E3 Preview: inFAMOUS

E3 2008If there’s one thing the nation is obsessed with right now, it’s superhero stories. From the X-Men to Spiderman to Superman to Batman, we just can’t seem to get enough of these superpowered men and women in tights. While many videogame companies are capitalizing on this craze by re-creating the worlds of these pre-existing characters, Sucker Punch is taking a different route with their third-person action game inFAMOUS — they are creating a brand new, modern superhero origin story, and letting the gamer shape the star.

inFAMOUS tells the tale of Empire City, where a massive explosion leaves the urban center in shambles and effectively lawless from rioting and the elimination of the city’s police force. Worse yet, the city is quarantined by the government, stranding the inhabitants in an unfamiliar and treacherous life.

Read the full preview HERE.

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Author: Eddie Inzauto View all posts by
Eddie has been writing about games on the interwebz for over ten years. You can find him Editor-in-Chiefing around these parts, or talking nonsense on Twitter @eddieinzauto.

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