Uncharted 3 sells nearly 1 million more units than original since release

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Release a solid game, and people will buy it. Release a second solid game, and more people will buy it. If you release a third solid game without massive changes (as in “if it’s not broken don’t fix it”), and people will buy it NEW, because nobody’s trading it in. An awesome story, beautiful graphics, fun yet relatively simple gameplay all lead to amazing replay value. Quality catches on and gamers still have money to spend, say what you will about the economy. Just ask Naughty Dog, they’ve more than quadrupled their sales from their first edition.

The Uncharted series has been a staple in the PlayStation3 family since the original release of Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune in 2007. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves released in 2009, and Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception released in November of 2011. Drake’s Fortune in its first 10 weeks only sold 281,066 units. Fast forward to 2011, and developer Naughty Dog has struck the very gold hero Nathan Drake is always looking for. The series only gets more popular with each release. According to VGChartz , UC 3: Drake’s Deception retailers have moved 1,269,368 units during its first 10 weeks on the shelf. Even Uncharted 2 sold less in its first 10 weeks, moving “only” 946, 062 units. Money talks. [SOURCE]

UNCHARTED 3: Drake's Deception™ - Flashback Map Pack #1 Trailer

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NewsPlayStation Vita Official Uncharted: Golden Abyss Vita case announced

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An Uncharted: Golden Abyss-branded carry case headlines Thrustmaster's line of officially-licensed PlayStation Vita accessories unveiled today.Priced at £24.99, the shock-resistant foam-lined box is "specially designed to optimize the PS Vita's wireless functions", includes space for six games and features a dog tag embossed into the lid.

You can also get exactly the same case but with the Uncharted branding replaced by a plain Vita logo for £19.99. Thrustmaster is also offering a VIP Case, priced at £16.99. "Modeled after glasses cases from leading designer brands", it's felt-lined to protect the console's screen and sports an automatic closing mechanism. All three will be available from the system's 22nd February launch. Check out the snapshots below for a closer look. [SOURCE]

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DLC News: Four favourite maps brushed up for Uncharted 3 Flashback pack; Uncharted 3 Patch

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Flashback Map Pack #1 – a leading name if I ever saw one – contains upgraded versions of the Fort, Lost City, Cave and Sanctuary maps from Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.

Naughty Dog apparently spent months giving these a bit of spit and polish, adding new lighting, particle, and atmospheric effects – there’s rain, snow, ice, spring vegetation, and even an aurora in the night sky. The pack has been available on the European PSN since mid-January, and the trailer suggests it’s now accessible from the US side, too. It’ll set you back £6.49/€7.99/AUD $12.95. [SOURCE]

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Uncharted 3 Fort Co-Op Adventure DLC, Skin packs now available on PS3

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Today's PlayStation Store update has brought a ton of Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception content to the PlayStation 3 including an all-new Fort Co-Op adventure and a batch of character skins.

For the first time in the history of the Uncharted series, you will be able to play co-op as the Uncharted villains. Fort Co-Op Adventure will bring together Zoran Lazarević, Eddy Raja, Harry Flynn as they join forces in a tale that further explores the mystery behind the Janus head statue from the on-disc co-op adventure.

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Uncharted: Golden Abyss gets launch trailer

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Sony’s released the launch trailer for Uncharted: Golden Abyss ahead of its release next week. The trailer’s story-focused and contains a fair bit of gameplay footage. It’s vintage Uncharted stuff with lots of puzzles, climbing and shooting involved. Sony’s lifted the embargo on the reviews of the game, along with the rest of the PS Vita’s launch line-up, as you can see here. Watch the trailer after the break. [SOURCE]

Uncharted: Golden Abyss to Feature Black Market for Bounty Collecting Help

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The developers of Uncharted: Golden Abyss, have started talking about some other features that the game will have, which are unique to the PS Vita because of its portability.

With over 300 collectibles in the game they’ve attempted to make some replayability for those who are crazy about picking up virtual stuff in between shooting down wave after wave of enemies.The items also tell more back story as you collect items you’ll get locations you photograph, and other puzzles you solve.These items are called Bounties.

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BAFTA Video Game Nominations Announced

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Forty-eight games have been named as nominees for the GAME British Academy Video Games Awards as the full list of nominations was released early this morning. Batman: Arkham City and L.A. Noire have led the list, both nominated in eight categories, competing for Artistic Achievement, Best Game, Design, Original Music, Performer, and Story, with Arkham City also nominated for Action, and Audio Achievement, and L.A. Noire also nominated for Debut Game, and Game Innovation.

There are few surprises further down the list, with the full list of Best Game nominations being Batman: Arkham City, FIFA 2012 (really?), L.A. Noire, Portal 2, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception and LittleBigPlanet 2 have come away with six nominations each, while Portal 2 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim have come away with five, and Deus Ex: Human Revolution has followed with four.

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