the beans on Resistance 3, Insomniac announced they have a new four-player co-op Ratchet & Clank title in development. The new game, Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One, will feature drop-in/drop-out co-op, where you'll play as Ratchet, Clank, Qwark and even Nefarious. The game's being developed by...
This time last year we were about to experience one of the most pivotal moments in the PlayStation 3's history; the announcement of the PlayStation 3 Slim and the entire platform's re-branding completely rejuvenated Sony's platform and put it back into serious contention with the XBOX 360
The announcement came at GamesCom, a German-based video games...
News Insomniac's Announcement Is Ready To Roll, But What Will It Be?
Whether it'll be a new Resistance or a new Ratchet & Clank, it seems like Insomniac's PlayStation 3 announcement is mere moments away
We'd bet everything we had on the news dropping during Sony's gamescom conference next week, but whenever it drops, it sounds like Insomniac are ready to go. The team Tweeted earlier today: "Back in the...
News Hang On, What? Insomniac Are Working On More Ratchet & Clank?!
Remember how certain we were that the next Insomniac announcement was going to be about Resistance 3? Yeah, there's a chance we might have got that wrong
Weirdly. When Insomniac teased that an upcoming PlayStation 3 project would be announced soon, we jumped straight on the gun. We said that Resistance 3 would be at gamescom. And while we still...
Given the number of games Sony has already announced this year, we thought the Resistance 3 ship had come and gone
With Insomniac Games announcing their colloboration with EA Partners, we genuinely believed that the next Resistance was on hiatus - despite those billboard posters suggesting otherwise. Today, we've been given more than a scrap of...
News WE GET TO MAKE A POST ABOUT RESISTANCE 3 AT LAST?!?
Long overdue
Long, long overdue. We're probably alone, but we put more than 35 hours into Resistance 2 (the co-op alone was worth that kind of investment), and, as such, we've been itching to type about Resistance 3. We thought we'd be chatting like mad about it after E3, but alas, it wasn't to be. Don't get your hopes up though. This isn't the...
News Sony On Insomniac Switch: "We Grew Up Together"
Apparently no one is more sad than Sony regarding Insomniac's recent decision to go multiplatform
According to Shuhei Yoshida, Sony and Insomniac "grew up together". The Sony Worldwide Studios boss has told Develop magazine that Sony were aware of Insomniac's intentions way back in 2008. Insomniac signed a deal with EA Partners earlier...
News Isomniac Would Get Behind A Ratchet & Clank Collection
We love the Ratchet & Clank games
Love them. But they're all a bit, well, similar aren't they? We're not sure how well a collection would work. Still, if Sony decided they wanted to put one together, Insomniac would be right behind the idea. They confirmed in a Tweet that, while they wouldn't make a Ratchet collection, they'd definitely put...
News Insomniac Details Their Canceled PS2 Project, "Girl With A Stick"
Insomniac's dropped some details on their canceled PS2 project, "Girl With A Stick"
The project came about after Insomniac had spent many years working on the Spyro platform titles. Studio head Ted Price described the project as "exciting" as the company had spent so long making sequels. "Girl With A Stick" was pitched as being a...
News Sony: We'll Continue To Build A "Strong Relationship" With Insomniac Games
Sony's responded to Insomniac Games' slightly predictable multiplatform announcement earlier today, stating that they will continue to build a "strong relationship" with the independent company
SCE told CVG: <span>"Sony Computer Entertainment and Insomniac Games will continue to build upon a strong, successful 14-year partnership that...
News Insomniac Games Jump Into Bed With EA, Announce New Project For Playstation 3 & [Yes] XBOX 360
Well it's happened
It's been on the cards for, well, basically forever. Insomniac Games has finally announced that they're ready to try out multiplatform development. Insomniac's announced today that they are jumping into bed with the EA Partners programme (essentially a publishing deal that allows Insomniac to keep the rights to whatever games they...
News Insomniac Label Infinity Ward Sackings As "Horrifying"
Resistance: Fall Of Man's lead multiplayer designer Jake Biegel has labelled the saga which saw the breakdown of Modern Warfare developer Infinity Ward as "horrifying"
</span> He went on to describe that the event "reiterates how good it is to be working at a wholly independent developer." "I have some friends at Infinity Ward...
News Resistance 3 Pops Up Again In A Bizarre Sony Survey
Resistance 3's starting to sound like the worst kept secret in video games
In fact, perhaps it's not even a secret anymore. Erm, yeah - it's not is it? Take this bizarre survey sent to PS3 fans. It asks: "Do you think that there is a future version of Resistance, Resistance 3 being developed?" Erm... The very fact you're asking us Mr. Sony...
