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Uncharted 2 Gets Frosty On This Week's GameTrailers TV
Naughty Dog's upcoming PlayStation 3 exclusive Uncharted 2: Among Thieves will be the focus of this week's GameTrailers TV, offering up new footage, new levels and a look inside the developer's studio. More »
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How To Name A Video Game Studio — And Hopefully Get It Right
The decision to give something a name, whether that be your struggling rock band, your first dog, your only child, or your game development studio is no simple task. For better or worse, you might be stuck with it. More » -
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Meet The Women of Uncharted 2
Yesterday we meet Nolan North — aka "Mr. Video Game Voiceover". Today, we meet his delightful Uncharted 2 cohorts, Emily Rose and Claudia Black. More »
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Comment by simply_androoo: I don't understand all the excitement behind Uncharted 2, it looks like a standard shooter to me. Does it do... 46 Responses | Other threads
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E3's Uncharted 2 Screens Have Us Back In The Jungle
Uncharted 2 isn't all snowy mountains and crummy city streets. Drake will also find himself back in the jungle, which is really where he belongs. More »
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Comment by KEN: I haven't played part one because the 2 year old piece of shit still runs for about $50...Same goes for... 16 Responses | Other threads
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Uncharted 2 New Trailer: Payback's A Bitch
This clip for Naughty Dog's PS3 exclusive Uncharted 2: Among Thieves should really be titled Uncharted 2: Among An Awesome Trailer.
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Comment by MtlAngelus: Man I must get a PS3... CMON SONY GIMME MY PRICE CUT! D: 17 Responses | Other threads
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Uncharted 2 Multiplayer Demo Is Now Live
Hope you got in on that inFamous voucher for entry into the multiplayer beta test for Uncharted 2. It's live as we speak and people are already downloading it. More »
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By AJ GlasserComment by WDYC: Not trolling, just asking, what is the charm of this game? The thing that makes you want to buy it? I... 16 Responses | Other threads
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Naughty Dog Co-Founders Become Monkey Gods
Naughty Dog co-founders Jason Rubin and Andrew Gavin have teamed up with fellow Flektor founder Jason Kay to create Monkey Gods, a new social gaming development studio. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Pyrefly: I hope we see some form of new high quality platforming game from these lot, it feels as if there... 7 Responses | Other threads
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Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Multiplayer In Action
Naughty Dog is adding multiplayer to Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. You might've heard. If you had any doubt about the explosive nature of that multiplayer, maybe this trailer will assuage your fears. More »
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Comment by orangeson5: It's like Gears of War with jumping! Hopefully there will be more modes besides just deathmatch and plunder. 30 Responses | Other threads
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Hands-On With Uncharted 2 Multiplayer, 3-Player Coop
Last week, the addition of multiplayer to Uncharted 2: Among Thieves was still a surprise to much of the video game press attending Sony's PlayStation Gamers' Day. Naughty Dog's reveal was almost perfect. More »
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Comment by Rompehamster: Gears of War for the PS3? Cool, but does this game really need multiplayer? other than co-op i mean. (i <3 co-op) 20 Responses | Other threads
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Even Uncharted 2 Has Concept Art
Every game has concept art. Most games, though, you probably don't care if you see it or not. Then again, not every game is as anticipated as Uncharted 2. More »
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Comment by LuckyLakey: I'm excited. This game will put tomb raider 6 feet under. 7 Responses | Other threads
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Uncharted 2's Digital Ice WIll Be Extremely Nice
Building upon amazing water effects from the first game, Naughty Dog takes water to the next level in Uncharted 2, crafting some of the most realistic ice and snow ever seen in a video game. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by nonpareil: Uncharted, along with LBP, is the best thing the PS3 has going for it. Seriously. 48 Responses | Other threads
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God of War III Developers Got A Little Help From Their Friends
God of War III, the latest entry in Sony's hack-and-slash franchise, is a big game. Big games need lots of game developers to make them. More »
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Comment by Matt0505: With a Little Help From my Friends is a BEATLES SONG. Whoever put that picture up there should be ashamed of... 34 Responses | Other threads
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How Uncharted 2 Hopes To Fix Uncharted 1's Biggest Problem
We loved Uncharted. Loved it to bits. But it wasn't without its problems! Chief amongst those being the fact shirtless men somehow took 117 bullets to kill. Thankfully, the sequel's looking to remedy that. More »
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Comment by ThisDudeRufus: I've always wondered about how video game people would go about killing themselves. Like, when you can take five bullets... 15 Responses | Other threads
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First Look At Uncharted 2: Among Thieves In Action
Naughty Dog invited us to its Santa Monica studios on Monday for a look at Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, the PlayStation 3 exclusive that you should really be more excited for. How do we know? More » -
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Do You Think Nathan Drake Is "Bigger" Than Lara Croft?
