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Sucker Punch Founder Tweets a Sly Cooper Cosplay Photo

5/17/2017

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It has recently come to our attention that on April 14th, Brian Flemming, co-founder and producer of Sucker Punch Productions (the studio behind the first three Sly Cooper games) Tweeted a picture of a man dressed up as Sly Cooper outside of Sakura-Con. For the uninitiated, Sakura-Con is an annual anime convention held in Seattle (Sucker Punch is located in Bellevue not far away). While Sly Cooper has seen releases in Japan, Sly is not, to my knowledge, an anime character. Of course people can cosplay as whatever they want at conventions, and this is in Sucker Punch's home town, but something seems suspicious. Could this be yet another hint that Sucker Punch is dropping suggesting that they may be working on a fifth Sly Cooper game? Or is this just a sentimental post by one of the key founders of our collective childhood?  Please let us know what you think in the comments! Also, be sure to like and Tweet this story as it really helps us out. And who knows - if this gets back to Flemming, maybe he'll end up dropping another hint! The excellent cosplayer in this photo is Mustang Revolver who can be found on FaceBook here. Check him out for other awesome projects!
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Website Changes, Design and News

5/16/2017

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So you've probably all noticed that the site looks a lot different now and a lot has been changing, so here's a post addressing all those updates and what to expect in the future. This includes a look at the design and a ton of new content I've added recently, along with where I see the site going and evolving in the future and what other content such as downloads and information  that I hope to be adding. Click the Read More link if you wish to continue reading!

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Kevin Munroe, Sly Cooper Movie Director, Dropped by Sony

5/15/2017

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VTNVIVI does it again, digging up some groundbreaking Sly Cooper news. As you can see for yourself in the attached video, it looks like Sony dropped Kevin Munroe (director of the Ratchet and Clank film) from the Sly Cooper Movie. In short, Kevin Munroe posted an excerpt of text to Instagram admitting that he got dropped by the entertainment giant. He doesn't reference Sly Cooper in the post, but what else could he mean? People come and go all the time in the production stage of a movie, but how could this impact an already delayed timeline? Let me know what you think in the comments, and I'll be addressing some of the recent major website updates around here shortly!
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Could Sly Cooper 5 be on the way?

5/7/2017

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Good question! Exactly one year ago today, I published a news article discussing several theories I had regarding another Sly Cooper game, along with a movie that appears to be in limbo. To summarize, based on the content of Sucker Punch's social media posts and recent silence, I concluded that there was a strong possibility that they may have taken over Sly Cooper development once again! Unfortunately, a year has passed and still no news. However, Sucker Punch is still in business, and therefor they are clearly working on SOMETHING. I still believe that something is Sly 5. Here's the skinny. After some digging around the Internet, I discovered an articleciting a reliable source that Sucker Punch Productions (the company that produced the first 3 Sly Cooper games) is planning to announce a PS4 game at E3 2017 (June 13-15). This could be anything. inFamous, of course, is a cash cow, and would continue to rake in money. However, Sucker Punch loves to take risks, and I have a strong suspicion that they will likely take a break from that series for a while.
​There were some rumors floating around last year that Sucker Punch might be working on a Spider Man game, but I highly doubt it as they have never developed a game using someone else's intellectual property. As one rumor suggests, they might come up with a new series. Entirely possible. But I think it's equally possible that it'll be Sly 5. Everything I said in my article last year (scroll down to read it) still holds true, so my next stop was Sucker Punch's Twitter page. On September 23rd last year (two days before my birthday!), Sucker Punch retweeted PlayStationLifeStyle's retrospective article celebrating the 14th anniversary of the Sly Cooper series. A few months later, on December 2nd, Sucker Punch Tweeted out a picture of a cake sporting the Sly Cooper logo with the caption "Amazing fruit cake created by a fellow Sony colleague visiting the studio today. It was as delicious as it looks." The cake itself wouldn't normally be of interest, but the fact that it was baked by a Sony employee visiting the studio is grounds for a double-take. Sure, the Sly logo is more iconic, but that cake could have just as easily exhibited the inFamous logo (which has likely made more money for Sony at this point anyway). 
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At the least, a visit from Sony means that the studio is working on a game (duh). Since Sony bought the rights to Sly Cooper, there would certainly be a significant amount of oversight during the development of a fifth Sly Cooper installment. A few weeks later, on December 22nd, Sucker Punch tweeted out its annual Holiday Card (always ripe for speculation), this time parodying a famous Norman Rockwell painting, only replacing Bob Cratchit with Delsin Rowe from inFamous, and Tiny Tim with Sly Cooper. This is certainly nitpicking, but notice Sly's gloves. Since the very first game, Sly has had blue gloves. In this image, he has red gloves. Sure, maybe the change was made to enhance the Christmas vibe in the image, (they did, after all, add mistletoe to both characters). But Delsin hasn't been altered at all. Could this be indicative of Sucker Punch changing Sly's design? If so, that would suggest they're working on a Sly Cooper game. (It is worth mentioning that in the original image, the person in Sly's place is wearing red gloves too. So maybe this is just a red herring). Also, while this could just be the art style, it looks like this Sly was based on the updated Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time model as opposed the the earlier models Sucker Punch used in the first games. But again, this could just be nothing.
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Look, I know I'm reading too much into these. But other than some really cool instructions on how to 3D print a Sly Cooper cane, there has been NOTHING in the way of news regarding Sly, so please bear with me lol. Finally, I have one last exhibit of evidence that I discovered by watching a fantastic Sly Cooper/Ratchet & Clank YouTuber, VTNVIVI. For years there has been little in the way of Sly Cooper merchandise. However, as VTNVIVI points out in his video, a Sly Cooper plush has recently hit the PlayStation Gear store for pre-order. Sony seems to have a couple of plushes on sale (one is a... a brick? Really its just a brick?), but I believe they are mostly all characters from active franchises. That would make sense as active franchises = lots of money, and inactive franchises = less money. These plushes are expected to exit "pre-order" status and enter official "order" status on May 31st, which is little more than a week before E3 2017... where Sucker Punch will announce a new game...

