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Weirdness Sly Sucker Punch Said That Cole MacGrath Wasn't Going to Be in PS4 Sequel
But he's already been spotted
Sucker Punch is no stranger to quirky little environmental Easter eggs, so you probably won’t be surprised to learn that inFAMOUS: Second Son’s next generation recreation of Seattle looks set to be packed with subtle little references for you to stab your DualShock 4’s share button at. One such nifty nod has...
News PS4 Blockbuster inFAMOUS: Second Son Recharging Its Powers in Japan
This may take a while
You could argue that the PlayStation 4’s sizeable delay in Japan is punishment for the country’s widespread adoption of mobile software, but we’re not sure that the few remaining console gamers deserve to have to wait for superhero adventure inFAMOUS: Second Son, too. Sadly, that’s exactly what they’re going to have...
News PS4 Exclusive inFAMOUS: Second Son Goes Gold
Time for a break
There's exciting news for PlayStation 4 owners, as inFAMOUS: Second Son has officially gone gold. In case you're not familiar with developer jargon, this means that the game is finally completed and is now ready for mass production. Sucker Punch's co-founder Brian Fleming confirmed the news through Twitter, stating that it's a "big...
News PS4 Exclusive inFAMOUS: Second Son Wants You to Touch It
Sick, man
While the European commercial for inFAMOUS: Second Son depicts a more sombre mood, the title’s television spot in North America aims to paint protagonist Delsin Rowe in the most outrageous light possible. In addition to rowdy punk rock, the trailer shows the hero terrorising various Department of Unified Protection troops – all with an...
News This Fresh Footage of PS4 Title inFAMOUS: Second Son Will Send You Up the Wall
Wet and wild
Sony’s opting to keep inFAMOUS: Second Son very much under wraps, so you’re going to have to make do with videos like the one embedded below for the time being. Fortunately, while this footage features Russian voiceovers and some mostly aimless late night traversal, it’s still absolutely worth watching for the amazing visuals...
News PS4 Title inFAMOUS: Second Son Will Burn Up 24GB of Hard Drive Space
Smaller than you'd think
You’ll need to set aside 24GB of hard drive space on your PlayStation 4 in order to contain Sucker Punch’s intricate recreation of Seattle. The number was revealed courtesy of PlayStation France’s community coordinator PixelTux, who posted upcoming exclusive inFAMOUS: Second Son’s final box art to the brand’s
News Have You Got the Power? Prove It with inFAMOUS PSN Sale
Feeling electric
While inFAMOUS: Second Son serves as a semi-reboot for Sucker Punch’s superhero series, you may be looking for a crash course on the franchise if you missed the previous instalments. Don’t despair, though, as the fine folks at SCEE have casually read your mind and concocted a sale designed to solve your conundrum. Starting...
News PS4 Exclusive inFAMOUS: Second Son Keeps Things Simple in First Commercial
Smells like teen spirit
Sometimes a game has the power to sell itself, and that’s certainly the case with impending PlayStation 4 exclusive inFAMOUS: Second Son. Much like the system that it's on, Sony’s marketing team has gone right back to basics with this 30-second European television spot for the impending superhero title, showing...
News inFAMOUS: Second Son's Cast Will Carry the Weight of Your Actions
Strong shoulders
Ethics have always played a pivotal part in Sucker Punch’s superhero series, but upcoming PlayStation 4 sequel inFAMOUS: Second Son will attempt to up the stakes by making you the architect of the entire cast's moral compass. Take protagonist Delsin Rowe down a dark path, and supporting stars such as the feisty Fetch will end up...
Weirdness Ew, Seattle's Gross Wall of Gum Makes Its Way into PS4's inFAMOUS: Second Son
Con-chew it
In addition to being an ace looking superhero escapade, inFAMOUS: Second Son is starting to sound a little bit like a tribute to developer Sucker Punch’s hometown. Not content with scanning the likenesses of real Seattle residents to populate the virtual streets of the upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive, the studio has also repurposed...