Well, do you? We're curious. Because Naughty Dog's Bruce Straley thinks the Uncharted star already is, and is a little taken aback that you don't all think the same. More »
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Comment by animexplorer: yes, it is bigger than shitty tomb raider. i am glad only PS3 owner can experience pure awesomeness of Uncharted... 27 Responses | Other threads
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Uncharted 2 Enemies A Little Smarter, A Little More Agile
Uncharted 2 is a sequel, so things are being tweaked, things are being added, things are being improved. One area Naughty Dog are working on is enemy AI, particularly how it reacts to Nathan's presence. More »
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Comment by animexplorer: i feel very satisfied that the game will never be released on any platform other than PS3. 39 Responses | Other threads
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Uncharted 2 Also Takes Place In War-Torn Tibet, Has New Love Interest
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves has a new game mechanic (stealth) and a new dead famous guy (Marco Polo). Both we knew. What are some things we didn't know about Uncharted 2?
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Comment by FrankieViturello: Am I the only person who thinks that Nathan Fillion (Firefly) should play Nathan Drake in a big-screen version of... 12 Responses | Other threads
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Uncharted 2 Screens Leaked, Also Very Pretty
If last night's video taste of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves just wasn't enough to sate your appetite for Nathan Drake and half-tucked henleys, newly (and prematurely?) released screens of the PlayStation 3 game should satisfy. More »
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Comment by pandafresh: ugh! waaaay too much saturation going on there! ton it down a bit! 36 Responses | Other threads
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Spike VGAs: Uncharted 2 Teaser Is Indeed A Tease
Look, we love Uncharted. But teasing a tease leaves us with two teases. And two teases do not a trailer make. More »
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Comment by rich8606: Sony dissapointed me, they blew it with both their games. GTA4 trailer's longer and waaaay more interesting than this two. 22 Responses | Other threads
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First Uncharted 2 Details From Game Informer
You've seen the teaser, now how about some details? GameInformer's next issue has the exclusive first print look at Naughty Dog's Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. Yes, that's the name. Now about the game... More »
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The Uncharted 2 Teasing Teasered
Gone are the sunny environs of Uncharted. Uncharted 2, from what we can guess after watching this exceptionally short teaser, will feature more snow than sun and sand. Is that some sort of Aztec sacrificial knife? We're told we will be seeing more of the game during the airing of the upcoming SpikeTV Video Game Awards. -
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'Uncharted 2' Already "In The Works," Says PSM3
Probably thinking it would be a shame to let those lovely rock textures go to waste, not to mention that half-tuck, it appears that Naughty Dog is hard at work on an Uncharted sequel. According to a quote from the latest PSM3, there's more fortune in Nathan Drake's future with still more things to chart and pirates to shoot in the face. More »
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Comment by rayne117 - BOOM! I hate fireworks.: More of the same Lara Croft-esqe fighting and running and jumping... blah blah. 9 Responses | Other threads
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Westerners Destroy, Japanese Create
Hirokazu Yasuhara has been lucky enough to work in both the Japanese game industry and the Western game industry. In Japan, he was the third member of the first Team Sonic and fleshed out the level design for the early Sonic titles. In the West, he clocked time at Naughty Dog, working on the Jak series. Now, he's currently senior design director at Namco Bandai Games America. In an interview with game site Gamasutra, Yasuhara talks his level design philosophy (fascinating stuff) and offers insights like: More »
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Naughty Dog Barely Scratching The Surface of The PS3's POWER
