Please support Game Informer. Print magazine subscriptions are less than $2 per issue
Heavy Rain DLC On Indefinite Hold
Remember that Heavy Rain DLC? Well, if you've been waiting for news about the upcoming second chapter in the episodic Heavy Rain Chronicles, you may want to brace yourself for some bad news.
While checking out the Move version of Heavy Rain at Sony's booth, I had the chance to chat a bit with Quantic Dream's Guillame de Fondaumière, who had some interesting things to say about integrating Move controls (which you can read about here). However, among all the cool tidbits, there was the disappointing revelation that the Heavy Rain Chronicles DLC plans have been put on indefinite hold.
The first episode, entitled The Taxidermist, was given away to gamers who purchased the game new, though it was released for purchase later. The fate of the second announced episode, which was supposed to have featured the Origami Killer as the playable character, is now in doubt. According to de Fondaumière, Sony encouraged Quantic Dream to focus its efforts on the Move version of Heavy Rain instead of the DLC.
While the DLC could potentially continue once Move has launched, de Fondaumière indicated that it is more likely that the studio will go forward with its next project -- which he, of course, wouldn't say a word about.
I’d like to ask you to support Game Informer’s continued coverage of games with a subscription. For less than two dollars per issue, we mail you a full year of 10 print magazines, each with cover stories and preview features filled with exclusive details about the most exciting upcoming games. We profile and interview game creators. We look back on the rich history of gaming, and we celebrate what’s next.
Here on the website, we offer much of our content for free, including game reviews, daily news, videos, event coverage, and more – all with minimal ads.
We do so with a small editorial team, alongside contributing paid writers from around the world – over 65 individuals from 9 countries around the world, just in the last couple of years.
It’s not possible without support.
In a time when game makers and games coverage have faced hard struggles and layoffs, the future of this 30+ year magazine and community is at risk. Our new standalone magazine subscription is the number one way you can keep us alive – and we believe you’ll get a pretty fantastic gaming magazine in your mailbox every few weeks for your trouble.
Thank you.
