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Thursday16th Jan 2014
News Sucker Punch Considered Making a New Property for the PlayStation 4
Now you Rowe
Sucker Punch may be hurriedly applying the finishing touches to PlayStation 4 escapade inFAMOUS: Second Son as we type, but the studio did have other ideas in mind. Responding to fan queries on Twitter, the company has pointed out that it considered creating a fresh franchise for Sony’s next generation system, but eventually found the...
Thursday9th Jan 2014
News What Do Extreme Sports Have in Common with inFAMOUS: Second Son?
Not just beanie hats
Quality control schemes don’t often get the praise that they deserve, but they’re a pivotal part of the way that a game ‘feels’ – even if you don’t consciously realise it right away. It’s an area that Seattle-based studio Sucker Punch always invests a lot of resources into, and it’s part of the reason that the...
News Burn Through Ten Minutes of PS4 Exclusive inFAMOUS: Second Son Footage
Dishing out pain in the rain
While consumer electronics convention CES tends to focus on televisions and tablets, there is undeniably some overlap with the gaming industry. In addition to tennis sensors and short throw projectors, Sony’s show booth at this year's event has a couple of games available for attendees to try – including hotly...
Monday6th Jan 2014
News Sucker Punch: You'll Need to Play inFAMOUS: Second Son Twice to See It All
Smoke and mirrors
Delsin Rowe, the star of upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive inFAMOUS: Second Son, may have already rubbed you up the wrong way with his sly smiles and irritatingly hip beanie hat, but just like previous protagonist Cole MacGrath, he remains something of a blank book. As with prior entries in the Sucker Punch produced property,...
Sunday15th Dec 2013
News PS4 Exclusive inFAMOUS: Second Son Will 'Blow You Away', Says Tretton
Fire fighter
It’s probably fair to say that inFAMOUS: Second Son is the most anticipated PlayStation 4 title at the moment. Sucker Punch’s smoky superhero excursion not only looks the part, but it appears to maintain the slick traversal and varied combat of its predecessors. And according to SCEA boss Jack Tretton, the upcoming next generation...
Saturday7th Dec 2013
News Sucker Punch Clears the Smoke on inFAMOUS: Second Son's Morality System
Not the status Kuo
The morality system is undoubtedly the backbone of the inFAMOUS franchise, acting as a hub for both the story and the gameplay. Interestingly, a recent Official PlayStation Magazine interview with developer Sucker Punch has revealed that the series' newest entry may be seeing a few tweaks to the established formula. Don't expect...
Friday15th Nov 2013
News This New inFAMOUS: Second Son Trailer Will Light Up Your PS4 Life
Neon nirvana
Fresh from Sony's PlayStation 4 launch event in New York comes this typically stunning inFAMOUS: Second Son trailer, which features Delsin's neon powers all to the beat of Nirvana's Heart Shaped Box once again. Showcasing plenty of combat scenarios and some gorgeous looking cutscenes, we can already feel the hype building inside of us...
News Clear the Fog on Five Minutes of inFAMOUS: Second Son Gameplay
Smokin'
Sucker Punch’s next generation open world opus is set to sizzle as part of Sony’s big PlayStation 4 launch livestream this evening – but that’s not stopped one YouTube user from sending out some superhero smoke signals a little early. Arekkz Gaming has uploaded a few minutes of gameplay footage from the impending exclusive, showing...
Thursday14th Nov 2013
News This inFAMOUS: Second Son PS4 Bundle Will Bring You Good Karma
ConDO-IT!
One of the more highly anticipated PlayStation 4 exclusives is undoubtedly Sucker Punch's open world action – and angst simulation – game inFAMOUS: Second Son. The upcoming sequel sees good-for-nothing graffiti artist Delsin Rowe battling against the totalitarian DUP, as well as some other nasty conduits. And from what we've seen so...
Monday11th Nov 2013
News PS4 Exclusive inFAMOUS: Second Son Will Find You Running Up Walls
The colours of the city lights
Our counterparts over in North America managed to get hands-on time with impending PlayStation 4 exclusive inFAMOUS: Second Son at a launch event in New York City this week, leaving us banging our heads against the wall in irrational envy. Fortunately, we haven’t quite given ourselves concussion just yet, and have...
