Here's some news that's going to make everyone happy…inFamous will not be released in June. Don't cry just yet – relax and let me finish before you break down. It's actually going to hit May 26th – that's ahead of schedule! Sucker Punch is, apparently, approaching the very end of development, and Sony has now pegged the game for its late-May release.
To commemorate the announcement, Sony has also revealed pre-order incentives, beginning today at various retailers. GameStop will provide you with access to Gigawatt Blades (pictured to the right), a super power that supercharge the strength of Cole's arms, but their strength will come with the price of draining your powers if you use them too much. At Amazon.com, you'll be given a limited edition inFamous costume for your Home character to look like a reaper. And through Best Buy/GameCrazy, you'll be given a demo with every pre-order starting May 7th.
Sony has also stated that the PlayStation Network demo will be made available for all on May 21st, and that there are still some more surprises to be announced over the next few weeks. We've just recently gotten our playable copy of the game, so stay tuned for hands-on details coming soon!
Related Game(s): inFamous
THATS AWESOME from the title of this article i though it would be delayed man im glad i was wrong
OMFG ME TO AND NOT TO MENTION NOW I WONT BE CHOOSING BETWEEN INFAMOUS PROTOTYPE AND BATMAN ARKHAM OF SILENCE
Wow!! That's awesome to get a big game early. Sounds like alot of good stuff to come along with it too. Nice.
like i said on the US ps blog. yay!!
I'm calling it now, this game is going to be very mediocre.
To be honest…I called that as well…back at E3 08. Now before everyone starts bashing me and saying that I haven't played the game so I wouldn't know – yes I HAVE NOT PLAYED THE GAME…so I don't know…but I think this game won't be as amazing as everyone says it will be.
I mean looking at the gameplay videos, I see a big world which you can explore, I see many diverse enemies, I see some intense moments in boss battles, but I barely see any different ways to approach enemies. I mean yea..you could go this way to attack them or that way to attack them. But why is it that we can only pretty much shoot electric beams and such from out hands? Can't we have other abilities besides the regular shooting beams from our hands?
The game's graphics look great, the voice actor isn't too bad either.
I'm feeling a 7/10 for this game. But I hope I'm dead wrong and it turns out to be stellar.
Just that I'm feeling a bit nervous of how it will turn out. Again… I wish the best for it.
um…. let's see…..
you can shoot electricity out your hands, throw an electric grenade… you can use your electric powers to help you hover thru the air, you can do some type of electric energy push which throws objects or people back… and im sure there's tons of other things we havn't seen yet.
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All that said I am feeling like this is going to be Force Unleashed in the city. Electrical Push = Force Push, Electrical hand blades = Lightsaber, Electrical Float = Jedi double jump…… The similarities go on and on. I was very, very, very disappointed in how Force Unleashed turned out as I was hoping great things from that game, and now I am not hoping anything out of this game because it seems all too familiar. I mean it is nice to have another exclusive but not if it is something I have already played just set in the future on ships and alien planets.
I'm thinking better than mediocre, but still maybe a 7-8 out of 10. I'd also expect a hefty update available on the release date.
The game looks cool overall, but every time I see footage of the game (even the most recent), it looks not too smooth. I think there's a reason the last big 'trailer' for it is in slow motion. So unless they've done some major optimizing the past few weeks on that, I'm a little weary it might seem rushed (to beat PROTOTYPE out by a week or two?) to critics. At least I don't notice all the glitchy popping in and out of various background objects and bad collision detection the footage of ~6 mos. ago had.
Here's hoping for a kick-ass games, though! Sucker Punch is in my town, after all!
Ironically, the people who have low expectations for it are the ones who will find it the most entertaining.
Guys dont forget it's Sucker Punch you are talking here.
Game will be AMAZING. Early hands-on already stated how tight the controls are and satisfying the combat. Dont worry about variety, 100 missions scattered across a whole city will be enough. Story sounds promising, Karma system, bad and good guy (doubling the play time). Wow, this game will be worth every penny. Deducting the -0.5 cause it is a ps3 exclusive, my score prediction is 8.5-9.
Prototype on the other hand after adding up 0.5 because is multiplat, will be around 7.5.
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Ill pick up either this or Prototype, whichever seems to be the more favored one among gamers.
Nice move by Sony .
SWEET!
Sweet.
i think they always new that this would be ready by may, but said june so when the surprise came round it would add an incentive to get it.
