24th January 2015 Sam Lake Talks to XBOX Achievements

Today XBOX Achievements uploaded an interview they had with Remedy's Creative Director, Sam Lake. The interview lasts for seven minutes and takes a closer look at the developer's upcoming title, Quantum Break, focusing on the challenge of creating the adventure, researching scientific theories and the ingredients for time travel stories.

The interview looks to be recorded at Gamescom 2014, the last huge appearance by Remedy at a game event. You can watch it below:

Full story at XBOX Achievements, HERE.

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5th November 2014 How it Works: Quantum Break's AR Poster

For Quantum Break, this year's Gamescom was a big one with a live onstage demo, new gameplay footage, new screenshots, back to back interviews as well as demos introducing the public and gaming press to the protagonist's timepowers. For such a big event, the team partnered up with Fake to prepare an additional surprise.

Fake is a company based in Helsinki, Finland. They specialise in digital animation and illustration, and with their partners provides services for concept art, shoot supervision, 3D, 2D, compositing, editing, sound design and colour grading. They're also the team behind the incredible Quantum Break AR poster that some of you may have seen online or in person.

To anyone taking a normal photo of the poster or walking by it, it would look like exactly that, a poster. It's a rather striking poster, featuring a cargo ship closing in on a sturdy metal bridge as the sunlight peaks over the horizon. However point a phone with a specific app installed at it, and the boat literally leaps out of you. Through the lens you can see the various pieces of debris splintering off from the metal and helicopters surveying the ground.

Fake has recently posted up a small article describing how the technology worked and how it was used at the show. It's an interesting read, so make sure to check it out, HERE.

Photo Credit: Fake

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24th October 2014 Full Quantum Break Demo From Gamescom (16 Mins)

Taking a quick break from Agents of Storm? Check this out! IGN has just uploaded the extended version of the Quantum Break gameplay demo from Gamescom. This is the full demo that was shown behind closed doors both at Gamescom and EGX.

The new footage lasts for 16 minutes and features new scenes taking place before and after the onstage demo. The video comes with commentary by Remedy's Creative Director, Sam Lake, which expands on the events happening in the scene.

You can watch the demo below:

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27th August 2014 New Quantum Break TV Series Details (Gamescom)

Quantum Break was a big name at this year's Gamescom, and was definitely one to watch. On the first day, Sam and Ozz revealed a section of gameplay footage, live on the Microsoft stage. In the days that followed more information was posted online in the form of articles and interviews. One of the things I was personally hoping to hear more about, during the show, was the influence and impact that the television series aspect will have on the storyline and how it will blend into the game. Kotaku was similarly interested about this aspect and recently published an article on it.

The show hasn't been shot yet, but will be in the coming months, and more information about the filming will be released soon. Episodes of the live action series will be unlocked after junction moments. At the end of each level, the player will assume control of our protagonist Paul Serene, the head of Monarch, and will use his time power to choose a specific future to take place. The player will then be treated to an episode of the show, where they will see the impact of their decision and in turn receive further insight into the story. If you want you can also skip the live action episodes and return to them later, but they are designed to be consumed in the order they're unlocked.

An example of one of these junction moment choices is how Monarch deals with Jack publicly. One option would be to create a strong military operation, but that  may not be looked upon too kindly by the Riverport community. The other option could be an attempt to win over the residents by a PR cover up, which would paint Jack as the enemy.

For more information, check out the article at Kotaku, HERE.

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