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News Insomniac Games Reckon Naughty Dog Have Raised The Bar For Game Development With Uncharted 2
Insomniac Games are no strangers to fantastic video games
Both the Ratchet & Clank and Resistance franchises have both been consistently top-tier exclusive titles on the Playstation 3, and they have a history of quality that dates back right to the early Playstation days. With Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time looking like the best Ratchet...
News Playstation 3 Cross-Game Chat Incoming By The Looks Of Things
Cross-Game Chat is the most requested feature for the Playstation 3, like, ever
Of course Sony are aware of that. Personally we couldn't give two hoots about Cross-Game Chat. But if it shuts people up about it for goodness sake; we're in. Alas, people have been going nuts over comments made on the Playstation Forums by Naughty Dog staffer...
News Get The Look: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Cat Walking
Do you know what, we're genuis' here at PushSquare
But we're nowhere near as genius as the folks at Kotaku, who have put up this awesome shopping guide to the threads in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. Well worth a read if you're into Nate Drake's dress sense.
News Naughty Dog Explain Their Love For Bungie & Infinity Ward
It's a big deal when a developer says something nice about another developer
Especially when one developer is exclusive to Playstation and another exclusive to Microsoft. Infinity Ward, well they're just the third in a lovely crowd. So when Naughty Dog said "hey Bungie, hey Infinity Ward, we love you guys," in the credits of Uncharted 2,...
News Motion Comic Will Explore Nathan Drake's Very Origins In Uncharted: Eye Of Indra
If you're playing Uncharted 2: Among Thieves at the moment, and are desperate to jump in and find out more about the character of Nathan Drake - you're in luck; Naughty Dog are working on a prequel motion comic entitled Uncharted: Eye Of Indra
Naughty Dog's Travis McIntosh and Neil Druckmann announced the project during last night's Playstation Blog...
News Want Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Fortune Hunters Edition, Prepare To Raid A Bank
We remember when we told you Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' Fortune Hunters Edition was really rare? Well, it's so rare that it's just popped on eBay at a (standing) total of $3,050
00. That's right folks. Three-thousand-and-fifty-dollars. There are still 9 days to go! We think it's pretty wrong of the guy who's selling this to win something so rare...
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Is Now Available Stateside
Hi America
We know you're not reading because chances are you're probably sleeping - after staying up late for the midnight launch of Uncharted 2 - or playing Uncharted 2 because it's out in the US right now. Dude! If you don't have your copy right now, the question you should be asking yourself is why not? And if you do have your copy, you should...
News Nathan Drake, Ratchet & Clank All Phone Home
Sure, why not?
Ever fancied a Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time themed four player tower defence or an Uncharted 2: Among Thieves two player tresure hunt? Thank goodness for Home then, eh, as 1Up report spaces for the both franchises will be launching in Playstation Home fairly soon. The Ratchet space will also allow you to travel through time,...
News SCEE Detail British Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Marketing Presence
Check it out everyone
SCEE are still continuing their marketing push. There's been a tremendous marketing effort from Sony worldwide since the launch of the PS3 Slim, and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is, in many ways, Sony's crown jewel. The British Uncharted 2: Among Thieves ad follows the theme of earlier PS3 advertising in the UK, and while...
News Play The Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Demo, Win The Fortune Hunter Edition
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is getting a real collector's edition
It's not £8,000 with a real life Indianna Jones in the box. It's priceless. In that; you can only get it if you really earn it, or win it. For example, if you log into the Uncharted 2: Among Thieves beta demo this weekend, you're in with a chance of winning one. If you haven't logged...
News Naughty Dog Looking For Figures Of 2.5Million+ With Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune was a real slow burner for Sony
What released in 2007, eventually felt like a game from 2008 when Naughty Dog patched in trophies, drawing everyone into their Playstation 3 blockbuster. Worldwide, Naughty Dog have confirmed the game eventually went on to sell 2.5Million copies, and multiplayer designer Justin Richmond...
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Stats Suggest Players Are Already Addicted
The Uncharted 2: Among Thieves demo has only been public for a week
But that hasn't stopped the game clocking up some astronomical stats. Naughty Dog's community manager Evan Wells has been on hand to share some of those stats with the Playstation Blog. Prepare to have your mind blown. Total Number of games played: 1,217,424 Total Number of Kills:...