Cool! I can't wait for May 26. I hope it will be released earlier here in the Philippines just like RE5..
Oh, a Filipino! Yeah, I'm excited for the game as well but I doubt it'll get a earlier release. Hope I'm wrong though.
Awesome! This is great news, and I can't wait for the hands on info coming soon. Might just pre-order this game.
Sweet!
So getting this
I can't wait.
How sneakily smart is it for Sony to bump up the release date AFTER Prototype gets a date confirmation.. HEH… I've got nothing but big expectations of this game
I hope the demo comes to EU store first like KZ2 did cause that was like the only time we werent neglected as much.
I'm still on the fence.
I've seen some things that intrigue me; the free-run/climb most everything parts looks like a blast, I like the idea of recharging by draining power sources around town, and some of the electrical powers look like fun (the bullet shield looked like something outta the Matrix.)
But, like some have said before, earlier gameplay vids looked kinda stale when the main character was engaging in battle. Especially that section in a tunnel. Maybe it was just the guy playing, but all he did was run left and right while constantly firing little bolts that didn't pack any punch at all, interspersed with the "force push" that would knock vehicles out of the way.
I'm have an overall positive feeling towards the game, but I just hope the combat is more varied. I'm a fan of Sucker Punch, so I'm hoping there's a good story to follow it up with as well. Dunno, maybe if they would release the demo sooner I could come to the conclusion that this is a worthwhile purchase and maybe even pre-order.
It's always nice when my PS3 releases another exclusive, and I hope my misgivings are proved to be unfounded so I can pick this up and enjoy running around a city blowing up the elderly. lol, yes, I enjoy my bad karma 😉
PS3 exclusive brought forward? …this is making my brain hurt.
so in this game your main character is actually from StreetFighter?
HADOUKEN!
So Best Buy got screwed with the demo (can't stand useless demos) and Gamestop once again gets the best pre-order incentive. What a rip. I refuse to buy from Gamestop and Home costumes are pretty useless so it's a wait and see for this one.
agreed, but i on the other hand have no problem feeding the money hungry gamestop monopoly, lol sadly 🙁
That's great news now I know sony won't waste time or space on this game at E3.
P.S. First day purchase..
I havn't heard much about this game apart from the video in Home bowling alley. What's it all about??
I just had an "OOoooh" moment: one of those OOooohs that badly sound like a display of arousal [not that I ever make that sound if I ever am aroused].
The whole comic hero thing about this game might put me off, but it's worth a purchase. I'll be preordering this from Play.com!
It could be an interesting title… would like to see what they manage to do with it technically anyways!
Q!
"i am home"
NICE!!!
We've had to suffer through multiple games being pushed back, so this is a welcome surprise!
A week early? Thats a pleasant surprise. I'm guessing they pushed it up to get a head start on Prototype.
And what I'm hearing on that Gamestop "exclusive" power it that it is just a early access code. As in you can get the power in the game, but its just a very high level power. The code just gives it to you earlier then you would normally get it. I hope that is true as well.
Yeah and it's bad for the people who preorder it because that will ruin the fun of trying to find out how cool the move is =D
It's like pre-ordering Ratchet & Clank for special baby R.Y.N.O. (but just not as strong).
Or pre-ordering FFVII for a early Meteor Rain or Omni Slash (just not as omni) LOL.
=D
Got mine almost paid off
PSN ID Biggest_GMoney
For those who are skeptical about the amount of abilities in the game , here are the ones I saw in the videos shown till now –
1. Electric beam .
2. Electric grenade .
3. Powerful melee attacks .
4. Abilty to jump from a height and glide to the ground , allowing you to cover long distances .
5. Ability to jump from a height , power up and cause a huge pile of destruction when you land.
6. Shockwave .
7. Ability to use power cables to surf around the city .
8. Free climbing .
I am sure there would be a couple more in the game .
For those who are skeptical about the amount of abilities in the game , here are the ones I saw in the videos shown till now –
1. Electric beam .
2. Electric grenade .
3. Powerful melee attacks .
4. Abilty to jump from a height and glide to the ground , allowing you to cover long distances .
5. Ability to jump from a height , power up and cause a huge pile of destruction when you land.
6. Shockwave .
7. Ability to use power cables to surf around the city .
8. Free climbing .
I am sure there would be a couple more in the game .
Yes…gotta get the 3 fixed before the game drops.
aww damn. i'm broke and not ready. i gotta get quick money now 🙁