News Bizarrely, the Pedestrians in PS4 Exclusive inFAMOUS: Second Son Are Real People
Feel even more morally conflicted
Sucker Punch’s superhero sequel inFAMOUS: Second Son is set to launch next month, meaning that you’re no doubt itching to smash up the release’s obsessive recreation of Seattle. However, before you begin vaporizing the residents of the rainy region, you may want to keep one minor detail in mind: every...
Weirdness inFAMOUS: Second Son Preaches Safe Sex with Supercharged Condoms
Great power, great responsibility
inFAMOUS: Second Son protagonist Delsin Rowe may be a bit of a wild child, but even he understands the importance of keeping his appendages covered when things get a little hotter than his smoke superpowers. And in order to spread that message, GameStop Italy is giving away a pack of glow-in-the-dark condoms when...
News inFAMOUS: Second Son Looks Super Sleek in These Seattle Screenshots
Seattle down
inFAMOUS: Second Son may just be our most anticipated upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive, as developer Sucker Punch appears to be hard at work creating a title that offers a compelling gameplay experience, while also really showing off wha
News inFAMOUS: Second Son Studio Unclouds Unannounced Project
First-party outfit looking ahead
Sucker Punch may have successfully re-stoked the embers regarding its upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive inFAMOUS: Second Son at the Taipei Game Show last week, but with the superhero excursion now mere weeks away, the Sony subsidiary is starting to look to the future, too. A trio of job listings posted to the...
News This Is How You're Supposed to Play inFAMOUS: Second Son on PS4
Dual shock
It’s never easy to wrap your head around a game in a busy showfloor environment. As such, the response to a slew of inFAMOUS: Second Son videos firing out of events such as CES has been tepid at best. Fortunately, we predict that the feedback to this developer helmed demo will be a bit more positive. After all, the game looks absolutely...
News Sony Rains Down Slick Footage of PS4 Title inFAMOUS: Second Son
Rowe way
It can’t possibly look this good, can it? Titles like Killzone: Shadow Fall and Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag have already offered a teaser of what the PlayStation 4 is capable of, but inFAMOUS: Second Son looks set to blow everything out of the beautifully rendered water.
News inFAMOUS: Second Son Could Only Be Made on PS4, Says Sucker Punch
Takes full advantage of the new hardware
inFAMOUS: Second Son may just be the most intriguing PlayStation 4 exclusive set to release over the coming months. Its stunning visuals, fascinating morality system, and
News inFAMOUS: Second Son Star Delsin Rowe Doesn't Look Quite As Dislikeable in Burlap
Cute and conduit
Delsin Rowe, the hero of upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive inFAMOUS: Second Son, may have rubbed some folks up the wrong way with his trendy headwear and arrogant attitude – but it’s hard to hate the superhero when he’s masquerading as a Sackboy key ring. The friendly folks running PlayStation Europe’s Twitter account...
News inFAMOUS: Second Son to Illustrate the Power of the PS4 at GDC 2014
Great responsibility
It’s probably a good thing that the PlayStation 4 isn’t a superhero, as we reckon that the supercharged device would resemble more than a match for inFAMOUS: Second Son’s plucky protagonist Delsin Rowe. A handful of launch titles have already demonstrated how much power lead architect Mark Cerny's packed into the next...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
There's a flaw in Sony's PlayStation Network "Welcome Back" package that was always going to occur
While Sony's offering a pretty compelling selection of games, the hardcore fans are likely to be the ones that miss out — mainly because they'll already own the choices. Still, think outside of the hardcore circle and Sony's "Welcome Back"...
News Sucker Punch: inFamous Was Okay, Nothing More
inFamous is one of our favourite games on the PlayStation 3
It's one of those titles that came out of nowhere, but the experience stuck with us for a long time. In an interview with Spong, Sucker Punch producer Brian Fleming has countered our positive opinion, stating the game was just "okay", a trait that has factored into its cult...
News In Case You Care: There's Going To Be Another Prototype Game
Remember 2009, when similar-looking super hero titles launched on the PlayStation 3? Those games were Prototype and inFamous
Many forum topics debated which game would come out "the winner", but it wasn't long before people totally forgot about Prototype, succumbing to inFamous' brilliance. A sequel to inFamous was announced at E3 this...
