Category: News and Views
Man, you gotta love a studio like Insomniac. Not only are they one of the
best companies in America to work for
and, I'm told, shower their employees with money and naked attractive people on a daily basis, but they've also got hearts the size of Buicks. The word
on IGN is that Insomniac, in partnership with popular tear-jerking television show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, will unveil a digital version of 9-year-old
James Westbrook for use in their upcoming Ratchet and Clank Future on the PS3.
James was paralyzed in a car accident in July of 2006 and his father, SFC Gene Westbrook, was also paralyzed in Iraq two years prior. His family's house,
as you might suspect, wasn't really equipped to handle two wheelchairs roaming about, so Extreme Makeover stepped in to do something about it. Seeing as
how young James is a huge gamer, Insomniac stepped in too. In the span of a single week, the company's 160 employees all focused on the sole task of creating
a playable James, complete with flying saucer, for use in Ratchet and Clank Future.
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"We were immediately moved to do something special for the Westbrook family when we learned about their tragic situation and James' passion for videogames
design," said Ted Price, Insomniac Games' founder and CEO. "For all of us at Insomniac, this opportunity to help such an amazing family with our game-making
experience was a real honor. We've never inserted a member of the public into our videogames, and we think it's incredibly appropriate that James will
be the first gamer to enjoy that unique experience."
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The big surprise was foisted upon the Westbrook family as they were introduced to their new home. If you want to be reduced to a snivelling, blubbering
sentimental mess along with your favorite Linde, you can catch the episode of Extreme Makeover on April 22nd on ABC.
I think that was nice of them to do that.
yes, very thaughtfull
Wow, that's neat. Thanks for posting it.
I'll try to catch the show.
Bob
What time is it on?