Boy, Uncharted is one gorgeous game. Leafy greens, lazy sunsets, stark lighting, it's all very easy on the eyes. But really, it's nothing. Least, that's what developers Naughty Dog reckon, telling SCEE adverblog "we think we’re probably only using 30 or 40 per cent of the power of the PS3 right now, and there’s this great, untapped potential". Going by that math, we expect Uncharted 3 - shipping in 2010 - to be so leafy, and its sunsets so lazy, that we can't help but play it in shorts, accompanied by a drink with an umbrella in it, it'll look that good. More » -
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PAL Regions Get Uncharted Trophy Patch
The promised 1.01 patch for Uncharted: Drake's Fortune has hit the decidedly charted PAL regions of the world, unlocking PlayStation 3 trophy support for one of the console's greatest titles. The patch, which weighs in at a modest 13 megs, unlocks 47 trophies that coincide with the achievements already built into the game, along with a 48th platinum trophy for unlocking all of the other trophies. Already unlocked all of the game's achievements? Well start a new game and unlock them again, as they won't be applied retroactively due to cheating concerns. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Accordion: @Grive: The M16/m4 whatever it is, was better than the other i agree. But my first play through i only really... more » | Other threads
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PSN Will Have "Competitive Edge"
PSN vs. Xbox Live, FIGHT! While Microsoft clearly had the jumpstart with online, Sony is slowly but surely coming into its own. While it's still early, developer Richard Lemarchand from Sony-owned Naughty Dog believes PSN will have an edge that XBL won't: More »
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Uncharted's Trophies Numbered, Explained
Want the skinny on all of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune's PlayStation Trophies? All 48 of them? I do. Mostly because I'll be quite comfortable restarting the game in order to secure them, having not yet beat Naughty Dog's PlayStation 3 adventure. Arne Meyer at Naughty Dog spills the beans on all the virtual prizes one can secure in the game, just as soon as that patch arrives. Oh, there aren't details details, more like a high level briefing. More »
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Comment by ShadowScale: I sorry to sound newbish here but how does these trophy's work is it like xbox 360 or what cuz... more » | Other threads
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Sony Take "Appropriate Action" Against Uncharted Airgun
Yeah, that Uncharted airgun? Totally not official. And not being official (and trying to make money off the official product) tends to piss folks off. A Sony mouthpiece says this about the King of Swords gun: More »
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Comment by Stefanten: @bobtheduck: I was actually referring to a minor Seinfeld character, but a Powerglove reference is fine too :) more » | Other threads
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An Uncharted Gun You Can Own
Own an airgun that looks like Nathan Drake's! From phony sword makers King of Swords come this full metal M92 airsoft gun. It features blowback, can hold 25 rounds and comes with a free aluminum case. Complete with old female side-kick, not newer blond girl! And yes kids, this will put your eye out. More »
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Comment by Snake726: That's just the thing I need where I live. I've been getting too comfortable, not getting shot or arrested... more » | Other threads
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Uncharted: People Killing, OK, Animal Killing, Not OK
In an interview with SCEE blog Three Speech, Naughty Dog's Evan Wells has been answering a bunch of questions sent in by Three Speech "readers". Most are fairly run-of-the-mill, but one's pretty interesting, if only from a cultural standpoint. The question was, basically, why can't I shoot the fish in the game? The answer:We had hit reactions and even some death animations for the wildlife in the game but we chose to remove it. It was flagged as a potential issue by the ESRB and it seemed like a small concession to make in order to maintain our "Teen" rating. It may have also affected the rating in Europe.
So...killing hundreds and hundreds of human beings with guns and explosives and your bare hands is totally cool, but shooting some fish in a river can jeopardise a "teen" rating? What a strange and hilarious world we live in. More »
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Are We Going To Get An Uncharted Movie?