You might be wondering why I haven't mentioned Sanzaru. I suppose I must address them. Firstly, I'll give Sanzaru SOME credit because they delivered when Sucker Punch couldn't. After several agonizing years, they gave us Sly 4. I loved the game, but it felt to me as though their heart wasn't 100% in it. There hasn't been any news from the company regarding another Sly Cooper game, and I doubt there will be. The most recent update we've received from them is that they are waiting for a green light from Sony. In my opinion, the window for maximum profit has vanished. They waited too long. I don't think Sony ever intends on giving Sanzaru a green light. Either way, Sanzaru seems to have moved on to other series and other platforms. I think that the green monkey's days with our favorite raccoon are finished. I know I'm being rather salty here, but its disappointing to see Sly dumped at the curb despite success. Again.

Shifting gears to the movie now, I saw a post on the Sly Cooper Reddit reporting that somebody on Tumblr messaged one of the developers (pictured above) of the Sly Cooper Movie who confirmed that the movie is still in production, though it will likely skip the big screen and be direct-to-video. Well, as far as news goes, thats about all I've got. Do I really think Sly 5 is coming? I'm not sure. I really hope so. Sly Cooper was my childhood, and I started this website in eighth or ninth grade. Now I'm an adult, a college graduate, a professional graphic & web designer (curating this website inspired me to pursue that field), and I'll be continuing my design education for another two years. I don't have as much time for the website or video games in general as I used to, but Sly Cooper and this corner of the Internet will always be a part of who I am. I always promised not to abandon the site, and I never will. It'll be here even after I die. I just hope that Sly 5 is released before that happens!
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Sly's Underground Podcast

10/11/2016

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​Back in 2006, the iconic website/forum Sly's Underground began producing podcasts. Co-stars Mike and Jackie managed to record 43 podcasts during their one-year season.  Sly's Underground has been offline for some time now, but after an interview I conducted with Fiendish Kitten, I decided to try tracking down the podcasts. After getting in contact with Mike, and late his friend Jack, I managed to track down the first four episodes, which you can go listen to and download and the brand new podcasts page!
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The Untold Story of the Psychic that Predicted Sly 4’s title in 2007 and Created Sly Cooper World ​

