Uncharted News (Page 3)
Feature Uncharted 2 Kickstarted a New Age of First Party Success for Sony
10 years of hits
This year marks the 10th anniversary of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. It's a notable game for so many reasons, but many will simply remember it as an unbelievably strong sequel. Naughty Dog was already a highly regarded studio, but with its follow-up to Drake's Fortune, the developer cemented itself as one of the most talented in the...
Soapbox How Sony's Server Shutdown Rallied Naughty Dog Fans into Trophy Hunting Action
A Trophy hunter's end
In recent years, Sony has had the habit of shutting down its multiplayer servers, especially with its first-party PlayStation 3 games. The worst thing about not being able to play a substantial part of these games anymore is the fact that it renders the multiplayer Trophies unobtainable after the servers are shutdown. In May...
News Uncharted 2, 3, and The Last of Us PS3 Multiplayer Servers Go Offline Tomorrow
No survivors
Sony's not doing itself any favours lately. DriveClub has been delisted from the PlayStation Store (slightly too soon in some parts of the world) and is due to have its servers switched off early next year. Now, the multiplayer servers for PS3 games Uncharted
News Sigh! Uncharted Movie Loses Its Director Again
We count five now
We’ve been writing about the Uncharted movie for a decade now, but the project has just lost – by our count – its fifth director. According to Deadline, former Totally Rad Show host Dan Trachtenberg has parted ways with the film, although Spider-Man star Tom Holland i
News PS4 Exclusives Cross Paths with Free Uncharted 4 Bike Skins in Days Gone
Ride it like you stole it
Bend Studio seems to be putting an awful lot of effort into post-launch support for its popular PlayStation 4 exclusive, Days Gone. The open world survival game has been getting regular new challenges lately, adding even more to do in the already huge adventure. Its latest addition to the game is a set of new skins for...
Out of the blue
And just like that, the long in the making Uncharted movie has a release date. Sony has slapped an 18th December 2020 launch on the project, with Spider-Man's Tom Holland playing the lead role of Nathan Drake and Dan Trachtenberg directing. It's light at the end of the tunnel for a film project that has gone through more potential...
News Uncharted 2, 3, and The Last of Us Lose Multiplayer Capabilities on PS3 from September
Wave goodbye to those memories
Sony has quite the habit of turning off multiplayer servers as of late, and unfortunately, another wave of turn offs have hit some of Naughty Dog's classic PS3 titles. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Uncharte
News Watch Nolan North and Troy Baker Play Through Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Role playing game
This is pretty interesting. Nolan North, most famous for playing Nathan Drake in the PlayStation exclusive Uncharted series, has said before that he doesn't really play the games once they come out. However, last year, he and fellow voice actor Troy Baker began a YouTube channel named Retro Replay, a let's play channel where the...
News Ex-Uncharted Movie Writer Joe Carnahan Calls Neil Druckmann a 'Jerkoff'
Says he "stole credit" for Naughty Dog series
The history of the Uncharted film is a long, rocky road. The adaptation has been in the works for such a long time, and various people have come and gone from the project. One such person was Joe Carnahan, a Hollywood writer on action flicks like Smokin' Aces and The A-Team. He hopped aboard the...
News Sony's Not-So Secret Unannounced Studio Attracts More Talent
Team yet to be confirmed
Sony’s not-so secret San Diego studio – which is expected to be continuing the Uncharted series – has been bulking up for a good few months now, and Senior Game Designer Quentin Cobb tweeted about a new addition this week. James Martinchek is joining the team as Lead Animator, having previously worked on Uncharted 4: A...
News Guess What? The Uncharted Movie Is Back On
Here we go again
The movie that will never get made is… Getting made again! You may recall director Shawn Levy departing the Uncharted movie project late last year, mercifully putting the non-starter on ice. Well, it’s back, with Variety reporting that 10 Cloverfield Lane maker Dan Trachtenberg has been brought on board to steer the adaptation...
News Evidence Mounts for Unannounced Uncharted Game
More recruitment at Visual Arts Services Group
Sony appears to be anchoring a new game development team to its Visual Arts Services Group division. For those of you who don’t know, the San Diego-based VASG has been leveraged by various first-party developers for motion capture work, but it’s been quietly recruiting talent from around the world...
News Can We Please Just Give Up on the Uncharted Movie?