Rumour Insomniac Games To Go Multiplatform
It's never more than a few months before the Insomniac Games rumours jump to the forefront of the industry
The independently owned company have long maintained a strong partnership with Sony, but once again industry bumblings and anonymity are hinting that Insomniac will go multiplatform. Sony own both the Ratchet & Clank and Resistance...
News Ratchet & Clank, Resistance Action Figures Now Available
Need an excuse to spend money? Dude, yes
A fan of Insomniac Games? Duhhhhhhh. Then you're going to want the newly launched Ratchet & Clank and Resistance action figures from DC Unlimited. The figure packs are detailed by DC Direct:» RATCHET AND CLANK: SERIES 1: ARMORED RATCHET AND MR. ZURKON Action Figures» RATCHET AND CLANK: SERIES 1: CAPTAIN...
News Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time Becomes The Fastest Selling Game In The Franchise
Congrats!
It may have failed to set the charts alight, but that's not stopped Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time from becoming the fastest selling game in the franchise. In their latest Full Moon podcast, the Insomniac team herald the game as the fastest selling title in the franchise, impressive seeing as Ratchet games in general have seen over...
News Artist Lists Resistance 3 Work On His Resume
We assume we already know about Resistance 3 thanks to "that billboard," but if you wanted further confirmation, you should have looked at artist Ben Mauro's LinkedIn profile yesterday
Joystiq report that while the information has since been conveniently removed, Mauro listed work on "R3" at Insomniac Games through the months of March...
News Insomniac: Now We Can Perform Tricks On The Playstation 3
James Stevenson explains
There's a learning curve involved with developing for the Playstation 3, no doubt, but Insomniac reckon they're now making the Playstation 3 "perform tricks". Insomniac's James Stevenson explained to VideoGamer.com: "We had to rebuild Ratchet for PS3," Stevenson said. "All that stuff we took for granted: the move set, the...
News Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time To Probably Be Insomniac's Last 60FPS Game
Shame
Insomniac Games' Mike Acton has declared Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time as likely being the companies last 60FPS game, noting that it does little to drive sales or review scores. Acton said that the company looked at the review of 47 top-notch games and "there was a clear correlation between graphics scores in reviews and the final...
News Insomniac: Playstation 3 Won't Be Maxed Out For At Least Another Two Years
The Playstation 3 is a powerful beast
And developers Insomniac reckon that beast won't be fully untapped for at least a few years. Senior community manager James Stevenson applauded Sony for developing a system with a "really long life span" when he spoke with CVG."We're using all of the PS3 right now," Stevenson says. "But...
News Resistance: Fall Of Man Dude Tries To Sue Sony All Over Again
Remember Erik Estavillo? Dude, acted like a knob on Resistance: Fall Of Man and decided to sue Sony when they banned him
He lost his lawsuit, but now he wants to appeal. GamePolitics reports:Estavillo also filed (on October 14th) a civil lawsuit against SCEA in Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara seeking $180,000. Estavillo tells GP...
News Insomniac Coy About Resistance 3 Billboard, More Original IP To Come From The Studio
When asked about the sign, James issued a stark "no comment".
Speaking with GamerZines, Insomniac Games' James Stevenson has been rather coy about the leaked Resistance 3 banner that we posted last week. And what of Insomniac Games post Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time. Should we just assume Resistance 3 and no more new IP? "We don't really...
News Insomniac Games Gutted People Didn't Like Resistance 2
You know, life is a funny thing
Although vastly inferior to Resistance: Fall Of Man, we still spent around 40 hours playing Resistance 2 in total. It wasn't that the game as a whole was worse - co-op was an absolute blast - it was mainly the campaign that was the problem. It just wasn't very good was it? There were some breath-taking graphical...
News Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time Unlocks Bonuses Based On Older Games Progress
If you've played R&C: Tools Of Destruction and R&C: Quest For Booty (you should have
) then know that you're eligible for some bonuses in Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time. Stephen Totilo of Kotaku has detailed the upgrades he received based on his progress in previous games. For example, those who have played Tools Of Destruction will be...
News Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time Coming To Europe A Little Later
Time Extension!
Disappointing news European Ratchet & Clank fans, you're going to have to wait an extra week to play R&C: A Crack In Time. Many had assumed that the new game in the franchise would launch on the Friday following its American release - October 30th - but Insomniac have confirmed it won't hit the UK until November 6th, with...
News Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time Double Demo Details Released
We can't wait.