Thursday17th Oct 2013
News Uncover Cole MacGrath's Legacy with inFAMOUS: Second Son's Limited Edition
Dress as Delsin, too
There may be some question marks hanging over the PlayStation 4’s launch lineup right now, but one game that’s still very much on track for its early 2014 release is inFAMOUS: Second Son. We haven’t seen much of the superhero excursion since GamesCom in August, but Sony has hopped onto the PlaySt
Monday16th Sep 2013
News Looks Like Delsin Rowe Will Be Switching His Threads a Lot in inFAMOUS: Second Son
Poser power
Delsin Rowe, the potty-mouthed protagonist in inFAMOUS: Second Son, sounds like the type of person that changes his clothes several times before a night out on the tiles. As such, not content with the enormous roster of powers that developer Sucker Punch has already teased, the hero will also be able to swap his vest, as evidenced by
Monday26th Aug 2013
News inFAMOUS: Second Son Clears the Smoke with Neon Powers
Ruby red and diamond white
Many assumed that the tease at the end of last week’s brand new inFAMOUS: Second Son trailer was pointing to familiar electrical powers, but developer Sucker Punch has clarified that Delsin Rowe will be dabbling with neon. Those of you that have been following the
Friday23rd Aug 2013
GamesCom 2013 inFAMOUS: Second Son Designed with Speed in Mind
Got any smokes?
Much like all of Sony’s first-party studios, Sucker Punch played an instrumental role in the design of the DualShock 4 controller. The company – which, of course, is hard at work on inFAMOUS: Second Son – is using all of the unique features of the peripheral, from the touchpad for computer panels, right through to the on-board...
Thursday22nd Aug 2013
Rumour You May Be Playing inFAMOUS: Second Son in February
Delsin knows
For some, the PlayStation 4 doesn’t have a killer exclusive at launch. The likes of Killzone: Shadow Fall and DriveClub look great, but they’re not system sellers for everyone. That’s prompted some to lament inFAMOUS: Second Son’s Q1 2014 release window – but if a comment on an IGN Rewind Theat
Tuesday20th Aug 2013
GamesCom 2013 Delsin has the Power in this New inFAMOUS: Second Son Trailer
Rather stunning
Fresh from Sony's GamesCom conference comes this new inFAMOUS: Second Son trailer, that's full of cinematics and moody lighting. And the best part? You won't have to put up with the increasingly frustrating camera angles from the presser itself. The more we see of Delsin, the more that we think he's the kind of protagonist the...
Thursday1st Aug 2013
News inFAMOUS: Second Son Brings Car Crash Entertainment to PS4
Smoke and mirrors
How will you recharge your smoke powers in inFAMOUS: Second Son? Well, much like in the previous entries of Sucker Punch’s superhero series, you’ll need to absorb as much of the smoggy property as possible. But what’s the best way to do that? Er, blowing up dozens of parked cars, of course. As discussed in this brand new...
Thursday18th Jul 2013
News Sucker Punch: Impossible Dreams Are Now Possible on PS4
Seattle studio thinking big with inFAMOUS: Second Son
The power of the PlayStation 4 has cleared the fog on inFAMOUS: Second Son developer Sucker Punch’s dreams, according to co-founder Brian Fleming. Speaking as part of Sony’s ongoing ‘Conversations with Creators’ video series, the studio gaffer admitted that the console transition has...
Monday15th Jul 2013
News Sony Fires Off Five Scorching inFAMOUS: Second Son Screens
Smokin' hot
If the summer weather has left you melting like a Popsicle in a microwave, then we recommend steering well clear of these smouldering inFAMOUS: Second Son screens. The images, which publisher Sony coughed up earlier today, show puerile protagonist Delsin Rowe unloading a handful of, er, fiery firepower on a selection of unsuspecting DUP...
Thursday13th Jun 2013
E3 2013 inFAMOUS: Second Son's Plot Was Dictated by Trophy Data
You played a part
While inFAMOUS: Second Son may not be a reboot in the traditional sense, it definitely represents a new beginning for the superhero series. Throughout the PlayStation 4 exclusive, you’ll assume the role of Delsin Rowe, a twenty-something tearaway who hopes to ‘stick it to the man’ with his smoke powers. But why did Sucker...
