Giant Sparrow

01/23/2013

The Unfinished Swan is on sale this week for 50% off!

If you know anyone who'd be interested in new experiences and surreal gameplay at rock bottom prices let them know.

http://us.playstation.com/13for13/

11/14/2012

Check out our favorite review of The Unfinished Swan, by 6th grader December C.! Be sure to check out the rest of our blog and twitter ( ) for more!

Every once in a while, we get some amazing fan mail. This one happens to be a review of The Unfinished Swan, published in Pleasant Hill Middle School’s newspaper “The 6th Grade Times”. December C. gives you some tips about playing the game, and reminds you of the most important rule of all… have fun...

10/25/2012

Here's the official announcement for The Unfinished Swan on the PlayStation blog!

The Unfinished Swanis now finished and I think it’s a pretty amazing game. You probably shouldn’t take my word for it though.

10/24/2012

The Unfinished Swan is out now for everyone in North America (Europe, you get the game tomorrow)! Here's some cake and a blog post to celebrate: http://giantsparrow.com/blog/news/?p=194

We’re super proud to say that The Unfinished Swan is complete and as of today is available for Playstation Plus subscribers! If you’ve got PS+, you can download it a week early. The rest of PSN can download it next week on October 23rd. Between you and me, Playstation Plus is a pretty great deal.

10/22/2012

The Unfinished Swan is coming out for EVERYBODY with a PS3 tomorrow! In the meantime, check out this awesome article on Kotaku about making a mess inside The Unfinished Swan!

Playing The Unfinished Swan feels a lot like being three years old. You make a terrible mess, and then when someone asks you "Why did you do that?" the only real answer you have is that, weirdly, it felt right.

10/18/2012

In the first chapter of The Unfinished Swan, you will paint a wall. In the second, you will water plants. The third lets you walk next to a river and then build a staircase. In the fourth you will feel tall. You don't want me to tell you much more.

10/18/2012

waveplant's excellent soundtrack to The Unfinished Swan is coming out the same day as the game, October 23rd! You can pre-order it now on iTunes.

Preview and download The Unfinished Swan™ (Original Soundtrack) on iTunes. See ratings and read customer reviews.

10/15/2012

The Unfinished Swan comes out October 23rd for everyone, but PlayStation Plus Subscribers can get it tomorrow (10/16!). The reviews are coming out, and The Sixth Axis' has a particularly striking presentation you should see: http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2012/10/15/the-unfinished-swan-review/

The Unfinished Swan's greatest trick, and its most successful, isn't the elaborate technology behind the convincing paint splatters...

10/10/2012

Check out this post that Giant Sparrow's level designer, Ben Esposito, wrote for the Playstation Blog. 10 Awesome things about the game you probably haven't heard, yet none of them are spoilers!

The Unfinished Swanis an unusual game with an unusual history. We wanted to give you an exclusive look into its history before it lands on PSN October 23rd — as well as some secrets you’d never guess. Find out where we came up with the idea, who helped make it happen, and some techniques we used to ...

10/10/2012

Our next developer diary is up! Learn about the music of The Unfinished Swan from our composer, Joel Corelitz: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/10/10/the-unfinished-swan-dev-diary-original-music-sound/
(there's a string quartet!)

At its core,The Unfinished Swanis about the joy of creation and self-discovery. These themes revolve around two central characters: one young, who has dealt with great loss and loneliness, and one old, who must reconcile his current stage of life as well as his fate.

10/08/2012

Indiecade, thank you for an amazing weekend! Thank you to all the incredible game makers and players we met.