The Player: With ‘Sky,’ thatgamecompany’s Jenova Chen wants to fix what’s broken with games
LA TimesThe video game industry is broken, and not in the way a simple downloadable update can repair. The video game industry is “a flat note,” says Chen, 37, who dreamed up the 2012 release “Journey” after leaving Shanghai to attend USC’s game school. We believe this is healthy for the industry.” Though “Sky” is a multiplayer, online-only game, players don’t compete against one another. In fact, multiple people at thatgamecompany refer to “Sky” as an “altruistic game,” but that’s only because “Sky” relies on gifting items to other players rather than murdering them. It’s a game that “Sky” will undoubtedly be compared to, and it’s long been considered one of the best-selling games of all time for its ability to reach beyond a core gaming audiences.
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