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thatgamecompany is an American VideoGame developer, founded on May 15, 2006 by Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago. Following thier first game, ''VideoGame/{{Cloud}}'', the company was contracted by Sony to create three games (''VideoGame/{{Flow}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Flower}}'', and ''VideoGame/{{Journey}}'') for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, but has since secured independent funding. Their next project, ''VideoGame/{{Sky}}'', is planned for a release on {{iOS|Games}} and Apple TV, with other platforms at a later date.

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thatgamecompany is an American VideoGame developer, founded on May 15, 2006 by Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago. Following thier first game, ''VideoGame/{{Cloud}}'', the company was contracted by Sony to create three games (''VideoGame/{{Flow}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Flower}}'', and ''VideoGame/{{Journey}}'') for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, but has since secured independent funding. Their next project, ''VideoGame/{{Sky}}'', is planned for a release came out on {{iOS|Games}} and Apple TV, phones, with other mobile platforms planned at a later date.



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thatgamecompany is an American VideoGame developer, founded on May 15, 2006 by Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago. Following thier first game, ''VideoGame/{{Cloud}}'', the company was contracted by Sony to create three games (''VideoGame/{{Flow}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Flower}}'', and ''VideoGame/{{Journey}}'') for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, but has since secured independent funding. Their next project, '''VideoGame/{{Sky}}''', is planned for a release on {{iOS|Games}} and Apple TV, with other platforms at a later date.

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thatgamecompany is an American VideoGame developer, founded on May 15, 2006 by Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago. Following thier first game, ''VideoGame/{{Cloud}}'', the company was contracted by Sony to create three games (''VideoGame/{{Flow}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Flower}}'', and ''VideoGame/{{Journey}}'') for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, but has since secured independent funding. Their next project, '''VideoGame/{{Sky}}''', ''VideoGame/{{Sky}}'', is planned for a release on {{iOS|Games}} and Apple TV, with other platforms at a later date.
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thatgamecompany is an American VideoGame developer, founded on May 15, 2006 by Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago. Following thier first game, ''VideoGame/{{Cloud}}'', the company was contracted by Sony to create three games (''VideoGame/{{Flow}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Flower}}'', and ''VideoGame/{{Journey}}'') for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, but has since secured independent funding. Their next project, ''''VideoGame/{{Sky}}'''', is planned for a release on {{iOS|Games}} and Apple TV, with other platforms at a later date.

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thatgamecompany is an American VideoGame developer, founded on May 15, 2006 by Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago. Following thier first game, ''VideoGame/{{Cloud}}'', the company was contracted by Sony to create three games (''VideoGame/{{Flow}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Flower}}'', and ''VideoGame/{{Journey}}'') for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, but has since secured independent funding. Their next project, ''''VideoGame/{{Sky}}'''', '''VideoGame/{{Sky}}''', is planned for a release on {{iOS|Games}} and Apple TV, with other platforms at a later date.
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thatgamecompany is an American VideoGame developer, founded on May 15, 2006 by Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago. Following thier first game, ''Cloud'', the company was contracted by Sony to create three games (''VideoGame/{{Flow}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Flower}}'', and ''VideoGame/{{Journey}}'') for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, but has since secured independent funding. Their next project, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX3QP7yX_IA Sky]]'', is planned for a release on {{iOS|Games}} and Apple TV, with other platforms at a later date.

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thatgamecompany is an American VideoGame developer, founded on May 15, 2006 by Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago. Following thier first game, ''Cloud'', ''VideoGame/{{Cloud}}'', the company was contracted by Sony to create three games (''VideoGame/{{Flow}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Flower}}'', and ''VideoGame/{{Journey}}'') for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, but has since secured independent funding. Their next project, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX3QP7yX_IA Sky]]'', ''''VideoGame/{{Sky}}'''', is planned for a release on {{iOS|Games}} and Apple TV, with other platforms at a later date.
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thatgamecompany is an American VideoGame developer, founded on May 15, 2006 by Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago. Following thier first game, ''Cloud'', the company was contracted by Sony to create three games (''VideoGame/{{Flow}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Flower}}'', and ''VideoGame/{{Journey}}'') for the {{PlayStation 3}}, but has since secured independent funding. Their next project, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX3QP7yX_IA Sky]]'', is planned for a release on {{iOS|Games}} and Apple TV, with other platforms at a later date.

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thatgamecompany is an American VideoGame developer, founded on May 15, 2006 by Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago. Following thier first game, ''Cloud'', the company was contracted by Sony to create three games (''VideoGame/{{Flow}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Flower}}'', and ''VideoGame/{{Journey}}'') for the {{PlayStation 3}}, UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, but has since secured independent funding. Their next project, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX3QP7yX_IA Sky]]'', is planned for a release on {{iOS|Games}} and Apple TV, with other platforms at a later date.
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thatgamecompany is an American VideoGame developer, founded on May 15, 2006 by Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago. Following thier first game, ''Cloud'', the company was contracted by Sony to create three games (''VideoGame/{{Flow}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Flower}}'', and ''VideoGame/{{Journey}}'') for the PlayStation3, but has since secured independent funding. Their next project, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX3QP7yX_IA Sky]]'', is planned for a release on {{iOS|Games}} and Apple TV, with other platforms at a later date.

