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If You Want To Play Uncharted 3 With Japanese Voice Acting…

…you can. Sony Computer Entertainment will release Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception in Japan. In the Land of the Rising Sun, the game will be known as Uncharted 3: Atlantis Sleeps in the Desert.

Uncharted 3 will be fully localized for the region with Japanese voice acting. Shigeru Chiba who voices villains like Kefka in Dissidia: Final Fantasy and Raditz in Dragon Ball Z was cast for Victor Sullivan, Nathan’s mentor. [SOURCE]

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"Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception" News Dump

After hack-attack, Sony promises epic games with U3 and All 4 One:

Sony Corp.'s Playstation lost a couple of gamers after hackers stole private information, including credit card information, from all 77 million members of the PlayStation Network. With the PlayStation Network back after a month-long layoff, Sony has updated its blog site with new information on upcoming releases Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception and Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One.

"We've developed a unique process for motion capture and performance capture for games," Uncharted 3 Creative Director Amy Hennig explained during a recent tour of Naughty Dog's cutting-edge new mocap studio in Culver City, California. "We're kind of ahead of the pack." [READ MORE]

Uncharted 3 Collector’s Edition Announcement Etched in Stone:

You can’t deny that Naughty Dog’s Uncharted 3 is set to make a huge splash on the PS3 when it lands in the hands of fellow treasure hunters. So it probably doesn’t come as a big surprise that one of 2011′s most-anticipated games will be available will some extra loot for you to plunder.

In a recent interview with France’s Gameblog, Naughty Dog’s co-founder, Christophe Balesta did not deceive the masses when he confirmed a collector’s edition for Drake’s Deception: 'There will be a collector’s edition (…) This version will incorporate it, we’ll talk about it soon … and it will be great!' [READ MORE]

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Uncharted 3's multiplayer: Does the audience have too much say?

Uncharted 3's multiplayer beta is coming soon. Will player feedback hurt or help the game?

About midway through the campaign of the 2009 game Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (UC2), the player is tasked with traversing an enemy-filled moving train as it passes through the forests of Nepal into the mountains of Tibet. If you play it, there will be moments where you’ll have to decide between shooting your attackers, diving to hang off the side of the train car you're on to avoid overpassing signs, or doing a combination of both at the same time. Soon after the beginning of the train sequence, you’ll have to make that decision under missile fire from an attacking helicopter as it indiscriminately blows the train apart.

The people at Naughty Dog (ND), developer of the Uncharted series, have voiced their desire [video] to carry over such cinematic set-pieces to the multiplayer portions its games in the Uncharted series (which is just set for UC2 for the time being; Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception [UC3] is due out in November). With the reveal of UC3’s multiplayer and its upcoming beta, it seems the company has followed through (i.e., the airstrip level in UC3’s multiplayer where players fight atop moving trucks behind an airplane, all hurtling down a runway). It’s all about how the parts add up to create an experience.

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Road to E3 2011: Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

How many witty one liners will Nathan Drake utter at E3?

E3 2011 is creeping up fast. The video game industry's biggest event takes place in LA June 6-8, but in the meantime we're highlighting the biggest titles of the show. Today we've got Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, one of the most anticipated games of the show.

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Uncharted: Naughty Dog Considered Campaign Co-Op

Naughty Dog has had "a lot of internal discussion" on whether it could support a cooperative mode within an Uncharted single-player campaign

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception recently had its competitive multiplayer modes revealed, but Naughty Dog has yet to divulge what it has in store for co-op. "Naturally, we’ve had a lot of internal discussions on how we could support cooperative play within the structure of our single-player campaign and if that was the right choice to make," Uncharted 3 game director Justin Richmond said in an exclusive interview with NowGamer.

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Naughty Dog: Awesome ‘Uncharted 3′ Tech Will Sell 3DTVs

Uncharted 3 developer Naughty Dog promises that not only will the gameplay experience in the upcoming title blow people away – so will the 3D experience.

As the continued discussion surrounding the relevance of 3D films, gaming, and subsequently home televisions, soldiers on, fans of the entertainment industry have been privy to a lot of ups and downs for the tech.

Avatar opened to near-universal acclaim and set the bench-mark for the modern theater experience, only to be followed months later by a horrendous post-conversion Clash of the Titans. Similar highlights (and lowlights) have occurred in the gaming industry but, if Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception developer, Naughty Dog is to be believed – the best is yet to come.

