Thatgamecompany co-founder and president Kellee Santiago is leaving the developer responsible for Journey, Flower and flOw. With Journey released and TGC starting a new project, she's off to sow her knowledge in new pastures.

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In a double-whammy of awarding goodness, the winners of the tenth annual Game Developers Choice Awards were revealed yesterday evening at Game Developers Conference 2010 following the twelfth annual Independent Games Festival Awards.

The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) announced the winners for the 13th annual Interactive Achievement Awards yesterday. Developer Naughty Dog's cinematic action-adventure, Uncharted 2, was the undisputed star of the show, running away with ten different awards.

The Jay Mohr-hosted event, held at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas during the DICE Summit, highlighted the most impressive achievements in game development in 2009, as decided by industry peers. Read more »

With the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 both set to receive new motion-tracking controllers next year, it has been revealed that some existing PlayStation 3 software will be updated with enhanced control schemes via patches while Xbox 360 games probably won't.

Though Microsoft has demonstrated the Xbox 360's motion-sensitive Project Natal camera with retrofitted versions of existing titles, such as Burnout Paradise and Beautiful Katamari, project head Kudo Tsunoda told Destructoid that such efforts required a significant amount of code to be changed--presumably more than a patch could. Read more »

This week's PlayStation Store update sees the release of Flower, the new downloadable game by Flow developer ThatGameCompany.

In Flower, players guide floating pedals through abstract environments using the Sixaxis motion controls, with the goal of colliding with other flowers and spreading color across the fields. The unique, well-reviewed title costs $10.

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flOw developer thatgamecompany has announced that its next downloadable project, Flower, will sprout in the PlayStation 3's online PlayStation Store come February 12.

In Flower, players twist and turn the controller to steer the wind and an ever-growing cloud of petals. Much like Katamari Damacy, new sections become available after collecting so many objects. Exploration and a sense of discovery play major factors, resulting in a surprisingly captivating, rather relaxing, and fun experience. Read more »

Flower is an odd game to describe. In fact, I'm not sure it's technically a "game" at all.

The downloadable PS3 title continues in the serene, calming atmosphere of thatgamecompany's PlayStatin 3 creature-eater life simulator flOw. Thus far, it seems there's no way to fail, no way to die. My two-level demo had no enemies whatsoever.

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