Heavy Rain breaks the 1 million barrier

Sony have today announced that five weeks after it first launched, Heavy Rain has now sold over 1 million copies.

“It has been hugely gratifying to see the positive response that Heavy Rain has received from gamers” says David Cage, Writer and Director of Heavy Rain.

Mark Hardy, European Product Marketing Director at SCEE said “Heavy Rain is not a traditional blockbuster game [and] it shows that gamers are ready for more: more interactivity, more choice in how to play and more of the open-ended gaming experiences.”

Catch the full PR after the jump.

Heavy Rain getting Move support

Sony have told video game magazine Chief that the list of titles that will be getting Move support will now include Heavy Rain.

See the shot from the magazine after the jump.

GOONL!NE Review: Heavy Rain

Developer: Quantic Dream
Publisher: Sony
Also on: N/A (Playstation 3 exclusive)
Release Date: Friday February 26^th 2010
Age Rating: BBFC: 15, PEGI: 18, ESRB: M

Heavy Rain gets the Blue Screen of Death

It seems not even the virtual world is safe from the infamous ‘Blue Screen of Death’, with even the computers in Heavy Rain susceptible.

Without giving too much away, Ethan finds himself wandering through a train station and as he passes by one of the terminals in the station, it seems one of them has gone awry.

Check out the Easter egg after the jump. Heavy Rain launches February 23rd in the US and 26th in the EU on PlayStation 3.

First Heavy Rain review is in!

That’s right, we’ve got Official PlayStation Magazine’s Heavy Rain review right here for you. Has it turned out to be an almighty flop, or could it be among the first games of this year to reach AAA status?

Well, we won’t spoil it for you. Click on to find out after the jump.

Heavy Rain finally given a release date

Heavy Rain has finally been dated in both the EU and the US for the first time today.

Alex Pavey told the EU PS Blog that game will debut on Wednesday 24th February for Europe and Friday 26th February for Great Britain. As for a US date, it’s been announced it’ll come on Tuesday February 23rd.

Sony also told VG247 that a pre-release demo is still being planned.

Heavy Rain DLC and Collector’s Edition Shown

Alex Pavey (European Product Manager for Heavy Rain) has given details of the DLC that’ll be coming to Heavy Rain when it launches next year, and has also shown off the Collector’s Edition of the game too.

Full details are after the jump. Heavy Rain is set to release on the PlayStation 3 in February.

Heavy Rain Boxart Revealed

Amazon have revealed the box-art for Quantic Dream’s Heavy Rain. Check it out after the jump. It’s wonderfully simple but still captivating to look at. A triumph for those who believe that ‘less is more’.

Expect Heavy Rain to pour into stores February 2010.

UPDATE: Heavy Rain Features A Male Shower Scene

Yeah, you read that right. A week ago, we reported a cryptic tweet from Official Playstation Magazine suggesting that there was also a shower scene in Heavy Rain;

“Heavy Rain preview code GET! Whole team gathered around… to watch @bodbod take a shower. :-/ Looks stunning so far. (Not @bodbod)”

Obviously, we assumed it was Madison, who shows all in a strip scene. However, another tweet from OPM, in response to when the public will be able to see the scene, reveals that it’s a male character having a clean;

“Early next year. (It’s a dude in the shower though.)”

The game is out in 2010 for the PS3.

Quantic Dream: Heavy Rain Demo on the Way

Speaking to G4, Quantic Dream’s David Cage has revealed that there will be a demo on the way for Heavy Rain before it’s release next year.

He however said that they were looking at which point in the game to pick as the demo.

“We are currently working on a demo, which is a real challenge. Finding one scene that can convey what we are trying to achieve with Heavy Rain is something really difficult,” said Cage.

“If we show an action scene, some players will think that this is what Heavy Rain is all about, and it is the same thing if we show an exploration scene. The problem is that each scene of the game offers contextual game play, which is something very difficult to explain and convey in a single demo.”

Exciting. The game is out next year for the PS3.