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Facts, inFamous has them photo

Here are some facts about inFamous:

  • In addition to the kitchen espresso, the inFamous team traveled to Starbucks approximately 18,200 times. Two groups of 10 people per day, five days a week.
  • There were 10 inFamous babies born during development. One employee had two during that time.
  • It took over 70,000 separate art, code and media check-in submissions to make inFamous.
  • The inFamous team consumed 17,472 cans of diet Coke and 13,104 cans of diet Pepsi during development.
  • There were no less than 14 high rise buildings constructed within 3 blocks of Sucker Punch’s offices during the inFamous development cycle.

Aren’t those facts fun! Actually it’s a little stunning to hear how much time and caffeine goes into the making of one of these blockbuster games. I don’t drink coffee, but if you’ve got an espresso machine in your office why do you need to go get Starbucks? Maybe it was for those sandwiches they have, those are good. Also, who keeps track of the number of sodas consumed?

In some actual news, the same post that informed us of these fun facts from Game Informer also gave news that inFamous will be coming to Home. No details yet on it, but if Home is really growing I suppose some people will be looking forward to it.

P.S. Overlord II also has facts.


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Justice's Avatar
Justice at 06/27/2009 08:13
Weirdest spammer ever.
aerofan11's Avatar
aerofan11 at 06/27/2009 08:13
They must have all been constipated after all those caffeine drinks.
10 Minute Warning's Avatar
10 Minute Warning at 06/27/2009 08:35
TL;DR
dip's Avatar
dip at 06/27/2009 08:42
^Several short paragraphs is too long for you? What the fuck are you doing on a blog?
Aurain's Avatar
Aurain at 06/27/2009 08:52
Yeah, If that's TL;DR, He's fucked.

I could write more than this blog without saying anything meaningful in the slightest.
Some might say it's the only thing I do!
Kris S's Avatar
Kris S at 06/27/2009 09:34
Well I thought that it was intersting, I like random things like that :)

Oh and TL;DR?? Are you a fucking moron?
otakunoise's Avatar
otakunoise at 06/27/2009 09:51
seriously.

why do people anywhere go to starbucks for their coffee. you might as well march your happy ass down to the supermarket and pick up a giant can of folgers.

they distribute and buy the lowest grade specialty coffee, arabica, possible before shoveling it out on the public. fully automatic machines. preground coffee. bad ethical practices.

this actually taints my opinion of inFamous. you can't make a good game drinking shit coffee......imho.
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jrod885 at 06/27/2009 10:10
@otakunoise

I completely agree. I've had Starbucks coffee in the past, and it tastes awful. The entire place is specifically intended for business collar yuppie motherfuckers who are just thrilled to walk around with their cute little coffee cups in one hand, with the pinky hanging out as they take each sip.

I've had much better (and cheaper) coffee from those little mom & pop coffee shops all around town, dont drink Starbucks people, it'll turn you into a douche.
otakunoise's Avatar
otakunoise at 06/27/2009 10:24
oh and for anyone interested in a superior cup of coffee i recommend <a href="http://www.cuveecoffee.com/">cuvee</a>

they have a direct relationship with the farmers they get their beans from, and pay their farmers more than fair trade market price, regardless of what it is at the time.
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Dennen at 06/27/2009 10:26
While I would generally agree, I don't go to Starbucks for regular coffee, and I can't find a better secondary option where I live. At least not one that doesn't deliver a worse product at 3 times the price.

If I had a secondary option, i'd take it. But most places get shut down by Starbucks around here, if their outrageous prices don't do it first.
UglyDuck's Avatar
UglyDuck at 06/27/2009 10:27
The people who developed this game drank Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi. This alone makes Prototype blatantly better.
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Hoss at 06/27/2009 10:42
theres a cole costume on home actually...

or was i supposed to rant about coffee on this video game blog?
Jack Maverick's Avatar
Jack Maverick at 06/27/2009 10:51
Starbucks is pretty good when it comes to their frappaccinos, I have to give them that.

Also, you'd think with all that stuff they drank, Sucker Punch could have decided to put in-game advertisements for the places. Like Cole would be thirsty as hell so he goes in Zeke's fridge and starts drinking a Diet Coke. Or one of the dead drops you have to collect is located behind a Starbucks sign.
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Zantetsuken at 06/27/2009 12:23
I have a friend who works in a Starbucks: she told me that those frappacchinos are just flavoured powder, water and ice.

And people will pay ridiculous amounts of money for it.


I hate Starbucks
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KaL YoshiKa at 06/27/2009 12:46
UglyDuck has it right, a real dev team drinks real caffinated drinks not diet.
otakunoise's Avatar
otakunoise at 06/27/2009 12:53
aside from frappacino's being just a powdered coffee flavored tang, if you want a milkshake go buy a damn milkshake.

starbucks is the reason why stupid shits think a macchiato is somehow the same thing as an iced caramel latte.
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Blackhat at 06/27/2009 13:08
In about 18 months at my job in the industry, I drank 3-4 cokes a day, 5-6 days a week. I don't even want to think how many that would be.
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Dexter345 at 06/27/2009 13:47
These are kind of neat.
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accidentprone88 at 06/27/2009 13:56
I'm really, really glad they redesigned Cole.

Chinese symbols on his pants? Seriously? Who ever thought that was a good idea?
whormongr's Avatar
whormongr at 06/27/2009 13:59
The inFamous team consumed 17,472 cans of diet Coke and 13,104 cans of diet Pepsi during development.
that's a lot of brain cancer in the making
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AudioTerror at 06/27/2009 14:39
Last year when I worked QA for a game, the amount of Red Bull I drank probably would have killed a small child.
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Xelotath at 06/27/2009 15:25
@AudioTerror: I work in QA too and the amount of energy drinks everyone takes is frighting. When I first started there last year a guy took 2 Monsters a day + a few cans of 7-Up...
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TurboHyperFighting at 06/27/2009 15:44
@otakunoise:
What's funny about your post is this: While I have no idea what a machiatto is, I'm still a little fuzzy about what exactly constitutes a latte.

This is the reason I can't go into a Starbucks without a female to order for me. I'd look a damned fool trying to order "one of those iced coffee drinks with whip cream and caramel. What size? Uh... medium?"

Why can't they name them something a layman could order just by reading the menu? Like McDonalds's Iced coffee or DQ's Caramel MOOlatte. Wait! That's it! That'll help me remember in case I have to venture into one of them ALONE! What's a latte? It's like a MOOlatte!
HiddenAHB's Avatar
HiddenAHB at 06/27/2009 16:55
Diet Coke and Pepsi?
That's why the game got such a low score.
Wedge's Avatar
Wedge at 06/27/2009 18:50
Diet soda is disgusting =/
otakunoise's Avatar
otakunoise at 06/27/2009 20:53
@turbohyperfighting
while i won't go into the details of what constitutes a latte, cappuccino, macchiato, etc.

i will say that my rage comments stem from the fact that just recently here in austin the population voted starbucks as "best coffee in austin," which basically means every burnt orange croc (shoes) wearing douchebag in town still agrees starbucks is the mainstay of quality coffee.

also, while you're at dairy queen i would recommend the "dip-cone."
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Cough at 06/27/2009 21:17
Diet soda? That's disgusting inFamous people. Disgusting. And a little on the effeminate side.
Chronic Logic's Avatar
Chronic Logic at 06/28/2009 10:24
Ya srsly, diet Coke? That's just sickening.
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