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Back in December we were told that there would be a new DLC for Uncharted 3 in January. Naughty Dog said that they were working on something, but were not prepared to elaborate on this, and we can see why. Fans of Uncharted 3 had best prepare themselves for some disappointment, as there will not be any single player DLC.

The updates will only be for co-op and multiplayer content, and the reason why is because they are now working hard on their next game. Now this does not mean Uncharted 4, it’s more than likely The Last of Us. The developers have said that they are still working on a patch to fix some of the issues that are still causing concern for players, but we have yet to learn when this will be ready.

First up, we speak about the character customization options in the game which allows you to tailor almost every aspect of the characters that are classified either as ‘heroes’ or ‘villains’. The humorous taunts can be changed to anything from Laugh, Flex, Kiss, Flurry and our personal favourite – Dance. Like modifying your weapons? Uncharted 3 gives users a range of loadouts. But that’s not all. Leveling up the character lets you earn money useful for unlocking weapon mods like weapon accuracies, larger ammo clips, faster reload times etc. First time players may find it difficult to earn money, but once they do, it’s worth all they’ve played for. Treasures appear when certain players die and can be picked up to complete sets and unlock additional character customizations.

A unique Uncharted TV at the bottom right of the screen can be enlarged and watched while other players join in. Its content subsumes behind the scenes interviews, plays of the week and much more. And this we think is a nice addition to game considering the long time it takes to find players amongst so much traffic. Remember the Twitter integration in the previous game? Naughty Dog has done away with that. Instead there’s Facebook for sharing achievements directly from the game.

Single-player campaign co-op could feature in Uncharted 3 if a new retail listing is anything to go by. Gamestop has Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception listed as having online multiplayer for 1-12 players, and online co-op for 1-3 players, which featured in Uncharted 2.

What's interesting, however, is the section 'Number of players' (completely separate from the online features) reads "1-2 players", perhaps suggesting campaign co-op could be on the cards. Obviously the most likely candidate to partner up with Drake is Sully, although Nate does like to switch his mates around a lot.

The first look at Uncharted 3 gameplay footage arrived on Earth last night, showing Nate and Sully getting a little hot under the collar. [SOURCE]