Cage 'Doubts' Heavy Rain DLC 'Will Ever Be Produced'

It appears as if clutching even the faintest glimmer of hope for future Heavy Rain DLC would be a fine practice in futility. Quantic Dream co-founder and writer David Cage has re-iterated to Eurogamer that all future DLC for the moody title has been put on hold. He even went so far as to say, "...I doubt they will ever be produced." 

During E3, Cage's fellow Quantic Dream co-founder Guillaume de Fondaumiere made a mention that HR's DLC had been shelved in favor of integrating the game with the PlayStation Move controller, making the pre-order DLC The Taxidermist the first and only bit of additional "Chronicles" content. 
 

Wow, that sucks.... not. Give me a new game instead.

Jason? :(

well I got the feeling that Cage wasn't exactly eager to make DLC packs for Heavy Rain anyway so I am thinking this is a smokescreen to get away from the already self contained Story Heavy (Rain) game so they can concentrate on a new IP.

I haven't played Heavy Rain yet.  Since it is a hipster game.  But I was hoping to pick it up from the bargain bin sometime.
 
Sucks to hear this.  But the game was pretty much a failure anyway.  Not many fans to disappoint or in this case, to please. 

I think it's for the best, he should move on to bigger and better things. Hopefully not PS3 exclusive this time!

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Oh well. It's a shame we'll probably never get to see them. At the same time, I personally did not found the Taxidermist to be good, so maybe this isn't that bad.

Heavy Rain with the Move patch is my most anticipated of all of this year's motion game lineup (not saying much) I'm glad that Quantic Dream went this route. They gain experience in developing for the Move, so that their next game doesn't have super-wonky six axis movements, and I get a good excuse to play through HR again. 

The Taxidermist was terrible.  I'd say it's for the best they are focusing on other things.    

Shame. You get a lot of content with those DLCs. The Taxidermist was short but there were so many potential choices and outcomes. I felt i got my money's worth and it was pretty creepy. She was the least interesting character so I can only imagine what they could do with Norman or Scott.

"the publication apparently angled its question about the on-hold DLC to incorporate the idea of Move integration possibly harming the quality of the content. Cage explained that it would have."

" I haven't played Heavy Rain yet.  Since it is a hipster game.  But I was hoping to pick it up from the bargain bin sometime.  Sucks to hear this.  But the game was pretty much a failure anyway.  Not many fans to disappoint or in this case, to please.  "

Jason? 
 
 
Jason?........

the Game was epic the Taxidermist DLC was shallow still a shame tho as they could have extended the life of the title a little, 

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Damn Them ~______~ !!!! why why !? i want ( SPOILER ALERT )          to know about the Blackouts . they should do a DLC for it .

The only Heavy Rain news I am interested is Heavy Rain coming to PC. Somebody wake me when that finally hits.

And my purchase of Heavy Rain continues to be one of my biggest regrets. The game was great, but come on, 60$ for what kept me busy for basically half the weekend is kinda retarded. Really shoulda rented.

What, just because Nicholas Cage played the game he thinks he can make decisions for it?  What a douche.

" I haven't played Heavy Rain yet.  Since it is a hipster game.  But I was hoping to pick it up from the bargain bin sometime.  Sucks to hear this.  But the game was pretty much a failure anyway.  Not many fans to disappoint or in this case, to please.  "

" @SoothsayerGB said:

" I haven't played Heavy Rain yet.  Since it is a hipster game.  But I was hoping to pick it up from the bargain bin sometime.  Sucks to hear this.  But the game was pretty much a failure anyway.  Not many fans to disappoint or in this case, to please.  "

I like how this person just disregards the entire fanbase, and reality, proclaiming his own thoughts and beliefs  as facts. Even though it sold 1,3 million copies, which is impressive for a "game" as unique and special as this one. "

So instead of adding new content, they'd rather make the game work with a new controller? Doesn't really make sense to me. Maybe if the game was super popular but isn't it a niche title at best? I'd think that most people who wanted to play the game have played it by now. Developers really need to stop announcing things that will never happen. They should never say anything about DLC until the first month's sales are in at the earliest. That way they'll know if its worth their time and it won't let down anyone who was expecting DLC. If the devs are asked about DLC before the game is released, they should only say that they'd like to do more but its not a definite.