The in-house Sony team was quoted in the most recent issue of Edge – with Uncharted 3 lead designer Jacob Minkoff asserting that the upcoming triple-A title won’t just push the boundaries of third-person action-adventures, it’ll also push sales of 3D TVs:

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Intriguing "Uncharted 3" mo-cap session

With just under 6 months till release, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is not only one of 2011's most anticipated titles, but one of the most anticipated sequels in gaming history. Below is a recent video from a motion capture session where we see some of the actors (including Nolan North) perform scenes from the upcoming title. Naughty Dog even discusses how their technology contrasts with that of upcoming detective drama by Team Bondi; L.A. Noire.

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The Leaderboard: kyle82886's top 5 hyped PlayStation 3 sequels

It's Leaderboard time, dear readers. With the breaches and continued outages of the PlayStation Network and Sony Online Entertainment, it's no surprise the slate of video games expected (and rumored) for the PlayStation 3 have been thrust to the background.

That's where reader kyle82886 comes in, with his top five hyped exclusive sequels for the PlayStation 3 (Note: the post has been edited for grammar and clarity):

1. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. Easily, this is the most hyped game of the PlayStation 3 … ever. With the huge success that Uncharted 2: Among Thieves had, expectations are extremely high on Naughty Dog to blow us away again. From the videos released thus far, they have already exceeded that.

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Naughty Dog: "Uncharted 2" Was a Once-in-a-lifetime Experience

It's widely viewed as one of the greatest games of this, or any, console generation – and now even its creator believes Uncharted 2 was a one-off. Speaking to Eurogamer TV about Naughty Dog's magnum opus, game designer Jacob Minkoff said: "Uncharted 2 was a once in a lifetime experience. You can't hope to have such incredible synergy of amazing people working together, creating this genre-defining product."

Nevertheless, faced with the not inconsiderable challenge of meeting expectations with the sequel, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, the studio's ambition is to "surpass it" and "make sure Uncharted 3 outdoes [UC2] in every way possible".

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Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Details Revealed

The next installment in the mega-successful "Uncharted" franchise won't be hitting PlayStation 3 until this November, but ComingSoon.net had a chance to attend an unveiling of the game's new multiplayer mode and first look at the official trailer, which you can check out in the player below.

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Naughty Dog talks Drake’s Design, Knew it would stand out from 'next-gen filter'

Since Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune launched on the PS3 in late 2007, Nathan Drake could be viewed as the new mascot of the PlayStation 3. With Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception set to release on November 1st this year, everyone is eagerly anticipating its release. Before the title launches, though, Naughty Dog has shares some new information on how Drake came to be the Drake we have come to know and love.

Naughty Dog’s Evan Wells shares how the character design came to be and how the look of Drake would standout from other releases of the generation. By creating a more realistic and believable character, Uncharted was one of the first AAA games not plagued with the brown and grays of the “next-gen filter”.

“We were bouncing around with a bunch of different character protagonist ideas, sort of the whole spectrum", says Wells. "The Xbox 360 was launching, and we saw that everybody was doing these browns and grays, and post-apocalyptic and heavy and bald space marines. So, as soon as we hit on that idea of what became Nathan Drake, we thought, ‘this is really going to stand out.’”

You can find the full interview with Naughty Dog about Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception in this month’s EGM, which should begin to arrive for subscribers today.

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How Naughty Dog Bypasses Uncharted Memory Issue

Naughty Dog has often said that only the PlayStation 3 is capable of producing their virtual visions, but did you know that Uncharted 2 almost didn't "fit" on Sony's machine? We're talking about a super ambitious team that wants to get the most out of themselves and as a direct result, the most out of the equipment they utilize. They're shooting for the stars again with Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, and as Naughty Dog boss Christophe Balestra told Edge, they actually "have to be uncomfortable."

"If anyone on the team makes a face like, 'Oh, we're f*cked', then we know we're good. We have to be uncomfortable. Three weeks before shipping Uncharted 2, we couldn't even fit the game in memory. The day we have no solution to that, that's going to be a real problem."

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Uncharted Three among the top 15 most wished for games

Sony Corp.’s Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception for the Playstation 3 this week ranked in the top 15 ‘Most Wished For’ games at Amazon.com Inc. amid strong pre-release demand for the action sequel. This week, Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception ranked as the No. 13 Most Wished For game at Amazon’s Video Games division.

Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception will be sold Nov. 11, 2011. Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception is said to include a brand new epic campaign mode in a search for the ‘Atlantis of the Sands’ to include locations like a derelict chateau in France, to the merciless Arabian Dessert. The final game will include competitive and co-op multiplayer online functionality and stereoscopic 3D support. [SOURCE]

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Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception: No co-op in campaign

Today, Sony and Naughty Dog allowed media outlets to release all-new game footage, interviews, and additional details on their upcoming PS3 exclusive, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. When Naughty Dog debuted the first game footage several weeks ago, many thought the gameplay of the chateau level possibly indicated co-op to be in the game's campaign mode. Naughty Dog has addressed that question and given an answer that may make some happy or disappoint others.