Director departs again
Stop us if you’ve heard this one about a billion times before: director Shawn Levy has reportedly left the Uncharted movie project, leaving it in limbo yet again. It had seemed like the flick was finally going to go into production, with Spider-Man star Tom Holland purportedly on board to play a younger Nathan Drake. Alas,...
News Tom Holland to Star in 'Exciting' Uncharted Movie
Filming not far off
Filming on the long, long, long rumoured Uncharted movie sounds like it’s almost about to get underway, which may be unfortunate news for fans of Allan Ungar’s recent fan film. As previously rumoured, it sounds like
News First-Person Uncharted 4 Mod Showcases Naughty Dog's Insane Animations
What's for dinner?
Naughty Dog’s animation work is often a tier ahead of the rest of the industry, and this Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End mod demonstrates the insane production values on display. The clip, taken from the beginning of the game as Nathan and Elena Drake eat dinner, has been captured from the perspective of the half-tucked hero...
News Shadow of the Tomb Raider Trailer Seemingly Uses Music from Uncharted 2
Rumble in the jungle
See that trailer we've embedded above? It's the latest promotional video for Shadow of the Tomb Raider, which is due out in September. It showcases some lovely looking environments, and it uses music from Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. Wait, what? No, it's true. As pointed out by RobinGaming over on Twitter, the trailer uses the...
News Uncharted Fan Film Sparks Digital Series Discussions
Something further could happen
Nathan Fillion’s turn as Naughty Dog’s wise-cracking rogue Nathan Drake has set tongues wagging right throughout the industry, and after amassing almost two million views in just 24 hours, there’s understandably some discussions taking place about what this means moving forwards. According to director Allan...
News Nathan Fillion Plays the Role He Was Born to in Uncharted Fan Movie
Watch the full thing now
Sony’s clearly never going to get the long-rumoured Uncharted movie off the ground, so leave it to Canadian director Allan Ungar to stick a 15-minute fan film online. Clearly a plea from the Gridlocked director to get given the full project, this is a slick clip that sticks closely to the blueprints of Naughty Dog’s...
News Fans Think Nathan Fillion Is Teasing an Uncharted Announcement
Sic Parvis Magna
Uncharted fans believe Firefly star Nathan Fillion may be teasing something to do with Uncharted. The American actor posted a very curious message on Instagram this week, showing a picture of Drake (the Canadian rapper) and the ‘Sic Parvis Magna’ message engraved on Nathan Drake’s ring. He accompanied the quote with a date:...
News Nathan Drake's Regenerative Health Was Actually His 'Luck Running Out'
Action man
When Uncharted: Drake's Fortune released all the way back in 2007, regenerating health was the latest game design trope that was being bandied around. Every one of Nathan Drake's adventures has used this health system, but this little tidbit from Naughty Dog animator Jonathan Cooper suggests that it wasn't really a health system at all...
News Days Gone Dev Sony Bend Talked About Making an inFAMOUS Game for PS Vita
Plus an Uncharted: Golden Abyss PS4 remaster
Game Informer's month of coverage on Days Gone is drawing to a close with one last video interview, in which a trio of Sony Bend devs answer reader-submitted questions. It's definitely worth a watch for anyone wondering about framerate, cut-scenes, and other small details about the open world title...
News Uncharted 2's Iconic Train Stage Explained
Drake's on a train
The more we see of Naughty Dog’s games, the more we realise they’re an optical illusion. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is no different, and this video showcasing the sequel’s iconic train level is eye-opening. It reveals how the set-piece works: by placing you on a gigantic loop. It then masks environmental changes with various...
News Sony Is Creating a New Game Development Team in San Diego
And it could be working on Uncharted
Sony insinuated recently that it intends to “concentrate” on first-party production moving forwards, strengthening its output of PlayStation exclusives. And it sounds like the first stages of those plans have been put into motion, as job listings suggest that it’s creating a new development team in...
News Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Director Shaun Escayg Departs Naughty Dog
A new adventure awaits
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy was fronted by a fresh crop of Naughty Dog staffers, and it always felt to us like a “passing of the guard” type project. However, creative director Shaun Escayg is leaving, having also contributed to the development of The Last of Us and Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. There’s no word on where...
Game of the Year 2017 #2 - Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Mega mix
What makes Uncharted: The Lost Legacy so special is the fact that Nathan Drake is nowhere to be seen, and yet this final entry before the series goes into hiding manages to wrap a perfect bow around his adventures. Fan favourite Chloe Frazer returns alongside the fourth instalment’s newcomer Nadine Ross to create an excursion to India...