News Naughty Dog Already Working On DLC, Improving Their Engine For "Next Project"
Naughty Dog are pretty much done with Uncharted 2: Among Thieves now
Sony are in charge of publishing, distributing and promoting their game now; leaving the team at Naughty Dog to take a break and look to the future. And the first thing on the cards is DLC for Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. Speaking with Eurogamer, Naughty Dog multiplayer designer...
News It's Nathan Drake, Speaking In Japanese. Woah!
Have you ever wondered what Uncharted 2: Among Thieves would sound like in Japanese? Well now you know, as the game will launch in Japan with Japanese voice dub
We tried to concentrate on Drake's unusual language, truly we did, but then we remembered how amazing this particular scene looks. We ended up being graphic whores instead.
News Naughty Dog Talk Uncharted On PSP, Jak & Daxter On PS3, Plus Much More
An interview with Naughty Dog's Evan Wells conducted by the Examiner has unearthed some new statements regarding the situation of the Jak & Daxter franchise, aswell as the future of Uncharted
When prompted if Naughty Dog's next project would be Jak & Daxter on Playstation 3, Evan responded, "I think you know I cant answer that...
News Uncharted 2 Debuts As Playstation 3's Second Best Game Of All Time According To MetaCritic
A lot of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves reviews dropped yesterday (10/10 from Eurogamer - *gasp*) pushing the game aloft Metacritic's top Playstation 3 titles list
With a critical score of 97, Uncharted 2 sits above LittleBigPlanet as the best Playstation 3 exclusive, and just one point behind the massive Grand Theft Auto IV. Of 22 written reviews, 12...
News @Naughty_Dog To Limit The Frequency Of #UNCHARTED2 Twitter Reports
After much moaning from the Twitter contingent -- "This ain't how we use Twitter, y'all" -- Naughty Dog have decided to pull functionality within Uncharted 2: Among Thieves that automatically updates Twitter accounts regarding chapter completion
While the option will still exist within the game's menu, it won't actually do anything. The option will...
News Let's Look At The Various Guises Of Uncharted 2's Boxart
Here we see three exhibits of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' boxart from around the world
Furthest left we have the European special edition, central we have the North American box, and furthest right we have Japan. Spot the difference? Yep you got it, the Japanese boxart looks like a retro "Boys'" annual from the Fifties.
News Hey Everyone, Fancy Playing Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' Multiplayer?
Not everyone has played Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' multiplayer yet
Some might not have got various preorder bonuses or gained access to the beta. That changes today though, when anyone can download the Uncharted 2 multiplayer demo from the Playstation Store. There are four different maps, four game types and two co-operative modes included. You...
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Marketing Begins In The UK
We knew we weren't dreaming it -- the Twitter messages we read regarding Uncharted 2: Among Thieves appearing on Channel 4 were real; SCEE have started pushing Uncharted 2 towards being the mega hit it deserves to be
Three weeks away from launch, Sony are keeping things pretty low-key; hopefully they have a spectacular "build-up" campaign...
News So, There's Probably Definitely An Uncharted 3 On The Way
Naughty Dog have pledged their future to the blossoming Uncharted franchise, claiming in an interview on the Playstation Blog that,"[Uncharted 2] doesn't conclude the story at all
The expectation with Uncharted is that it can be an ongoing franchise as long as people want more of it. All these stories are self-contained. You don't have to play...
News Uncharted 2's European Release Is Brought Forward A Week
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves was set to launch on October 23rd here in Europe
No longer must we wait. It will instead see release on October 16th. It's like, just over two weeks away folks! Can you believe how it's crept up. Oh man, we've been having so much fun in the multiplayer beta, we just can't wait to get our hands on the full product now.
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Under The Tech Hammer
Eurogamer's Digital Foundry is back again to pick apart every minute graphical detail of Naughty Dog's upcoming masterpiece Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
In their report they detail the improvements made in the near-Gold product when compared to the earlier multiplayer beta. Frame-rates, motion blur, v-sync and aliasing are all details touched upon by...
News Hype Machine: First Online Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Review
"Since we briefly played Uncharted 2 at Gamescom in Cologne recently and were part of the multiplayer Beta, we expected it to be pretty good, butnot this good
" The words of GamesRadar as they become one of the first online publications to review Naughty Dog's upcoming Playstation 3 blockbuster. In that review they describe Uncharted 2 as...
News The Quality Of Uncharted 2's Multiplayer Has Even Surprised Naughty Dog Themselves
The Uncharted franchise is synonymous with its single player campaign
Thus it's been surprising to see many of Uncharted 2: Among Thieve's plaudits come from it's extremely fleshed out multiplayer campaign. That's something that's even surprised Naughty Dog."We took the core move set of Nathan Drake, gave the player the ability to wear the...
