Blog Posts

The Sly Cooper Fan Network Partners With Invenzyme

12/3/2015

For the first time since 2012, the Sly Cooper Fan network has just partnered with another entity and passionate Sly Cooper Fan: Invenzyme. Invenzyme is an incredibly dedicated member of the Sly Cooper Fan Network, and he has been working diligently to help me revolutionize the site and the world of Sly Cooper. Invenzyme has been hitting the pavement and spreading the word about the site all over the Internet, and has even created a Facebook page to help attract new members, Sly Cooper Fan Network: Save Sly. Invenzyme is definitley the harbinger of a new age here at the Sly Cooper Fan Network. Make sure to check out his Facebook page and profile!

Sly Cooper Minigames!

11/22/2015

I recently came across an archived version of the original Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus website here, and discovered that it had a ton of cool Sly Cooper flash minigames. Since the site is no longer online on the open web, I decided to break out some of my kun-fu and add a few of the games to the fan network! Check out the new Sly Minigames page to play Safe Cracker, Mesa City Shootout, A Thieving Opportunity, and Ship of Terror. These are only a few of the minigames available, so you can check out the rest on the original website. As I start getting the hang of fixing errors in the Flash programing on some of the other old games, I'll start adding more to the page in the future. Who knows, perhaps the Sly Cooper Fan Network will make our own game...

New Website Design!

11/21/2015

As I'm sure you've probably noticed, the website looks a lot different! I had originally planned to release the new design on December 18th, but finished earlier than I expected to and simply couldn't wait. As with most launches, there will probably be some glitches or bugs, so please let me know if you see anything weird. Since we just launched the new site, on December 18th, I'll release a new and improved Holiday Edition page. Expect some very cool things *cough* online Sly Cooper games *cough* in the near future...

Sly Cooper Fan Network: Fourth Anniversary!

11/20/2015

That's right: four years ago today, the Sly Cooper Fan Network was born! We were around for the launch of Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, we'll be around for the release of the Sly Cooper movie, and we'll hopefully be around for Sly 5! The past four years have been a wild ride, and you guys are the only reason this site has been as successful as it has. To celebrate the site's fourth birthday, I designed a new logo...which may or may not foreshadow some more changes in the near future...

Lots of Updates

11/15/2015

I've been working hard each night to bring the site up to date, and here are the latest editions. The photos and videos page have been merged together to form the Media page. The Merchandise Guide on the Thievius Raccoonus page has been updated to include new, currently available Sly Cooper merchandise, such as, t-shirts, iPhone cases, and statues. The Links page has been heavily renovated to include eight new websites, four archives of past fan websites that have gone offline, and a form to submit links to Sly Cooper website (official or non-official) that you think should be added to the list. Four new topics have been added to the Sly Blog: a new general discussion, Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves, Sly 2: Band of Thieves, and Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus. Thing are getting red-hot!

Introducing The Hideout - The New Members Page

11/14/2015

So I guess its pretty obvious at this point that I'm back and updating again. The old membership system on site wasn't working very well and didn't provide much incentive for becoming a member as you couldn't even log into an account! The new members page allows you to maintain an actual profile page, change content, add friends, send messages, and much more. This is the most colossal change in the history of the Sly Cooper Fan Network, and hopefully marks the beginning of a bright future.

The Cooper Vault has gone offline

11/13/2015

One of the very first Sly Cooper fan websites, The Cooper Vault, formerly hosted at SlyCooperFS.webs.com, has gone offline due to inactivity. The popular hosting service Free Webs has begun freezing old, inactive websites in order to free up space, and many of the early sites that served as inspiration for the Sly Cooper Fan Network are rapidly disappearing. Without my predecessors, I'm not sure that this site would have ever been possible. I did salvage some content from some of the now-frozen sites over the years and included it here, but an incalculable amount of data has been lost forever. You can still view the addled, archived homepage of the Cooper Vault here.

"Check out every thing in this web site, Its so good, its just plain criminal !!!!!"
- Stephanie (AKA Sly_Cooper_Girl) and Brandi (AKA Slygirl25)

The Sly Cooper Fan Network has been backed up and saved with the Internet Archive Wayback Machine on several occasions in an attempt to ensure that if SlyCooperNet.com ever goes offline, it will still be preserved to hopefully inspire those who follow in the future. You can check out the latest backup here.

New Sly Cooper Downloads

11/12/2015

I just discovered that the soundboard downloads on the Downloads page weren't functional (and probably haven't been ever since we changed domains from SlyCooperNet.weebly.com to SlyCooperNet.com), so I fixed the links, and the awesome soundboards from Sly Cooper and The Thievius Raccoonus can now be downloaded once more! I also added the Sucker Punch art pack to the downloads page (which I had to split up into two parts due to size restrictions), and the last surviving issue of Cooper Capers, the discontinued online Sly Cooper Magazine.

We're back.

11/11/2015

Today, on the fourth anniversary of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (an entirely unrelated game) and almost a year of inactivity, the Sly Cooper Fan Network has returned. Expect some insane changes and updates over the coming weeks.
(Note: I had originally included a countdown clock on this post marking December 18th, but I decided to launch that event sooner once I've finished working on it rather than wait. I will be launching something different on December 18th, just not as massive of an update. Stay tuned for the big event as it hasn't happened yet...)

Sly Cooper Fan Network: Third Anniversary!