Wednesday12th Jun 2013
E3 2013 inFAMOUS: Second Son Gameplay Footage Flies Like a Bird
Giving the Cole shoulder
Who said that next generation games are indistinguishable from existing releases? inFAMOUS: Second Son may not appear to be blowing off the doors from a gameplay perspective, but it sure looks clean for an open world game, doesn’t it? The first gameplay trailer embedded below shows protagonist Delsin Rowe zooming around...
Tuesday11th Jun 2013
E3 2013 inFAMOUS: Second Son Trailer Fumes on PS4
Super power nirvana
We fully expected inFAMOUS: Second Son to feature during Sony's E3 2013 presser as a live demonstration, but instead we were treated to this brilliantly paced, action-packed trailer. Protagonist Delsin Rowe – played by the ever brilliant Troy Baker – is shown skipping between cracking combat and brotherly narrative. It's...
Thursday6th Jun 2013
News Here's How Sucker Punch Is Putting Troy Baker inside inFAMOUS: Second Son
Smoke and mirrors
Troy Baker is quickly becoming as ubiquitous as Nolan North. Not only has the actor already starred in The Last of Us and BioShock: Infinite this year, but he’s also set to adopt the role of the Joker in Batman: Arkham Origins and Delsin Rowe in inFAMOUS: Second Son. This brand new behind-the-scenes video deployed by Sucker Punch
Sunday26th May 2013
News Delsin Rowe Smoulders in New inFAMOUS: Second Son Screens
Holy smokes
Following a brief window of exclusivity with Game Informer magazine, Sony has officially released a fresh batch of inFAMOUS: Second Son screenshots. These show new protagonist Delsin Rowe pouting – and also letting rip on a number of DUP (Department of Unified Protection) operatives. If these are in-game, the title’s shaping up very...
Sunday19th May 2013
News inFAMOUS: Second Son's Star Will Have More Powers Than Smoke
Branching out
There’s no smoke without fire, and everything that we’ve heard about inFAMOUS: Second Son’s new protagonist Delsin Rowe has supported that point. However, while developer Sucker Punch has led us to believe that the 20-something star will primarily take advantage of smouldering superpowers, according to Game Informer magazine,...
Monday13th May 2013
News inFAMOUS: Second Son Was Planned for PS4 Way Back in 2010
Smoke and mirrors
Sucker Punch is a forward thinking studio. Just a year after releasing the original inFAMOUS, the team entered into negotiations with platform holder Sony about bringing its superhero series to the PlayStation 4. At the time, the outfit had just started work on the second game in the franchise, and it knew that it wanted to...
Tuesday7th May 2013
News How Do You Recharge Your Powers in inFAMOUS: Second Son on PS4?
Smokin' snippets
Part of the appeal of the first two inFAMOUS titles was the manner in which you could replenish your powers from generators and electrical objects. However, when we attempted to predict the mechanics of the impending inFAMOUS: Second Son in a recent feature, we came up short. As opposed to the supercharged Cole MacGrath, the...
News PlayStation 4 Takes Control of Game Informer Magazine
inFAMOUS: Second Son swarms the cover
Sony’s putting the PlayStation 4 back in the spotlight this month courtesy of an enormous Game Informer magazine blowout. The gigantic 30-page cover story promises “definitive” coverage on the impending platform, with lots of new information on DriveClub, Knack, and
Friday22nd Mar 2013
Rumour inFAMOUS: Second Son Is a PlayStation 4 Launch Title
Holy smokes
Unlike confirmed launch titles such as Killzone: Shadow Fall, developer Sucker Punch opted to introduce inFAMOUS: Second Son with a cinematic trailer during last month's big PlayStation 4 coming out party, giving the impression that the game is still some way off – but that may not actually be the case.
Sunday24th Feb 2013
News inFamous: Second Son Trailer Featured Gameplay Footage
Puff of magic
Following this week’s surprise reveal, Sucker Punch has coughed up some more information about its smoky superhero spin-off, inFamous: Second Son. Reacting to a discussion on Twitter, the Bellevue-based developer explained that the title’s debut trailer was constructed primarily from gameplay footage. “What did you think most of
