Developer thatgamecompany was bankrupt when it shipped ‘Journey’

Indie developer thatgamecompany is well known for delivering interesting, emotional titles on downloadable marketplaces. Even with a solid reputation and impressive game library, the company was bankrupt when it shipped last year’s Journey.

Main man Jenova Chen broke this news during a presentation at DICE, where he discussed his philosophy on game design and some facts about his team’s games. One particularly interesting slide centered on a letter from a 15-year-old player whose time with the PSN-exclusive title changed her life.



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I just hope this sheds a better light on video games as an entertainment medium, among the latest controversy concerning games and violence.

Ah man, that slide. It made me think of this . . .

No wonder, their games are no fun.

N4G Adventure Part 1 - screw it

I wish they hadn't been locked in with Sony for their games. Would gladly re-buy Flow and Flower on Steam, and would love to play Journey.

Kon


No wonder, their games are no fun.

Shut up Kon

moegooner88

Kon


No wonder, their games are no fun.

Shut up Kon

Kon has no soul

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Megaton


I wish they hadn't been locked in with Sony for their games. Would gladly re-buy Flow and Flower on Steam, and would love to play Journey.

I think they are done now... it was just a 3 game deal what not... I think they are free and open now to make games for anyone... but I could be wrong...

It is a real shame that they're stuck developing games exclusively for PSN. I just can't bring myself to actually purchase something from there. 

FAT MAN GO BOOM

Megaton


I wish they hadn't been locked in with Sony for their games. Would gladly re-buy Flow and Flower on Steam, and would love to play Journey.

I think they are done now... it was just a 3 game deal what not... I think they are free and open now to make games for anyone... but I could be wrong...

Yes, this was their last PS exclusive game, from now on, TGC can develop on whichever platforms they see fit, the more people that get to experience their games, the better.

Pandamobile


It is a real shame that they're stuck developing games exclusively for PSN. I just can't bring myself to actually purchase something from there. 

Why?

@FAT MAN - Yeah, they're done. I asked them awhile back on their FaceBook page if Journey will ever come to PC, and they said it was the last of their 3-game deal with Sony. Sony unfortunately owns the IP and everything.

Pandamobile


It is a real shame that they're stuck developing games exclusively for PSN. I just can't bring myself to actually purchase something from there. 

moegooner88

Yes, this was their last PS exclusive game, from now on, TGC can develop on whichever platforms they see fit, the more people that get to experience their games, the better. 

:D

thebudgetgamer
 

Pandamobile
 

It is a real shame that they're stuck developing games exclusively for PSN. I just can't bring myself to actually purchase something from there.  

 


Why? 

 

Combination of laziness and apathy I guess. I can't really get into single player console games for some reason. I just feel too disconnected from the experience with a controller in my hands. It's strange. 

Pandamobile
 
I can't really get into single player console games for some reason. I just feel too disconnected from the experience with a controller in my hands. It's strange. 

You're weird...

Sony would be smart to try and get them to agree to another exclusive deal contract.  All of their games have been hits in one way or another.

Pandamobile



Combination of laziness and apathy I guess. I can't really get into single player console games for some reason. I just feel too disconnected from the experience with a controller in my hands. It's strange. 

I can't even begin to comprehend this type of mentality when it comes to games. Different strokes I guess.

cgoodno


Sony would be smart to try and get them to agree to another exclusive deal contract.  All of their games have been hits in one way or another.

Sony would be smart to grab them... even buy them out or make a longer term deal... business wise yeah that would be very smart... if not I think they will end up getting picked up by someone else... 3rd party or even MS but I don;t know they don;t seem to want to buying to other developers...

gamers wise... if they make great games the more the merry....



 

thebudgetgamer

Pandamobile



Combination of laziness and apathy I guess. I can't really get into single player console games for some reason. I just feel too disconnected from the experience with a controller in my hands. It's strange. 

I can't even begin to comprehend this type of mentality when it comes to games. Different strokes I guess.

Well, it's not all games. I've been able to sit through a few PS3 games (Uncharted 2, 3 and MGS4), but the bar for entry into my PS3 game collection is a lot higher than my Steam game collection, but that's a story for another time.


Either way, I'd buy a TGC game if it came to Steam in a heartbeat.

They should develop only for PC, where indie games are much much more better received.

N4G Adventure Part 1 - screw it

Kon


They should develop only for PC, where indie games are much much more better received.

Or develop for as many platforms as they can so they can avoid going bankrupt as they did when developing PS3 games.