11/20/2014

They say that time flies when you're having fun, and the three years spent curating this site have given me so many amazing memories. I know, I haven't been active at all lately and I haven't even updated anything since February this year. I can't express how sad I am that I've let the site fall into neglect, but sometimes life just gets in the way, and after all, things died down in the world of Sly Cooper after Thieves in Time was released. Don't worry though, I promise that I'll be back and I won't let the fan network fall into abandonment.

Sly Cooper Animated Movie Coming in 2016!

2/23/2014

So back in January a trailer was released for an upcoming Sly Cooper CG animated short movie which is being produced by Rainmaker Entertainment and Blockade Entertainment. The response to the teaser trailer was mostly positive, yet there has been criticism over the new controversial art style and choice of voice actors. IGN has reported that Blockade Entertainment is working closely with Sucker Punch Productions and Sony (not Sanzaru), which is indicative that the movie will closely resemble the first three games in the Sly Cooper series. While some may be skeptical over the movie's release, it may help to learn that Blockade has produced animated films based on games before, including Ratchet and Clank and Heavenly Sword. According to IGN, here is the movie's official story synopsis:

"Sly Cooper is a kinetic and comedic heist film that tells the story of Sly Cooper, an orphaned raccoon thief, along with his childhood friends and partners in crime, Bentley Turtle and Murray Hippo. In the film, Sly learns of his birth family’s secret legacy; that he comes from a long line of talented and international thieves. Endowed with this knowledge, Sly and his friends are catapulted into a global adventure as they race to reassemble pieces of an ancient book holding The Cooper Clan’s family secrets before it can fall into the hands of Clockwerk – an evil Russian metallic owl bent on ending the Cooper family line. From romantic Parisian backdrops to the lush mountains of China, gritty film noir meets bright, colorful graphic novels in this origin story of the world’s greatest thief-turned-hero."

My Personal Opinion:
I am skeptical of this movie as I detest the art style and Sly appears to have a different voice actor. However, I am extremely excited for the release of this movie. The premise seems epic and the very idea of a Sly Cooper movie is just outstanding (although there have been various fan-made movies over the years). Let me know what your opinion is of the upcoming movie on the Sly Cooper Fan Network blog (I recently added a section for the film), I would love to hear your thoughts and ideas.
http://slycoopermovie.com

Cooper Capers Fan Magazine Returns!

2/22/2014

Today I have exciting news to report from the Sly Cooper fan community: the famous Cooper Capers online fan magazine will be making a triumphant return! I recently received an email from the Cooper Capers editor stating that, after nearly five years, Cooper Capers would return in the form of seven new issues! The first issue of the the Cooper Capers revival will appear on April 1st, 2014. Cooper Capers is exemplary of early Sly Cooper fan culture and was once one of the leading sources of Sly Cooper information. You can check out the original and upcoming issues of Cooper Capers at CooperCapers.webs.com, and I have attached the email that I received from the magazine editor below:

Hi Tyler
I know this is nearly two years late, but I'm pleased to announce that after a five-year hiatus Cooper Capers will return for at least seven more issues to be released once a month. Issue 4 will be released on April 1st (no it's not an April Fool!). If you could spread the word around that would be great! I'm always open for suggestions and issues 4-10 will be a lot different from the first three.
Cooper Capers Editor
CooperCapers.webs.com

Sly Cooper Fan Network: Second Anniversary!

11/20/2013

Today marks the second anniversary of the Sly Cooper Fan Network! Two years ago I set out to create an epic Sly Cooper community constructed on a foundation of hope for a fourth Sly Cooper game; a hope that was not in vain as our wish came true when the fourth game was released in February. On November 20, 2011 I published the first draft of the site, and look how far we have come since then! There are nearly 1,000 blog comments, over 50 members, and hundreds of visitors a day. We have made friends across the world who share our interests and we have all had a great time. Sure, the site has slowed down recently, but I wouldn't lose hope yet!

More Evidence of "Sly 5 Master of Thieves?"

7/29/2013

Today I was lurking on the Internet and found even more evidence of Sly 5 Thieves Be Forever. In my past videos and articles I have regarded Sly 5 Master of Thieves to be nothing more than a hoax conjured by an overly-anxious fanboy, but this potential Sly 5 retail poster has partially swayed me in the other direction. I first discovered it on FaceBook, but I don't know where the image originally surfaced. It seems strange however that retail posters would already be printed for a game that hasn't even been announced yet. If this poster is legit, it is even more proof that Sly 5 will in fact be for the Playstation 4. Also, the double-canes in the background look a lot like the canes used by Slytunkhamen Cooper from the picture in the Cooper Vault from Sly 3 Honor Among Thieves. This makes sense due to the fact that Slytunkhamen resides in Ancient Egypt, the very location Sly was revealed to be stranded in the secret ending of Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time.

"Sly 5 Master of Thieves?"

7/19/2013

I bring more from the Sly 5 front today with another possible leak, "Sly 5 Master of Thieves." So this image was supposedly leaked by a programmer on Tumblr. The tags placed on the image include "media," "tours," "caught," "sly 5," "iphone," "sneaky," "whoops," and "hideyourmonitors." So, lets analyze the Sly 5 logo. First thing I notice is that the "5," though its hard to tell, seems like its almost a slightly different font from the "Sly." I also notice that the "Master of Thieves" font seems far from anything on a Sly logo before. Theres also the fact that the "Sly" and the Cooper logo in the back are from another picture I've seen, and the rest was photoshoped out and the "5" is in its place. Due to these observations I find it hard to believe this is legit, but hey, ya never know!