• 'Deadwood' Creator David Milch Scripting Video Game Adaptation 'Heavy Rain'

    One of the last times we talked about the video game Heavy Rain, director Neil LaBute was making some unlikely promo spots in which he polled a few other big directors about the nature of love. This new report about Heavy Rain might be even more unlikely than that one. NYPD Blue and Deadwood creator…

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  • Movie Deal In The Works To Adapt PlayStation3 Game 'Heavy Rain'

    The PlayStation3 game Heavy Rain is a multi-character detective story, of sorts, that focuses around a mysterious figure called the Origami Killer. The game is deliberately cinematic in many respects, so it's no surprise that the film rights have been up for sale. Now, the rights auction is about to close and it looks like…

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  • Neil LaBute Talks To Famous Directors To Promote Sony's Latest PS3 Game

    Just about the last person I'd expect to see making a short film to promote a video game is Neil LaBute, the theater director who has made films like In the Company of Men, Your Friends and Neighbors and the remake of The Wicker Man. But the team behind Sony's game Heavy Rain hired LaBute…

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  • Question: Which Videogames Are The Most Cinematic?

    If you've been following coverage from last week's Electronics Entertainment Expo, you'll know that a bunch of impressive footage debuted there. One of the most anticipated games of recent memory is Heavy Rain, which is being developed for the Playstation 3 by Quantic Dream (screenshot above). Heavy Rain has been in development since 2006 and…

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