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Will Feature Twitter Support
Remember when everyone thought Uncharted 2: Among Thieve's online component would be a tacked on after-thought? Yeah? Us too
Apparently Naughty Dog want to put us all to shame. With solid ranking, stat tracking, match making and gameplay already in place, they have just one more trick up their sleeve. Twitter. As demonstrated on Jeff Rubenstein's...
News Early Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Reviews Released
Areas of the press have gotten their hands on early copies of Naughty Dog's upcoming Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, and the results are as tantalising as you might expect
America's Official Playstation Magazine scored the title a 5/5, wrapping it in glory. France's PSM3 went the extra mile though, scoring the game 21/20. Yes. We know. Say what you will...
News Hello Britain, Take A Look At Your Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Preorder Bonuses
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is going to be the biggest thing to happen to the Playstation 3 this year
Aside from the PS3 Slim. And Modern Warfare 2. Still, if you're a PS3 owner, chances are you're practically gouging your eyes out over the prospect of playing the latest installment of Nate's adventure. With that in mind, perhaps you'd like to peruse...
News PAX 09: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Fortune Hunter Bundle Announced, Not For Sale
You know what, a lot of the time collector's editions aren't really collector's editions
They get reprinted, mass produced and well, they're not all that collectible at all. The Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Fortune Hunter bundle is a real collector's edition mind. In that you can only win it. Included in the super-rare package is a copy of the game,...
News Firmware 3.0 Sadly Causing Game Freezing In Uncharted
Have you just bought a PS3 Slim, anxiously updated to Firmware 3
0 before jumping into Uncharted: Drakes Fortune. You're perspiring with excitement we imagine, you've heard so much of the Playstation 3's best title and are eager to run through the campaign. But oh. Issues. That's right, reports on Playstation's forums are reporting of some massive...
News Naughty Dog Detail New Cinema Mode In Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves will feature a new "cinema mode", a sweet little tool set that will let you view, edit and tweak saved gameplay footage and share it with friends
We're going to recreate the tale of Wuthering Heights using the character models of Nathan Drake and Elena (our one true love - Ed). In this walkthrough with Machinima, Naughty...
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Is Impossible On XBOX 360
Naughty Dog are well known for squeezing every inch of power out of the Playstation 3
Heck, they have a division within their offices dedicated to doing just that. Naughty Dog's Christophe Balestra wants to absolutely clarify that Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is impossible on the XBOX 360."First of all, we fill the Blu-ray 100 percent,"...
News GamesCom 09: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Goes Slow-Mo
How do you make a game like Uncharted 2: Among Thieves seem any more epic than it already does? You make it run really slow, with some action packed music and some one-shots from everyone's favourite everyman - Nathan Drake
News Five Minutes Of Uncharted 2 Singleplayer Footage Ends On A Cliff Hanger; Features Elena
Oh man
This Uncharted 2: Among Thieves footage has gone and whet our appetite all over again. As part of 1Up's week-long Uncharted special they have managed to acquire this footage from the game, depicting Elena, Chloe and Drake's traverse through a storm ridden environment with an injured friend. Breathtaking stuff.
News Confirmed: Drake's Shirt To Be Three Quarter-Tucked
One of the most famous characteristics of the Nathan Drake character from the original Uncharted was the half-tucked nature of his shirt
But what about the sequel? How can you better half-tucked? Three quarter-tucked of course! As we discovered in a recent 1up interview, Drake is to have his shirt positioned a little differently this time. Speaking...
News Fancy Watching The Entire Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Comic-Con Panel
Hardcore Uncharted fans should know that this Comic-Con 2009 panel featuring Nolan North and the real person [Emily Rose] behind Elena (swoons), is packed with anecdotes from the creation of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
With the game now agonisingly close to release, we can't wait to see how the story unfolds.
News How Does The Water Look In Uncharted 2: Among Thieves?
The original Uncharted game pretty much set the benchmark for water graphics
Hell, they even set the first level in the middle of the ocean just so you knew from the offset that this game had amazing water. Well here's a sneak peak at how the water physics have advanced in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. The screenshot - courtesy of Playstation...
