Heavy Rain
2010 video game
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| June 24 2019 | Self-published by Quantic Dream for Windows, exclusively available on Epic Games Store for one year. |
| 2018 | Total sales reach 5.3 million copies, generating over €100 million in profit for Sony. |
| July 2018 | Included on PlayStation Plus for the month. |
| 2017 | Sales increase to 4.5 million copies. |
| March 4 2016 | Physical versions of the remaster released in the United Kingdom. |
| March 2 2016 | Physical versions of the remaster released in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. |
| March 1 2016 | Remastered version released for PlayStation 4 in North America via PlayStation Network. |
| August 2013 | Reaches three million copies sold across platforms. |
| 2011 | At the 14th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, Heavy Rain wins Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering, Outstanding Innovation in Gaming, and Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition |
| 2011 | Heavy Rain wins three British Academy Video Games Awards: Technical Innovation, Original Music, and Story |
| 2011 | At the 10th Annual National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards, Heavy Rain wins multiple awards including Game Design (New IP), Direction in Game Cinema, Innovation in Gameplay, Lighting/Texturing, and Game, Original Adventure |
| 2011 | Heavy Rain Edition Modifiée, a modified version aimed at a younger audience, released in France. |
| 2010 | Heavy Rain receives Spike Video Game Awards nominations for Best PS3 Game and Best Graphics |
| 2010 | Heavy Rain wins European Games Award for Best European Adventure |
| 2010 | Heavy Rain wins Develop Awards for Best New IP |
| 2010 | Heavy Rain wins Japan Game Awards Game Designers Award |
| 2010 | Heavy Rain receives multiple Golden Joystick Awards nominations, including Action/Adventure Game of the Year, Soundtrack of the Year, and Ultimate Game of the Year |
| 2010 | Heavy Rain debuts in Japan, selling 27,000 units and topping the UK charts in the same week. |
| 2010 | Passes one million sales, significantly exceeding David Cage's pre-release estimate of 200,000 to 300,000 units. |
| 2010 | Quantic Dream released Heavy Rain for the PlayStation 3, an action-adventure game focusing on the Origami Killer mystery with four protagonists. |
| October 2010 | PlayStation Move edition released, including The Taxidermist DLC, three dynamic themes, soundtrack, and nine making-of videos. |
| February 2010 | Becomes the tenth best-selling retail game of February in the US, selling over 219,000 units according to The NPD Group. |
| February 26 2010 | Released in the United Kingdom and Ireland. |
| February 25 2010 | Released in Australia and New Zealand. |
| February 24 2010 | Released in Europe. |
| February 23 2010 | Released in North America. |
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