Get Fuse pro-tips straight from Insomniac Games in this high-energy tips and tricks video. Learn how to combine your Fuse-powered weapons to gain maximum points in the co-op campaign, master the intricacies of the wave-based "co-opetitive" Echelon mode, and watch as Insomniac's lead designer strategically leaps between agents at-will in combat to elude harrowing scenarios.

Insomniac Games has not ruled out bringing its upcoming co-op shooter Fuse to Wii U, CEO Ted Price told Digitally Downloaded. This comes just days after Price's Reddit AMA in which he confirmed the developer is not currently making any titles for the Nintendo platform, while describing the Wii U as more of a current-gen platform.

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EA and Insomniac Games have announced that a demo for the co-op shooter, Fuse, will be available on the Xbox Live Marketplace and the PlayStation Network on May 7th, allowing players to play online cooperatively with up to four players, or in a 2-player split-screen.

In the demo, players will take on the role of four elite operatives – Dalton Brooks, Izzy Sinclair, Jacob Kimble and Naya Deveraux. These special agents are out to protect mankind from Fuse, a deadly alien energy source which has been stolen by the rogue paramilitary organisation, Raven. Each of the characters delivers a unique gameplay experience, as they have their own individual and unique “Xenotech” weapon and specialised skills. Players will use these abilities as they track down the Fuse source in a snowy secret weapon depot.

“When it comes to Fuse, the biggest thing we’ve noticed when sharing it with others for the first time is that playing is believing,” said Ted Price, CEO and founder of Insomniac Games. “Fuse takes four player co-op in a new direction with features you won’t find in other third person shooters: from LEAP where you can jump between each of the four unique agents at will to the experimental Xenotech weapons to the deep RPG-like character progression system. And by the way, all of these features rock for solo players as well. Join us in this brand new universe for a quintessential Insomniac Games experience.”

Created and developed by Insomniac Games, Fuse will be available on May 28th in North America and May 31st in Europe for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

In this 40 minute walkthrough video of Fuse, Insomniac Games plays through one of the game's early levels.

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[Update] EA has confirmed that Fuse will launch on May 28th in North America and May 31st in Europe.

[Original Article] EA and Insomniac Games are giving players who pre-order Fuse a head start when the 4-person co-op action game hits shelves in Spring 2013.

Starting today, players who pre-order Fuse, will be able to unlock special armor and weapon customisations for each of the game’s four elite agents: Izzy Sinclair, Naya Deveraux, Dalton Brooks and Jacob Kimble. In addition, players will be able to bolster their characters’ respective arsenals through increased damage on all one-handed weapons.

The pre-order bonuses include:

• Four Hyperion Prototype Agent Armor Skins - Upgrade your agents’ look with four special, state-of-the-art armor skins discovered inside the top-secret Hyperion Base.
• Four Hyperion Prototype Weapon Skins - Customise your Fuse weapons with four skins based on each of the original prototypes developed inside Hyperion Base. 
• Quickdraw Team Perk - Increase your damage with this team perk adding powerful Fuse elements to all one-handed weapons for all four characters in your squad.

Created and developed by Insomniac Games, Fuse is the studio’s first multiplatform launch. It will be available Spring 2013 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

As part of its Q3 Earnings Report, EA has announced that Insomniac's upcoming multi-platform third-person shooter FUSE has been pushed back from its intended March 2013 release and that the game will now ship in the April to June 2013 time frame.

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This new trailer for the 4-person co-op action shooter 'Fuse' showcases a routine operation that quickly explodes into a full-on global arms race over Fuse -- a powerful but volatile alien substance. It is up to you and three other elite teammates to stop Raven, the rogue paramilitary force that has stolen Fuse from the U.S. government.

Echelon mode in Fuse is what Insomniac CEO Ted Price calls "co-opetitive," a variant on the Gears of War 'Horde' mode. Players must survive twelve waves of increasingly more difficult enemies – the exact configuration of each wave is randomized, though you're always guaranteed two boss battle waves.

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In September this year, Insomniac re-announced its campy retro-styled spy thriller Overstrike as the mildly irreverent, but far more Gears-ish Fuse - and lo, a great hue and cry went up on the internet, as studio fans laid into another outbreak of the industry's lingering case of Action Man syndrome. Speaking to OXM last week, Insomniac president Ted Price has explained the decision to dial down the whimsy, arguing that the characters were hard to engage with in their original form.

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In terms of things that constitute A BIG DEAL, the arrival of a new Insomniac game is right up there. With past works including Spyro, Ratchet & Clank and Resistance, the California-based studio boasts one of the sturdiest resumes in gaming, and its latest effort – spectacular third-person shooter Fuse – looks reliably distinctive.

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In this 18 minute gameplay video of Fuse, Insomniac Games president and CEO Ted Price takes us through the four playable members of the Overstrike 9 squad, their weapons, and their skill-based progressions. Also covered in the video is the "Fusion" Mode and the "LEAP" feature, which allows players to switch between the four characters at will during combat.

The debut trailer for Insomnic's 4-person co-op action shooter 'Fuse' has arrived. The new trailer was supposed to be released earlier in the week but was delayed because of a licensing issue with one of the songs, which has now been resolved.

EA and Insomniac Games have announced that 'Fuse', a 4-person co-op action shooter that thrusts players into the roles of four elite, covert agents with their own unique skills and experimental weapons, will be available in March 2013 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Formerly known as Overstrike, which was first revealed at E3 last year, Fuse allows gamers to play as Dalton Brooks, Izzy Sinclair, Jacob Kimble or Naya Deveraux as they fight to protect mankind from a deadly alien energy source known as Fuse.

"Fuse demonstrates what Insomniac does best: outlandish and gruesome weapons design, over-the-top action and a touch of humor," said Insomniac Games' Founder and CEO, Ted Price. "We're especially excited to see how players utilize lethal teamwork by combining their Fuse weapons to stop a deadly arms race."

Fuse is a 4-person co-op, story-driven, action game where even solo players can experience the unique attributes of each agent by using the game's LEAP feature to switch between the four characters at will during combat. Each agent is equipped with unique skills and weapons not only integral for survival, but that also allows for unexpected and extraordinary results. Experimental Fuse weapons are powered by a volatile alien substance that gives players unique capabilities that expand their strategic options in and out of combat.

Through lethal teamwork, players can complete objectives and kills to earn Fuse points for powerful upgrades. Players can also play online or offline and level up along unique character paths, allowing players to unlock more powerful Fuse-driven abilities as the game progresses. In addition, the game's progression system is unified between different play modes, allowing players to continue improving their agents regardless of how they play.

In Fuse, the members of contact team Overstrike 9 attempt to thwart a rogue paramilitary organization called Raven from stealing the Fuse source located deep within a classified government facility. Overstrike 9's pursuit of Raven will take them around the world, from the fortified desert facility to underwater bases, island strongholds, icy mountain peaks, palatial hideouts and beyond. Later, as the team closes in on Raven, another more sinister enemy reveals itself as a truly horrendous global threat.