News Look, The Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Official Website Is Now Live
Are you really excited about Uncharted 2: Among Thieves? Dude, you're not the only one
We've got the game marked on our calendar for goodness sake (it's actually not that unusual for us really, seeing as we're a games site, but you get the idea - Ed). We're here to tell you that you can quell your Uncharted 2 hype over on the official website which...
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Will Not Require A Mandatory Install
Despite what you may have read around the Interweb last night, Naughty Dog's Christophe Balestra has confirmed that like the original Uncharted, Uncharted 2 will not require an installation to play
Rumours were flying of a 1.7GB install at various other outlets. Guess that means you should listen to us and only us, right?
News Comic-Con 2009: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Multiplayer DLC In The Pipeline
Uncharted 2: Among Theives' creative director Amy Hennig has revealed that Naughty Dog's latest will get post release support in the form of multiplayer DLC
"One of the great things about the multiplayer and the co-op is that it gives us great opportunities to expand the experience for players with downloadable content, unlockables, things like...
News Comic-Con 2009: We Demand Naughty Dog Implement The "Kitty Got Wet" Phrase Into Uncharted 2
One of the most interesting things to come out of Comic-Con 2009 is the tale of the "Kitty got wet" catchphrase
When asked about the subject of ad-libbing during an Uncharted 2 panel yesterday, Nathan Drake's voice actor Nolan North gave a suspicious smile to creative director Amy Henning and asked, " "Is it okay to discuss KGW?"...
News Comic-Con 2009: Get Some Gold Rush In Your Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Here's a quick look at new co-operative mode from Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
"Gold Rush" will see three players working co-operatively through a series of increasingly difficult round to capture a number of pieces of precious plunder. It looks like the maps are based upon the competitive multiplayer maps, but this mode looks like it could...
News Sony To Release Bonkers New Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Toy Line
Upon reading the headline to this article you might be fooled into thinking you might be on the verge of purchasing your own stern-faced Nathan Drake action figure
Or perhaps a life-size Elena doll. Wrong, the Uncharted 2: Among Thieves toyline will consist of super-deformed vinyl figures from ESC-Toys. Only 2500 will be made. Quirky.
Nathan Drake will once again grace the Playstation 3 this October 13th when Uncharted 2: Among Thieves officially launches in the USA
That's not far away folks! Might want to book your sick day before the rest of the office beat you to it though. There'll be preorder goodies for those who take the time to place an order, including Golden Weapons...
News Is That SingStar: Michael Jackson Sitting Aloft The Horizon?
They claim the game will release November 13th with or without additional microphones.
French site PS3Gen are claiming that Sony are gearing for a November launch on a new edition of the popual SingStar franchise - SingStar: Michael Jackson Interestingly the site are also speculating that Uncharted 2: Among Thieves will launch September 30th with...
News Amazing Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Ice Cavern Scaling Footage
Hands up: who can't get enough Uncharted 2: Among Thieves footage? No, us neither
So just to quench the thirst, here's some more new footage of the game posted over at GameTrailers. Pretty slick, huh. As it's traditional to talk about the graphics in an Uncharted post allow us to say on your behalf: dooderz look at teh graphixx!
News New Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Cinematic Is Literally Breath Taking
The biggest challenge while watching the new Uncharted 2: Among Thieves trailer is trying to remember you're not watching a movie
Oh man; the acting, the animation, the plot, the script, the graphics. It's just absolutely amazing. It pretty much leaves every other video game in its dust. We just hope Sony are able to turn Uncharted into the mega...
News New Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Footage On This Week's GTTV
Geoff Keighley's GTTV will have some new footage of Naughty Dog's upcoming Uncharted 2: Among Thieves this week
Apparently they're going to show off the opening cinematic which, quite frankly, we feel a bit sad about. Opening cinematics are a thing of beauty. They should be saved for when the game is fresh out of its plastic wrapping. Still,...
Rumour Uncharted 2 Among Thieves Heading To The PSP
We all know that Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is heading to the Playstation 3 right? But seeing as the PSP is making a comeback, it might make sense to port the game to Sony's handheld
A mysterious screenshot discovered by Screwattack.com from the upcoming issue of Official Playstation Magazine seems to suggest that's exactly what might happen. Of...
News Uncharted 2 Will Feature Over 90 Minutes Of Cinematics
Probably the best thing about the Uncharted franchise are the characters and plot development
In many ways it's far better than most movies in that department which is a pretty strong credit when you consider the medium. So it's pleasing to hear Uncharted 2: Among Thieves will feature over 90 minutes of cinematics to drive the plot:The single...