News Relive Sucker Punch's inFamous 2 Comic-Con Panel As Though You Were There
The PlayStation Blog's just uploaded a condensed version of Sucker Punch's Comic-Con panel from earlier this month
The panel goes into a lot of detail about the original inFamous' design process, aswell as tackling some hot-topics regarding the sequel. Interestingly, Sucker Punch dropped a "wait and see" line regarding PlayStation Move...
News Comic-Con 2010: Go Behind The Scenes With Sucker Punch & inFamous 2
You know what -- Sucker Punch are really interesting guys
This behind the scenes documentary with the studio discussing their influences is heart-warming and interesting. inFamous was a smash-hit when it dropped last year, and it's so exciting to be in the build-up to the sequel to that game. Expect to hear much more about inFamous 2 tomorrow as...
News Sucker Punch: Naughty Dog's Feedback Invaluable
Sony's first-party is the best in the world
We really don't care about subjection and opinion — it's fact. Nobody can touch those guys, they are incredible. As such, it's always refreshing to see how the internal teams help each other — be it with elements of their engine, programming for the PlayStation 3, or simply giving feedback on each...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 29th June 2010
Sales FIFA Soccer 10: FIFA Ultimate Team Sale (now $2
49, original price $4.99) Section 8 Sale (now $14.99, original price $29.99) LittleBigPlanet - Statue of Liberty Costume Free</ul>Price Drops Don't Let Me Down (Slowly) by The Main Drag Permanent Price Change (now $0.99, original price $1.99) Super Stacker Permanent...
News Sony Register inFamous 2 Web Domain... Duh!
Our buddies over at PlaystationLifestyle have continued the recent trend of DNS sleuthing, by uncovering an SCEA filing for www
infamous2thegame.com. Hmm - yes, wonder what that could be about? Maybe it's about the hotly anticipated sequel to last year's breakout superhero sandbox hit, inFamous? Ya'think!? Pfft. Quick note: we're absolutly STOKED...
News SLY COOPER RETURNS TO PLAYSTATION 3! (Calm Down - In Modnation Racers Form)
Sorry about the headline
We couldn't resist sending fans' hearts a-fluttering by mentioning the words "Playstation 3", "Sly Cooper" and "Returns". Still, crafty headlining it might be, this Modnation Racers developer "Spotlight" picks on Sucker Punch's Nate Fox, who's keen to recreate inFamous' Empire City in...
News US Playstation 3 Greatest Hits Collection Expands With: Killzone 2, inFamous & Resistance 2
Yo Americans, you up for some new quality first-party Playstation 3 content at half the price? You betcha, yo
Looks like Sony's got your backs then, with Killzone 2, inFamous and Resistance 2 all set to join the PS3 Greatest Hits Collection. That's according to a Best Buy flyer that also sees UFC Undisputed 2009 and LittleBigPlanet: Game Of The Year...
Feature The Most Notable: Playstation Characters So Far This Generation
Making Roots
There have been a number of stand-out Playstation characters who define this generation of Playstation content, but we've hand-picked the cream of the crop Those who have made the list represent exceptional character design, and go some way to defining the Playstation 3's line-up thus far. Nathan Drake (Uncharted): Perhaps the most...
News Uncharted 2 DLC, Demo Due Next Week On Playstation Store
Remember the awesome Uncharted 2: Among Thieves DLC we told you about yesterday? Sony's confirmed it's coming next week, alongside a demo if you're yet (why not
?!) to play the game. The DLC, entitled the "Playstation Heroes Skin Pack" brings Cole and Zeke from inFamous, Nathan Hale and the Chimera from Resistance and Sev and the Helghast...
Awesome Uncharted 2 Getting Killzone/Resistance/inFamous Multiplayer Skins
Well, if there was ever a way to get me back into Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' multiplayer component, it'd involve character skins from other games
Which is exactly what's going to happen according to SCEJ, as upcoming DLC will feature inFamous, Resistance and Killzone 2 skins. Siliconera's got some shots of the DLC, which are due in Japan net...
News Sucker Punch Are Hiring A Network Programmer, Adding Online Support To Next Game
With the recent recasting of Cole McGrath, it certainly seems likely that Sucker Punch are currently working on a follow-up to their hit open-world title inFamous
Even more interesting though, is the company's posting of a job position, which requires a network programmer who has "experience building on-line components of video games." If...