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thatgamecompany is an American VideoGame developer, founded on May 15, 2006 by Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago. Following thier first game, ''Cloud'', the company was contracted by Sony to create three games (''VideoGame/{{Flow}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Flower}}'', and ''VideoGame/{{Journey}}'') for the PlayStation3, {{PlayStation 3}}, but has since secured independent funding. Their next project, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX3QP7yX_IA Sky]]'', is planned for a release on {{iOS|Games}} and Apple TV, with other platforms at a later date.
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thatgamecompany is an American VideoGame developer, founded on May 15, 2006 by Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago. Following thier first game, ''Cloud'', the company was contracted by Sony to create three games (''VideoGame/{{Flow}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Flower}}'', and ''VideoGame/{{Journey}}'') for the PlayStation3, but has since secured independent funding. Their next project, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX3QP7yX_IA Sky]]'', is planned for a Winter 2017 release on {{iOS|Games}} and Apple TV, with other platforms at a later date.

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thatgamecompany is an American VideoGame developer, founded on May 15, 2006 by Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago. Following thier first game, ''Cloud'', the company was contracted by Sony to create three games (''VideoGame/{{Flow}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Flower}}'', and ''VideoGame/{{Journey}}'') for the PlayStation3, but has since secured independent funding. Their next project, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX3QP7yX_IA Sky]]'', is planned for a Winter 2017 release on {{iOS|Games}} and Apple TV, with other platforms at a later date.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Sky}}'' (TBR 2017)

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* ''VideoGame/{{Sky}}'' (TBR 2017)(TBR)
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* SilenceIsGolden: Hardly any dialogue pops up in the games.

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* SilenceIsGolden: Hardly any dialogue pops up in the games.games, if any.
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* ArtGame: The entire creative output of the company so far has been primarily driven by the exploration of the emotional potential of video games as a medium. In layman terms, they were and are DoingItForTheArt first and foremost, and the fact that ''Journey'' was a massive commercial success is just a coincidence.

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* ArtGame: The entire creative output of the company so far has been primarily driven by the exploration of the emotional potential of video games as a medium. In layman terms, they were and are DoingItForTheArt first and foremost, and the fact that ''Journey'' was also a massive commercial success is just a coincidence.
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* ArtGame: The entire creative output of the company so far has been primarily driven by the exploration of the emotional potential of video games as a medium. In layman terms, they were and are DoingItForTheArt first and foremost, and the fact that ''Journey'' was a massive commercial success is just a coincidence.
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* ''Sky'', a.k.a. "a game about giving" (TBR 2017)

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* ''Sky'', a.k.a. "a game about giving" ''VideoGame/{{Sky}}'' (TBR 2017)
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thatgamecompany is an American VideoGame developer, founded on May 15, 2006 by Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago. Following thier first game, ''Cloud'', the company was contracted by Sony to create three games (''VideoGame/{{Flow}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Flower}}'', and ''VideoGame/{{Journey}}'') for the PlayStation3, but has since secured independent funding. Their next project, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX3QP7yX_IA Sky]]'', is planned for a Winter 2017 release on on iOS and Apple TV, with other platforms at a later date.

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thatgamecompany is an American VideoGame developer, founded on May 15, 2006 by Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago. Following thier first game, ''Cloud'', the company was contracted by Sony to create three games (''VideoGame/{{Flow}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Flower}}'', and ''VideoGame/{{Journey}}'') for the PlayStation3, but has since secured independent funding. Their next project, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX3QP7yX_IA Sky]]'', is planned for a Winter 2017 release on on iOS {{iOS|Games}} and Apple TV, with other platforms at a later date.
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* OneWordTitle: Even ''thatnextgame'' is a {{Portmantitle}}.

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* OneWordTitle: All games created by thatgamecompany have titles consisting of a single word. Even ''thatnextgame'' is a {{Portmantitle}}.''Sky''[='=]s working title had been ''thatnextgame''.

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thatgamecompany is an American VideoGame developer, founded on May 15, 2006 by Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago. Following thier first game, ''Cloud'', the company was contracted by Sony to create three games (''VideoGame/{{Flow}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Flower}}'', and ''VideoGame/{{Journey}}'') for the PlayStation3, but has since secured independent funding. Their next project, ''Sky'', is planned for a Winter 2017 release on on iOS and Apple TV, with other platforms at a later date.

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thatgamecompany is an American VideoGame developer, founded on May 15, 2006 by Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago. Following thier first game, ''Cloud'', the company was contracted by Sony to create three games (''VideoGame/{{Flow}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Flower}}'', and ''VideoGame/{{Journey}}'') for the PlayStation3, but has since secured independent funding. Their next project, ''Sky'', ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX3QP7yX_IA Sky]]'', is planned for a Winter 2017 release on on iOS and Apple TV, with other platforms at a later date.



