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Sucker Punch has ‘no plans’ to revisit InFamous or Sly Cooper

Both franchises are dormant as the studio focuses on a mysterious new project.

Anyone hoping for revivals of InFamous or Sly Cooper will be waiting for a while, as Sucker Punch isn’t revisiting either series anytime soon. Much to the chagrin of rumormongers everywhere.

With Sucker Punch’s 25th anniversary rapidly approaching, many hoped several of the studio’s legacy franchises would get some celebratory attention. On Friday, those asperations were thoroughly squashed.

“As our games continue to grow in scale and complexity, they require the full attention of our studio. With our focus on our current project, we have no plans to revisit InFamous or Sly Cooper right now, and no other studio is currently working on projects related to those franchises either,” Sucker Punch said in a blog post. “These characters are very special and near and dear to our hearts, so while we’d never say never to re-opening those doors down the road, for now, there are no InFamous or Sly Cooper games in development.”

Sucker Punch did clarify that the Cole’s Legacy DLC, initially only available through the InFamous Second Son Collector’s Edition, will make it on PSN in multiple regions. There’ll also be some InFamous 2 server maintenance so that the online infrastructure stays up longer. Unfortunately, the studio will also sunset those servers eventually.

None of this is terribly surprising, given that Ghost of Tsushima is far and above Sucker Punch’s most successful title. Still a bummer for anyone who grew up with the PS2 and PS3.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

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WATCH: Bears WR Javon Wims ejected after sucker punching Saints DB, twice

New Orleans Saints safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson was twice sucker punched by Chicago Bears wide receiver Javon Wims, who was ejected for it.

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Well that was bizarre. After a mundane Nick Foles pass to Allen Robinson for a 5-yard gain, Chicago Bears wide receiver Javon Wims walked up New Orleans Saints safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson, tapped him on the shoulder, and then punched his opponent twice. Both strikes connected with Gardner-Johnson’s helmet, and it started a pileup as his Saints teammates rallied to Gardner-Johnson’s defense.

In the end the scrap cost Chicago 15 yards of field positioning, and disqualified Wims for the rest of the game. What put Wims over the edge into choosing violence remains unclear, but maybe he’s still salty about Gardner-Johnson big-timing his teammate Tarik Cohen in last year’s meeting. The FOX broadcast team suggested an interaction on the previous series between Gardner-Johnson and another Bears receiver may have sparked it, but it’s uncertain.

Of course we can’t rule out a heated comment from Gardner-Johnson. He’s the feistiest defensive back on the team and has been involved with these donnybrooks before. He was also the player Michael Thomas punched during a frustrating practice session. So it isn’t totally surprising to see him in the middle of such an exchange, nor is it shocking to see him tank those hits to the head. He’s about that action.

At any rate: Foles threw an interception to Marshon Lattimore on the following play, and the Saints used that great starting field position to take the lead on a short Wil Lutz field goal. Maybe they can hold onto it.

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