PSX 2017 Uncharted Series Lifetime Sales Top 41.7 Million Units
Oh crap
Surely there’ll be life in Uncharted beyond The Lost Legacy? Sony announced during a 10th Anniversary panel at PSX 2017 today that the franchise has now topped 41.7 million units. This includes sales of each instalment, as well as the PlayStation 4 remaster The Nathan Drake Collection. It’s a wildly impressive figure, especially...
News Spider-Man's Tom Holland Researching Next Role with Uncharted Collection
Origin story on the way?
Looks like the rumours regarding Spider-Man star Tom Holland playing a younger Nathan Drake in some kind of Uncharted origins movie were true: the British actor Instagramed an image of himself about to get started on Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection for “research purposes” this week
News Celebrate a Decade of Uncharted Adventures All Month
Nate-ness awaits
Uncharted is just about a decade old, and in order to celebrate we ranked the best Uncharted games for your entertainment – and irritation. As one of the biggest PlayStation properties, however, Naughty Dog has its own anniversary events in mind – and it all starts with the slice of nostalgia embedded above. From 19th November...
News Naughty Dog Announces Limited Edition Nathan Drake Figure
And it's looking mighty fine
In succession to Uncharted: The Lost Legacy’s release last month, Naughty Dog has revealed its second limited edition statue of the franchise, featuring the dashing yet daring adventurer Nathan Drake. The meticulously crafted figure features a heroic shot of Drake mid-lunge, as he prepares to plant a firm fist into...
News Uncharted 4 Was Almost An Entirely Different Game
Book reveals title's turbulent tale
Do you remember the very early days of Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End? There was a mass exodus at developer Naughty Dog, with franchise director Amy Hennig being the most notable departure. Rumour had it that the sequel was in dire straits, and The Last of Us creators Neil Druckmann and Bruce Straley were ushered in...
Soapbox Uncharted: The Lost Legacy's Western Ghats Chapter Is One of the Series' Best
Liam's raving about the open world
The jeep trekking sections of Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End made up some of my favourite moments from our 2016 Game of the Year. It was Naughty Dog’s first foray into building an open world environment for a Nathan Drake adventure, and for its initial effort, the developer was incredibly successful. Madagascar...
Soapbox Why PS4's Big 2017 Titles Handle Female Leads the Right Way
Sammy's gabbing on about girl power
I don’t care whether your game stars a lady or a Lombax: I just love good characters. It just so happens that two of my favourite characters in 2017 have been females – and they’ve both been at the beating heart of two of the PlayStation 4’s biggest exclusives. I’m, of course, referring to Aloy from...
Poll Are You Loving Uncharted: The Lost Legacy on PS4?
Indian summer
Despite being developed in less than a year, we believe there’s a case to be made for Uncharted: The Lost Legacy being the best in the series. While the stakes aren’t anywhere near as high as they were in Nathan Drake’s last ever adventure, there’s no doubt that Chloe and Nadine’s outing has a much better mix of mechanics –...
Weirdness Sony Created a Scene from Uncharted: The Lost Legacy with Indian Spices
Company's gone jalfrezi
In order to curry favour with gamers, Sony has recreated a scene from Uncharted: The Lost Legacy using Indian spices. The platform holder recruited the services of famed food art superstar Carl Warner to re-imagine the Western Ghats stage from Chloe and Nadine’s all-new Eastern adventure using okra, turmeric, and much more...
News Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Launch Trailer Should Push You Over the Edge
Day one
It wouldn’t be a new Uncharted launch without an awesome hype trailer to push you ever closer to that all-important pre-order button. Sony’s dropped a brand new video for Uncharted: The Lost Legacy which lays out the story for Chloe and Nadine’s adventure – and teases some of the set-pieces you’ll find in the final release...
Hands On Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Proves You Don't Need Nate to Have a Good Time
House of Frazer
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is like a mega mix of iconic Uncharted moments. We’re roughly halfway through the standalone side-story – it’s meatier than you may imagine – but an early embargo means that we can share our impressions so far. And it’s good – like, really good. Make no mistake, the mechanics (aside from a new...
News Uncharted 4 Is Getting a Proper Survival Horde Mode Next Week
The Lost Legacy, too
Naughty Dog will be bringing an all-new cooperative component to Uncharted 4: A Thief's End next week. The game already features a healthy suite of multiplayer modes, including an objective-based co-op mode, but Survival Arena looks to be the classic wave-based horde mode that some fans have been begging for. You...
News Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Lands a 30 Second Hype Trailer
Final piece of the puzzle
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy’s marketing cycle is nearing its conclusion ahead of launch, so there’s not much left for Sony to do other than drop 30 seconds of pure hype-inducing eye-candy onto its YouTube channel. And that’s what it’s done. Enjoy.
Weirdness There's an Uncharted Monopoly Board Now
Community (treasure) chest
How do you know when a brand’s successfully reached mainstream status? The second it gets a licensed Monopoly board, of course. And that’s exactly what’s been listed on the PlayStation Gear store, although details regarding its release date remain under wraps. The family favourite will do away with top hats and...
News Uncharted: The Lost Legacy's Lead Characters Will Have a Tumultuous Relationship
Falling out
Chloe Frazer and Nadine Ross are spirited women, and they’re sure to clash at times during Uncharted: The Lost Legacy’s campaign. But director Shaun Escayg has been chatting with the PlayStation Blog about how that will be reflected during gameplay – and there are times when your mercenary companion may leave you to deal with the...
FAQ How Long Will Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Take You to Beat?
It's a full-length Uncharted game
Naughty Dog’s been clear what Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is, but there still seems to be some confusion surrounding the project. So let’s make this straight-forward right from the start: it’s a full-length, standalone instalment in the action adventure series. Nathan Drake won’t be present – the game stars...
News Phew! Naughty Dog Debuts Tasty Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Gameplay
Indian adventure
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is almost out, which means that Sony’s starting to kick its marketing strategy into overdrive. We recently got to play an hour from the forthcoming side-story, and you can read or watch our impressions through the respective links. But developer Naughty Dog’s also deployed a video boasting interviews...
News Naughty Dog Exploring New Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Multiplayer Content
No plans yet, though
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy will include the full multiplayer suite from Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, including the competitive and co-operative options. But are there any chances of the Indian locations from Chloe Frazer’s adventure being incorporated into both games as new maps? “We’re looking at exploring what type of...
Interview The Lost Legacy Is the Best of Uncharted, Says Naughty Dog
"We want to get the wonder back"
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is designed to be the best of the brand, creative director Shaun Escayg told us in a recent interview. Chatting about the forthcoming standalone spinoff – which stars fan favourites Chloe Frazer and Nadine Ross in the lead roles, not series veteran Nathan Drake – the project lead...
Hands On Exploring Uncharted's Largest Ever Environment in The Lost Legacy
Chloe trailblazer
Naughty Dog never does things by half, does it? Uncharted: The Lost Legacy was originally intended to be downloadable content for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, but once it started plotting out stories the award-winning Californian company knew it needed to make a standalone game. But not just any game, of course: Chloe Frazer and...
News Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Is Ready to Plunder Some Riches on PS4
Naughty Dog's latest goes gold
Sort-of-spin-off Uncharted: The Lost Legacy has gone gold, developer Naughty Dog has announced. For those who may not know, going "gold" means that development of the game has finished, and so it won't be long before it enters mass production. The standalone adventure was originally revealed back at the...
News The Lost Legacy Isn't the End for Uncharted, Says Naughty Dog
Obviously
Over the years, Uncharted has blossomed into one of PlayStation's most recognisable, most successful modern properties. Building on the more specific success of Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, developer Naughty Dog is currently putting the finishing touches on Uncharted: The Lost Legacy - a standalone PlayStation 4 story that spotlights fan...
News Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Dazzles in Extended PS4 Gameplay Demo
Tusk trouble
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is looking like peak Uncharted in this extended gameplay demo originally shown behind closed doors at E3 2017. Naughty Dog debuted the 10 minute playthrough on its Twitch channel earlier today, and while it will be instantly familiar to those who’ve played Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, it was in these kind...
E3 2017 See More Uncharted: The Lost Legacy on 20th June
Indian adventure
Naughty Dog will be debuting Uncharted: The Lost Legacy’s full-length E3 2017 demo on Twitch starting 10AM PT on 20th June. “Tune in to hear from creative director Shaun Escayg and game director Kurt Margenau as they share more details about the game and answer viewer questions,” the developer said. It added: “We’ll also...
E3 2017 The Lost Legacy Looks Like More Uncharted, Alright
House of Frazer
It would take a cold heart to turn down more Uncharted, and if you’ve been itching for another dose of grandiose adventure then The Lost Legacy should meet your needs when it releases on the PlayStation 4 later this year. Sony showed off several minutes of gameplay as part of its PlayStation Live stream earlier today, and there’s...