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* ''Sky'', a.k.a. "a game about giving" (TBR)

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* ''Sky'', a.k.a. "a game about giving" (TBR)
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thatgamecompany is an American VideoGame developer, founded on May 15, 2006 by Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago.

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thatgamecompany is an American VideoGame developer, founded on May 15, 2006 by Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago. Following thier first game, ''Cloud'', the company was contracted by Sony to create three games (''VideoGame/{{Flow}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Flower}}'', and ''VideoGame/{{Journey}}'') for the PlayStation3, but has since secured independent funding. Their next project, ''Sky'', is planned for a Winter 2017 release on on iOS and Apple TV, with other platforms at a later date.



!!Video games developed by thatgamecompany:

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* [[https://twitter.com/thatnextgame "thatnextgame"]], a.k.a. [[https://twitter.com/thatgamecompany/status/793505387467018242 "a game about giving"]] (TBR)

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* [[https://twitter.com/thatnextgame "thatnextgame"]], ''Sky'', a.k.a. [[https://twitter.com/thatgamecompany/status/793505387467018242 "a game about giving"]] (TBR)giving" (TBR)
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** ''VideoGame/{{Cloud}}'': In the actual gamespace, it's clouds, the blue sky, and the islands below, with a volcano, and some buildings added in the fourth level,

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** ''VideoGame/{{Cloud}}'': In the actual gamespace, it's clouds, the blue sky, and the islands below, with a volcano, and some buildings added in the fourth level, level.

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* BeautifulVoidBeautifulVoid:
** ''VideoGame/{{Cloud}}'': In the actual gamespace, it's clouds, the blue sky, and the islands below, with a volcano, and some buildings added in the fourth level,
** ''VideoGame/{{Flow}}'': The only features are the creatures you eat, the creature you are, and the watery substance around you.


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* OneWordTitle: Even ''thatnextgame'' is a {{Portmantitle}}.
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* [[https://twitter.com/thatgamecompany/status/793505387467018242 "A game about giving"]], a.k.a. [[https://twitter.com/thatnextgame "thatnextgame"]] (TBR)

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* [[https://twitter.com/thatgamecompany/status/793505387467018242 "A game about giving"]], com/thatnextgame "thatnextgame"]], a.k.a. [[https://twitter.com/thatnextgame "thatnextgame"]] com/thatgamecompany/status/793505387467018242 "a game about giving"]] (TBR)
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* [[https://twitter.com/thatgamecompany/status/793505387467018242 "A game about giving"]], a.k.a. "thatnextgame" (TBR)

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* [[https://twitter.com/thatgamecompany/status/793505387467018242 "A game about giving"]], a.k.a. "thatnextgame" [[https://twitter.com/thatnextgame "thatnextgame"]] (TBR)

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* ''VideoGame/{{Cloud}}''
* ''VideoGame/{{Flow}}''
* ''VideoGame/{{Flower}}''
* ''VideoGame/{{Journey}}''

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''VideoGame/{{Flow}}'' (2006)
* ''VideoGame/{{Flower}}''
''VideoGame/{{Flower}}'' (2009)
* ''VideoGame/{{Journey}}''''VideoGame/{{Journey}}'' (2012)


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* SilenceIsGolden: Hardly any dialogue pops up in the games.
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thatgamecompany is an American VideoGame developer, founded on May 15, 2006.

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thatgamecompany is an American VideoGame developer, founded on May 15, 2006.2006 by Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago.



* TheMcCoy: Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago co-found thatgamecompany to make video games based on uncommon emotions.

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* TheMcCoy: Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago co-found The point of thatgamecompany to make is making video games based on uncommon emotions.emotions unusual to the medium.
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* BeautifulVoid
* TheMcCoy: Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago co-found thatgamecompany to make video games based on uncommon emotions.
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* WorthIt: TGC went two years past the deadline and effectively bankrupt to polish ''Journey'' to perfection but [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S684RQHzmGA&t=37m51s a single email made it worth it all]].

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* WorthIt: TGC went two years past over the deadline and the budget and was effectively bankrupt to polish by the time they shipped ''Journey'' to perfection but [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S684RQHzmGA&t=37m51s a single email made it all worth it all]].it]].
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* WorthIt: TGC went two years past the deadline and effectively bankrupt to polish ''Journey'' to perfection but [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S684RQHzmGA&t=37m51s a single email made it worth it all]].

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thatgamecompany is a VideoGame developing company. Its founding date is May 15, 2006 and it remains active to the present day.

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thatgamecompany is a an American VideoGame developing company. Its founding date is developer, founded on May 15, 2006 and it remains active to the present day.2006.



!!Video games developed by this company:
* Cloud
* Flow
* Flower
* Journey

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* Cloud
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* Flower
''VideoGame/{{Flower}}''
* Journey''VideoGame/{{Journey}}''
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thatgamecompany is a VideoGame developing company. Its founding date is May 15, 2006 and it remains active to the present day.
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!!Video games developed by this company:
* Cloud
* Flow
* Flower
* Journey
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