" I haven't played Heavy Rain yet.  Since it is a hipster game.  But I was hoping to pick it up from the bargain bin sometime.  Sucks to hear this.  But the game was pretty much a failure anyway.  Not many fans to disappoint or in this case, to please.  "

The first 'DLC' was a tech demo which they polished (changed even some VO) to add it later. The whole episodic content is an afterthought, I wouldn't mind to have some, but I don't miss it either.

Damn, that's a shame. I imagine a lot of people want the game to have more DLC released. I don't own a PS3 myself, so I'm not missing anything from this. Regardless, I know a lot of Heavy Rain owners will want this DLC to actually be produced. Such a shame it may never see the light of day.

Looks like David Cage turned out the lights on this one

Thanks to PS Move for ruining a cool game's future

David Cage is really pissing me off lately.  The guy scrapes and fights to get any kind of recognition for this crazy vision he had, almost kills himself creating his unique game, and then the first time that people stand up for it, he sits down.
 
How do you work yourself to the bone in order to impress upon the public that gaming needs this style of game, and when they finally agree with you after a decade, you tell them that you don't believe in it anymore. 
 
That's not being artistic, that's being a prig.

Hugely disappointing that they're simply updating the game for move instead of making NEW content...
 
It's also a shame that they weren't able to leverage the Heavy Rain platform as a way for other people to tell different stories. Having all the tech in place I would have liked to see them "rent" it out to others who could have told new and interesting videogame stories without having to go to the time and expense of developing an engine themselves.

Heavy Rain is awesome but I don't care about DLC because it would be 30 minutes long and I would never buy it anyways.

They gave up new content for move functionality? Wow, they're dumb.

" They gave up new content for move functionality? Wow, they're dumb. "

Why rework a game to work with a different kind of controller this long afterwards? I think those interested to play it, played it. I think the 1.3 million copies sold is indicative of that. I can't shake the feeling that Sony can't help but make ill-advised decisions.

A wise investment.
 
Even though I would love new DLC chapters, it would be better off for them.
They are going to sell a repackaged Heavy Rain Special Edition next year w/ move functionality and the first DLC chapter.
 
Kind of like those GOTY editions.  
 
If I remembered a ton of people bitched about the DLC because you could essentially finish it in ten minutes. There were many different ways it could turn out, but still...
 
It's way easier to just rework what you have instead of doing all the mocap, voices, and other technological stuff just for DLC.

Heavy Rain feels almost like a tech demo as I enjoyed it, and saw some cool new stuff but not really interested in playing it any longer. Sounds like alot of work went into it but the developer doesn't really stand by their product in the end?

" Why rework a game to work with a different kind of controller this long afterwards? I think those interested to play it, played it. I think the 1.3 million copies sold is indicative of that. I can't shake the feeling that Sony can't help but make ill-advised decisions. "

Ugh, thanks for reading an article for me.

As much as I like the ideas and experiences these guys create with their "games", it's hard to ignore the grousing and doom and gloom they are always bringing down on the people that actually bought their work.
 
Maybe it's just that they're French.

LOL the picture with DLC? DLC?! was fucking hilarious.

" And my purchase of Heavy Rain continues to be one of my biggest regrets. The game was great, but come on, 60$ for what kept me busy for basically half the weekend is kinda retarded. Really shoulda rented. "

" David Cage is really pissing me off lately.  The guy scrapes and fights to get any kind of recognition for this crazy vision he had, almost kills himself creating his unique game, and then the first time that people stand up for it, he sits down.  How do you work yourself to the bone in order to impress upon the public that gaming needs this style of game, and when they finally agree with you after a decade, you tell them that you don't believe in it anymore.   That's not being artistic, that's being a prig. "

Don't care about PS Move. Motion control is dumb, but I'm certainly bummed out about this. Heavy Rain was such a neat experience. On the upside, I can't wait to see what David Cage does next. 
 
Also, people need to stop whining about how they spent all their allowance on a game that they beat in a weekend. Base your "review" of a game on the experience, not on some lame value proposition. I felt Heavy Rain was a breath of fresh air, despite some regrettable voice work in spots, and I only hope Quantic Dream and Cage can build on it's success for their next project.

I never picked up Heavy Rain as some idiot spoiled it for me before release. However if I ever do get Move, i'll make sure to pick it up.