A "source" speaking with Joystiq seems to think so. According to this source - who is "close to the deal" - developers Naughty Dog have already agreed to option the rights to a movie based on their 2007 hit (and our 2007 NQGOTY), with Atlas Entertainment reported to be behind the project. Who are Atlas? They're a production company who helped put Twelve Monkeys and Three Kings together, so relax, will you? More »
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"People Don't Want Philosophical Marcus Fenix"
Uncharted has been described as "the best game ever made about a dude in a t-shirt." That's a pretty fair description! Josh Scherr, lead cinematics animator for developer Naughty Dog, says the goal was to make Nathan Drake and regular dude, but one who was fully fleshed out and believable. Scherr says this about characterization in video games, mentioning Epic's Gears of War: More » -
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How Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Makes Home Really, Really Cool
While Resistance: Fall of Man's integration with Home should have bonus content fans excited, old school run-and-gun shooter fans should be pretty pumped about what they may be getting with Uncharted: Drake's Fortune's contribution. We hear that the Home portal for Naughty Dog's PlayStation 3 adventure will follow in Resistance's footsteps, allowing Home avatars to explore the game's levels without the threat of being shot at, a nice feature. More »
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Zero Punctuation Takes On Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
This week, in between some scathing political commentary, Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw reviews Uncharted: Drake's Fortune for the PS3. Does he like it? Of course not. Can you imagine his reviews happy? We can only pray that divine intervention keeps both love and ecstasy from Yahtzee's grasp, lest we lose Zero Punctuation forever. More »
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Ex-Naughty Dogs Steel Penny For WiiWare
Steel Penny Games, an Austin-based indie developer founded by Naughty Dog veterans Jason Hughes and Andrew Gilmour, have announced to the world their acceptance into Nintendo's WiiWare developer program, and are hard at work in delivering an original IP title for release later this year. Game details are sketchy, other than the fact that it will "blends a challenging puzzle game with dramatic fantasy environments and appealing characters." I am guessing it might have something to do with Bruiser & Scratch in Case of the Puzzling Paw, a causal game already announced on Steel Penny's homepage, though the description lacks any mention of specific platform. The press release mentions creating a new IP to span a series of games, and the "in" portion of the game title seems to indicate multiple episodes. With the company aiming for a Summer 2008 release, I'm sure we'll find out what they've got up their sleeve soon enough. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by sadkermit - soon to be banned for standing up to the ummm nazi.: I'm ready to see what WiiWare is gonna bring to the plate in reality. Also in reality - I have... more » | Other threads
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Tim Schafer Mystified By Uncharted's Shirt Tech
Double Fine Productions founder and funny man Tim Schafer isn't so much a fan of Naughty Dog's Uncharted: Drake's Fortune as he is the next-gen thermal shirt that protagonist Nathan Drake wears throughout. The Psychonauts creator compares the PlayStation 3 title's heretofore ignored technological marvel that is a casually dirty, half-tucked shirt to "an unfinished symphony." He heaps praise upon the adventure game's clothing choices and lauds a poly-cotton top that speaks volumes about its wearer. More »
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Naughty Dog On PS3 In 3 Years
Naughty Dog is surveying the land with its chest stuck out, planning its worldwide conquest following the critically solid launch of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. Where will things be in three years, someone asks (a child, maybe). Naughty Dog inhales deeply and ponders the questions. Somewhere off in the distance, wind chimes can be heard...., it's anybody's guess. At Naughty Dog, we're pretty sure we should be able to see leaps between games on the PS3 that are even bigger than they were on the PS2.
And then, as quickly as it came, Naughty Dog disappears into the horizon. More »
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"More In Store For The PLAYSTATION 3"
Think Uncharted is pretty? You ain't seen nothing yet! The PS3 is just getting warmed up. According to Evan Wells from developer Naughty Dog: More »
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Comment by Irenicus-the one and only: @Soldrak: If you think what Leobebes said is insightfull then you are just as bad as he. Oh and I... more » | Other threads
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PSHome Integration Coming to Uncharted?
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, despite being a late bloomer when compared to Sony's other AAA PS3 offerings, seems to be doing its share of defining the console and exciting the masses. (I say that, of course, with no scientific measurements, but only what I've sensed from the internet. So maybe I'm full of it). Regardless, Naughty Dog's Evan Wells is looking to embed the game even deeper within the platform, integrating it with PlayStation Home as much as they can.We aren't planning any downloadable content for Uncharted...we are planning to take advantage of whatever kind of integration into Home is possible.
How great would it be if your Home avatar opened a door and found himself in the Uncharted jungle? Answer: really great. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by johnsgirlalways: This sounds so great. I love uncharted it is such a great game in so so many ways.I even created... more » | Other threads
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