Infamous (series)
A series about super-powered Conduits choosing good or evil.
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The Infamous series is set in present-day United States locations, including Empire City resembling New York City and New Marais resembling New Orleans.[1] Morality, called "Karma," is a major gameplay and storyline factor that lets players choose good or evil paths for different abilities.[2]
Timeline of the series
8 releases, 2009–2014. Select one to open its entry.
Dates: Wikipedia: Infamous (series) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Making and release
The Infamous Collection bundles Infamous, Infamous 2, and Infamous: Festival of Blood for PlayStation 3.[3] Sony released this collection on August 28, 2012, in North America alongside the God of War Saga and Ratchet & Clank Collection.[4][3] The comic series follows Cole's journey from Empire City to New Marais between the first and second games.[5][6] William Harms wrote the comics, Eric Nguyen provided the interior art, and Doug Mahnke and Ed Benes created the covers.[5][6]
Sony selected screenwriter Sheldon Turner in 2009 to write a film adaptation of Infamous.[7]
What the cited sources add
The PlayStation.Blog announcement by Cardona confirms the Infamous Collection launched alongside the God of War Saga on August 28, 2012.[4] Mike Fahey's Kotaku article states the comic series was written by William Harms with interior art by Eric Nguyen.[6] Fahey's article describes the six-issue series as following Cole's move from Empire City to New Marais.[6]
References
- Wikipedia, "Infamous (series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Joe Juba, "July Cover Revealed: Infamous 2", June 4, 2010 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Infamous (series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "inFamous: Something Stirring", GameStop, July 2008, p. 40–49 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Infamous (series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Cardona, "Never Stop Playing With PlayStation Collections", PlayStation.Blog, August 6, 2012; Cardona, "PlayStation Collections Available at Retail Today: God of War, inFAMOUS, Ratchet & Clank", PlayStation.Blog, August 28, 2012 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Cardona, "Never Stop Playing With PlayStation Collections", PlayStation.Blog, August 6, 2012. facts only, no text reused. blog.us.playstation.com
- Wikipedia, "Infamous (series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Mike Fahey, "inFamous Gets The Comic Book Series It So Richly Deserves", Kotaku, December 20, 2010 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Mike Fahey, "inFamous Gets The Comic Book Series It So Richly Deserves", Kotaku, December 20, 2010. facts only, no text reused. kotaku.com
- Wikipedia, "Infamous (series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Fernandez, "Scribe takes ride with 'inFAMOUS'", The Hollywood Reporter, July 29, 2009, p. 1, 10; Fernandez, "Scribe takes ride with 'inFAMOUS'", The Hollywood Reporter, July 29, 2009, p. 1, 10 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Infamous (series) (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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- Wikipedia: Infamous (series) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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