{"id":399477,"date":"2017-09-13T21:45:22","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T13:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/09\/13\/new-interview-adventure-game-sky\/"},"modified":"2017-09-13T21:45:22","modified_gmt":"2017-09-13T13:45:22","slug":"new-interview-reveals-more-details-about-upcoming-tvosios-social-adventure-game-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/new-interview-reveals-more-details-about-upcoming-tvosios-social-adventure-game-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"New Interview Reveals More Details About Upcoming tvOS\/iOS Social Adventure Game &#8216;Sky&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Game developer thatgamecompany appeared on stage at the Apple Event yesterday with a title that will be launching exclusively on the iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV soon, called <em>Sky<\/em>. The game is described as a &#8220;social adventure&#8221; where players navigate a world in the clouds alongside their friends, and marks thatgamecompany&#8217;s first game in five years, since 2012&#8217;s <em>Journey<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.macrumors.com\/article-new\/2017\/09\/a11-bionic-iphone-x.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"545\" height=\"441\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-588322\"\/><br \/><em>Journey<\/em> was a game that automatically matched players with random other people online throughout the adventure, but it was impossible to join up with a specific friend. In its <a href=\"http:\/\/thatgamecompany.com\/first-details-announced-next-game-sky\/\">press release for the game<\/a>, along with a new interview with president and creative director Jenova Chen, thatgamecompany explained that many fans wrote them after <em>Journey<\/em> and asked for &#8220;a game where they could play together&#8221; with friends and family members.<\/p>\n<p>The idea of a wider audience playing the game on smartphones, not just video game consoles, led the developer to launch <em>Sky<\/em> mobile first and exclusively on Apple devices. This will make it easier to play the game with others, and thatgamecompany said it is &#8220;a game specially created to be played, and shared, among loved ones and family.&#8221; During the keynote, the company confirmed that up to eight players from anywhere in the world can play together at a time.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div id=\"video-wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UX3QP7yX_IA?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"19\">\n<p>We wanted as many people to love games, and so we were encouraged to explore this idea at thatgamecompany. Which brings our games, for the first time, to mobile \u2013 a platform that many have access to, the world over.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to explain the game, but a good place would be to say that Sky is a game specially created to be played, and shared, among loved ones and family. If you can imagine the delight of visiting a theme park where lasting memories are made, we envision Sky will sometimes feel like that.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a six-minute interview with Geoff Keighley, thatgamecompany president and creative director Jenova Chen &#8212; who was on stage during Apple&#8217;s keynote &#8212; said that it&#8217;s &#8220;difficult&#8221; to summarize the entire game, but many of its mechanics surround &#8220;giving&#8221; to and helping out other players. <em>Sky<\/em> is set in a &#8220;whimsical&#8221; world above the clouds, where a great civilization once resided but is currently in ruins. Chen mentioned that the idea behind this world and the game as a whole was to build a theme park of sorts, where players can return daily and spend minutes or hours discovering new lands alone or with friends.<center><\/p>\n<div id=\"video-wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z51kIKNyc6M?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><br \/>\n<br \/>He also hinted at frequent updates and changes coming to the world, stating that it is &#8220;constantly evolving&#8221; and when players return there might be new places and sections of the world that open up that weren&#8217;t there before. Because of the consistent additions and new discoveries happening in the game, Chen compared <em>Sky<\/em> to a television series that players can return to and experience new chapters in the story and game environment.<\/p>\n<p>A specific release date and price point for <em>Sky<\/em> have still not been revealed by thatgamecompany, but Chen mentioned that it should arrive on tvOS and iOS &#8220;this winter.&#8221; The company encourages those interested to stay up-to-date on development through a newsletter sign-up than can be found on the <a href=\"http:\/\/thatgamecompany.com\/sky\/\">game&#8217;s webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Game developer thatgamecompany appeared on stage at the Apple Event yesterday with a title that will be launching exclusively on the iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV soon, called Sky. 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