News inFamous Is Heading To The Cinema Too, Erm, Hurrah!
Alongside Nathan Drake, Sony Pictures want to bring Sucker Punch's Cole McGrath to the big screen
In fact, they want to do it so badly they've already got a screenplay drafted out by Sheldon Turner. Hollywood hotshots Avi and Ari Arad are said to be producing the movie; they're also apparently going to work on the Uncharted movie. To be honest,...
News inFamous Costumes Coming To LittleBigPlanet This August
LittleBigPlanet's Sackboy is getting ready to don inFamous' Cole McGrath's outfit come this August 8th
The DLC will allow you to dress Sackboy as an heroic/evil iteration of the inFamous protagonist. Check out the evil Cole Sackboy after the jump.
News Take A Tour Of The New inFamous Playstation Home Space
Here's a quick look at the new inFamous space for Playstation Home which includes a host of new activities including a Reaper zapping minigame
The space also allows you to design your own graffiti, which can be voted on by other Home users. The space will be available from tomorrow, July 2nd.
News inFamous Heading To Playstation Home
SCEA's Katy Field has revealed that inFamous' demo became the first to ever reach 1,000,000 downloads
Hopefully everyone that downloaded the demo ended up buying the game. Still, a successful number for the Sucker Punch team that, at the very least, showcases a lot of interest in the game. In fact, evidently such was the interest that a Playstation...
News inFamous Becomes Sony's Fastest Selling Exclusive IP On Playstation 3
According to PS3Center, inFamous has made a bit of a shock
In fact, a big shock. It's become the fastest selling new IP on the Playstation 3 platform. Let's break down the figures. -InFamous(May, 2009) - 176,000 in it's first week-Resistance(Nov.,2006) - 42K first week-Motorstorm(March, 2007) - 107K first week-Warhawk(August, 2007) - 70K first...
News Fancy Watching A Documentary About How Sucker Punch Made inFamous?
We really like inFamous
Watching the credits is a real eye-opener. You've just finished off this massive, deeply interesting and fascinating game, yet watching the credits run takes about 5 minutes. In comparison, Grand Theft Auto IV's credits last about 30 minutes. It creates a real sense of respect for what Sucker Punch did; i.e. create this...
News inFamous TV Commercial Is Absolutely Brilliant
Such is the rarity of Playstation 3 commercials we absolutely have to post about this brilliant inFamous ad
When Sony said they were going to spend lots of money on promoting the game, we expected that meant like, one dodgy trailer-cum-TV advert. But no, it meant: one genuinely awesome advert. Hooray for good advertising of good games. Hopefully...
News Who Fancies Playing inFamous In Their Web-Browser?
We just got directed to this neat little link
"Hey!" we hear you scream, "It's inFamous." Why yes - yes it is; albeit a slightly clunky Flash version. Alas, it's a pretty good time-waster for those of you still waiting for the game. Just a week to go guys! What's your highest score?
News SCEA Promise Most Aggressive Marketing Campaign. Ever.
Business is a bit like football
You have your teams like Manchester United, Arsenal and West Bromwich Albion. You have your managers like Sir Alex Ferguson. You have your fans or customers. You compete. Sony are a bit like the Arsenal of the football world. They have great products they're just a little bit too quiet about them. Thank goodness for...
News Sucker Punch Send Sony Valentines Day Cards
In an interview with D+Pad magazine, Bruce Oberg - the co-founder of Sucker Punch - has confirmed his love for Sony
When prompted on why Sucker Punch decided to stay exclusive rather than go multiplatform, Oberg said:We love Sony. Theyve given us the freedom and resources to create a line of very special titles, from the Sly Cooper series to...
First Impressions inFamous on Playstation 3
inFamous is a game that has been somewhat swept under the carpet; lacking the fanfare attributed to Killzone 2 and marred by the never-ending comparison to Prototype
Despite the commentary of the outside world though, Sucker Punch have been quietly moulding inFamous into a game worthy of discussion and certainly deserving of gamer's attention...
