Heavy Rain dodging Hollywood talent

David Cage rails against mainstream actors

Heavy Rain designer David Cage has told Play magazine that he is utterly unimpressed by the attitude of mainstream actors when it comes to videogames.

The creator of the Sony-backed PS3 exclusive believes that actors don't give the medium the respect it deserves, instead simply considering the financial rewards of involvement.

"Actors (and their agents) often have so little consideration for games that the only discussion you can have is how much money for how much time," he explained.

"No one cares about what you try to achieve, they very rarely agree to invest time and energy in their part, all they want is a maximum amount of money for a minimum amount of time, and ideally, on a game that won't hurt their image too much."

Cage believes that Hollywood stars will soon be absent from games entirely, and was adamant he would not hire big names for Heavy Rain.

By Luke Guttridge