"Transitioning from modern-day urban apartments that double as level hubs, you'll quickly make the leap into gorgeously-rendered, verdant green fields, all seemingly ripped right from America's pastoral heartland. The catch: Many patches of plants and foliage inhabiting these environments appear dull and lifeless, seemingly having had the color and energy leeched right out of them. What's more, you don't control a character, per se, here - rather, you manipulate the ebb and flow of the wind. W..."

"What is your process like, at thatgamecompany? From concepts, do you then do prototyping?

JC: Yeah, this is technically the first original IP for thatgamecompany, because when we first started working on flOw, the game was already there, you know? Like the Flash game, the design, the artistic style, it's all there. So the first project we did was more like, we needed to learn how to use PS3, and we need to buff up the look and the sound to make it look like a PS3 game.

So Flower is th..."

"The strong lineup of games doesn’t stop there. Many of you have been hearing rumblings about a video service that will allow you to download full-length TV shows and movies via PLAYSTATION Network for North America. While I don’t have any new announcements here for the PlayStation Nation, it’s already been confirmed that we’ll be offering a video service for PS3 in a way that separates the service from others you’ve seen or used. Ultimately the goal of the PLAYSTATION Network service will be ..."

"Yesterday on the Playstation Blog, SuperVillain Studios (who are doing the port for thatgamecompany) confirmed that flOw is indeed coming to the PSP, and that it’ll be released March 6th through the Playstation Store PC site. This updated version of the game will feature multiplayer via ad-hoc. Pricing details are currently unknown.

I bought flOw when it came out on the PS3 and found it to be relaxing and fun, something to play in between my usual, more action-packed games. I’ve been mea..."

"While delivering a discussion on the challenges of evoking unique emotions for video games at the Montreal International Games Summit, Kellee Santiago revealed new details on the development of her studio's second project, Flower. The project was announced at this September's Tokyo Game Show but details were scant.

Santiago described the project, which is the spiritual follow up to the popular PlayStation Network game flOw, as thatgamecompany's "first game outside the safety net of academ..."