10/4/2016

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The Sly Cooper Fan Network recently had the privilege of interviewing Gemma AKA Fiendish Kitten, a magnate in the Sly Cooper fan community. Hailing from the UK, Gemma is responsible for creating the highly successful forum, Sly Cooper World, in 2006, and its accompanying website of the same name in 2007. More recently, Gemma is frequently credited with being “psychic” (a title she denies) for predicting the name of Sly 4, “Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time,” six years before its release. Catching up with Gemma nearly ten years since Sly Cooper World was launched, she had some pretty fascinating insight as to the state of the Sly Cooper fandom/community in 2007, her highly successful websites, and her awesome fan videos that have attracted a cult following. ​

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Sly Cooper's Fourteenth Anniversary

9/23/2016

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On this day fourteen years ago in 2002, the game that started it all - Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus - was released. The game was met with critical acclaim for being a revolutionary 3D platformer, became an instant classic, and essentially put small-time studio Sucker Punch Productions on the map. Words simply can't describe the extraordinary impact that this game has had on my life, and the lives of millions of fans across the globe. Fourteenth anniversaries aren't typically recognized, but the fate of Sly Cooper is yet again uncertain. Thus we should take today to reflect on what the series has meant for all of us and hope that one day soon we may be fortunate enough to play another game or see the highly anticipated movie. Thanks for all the memories and the good times, Sly. It's been a wild ride. ​
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Sly Cooper Movie Not Coming In 2017

9/11/2016

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Prominent Sly Cooper YouTuber VTNVIVI has recently confirmed via his source, Animation Critic, that Rainmaker Entertainment does not expect to release Sly Cooper in 2017. Since the teaser trailer was released almost two years ago, very little news about the movie has slipped through the cracks. After Rainmaker's recent videogame-to-film adaptation, Ratchet and Clank, bombed at the box officecosting the company $10 Million, many have been concerned as to whether or not our favorite raccoon would make it to the silver screen. Rather than a theatrical release, Sly may go directly to DVD or Netflix which would be financially safer. However, nothing can really be certain.
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Thief.net at SlyThiefNet.webs.com Goes Offline

9/10/2016

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It has recently come to our attention that fellow Sly Cooper fan website, Theif.net, has gone offline. Thief.net was a major source of inspiration for the Sly Cooper Fan Network, and at one point served as the top Sly Cooper fan site aside from the Wiki. Thief.net was first published on November 16, 2006 at its original domain, freewebs.com/thiefsnet. The site moved to SlyThiefNet.webs.com two years later as a result of a "nasty bug going around" the old version. 
Thief.net was known for its incredibly informative walkthroughs and vibrant members community that totaled to almost 200 fans prior to its closure. Thief.net was once the longest running Sly Cooper fan website, but after two years of inactivity, the news doesn't come as much of a shock. Thief.net is yet another site that has fallen victim to Free Web's attempts to clear up server space, and is probably the tenth Sly Cooper fan site that has expired due to inactivity. This news comes just one year after The Cooper Vault at SlyCooperFS.webs.com went offline, marking another major loss in Sly Cooper fan community history and culture. If you want to see what the site was like back in its glory days, you can check it out on the Intenet Archive Wayback machine here (original domain) and here (recent domain). With so many Sly Cooper fan entities disappearing lately, it raises an existential question about the Sly Cooper Fan Network. Life admittedly has a tenancy to get in the way of frequent updates, but I am still committed to the site and don't expect us to disappear anytime soon!
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SlyCooperRocks101 Leaves YouTube

9/4/2016

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SlyCooperRocks101, a successful Sly Cooper YouTuber with nearly 900 subscribers, announced back in August that she would no longer be uploading more videos. The announcement comes after about a year of inactivity on the channel, yet many took to the comments to express their shock. I first discovered her channel  around the time I was starting the Fan Network when I saw the video "I am the Ultimate Sly Cooper Fan!" and I've been a subscriber ever since. Creating her account back in August of 2009, SlyCooperRocks101 went on to become a Sly Cooper community icon, and will certainly be missed. You can check out her farewell address in her last video to the left.
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YouTuber VTNVIVI Gives the Sly Cooper Fan Network a Shout-out!

6/30/2016

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In his recent video, "Could Sucker Punch be Hiding Something?" famous Sly Cooper YouTuber VTNVIVI gives the Sly Cooper Fan Network a shout-out! The recent video, uploaded yesterday, discusses several recent bits of evidence that may suggest that Sucker Punch may be working on another Sly Cooper game. Some of VTNVIVI's points reference the investigative article posted here last month entitled "Could Sucker Punch be Hinting at a New Sly Cooper Game?" As a result, at the end of his video, VTNVIVI shows a few site screenshots and encourages his over 4,000 subscribers to come check us out! Thanks, man!
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Sly Cooper Movie Officially in Development!

