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"Sleeping Dogs has been inspired by film Infernal Affairs, it has been revealed. United Front Games producer Dan Sochan told Digital Spy that the Hong Kong film was a &amp;quot;big one&amp;quot; when it came to inspiration.  &amp;quot;We really wanted to tell a story of what it&amp;#039;s like to be an undercover cop - each day always having to be in character, always being on guard, making sure you don&amp;#039;t blow your cover,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;And there&amp;#039;s also the risk you put on not just your own life but your friends and family as well. We thought it was important.&amp;quot; Sochan also revealed how the combat and slow-motion sequences also came from other movies. &amp;quot;We took inspiration from John Woo films like Hard Boiled and looked at Jackie Chan and Jet Li to try and really capture the essence of Hong Kong cinema, while bringing it to a wider audience in Western countries,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;[Woo does] a great job capturing the excitement and energy in some of the shooting sequences by adding in slow motion.&amp;quot; Formerly known as True Crime: Hong Kong, the United Front Games open-world game focuses on an undercover cop trying to take down the triads in Hong Kong. Sleeping Dogs will launch on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC on August 14 in North America and August 17 in Europe. &amp;gt; Sleeping Dogs interview: United Front Games on Hong Kong inspiration &amp;gt; Sleeping Dogs preview: Take down triads and cops with martial arts Watch a trailer for Sleeping Dogs below:  Screenshots - view the latest Sleeping Dogs images below: "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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