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Ratchet & Clank turns 10 this year and to celebrate the anniversary Sony will release the Ratchet & Clank HD Collection on PS3. Ever since the first Ratchet & Clank game hit the streets fans have written us wanting to see concept art. While concepts are just one of many pieces we used to put our games together, they are a great way to show the history of the series. So I searched around the studio and pulled together a collection of images that go all the way back to 2002 when Insomniac started working on a new game… More

Fans! Have you ever wanted to play games with the Insomniacs? Today’s your lucky day! We’re supporting Extra-Life, (http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?) meaning we’ll be playing games to raise the well deserved cash for children in need. By supporting our team through a donation, you will get to play games online with the Insomniac Games team. If we’re playing R3, you can come and play with us. If we’re playing Ratchet & Clank beta, you can come play with us too…if you have it installed. More

Four months. That’s how long I’ve exercised my ignorance inside the walls of Insomniac Games. Fortunately, during my time here much of that ignorance has been exorcised. Thanks to the fantastic people here who are vastly more knowledgeable than me, I’ve learned more about the games industry than I ever would have while endlessly browsing the litter of popular game sites. I’m here – in the thick of game development. I could skip five feet and annoy a designer about the level he or she is working on for Overstrike. This has been an unparalleled first hand look at what goes on inside a top developer as they create AAA titles. I’ve been a fly on the wall – A fly with the uncanny ability to put halfway amusing words together in Microsoft Word. More

Sometimes, I like to categorize myself in the “not-so-intelligent” column.  My most recent foray into stupidity was deciding that taking a Spanish 2 class – at 8 A.M. – 4 days a week – was remotely a good idea.  Since I haven’t taken Spanish in four years and mirror the sleeping pattern of a Northern Hawk Owl, every morning is a little slice of tortura. More

When I was six years of age, I had a life changing moment. I watched Spiderman: The Animated Series for the first time. I was mesmerized. A simple spider bite completely changed Peter Parker for life – it made him faster, stronger, swingier. I wanted to be changed too. So, for the next few weeks I did nothing but poach spiders. When one was within my grasp I would force it to bite my hand – hoping, praying that it would be the one to initiate me into the Swingers Club (don’t read into that). Unfortunately, the only thing I reaped from my arachnid hunt was a highly infected wound and a medical bill. Dejectedly, I abandoned my super-human dreams. Maybe, I’m just going to be a “normie” forever. More

Show of hands – how many of you have seen Cool Hand Luke?  Wow, okay – two of you?  Come on, people!  It’s a classic!  The reason I ask is because at a critical point in the film, Luke … Read More