FAQ | Insomniac Games

What games are you making next? Top: We are currently working on Resistance 3 and Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One, both being published by Sony Computer Entertainment exclusively for PlayStation 3. Resistance 3 is scheduled for release on September 6th, 2011 (Sept 7th in Europe, Sept 9th in UK/Ireland) and Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One is scheduled for October 18th, 2011.

We are also working on two brand new IPs. One is in development for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and will be published by EA Partners. The other is in development with our new Insomniac Click team, and is a social game you can play on Facebook. For more info about Click, check out Chief Creative Officer Brian Hastin's blog.

Can I beta test for you / How do I get into X beta? Top: The Resistance 3 beta will begin in July. In North America – buying a new specially marked copy of SOCOM 4 will give you early access. In Europe, PlayStation Plus members will receive access. Other methods of entering the beta at later dates will be revealed after the initial wave.

We haven’t announced any details for Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One online tests. The best bet is to follow our Twitter or Facebook feeds and keep an eye on the forums!

I have a great idea/suggestion/pitch for a game. Who do I sent it to? Top: For legal reasons we are not allowed to take ideas or suggestions from outside the company. (We can’t even read them, actually). As a developer, taking ideas isn’t what we do. A publisher is who you would want to talk to.

That said, we welcome your feedback our on games. You can e-mail us, Tweet us, Post on our facebook page, or best of all: join our forums. Our team regularly checks and responds to all of those methods, and we’re always taking the community’s feedback into consideration as we develop our products.

Are you now owned by Sony or EA? Top: Insomniac was founded independently and has remained independent for our entire existence. We were originally published by Universal Interactive, and then eventually established a fantastic relationship with our friends and colleagues at Sony Computer Entertainment. We are now partnering with EA Partners in order to bring our newest games and worlds to an even larger audience. This new partnership will also allow Insomniac for the first time to retain ownership of the new universes and characters that we create.

Is this the last Resistance game? Top: Nope. Sony Computer Entertainment has already announced a Resistance game for the NGP (successor to PlayStation Portable) that is being developed by our friends at Nihilistic Software.

Is this the last Ratchet & Clank game? Top: The Ratchet & Clank universe is gigantic, with tons of planets, aliens and stories to tell. We highly doubt you’ve seen the last of your favorite Lombax, or his robot companion.

Can you make a Ratchet & Clank HD Collection for PS3? Top: Sony Computer Entertainment owns the rights to all of the Ratchet & Clank games and as with most of the HD Collections the original developer generally doesn’t handle the port to PS3. So your best bet for now is to keep asking Sony, and also to keep buying the current and future HD collections (God of War, Sly Cooper, Ico/Shadow of the Colossus) to show that there is a huge demand for them.

Where can I find Ratchet t-shirts or other game merchandise? Top: Amazon.com has a channel that sells most of the still commercially available Ratchet & Clank merchandise: http://www.amazon.com/gp/browse.html?node=2733303011&ref=cm_sw_su_dp Resistance items can sometimes be found via eBay and other channels. Keep an eye on our Facebook and Twitter feeds for special giveaways that we run from time to time.

Will you add trophies to Resistance: Fall of Man, R&C Future: Tools of Destruction, and R&C Future: Quest for Booty? Top: Unfortunately due to the challenges of resurrecting old code bases, creating patches that cross the entire game’s functionality, and also testing the game and sending it through various certification procedures, we are unable to offer trophies for our legacy titles. As an independent company, we have to use our resources carefully, and any attempt to add trophies to previous games would detract from future games we are developing.

Can you make another Spyro game? Top: Insomniac Games created Spyro the Dragon, and developed the first three games on PlayStation One (Spyro the Dragon, Spyro 2: Rypto’s Rage, and Spyro: Year of the Dragon). All future games have been developed by Universal / Vivendi / Activision Blizzard, which owns the rights to Spyro. If you have questions regarding future Spyro games, or any Spyro game after Spyro 3, please contact Activision.

I have a defective disc. Do you have an exchange program? Top: Unfortunately we don't have an exchange program. We create and develop the games here, and Sony publishes the discs (for the Resistance and Ratchet & Clank Franchises). However, you may contact the Sony Computer Entertainment nearest you: America (SCEA), Europe / Australia / Africa / Middle East (SCEE), or Japan (SCEI) for help.

My game didn’t come with a manual. Can you send me one? Top: Manual? What’s that? All kidding aside, for the Resistance and Ratchet & Clank Franchises, you may contact the Sony Computer Entertainment nearest you: America (SCEA), Europe / Australia / Africa / Middle East (SCEE), or Japan (SCEI) for help.

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