Hair of the Dog - Week of Nov 15, 2009
We’ve got just the thing to cure your weekly gaming hangover… every Saturday morning, Hair of the Dog compiles a round-up of interesting Naughty Dog and UNCHARTED 2 links from around the web.
By arne | Twitter @arnemeyer | Saturday November 21 2009
We’ve got just the thing to cure your weekly gaming hangover… every Saturday morning, Hair of the Dog compiles a round-up of interesting Naughty Dog and UNCHARTED 2 links from around the web.
Reflecting on UNCHARTED 2: How They Did It - Gamasutra
Kris Graft talks to Co-Lead Game Designer Neil Druckmann to discuss the development of UNCHARTED 2, what it feels like now that we’re done with the game and the reception the game has gotten from game critics and our fans alike.
Vote today for PlayStation’s 17 VGA Nominees - PlayStation.blog
SPIKE TV announced their nominees for the SPIKE 2009 VGA Awards and the PlayStation family received 17 nominations across a broad range of categories. We’re real happy to say that UNCHARTED 2 leads all the PlayStation title—actually have more nominations than any other game—with a record 8 nominations, including Game of the Year.
UNCHARTED 2 dev talks Twitter - GameSpot AU
GameSpot Australia chats with me about the Twitter feature in UNCHARTED 2 and how we’re using social media to stay in touch with our fans and get their feedback on our game.
Social Media Fires Up Video Game Marketing - MediaPost
Earlier this week, I spoke at a panel hosted by Digital LA about video game marketing along with Tracy Williams (Activision), Benjamin Collier (THQ) and Nick Williams (OTX Research). Hosted by Kevin Winston, the panel covered a broad range of aspects of marketing, from planning out campaigns with multiple titles, to dealing with leaks and, of course, about leveraging social media.
Win a copy of UNCHARTED 2 from Talking About Games! - Talking About Games
Don’t have UNCHARTED 2 yet? Talking About Games is giving one away in a contest. Entering is easy—you just have to sign up for their UNCHARTED 2 game night, to be held at 8:00 PM EST on Saturday, December 5. They are accepting entries until 6:00 PM EST on November 30 and all entries are automatically registered to win a copy of the game.
Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin’: UNCHARTED 2 - Destructoid
Destructoid’s comedy video series about video games, Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin’, takes a good, extremely Firefly-laden analytical look at some story themes UNCHARTED 2 suspiciously shares with a cult hit TV show.
Is It Time For the Academy To Consider Video Games? - ThreeMinds
On their ThreeMinds blog, digital agency Organic—who developed the LittleBigWorkshop website—posts a mini-review of UNCHARTED 2. Writer Brad Mancuso thinks we did a whole bunch of things right to really earn our “cinematic” game badge.
Posted by: PeteX19 on 11-21-2009
ND if you truly read over the forums, blog comments and Tweets why don’t you fix the 40k penalty issue.
The amount of people myself included that have received 40k penalties for connection errors and PS3’s freezing is rediculous.
At the moment your not deterring quitters your deterring everyone who plays the multiplayer. Sort it out soon ND before players stop playing altogether.
Log in to reply to this commentPosted by: Naildown55 on 11-21-2009
i know dude i went down a level twice becuz my internet kept dying
Log in to reply to this commentPosted by: Eternal21 on 11-21-2009
Stop complaining and fix your connection, or buy a new router. I play non-stop and never had any issues with U2.
Log in to reply to this commentPosted by: Mike12888 on 11-21-2009
Agreed. Ever thought of FIXING your internet? The 40K should serve as some extra motivation.
Log in to reply to this commentPosted by: PeteX19 on 11-21-2009
Just because my internet goes down shouldn’t mean a game punishes me for it.
Besides I played 3hrs of MW2 multiplayer straight and didn’t loose connection once.
It’s obvious you feel this way because it hasn’t happened to you. But for alot of players, its annoying and frustrating as hell to see your progress wiped for no good reason.
Don’t get me wrong I love the game but there are better options than a 40k penalty.
Log in to reply to this commentPosted by: DChalmes on 11-21-2009
Same, I play U2 and get connection errors 95% of the time, then I go play something like WarHawk and I have a ping of 90....
it’s really annoying and I know my internet is not to blame, and even if it was, would you not be pissed if lost a lot of earnings due to connection errors? I think so.
Log in to reply to this commentPosted by: arne on 11-21-2009
FYI—Warhawk uses dedicated severs, whereas we do not.
Log in to reply to this commentPosted by: arne on 11-21-2009
Currently we’re confident we’ve made the right decision regarding penalties for leaving the match—remember you don’t get docked any cash for the FIRST time. We’re keeping a close eye on in-game stats and forums and we will make adjustments if and when we feel they are warranted.
Log in to reply to this commentPosted by: PeteX19 on 11-21-2009
Thanks Arne for replying at least I know where ND stands on this now.
My first time was on day one of the update, which resulted in a time delay as you said it would. So the safety net of that is little use to me now.
The second followed a few matches later exactly the same way as the first, I will tell you all the details. It consisted of the match starting but grenades didn’t go off, some players floated around the map, I was unable to pickup any weapons and kills were not registered. A few minutes in and the game ended, and one of the other players was highlighted in black on the results board(he must of ended the game). I pressed circle to go back to the main menu, on returning to the multiplayer I had a 40K penalty.
This example happens to me alot but now it usually ends in the game freezing and me having to reset the PS3.
Can you at least tell me why this happens?
Its a shame your not doing anything about the 40k issue. A number of people on my friends list have already traded in the game because of this. Missing out on potential DLC and the replay value of the single player.
I have just dropped from level 47 to 46 and don’t see the point in playing the game in its current state.
With respect I don’t know how many comments on this issue (which plague every post you release Arne) are needed before its seen as a wrong decision by Naughty Dog. Hopefully it will be ratified at some point, until then the game will go on the shelf gathering dust.
Log in to reply to this commentPosted by: bLOOdTyPeX on 11-21-2009
Do you guys play ranked matches who are experiencing the penalty?
From my experience I have gotten the connection error few times after the update and no $40K penalty… BUT I just play the all competitive mode and not ranked.
Also I agree with PeteX19 this is hurting the online community the numbers have drastically dropped only 6k people are online on weekends and even less weekdays. This basically sucks because I LOVE the multiplayer.... Bring on the DLC!!!!!!!!
Log in to reply to this commentPosted by: PeteX19 on 11-21-2009
Hey bLOOdTyPeX
I play mainly Co Op Arena, TDM and Objectives. It has happened three times on ranked mode for me.
Co Op Arena seems the worst for Connection Errors in my experience, saying that it is the mode I play the most.
Log in to reply to this commentPosted by: nineofus on 11-21-2009
i dont think i should lose 40k because i lose internet, It would be fair if i left the game.
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