Social Games Heading to PlayStation Home
Nope, not FarmVille or Mafia Wars.
Published: July 20, 2010
It's no secret that Home hasn't grown into the booming success Sony was hoping for. While it's certainly no failure, a quick trip into the virtual world will still reveal uneventful environments and largely vacant venues. With excellent and budget-friendly titles like Joe Danger and Shatter available for download from the PlayStation Network, Home's appeal is even further diminished.
SCEA, in association with Codename, is looking to change that.
For the unfamiliar, Codename is an independent video game label known for creating and promoting unique and off-the-beaten-path indie games. In collaboration with Sony, four games will be released and integrated into PlayStation's Home service over the next several months – some created by "undiscovered, first-time developers."
Minor Battle, a team-based game developed by Peanut Gallery, pits players against each other in a capture-the-flag style platformer. Odd Gentleman, creators of the critically acclaimed game, "The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom," is bringing Dueling Gentleman to Home. This strategy game has players squaring off in Home's Plaza for "honor and prestige."
Super Awesome Mountain RPG, which was created by Codename itself, is described as a blend of tabletop board games and fantasy RPGs. Players will compete to ascend a mountain. Lastly, Home will feature a 3D multiplayer version of Cogs, a gear-based, Steampunk-style puzzler created by developer Lazy8.
“We’re thrilled to be partnering with PlayStation Home to create and develop games that step outside the parameters of traditional game development and we’re really looking forward to the creative opportunities that lie ahead,” said Founding Codename Partner Jesse Vigil. “Our model of pulling together teams of developers and allowing them to make their creative dreams a reality has only one main tenet -- any game created for PlayStation Home is graphically and visually entertaining to both play and watch, at the same time.”
Sony says that Home has always been a great social service, and that these games will "further solidify PlayStation Home's place as a leading social game platform."
Color us intrigued.
SCEA, in association with Codename, is looking to change that.
For the unfamiliar, Codename is an independent video game label known for creating and promoting unique and off-the-beaten-path indie games. In collaboration with Sony, four games will be released and integrated into PlayStation's Home service over the next several months – some created by "undiscovered, first-time developers."
Minor Battle, a team-based game developed by Peanut Gallery, pits players against each other in a capture-the-flag style platformer. Odd Gentleman, creators of the critically acclaimed game, "The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom," is bringing Dueling Gentleman to Home. This strategy game has players squaring off in Home's Plaza for "honor and prestige."
Super Awesome Mountain RPG, which was created by Codename itself, is described as a blend of tabletop board games and fantasy RPGs. Players will compete to ascend a mountain. Lastly, Home will feature a 3D multiplayer version of Cogs, a gear-based, Steampunk-style puzzler created by developer Lazy8.
“We’re thrilled to be partnering with PlayStation Home to create and develop games that step outside the parameters of traditional game development and we’re really looking forward to the creative opportunities that lie ahead,” said Founding Codename Partner Jesse Vigil. “Our model of pulling together teams of developers and allowing them to make their creative dreams a reality has only one main tenet -- any game created for PlayStation Home is graphically and visually entertaining to both play and watch, at the same time.”
Sony says that Home has always been a great social service, and that these games will "further solidify PlayStation Home's place as a leading social game platform."
Color us intrigued.
