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Released on 29/05/2009

• Infamous getting a sequel?

  VG247 is reporting that Sucker Punch's excellent lightning-powered superhero game Infamous is getting a sequel.

  That's certainly according to a domain registration, which suggests that Sony has purchased infamous2thegame.com.

  It's hardly surprising, seeing as the PS3's brilliant open-world action game was both a critical and commercial hit, wowing reviewers and audiences alike with its mix of parkour platforming and electrically-charged brawling.

  Playing as Cole, a bike courier struggling to control his newfound super powers, Infamous is set in a city ravaged by a recent terrorist explosion. Cut off from the mainland, the population is fighting over resources, and being terrorised by a mysterious gang known as the Reapers. The first game gave you three huge islands to play about in, and featured some of the best skyscraper climbing action seen since Crackdown, married to light RPG elements as you upgrade your electrical fighting powers, unlocking new moves and learning new combos.

  While there are no concrete details regarding the sequel at this point, the first game's plot left things tantalisingly open for a follow-up. We'll get you more information on this one as soon as we have it.

• inFamous 2 gets creative with new mission-builder

  Cross open-world action-adventure inFamous with LittleBigPlanet and what do you get? A hefty slice of user-generated content for Sucker Punch's superhero sequel, that's what.

  Yes, the follow-up to the 2009 PlayStation 3 hit will come with a feature that allows players to build their own missions, which can be uploaded for other users to share. As with Media Molecule's game, inFamous 2 will offer users the exact same tools for creating levels as the developers themselves. And Sucker Punch will be keeping a close eye on those whose missions are the most highly-rated by other users.

  "There really aren't a lot of limits to the sorts of missions you can build," said Sucker Punch's Chris Zimmerman, writing on the official PlayStation blog. "If you want to bend the rules [ to create new kinds of missions, you can do that too. Wish inFamous 2 had pure stealth missions? No problem."

  Best of all, it seems you can take electrifying revenge on Cole's obnoxious sidekick. "How about a mission where Zeke just tells you bad jokes until you shoot him? Um, yeah, you can do that, too," explains Zimmerman.

  inFamous 2 is set for release this summer, and is exclusive to PS3.

• InFamous developer hard at work on a new game

  inFAMOUS 2 is probably still snug in PlayStation 3 ownersdisc trays the Sony exclusive open-world game came out this month and has torn up the charts but Sucker Punch, the team behind the magic is already getting itself together for a follow-up.

  That according to the Sucker Punch website, anyway, which, as Eurogamer has spotted, is advertising for staff to work on a new PlayStation 3 game.

  But what is it? Another inFAMOUS sequel or something new?

  A year back, the developer told Eurogamer that it would give erious thoughtto making InFamous 3 if Sony was interested. "We'll see where we want to go next," said the studio co-founder Bruce Oberg. "That could be with Sony. We have a great relationship with them. We love the PlayStation platform. The support and marketing, and also their approach to us, to let us make the game we want to make, is really incredible. Our relationship with Sony has been just incredible, all through the Sly series and all through InFamous."

  A sequel would certainly be very welcome, but when youe talking about the team behind InFamous and the Sly Cooper PS2 games, anything they put their minds to is okay with us!

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