Seven years. Seven years since Sucker Punch hatched its comic book-styled superhero universe and nudged Cole MacGrath into the pantheon of PlayStation mascots in all of his dark and brooding glory.
In that time, we?ve watched as Empire City crumbled from the fallout of the Ray Sphere; warded off a vampirish invasion in New Marais; and sat atop Seattle?s towering Space Needle, gazing down on the studio?s lush rendition of the Emerald City.
It?s been quite the ride, to put it mildly, and earlier this week we selected a handful of the franchise?s finest moments to commemorate inFAMOUS? 7th anniversary. In retrospect, Sucker Punch?s series has earned its place among Sony?s roster of exclusives; for better or worse, inFAMOUS has become synonymous with the modern PlayStation brand, not lest after becoming one of the early mascots for the PS4 in March of 2014. With Great Power…
But now that we?ve experienced the Second Son?s rise to power, not to mention basking in the glow of Fetch and her blinding First Light, the immediate future of Sony?s inFAMOUS franchise is largely up for question.
Reports surfaced that the Washington-based studio was being tapped to helm a licensed Spider-Man title ? a natural fit, given their superhero M.O. ? but those rumors quickly cooled before they could gain any serious traction.
If anything, though, the unfounded reports remind us that inFAMOUS? future may not lie with Sucker Punch after all. Case in point: The climactic events of inFAMOUS 2,...