"We are not going to do co-op in the single-player. There will not be a cooperative experience in the single player game," stated Naughty Dog's Justin Richmond in an interview with GameSpot. The reason he gave was that with the series so story driven, they wanted to tell it in a single-player fashion to keep that story element a vital point for the game and this was the best way to go about that.

No other details were shared about the game's multiplayer modes, so if you have hope for some kind of co-op mode, there is still the chance Naughty Dog offers a more fleshed out co-op online-only mode like they did in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.

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Fans crown Uncharted 2 "Greatest PlayStation Game Ever"

01/10/10 – UK PlayStation gamers have named Naughty Dog’s Uncharted 2: Among Thieves as the greatest Sony PlayStation game ever – narrowly beating the classic Metal Gear Solid to the top-spot.

The poll was carried out to jointly celebrate the 15 th anniversary of the first Sony PlayStation console in the UK and the 50 th issue of Future’s Official PlayStation Magazine .

The US developed Uncharted 2: Among Thieves went on sale in late 2009 for the PlayStation 3 console and was awarded 10/10 in Official PlayStation Magazine . In the poll of gamers, it beat Metal Gear Solid, Konami’s 1998 PlayStation title and Square Enix’s Final Fantasy VII top the honour, in a poll which saw thousands of votes cast.

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Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Gets GOTY Edition (#200th post)

Naughty Dog and Sony Computer Entertainment today announced the upcoming re-release of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves as a Game of the Year edition. Priced at $50, this special edition release will come packed with $35 worth of downloadable content.

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Pre-Sim’ed and Realtime Physics in Uncharted 2

Over at Develop, they have an exclusive excerpt from Ballistic Publishing’s ‘Art of Uncharted 2′, where they get very in-depth on the creation of some of the iconic scenes from Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. I really loved the opening where they discuss the marriage of presimulated physics run in Maya to real-time physics done via their in-game Havok engine.

We also wanted to increase our use of pre-simulated physics so if we had a major destruction effect like a building collapsing, we’d pre-simulate all that in Maya, bake all that animation down, and then run that through the game engine. So you’d have real-time control of the player, but the building collapsing is a pre-simulated event.

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A Deeper Look Into The Combat Design Of Uncharted 2

Hello, my name is Benson Russell, and I'm an addi-- wait... wrong meeting! I'm a designer here at Naughty Dog in beautiful Santa Monica, and I was the primary combat designer for Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. I helped to implement the majority of the combat encounters across the game, as well as work with other designers and our programmers in developing our AI and weapons systems.

That being so, I wanted to write an article regarding how we approached combat encounter design for Uncharted 2. It turns out there was a lot of information to share, so I was given the opportunity to create a short series of articles on the subject. This is the first in that series, and I hope you find the information... informative.

Where We Came From:
After completing Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (U1), we wanted to take a step back, look at what we accomplished, and then decide how we wanted to evolve it for our next game.

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PS3 Bundles Among Thieves; Comes with Uncharted 2

Just a week or so ago, a 250GB PS3 ‘Father’s Day Bundle’ was revealed at both Amazon.com and Fry’s electronics. The bundle included both an HDMI cable and a copy of LittleBigPlanet along with a 250GB PS3. However it looks like another retailer has yet another bundle ready, this time the PS3 is being bundled with last year’s ‘Game of the Year’, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.

As if the PS3 wasn’t value-packed enough, a new SKU has been discovered in this week’s Best Buy flyer and this one includes a copy of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. That’s a $59.99 value for free. The PS3 not only does everything, but it also makes a great gift for Dads everywhere.

To buy the Uncharted 2 PS3 Bundle click here.
To buy the LittleBigPlanet/HDMI PS3 ‘Father’s Day Bundle’ click here.

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Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time Head to PlayStation 3 Platinum Range

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has revealed the latest new additions to the PlayStation 3’s official collection of budget titles, the Platinum range. The critically acclaimed Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and the widely respected Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time are both set for re-release under the Platinum banner next month.

Having debuted in October last year, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves joins it’s predecessor, Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune in the PlayStation 3’s official range of budget titles. Featuring both a groundbreaking single-player adventure and an enduring multiplayer mode, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is often referred to as one of the best examples of pioneering game design on the PlayStation 3 console.

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