With Uncharted 2: Among Thieves finished and left on our "to platinum" pile, we're turning our attention to Sony's next biggest holiday release - Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time. Duders, we're literally chomping at the bit to get our hands on Ratchet's latest adventure, which is almost certainly destined to be a ton of fun. As...
Rumour Killzone 3 "Deep" In Development, Scheduled For 2010
If this turns out not to be a rumour, you have to imagine Sony are absolutely rubbing their hands at the prospect of Guerilla Games turning out another game in the Killzone franchise just a year after the second game
Alas, Killzone 3 is just what Playstation Official Magazine are speculating suggesting the game is "deep in development" and...
News Insomniac Hints At Closure Of The Ratchet & Clank Franchise
"We hope to be wrapping things up with a bow."
We've gotten used to having an annual outing with Ratchet & Clank, how can you not adore the duo and their ridiculously over-powered weapons? Still, it looks like Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time really might spell closure for the franchise for a while. Speaking with CNN, Insomniac's creative...
News Insomniac Games Reckon Naughty Dog Have Raised The Bar For Game Development With Uncharted 2
Insomniac Games are no strangers to fantastic video games
Both the Ratchet & Clank and Resistance franchises have both been consistently top-tier exclusive titles on the Playstation 3, and they have a history of quality that dates back right to the early Playstation days. With Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time looking like the best Ratchet...
News Insomniac To Throw A Ratchet & Clank Community Day
Insomniac Games are really awesome to their fans
Along with constantly pumping out Ratchet & Clank themed content for their audience, those guys are big on getting to know their fans. Hence why they're holding a Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time party in Burbank, California this October 23rd. There will be rare swag on offer, free food and,...
News Nathan Drake, Ratchet & Clank All Phone Home
Sure, why not?
Ever fancied a Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time themed four player tower defence or an Uncharted 2: Among Thieves two player tresure hunt? Thank goodness for Home then, eh, as 1Up report spaces for the both franchises will be launching in Playstation Home fairly soon. The Ratchet space will also allow you to travel through time,...
Hurray!
If you work for Insomniac Games and you don't know what's going on in your office -- pat yourselves on the back. Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time is finished. We assume that means, oh reading Insomniac employees, that you start work on Resistance 3 this week. Or take a vacation. We don't know how strict Ted Price is in the office. The...
News Resistance 3 Billboard Gets Us Super, Super Stoked
We love the Resistance franchise
... And if you don't, we don't want to hear your calls of inferiority, because we're right and you're wrong... Err. Ok, maybe not. You're entitled to your opinion. But just know ours: we like Resistance. So imagine our excitement when we saw this, a gigantic Resistance 3 banner that's popped up on NeoGAF. The picture...
News Sony Announce Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time Collector's Edition
We just got our preorder on for the second time this week (it's only Wednesday
). The lure of a Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time Collector's Edition is just too much to bare. Especially when the cover is one of those holographic 3D things. In fact, the whole case is really awesome digipak style. You also get an artbook and access to the...
News Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time To Get Two PSN Demos
Makes total sense.
During a discussion on Insomniac Games' Full Moon Show podcast, it was announced that upcoming Insomniac Games masterclass Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time would get not one but two demos. The reason for this is because the original demo Insomniac cut is too long, thus they're going to split it into two parts: one level...
News Insomniac Show You How To Spot A Villain, Make Us ROFL
Good stuff
Be as moody as you like about the Ratchet & Clank games: the gameplay is stale, it looks too cartoony, yadda-yadda-yadda. But, never say Insomniac don't have it anymore. And by it we mean, well, the way they can keep cranking out this games and still make them bloody hilarious. Because this trailer is hilarious, and if you don't...
Duddde Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time looks rad
We know the excitement for the game is there, bubbling beneath the surface. We're just waiting for people to really eat into it. Because Ratchet & Clank really bloody rocks as a franchise. We just can't wait to see which way the story arc goes in this sequel.
News Playstation's Leading Line First Person Shooters Join Europe's Greatest Hits
If you've been waiting on picking up Metal Gear Solid 4, MotorStorm: Pacific Rift, Resistance 2 and Killzone 2 then perhaps it's time you picked them up
They've just gone platinum, i.e. cheap. All four titles can now be bought in garish packaging for £19.99. If you've just jumped into the world of Playstation 3 via the recent price drop, we...
News PAX 09: Ratchet & Clank Trailers Are Officially Always Awesome, New Weapons Announced
Check it out
Yep, it's another absolutely awesome Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time trailer, this time highlighting Ratchet's sweet weaponry. Alongside this trailer, Insomniac also announced two new weapons at PAX 09. The Chimp-O-Matic turns enemies into adorable little monkeys, while the Rift Inducer 5000 summons tentacles from another universe...