6/23/2016

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The user InfamousComic on the Sly Cooper sub Reddit recently messaged Rainmaker Entertainment (the animation studio responsible for the Ratchet and Clank movie released earlier this year and the highly anticipated Sly film) about the status of the Sly Cooper Movie. Supposedly, Rainmaker actually responded, and confirmed that the movie adaptation of our beloved gaming franchise is in fact in production. This comes after two years of virtual silence from the team as the movie's YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and official website have been inactive since the teaser trailer's release in 2014. You can check out the original post on Reddit here.
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Could Sucker Punch be Hinting at a New Sly Cooper Game? Also: Sly Cooper Movie news...

5/7/2016

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From Sucker Punch's Twitter 5/4/16
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From Sucker Punch's Twitter 12/21/15
​First of all, this is entirely speculation, nothing here is confirmed. However, I have a feeling that Sucker Punch may be working on another Sly game. I was strolling around online recently, and noticed that things have been pretty quiet around Sucker Punch. It's been two years since they released Infamous: Second Son, and their website hasn't been updated since they launched the First Light DLC. I recently decided to enter the 21st century by creating a Twitter account, so I decided to check out Sucker Punch's profile to see what's up. The first Tweet that caught my eye was from a few days ago on May 4th. To celebrate Star Wars Day, they uploaded a picture of (presumably) an employee sporting a Chewbacca outfit. Pretty ordinary, except for the fact that she's holding a Cooper Cane. BUT WAIT! That's not just any Cooper Cane, that's the cane that was leaked by Sony way back in 2012 that many believed to indicate a collector's edition. Perhaps its nothing, or maybe they have the cane because Sanzaru turned over development, along with related materials (including unreleased collectors edition merchandise) to Sucker Punch. As I dug back through Sucker Punch's Twitter history, I found tons of tweets with references to Sly Cooper that just seemed odd to me. While Sucker Punch never tried burying the series and continued to hide Cooper easter eggs in their games, they always did try to keep their distance from the abandoned franchise to promote Infamous, and to stave off all the harassment they received from fans like us! Perhaps I am way off-base, but never fear, the conspiracy runs even deeper!
​I would have probably wrote this off as being a coincidence, but then I remembered a 2014 Facebook post by Sanzaru which essentially declared that they did not have any plans to develop Sly 5. Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time wasn't as much of a smash-hit as everyone anticipated, but it has, by far, been Sanzaru's most successful title to date. To willingly not want to capitalize on a follow-up opportunity, especially since they left Thieves in Time open for a sequel, is simply absurd. If they aren't in fact working on a Sly game, it certainly isn't by choice. A far more likely scenario would be that Sucker Punch, wanting a break from Infamous, decided to develop the next installment. 2016 would be the perfect time for a new release as the Sly Cooper Movie is set to hit theaters at some point this year (that said, there has been no news about the movie since 2014, aside from a recent interview with the producer who mentioned that they are still working on it). Again, this is all speculation, but I have a feeling that something is cooking over at Sucker Punch Productions...
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100 Members!

4/26/2016

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Over four years after receiving our very first member, Tabreez on November 26, 2011, today, with Bengoould937's registration, we've hit 100. Boom. Four years may seem like a long time to reach 100 members, but I still think its pretty amazing. The support I've received from you guys has been insane and I can't believe that the site has been so successful. While traffic has slowed down a bit since Sly 4 was released in 2013, the Sly Cooper Fan Network still pulls an average of 1,800 - 2,000 visitors per week, which is pretty awesome. Thanks to you guys, the Fan Network will hopefully be one of the few Sly Cooper sites that won't fall into obscurity and die. And that's simply amazing. Thanks everyone!
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Happy Holidays!

12/18/2015

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In celebration of the 2015 holiday season, I have just re-launched the Sly Cooper Fan Network Holiday Edition Page! The page serves as a host of Sly Cooper holiday themed images, cards, prints, blogs and fan fiction to help you get into the holiday spirit! It won't last forever, so don't miss it! I hope that you, along with your friends and family, have a happy holiday season, and expect some more awesome updates on the site in the upcoming new year!
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