UNCHARTED 2 PlayStation Heroes Skin Pack available TODAY

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The UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves PlayStation Heroes Skin Pack is available today via your local PlayStation Network Store.

By arne | Twitter @arnemeyer | Wednesday January 27 2010

Today, January 28, is a great day for us at Naughty Dog as the first downloadable content for UNCHARTED 2 is available on the PlayStation Network Store for anyone and everyone around the world to purchase.

Announced last week on the US PlayStation.Blog and EU PlayStation.Blog, the PlayStation Heroes features seven key characters from your favorite first-party PS3 games from the last fourteen months—inFAMOUS, Killzone 2, and Resistance 2. By downloading the PlayStation Heroes Skin Pack, you’ll get a chance to use Cole, Evil Cole, Zeke, Sev, a Helghast soldier, Nathan Hale or a Chimera out into the competitive multiplayer modes of UNCHARTED 2 (and hopefully surprise a few people you’re playing against). The Pack is priced in the US at $4.99. If you’re reading from outside the United States, check your local PlayStation Network Store for your local pricing.

Since this was our first attempt at importing characters from other games and engines into the Naughty Dog Engine that powers UNCHARTED 2, I hit up one of our lead character artists to help me coordinate and produce some nice high-resolution renders of all these characters from within our tools pipeline. We put all the character renders in a Flickr set you to check out or download for your own personal use.

I have to say, all these models look pretty amazing. I hope everyone at Sucker Punch, Guerrilla Games, and Insomniac think so too!

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Posted by: Harrijet on 01-28-2010

Opinion:

I can live without skins, that doesnt extend my playtime. I want new maps etc who makes everythin a new expierince.
These skins are SOUNDLESS? Boy, i thought they had their own voiceovers from their games but no. Now they have the same tactical advantage as the skeletons: soundless! Now everyone has that advantage, at least regarding the skeletons you really had do play much to get this skeletal skins, it was worth it!
i thought level 60+ would be able to buy these first and when are we to supposed to spend our all-earned-cash in the game? For this skin-release was a great oppotirunity..

Oh well, well detailed skins but i regret my purchase. Tnx anyway

Posted by: x0xave on 01-28-2010

I live in Canada, I’m looking really forward to getting the heros skin pack, but I cannot get it. It wont even show up in the PLation Store. I would love to get the Skins. HOW!!??? and help??? Do I have to get an update, becasue if canadians don’t get this that unfair. And they just said its avalible for around the world.?? HELP!!!!!

Posted by: deltaravager on 01-28-2010

You have to wait for the Psn store to update. Canadians get the update around 5pm and I think UK is 8pm check later and they should be there.
Thank You so much Naughty Dog,
YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: yugoplastik on 01-28-2010

what do you mean ‘available for everyone’? have you been informed that’s available only for specific copies??? according to the BSS code of my copy,the pack doesn’t work for me..And now the 1 million dollar question: how stupid is that? did i pay less money for my inferior copy? no! so,why am i not treated equally? do you know what ‘’malakas’’ feels like in greek? i want an answer

Posted by: aimlesscents04 on 01-28-2010

i agree with Harrijet. soundless? you know i worked long and hard to finish the single player mode on crushing. i played normal, hard and crushing. and when the game wouldnt give me the last trophy i needed for platinum, after playing through ch. 4 numerous times on all levels i finally had to erase saved game data and my psn id and start over to get that last one and the platinum. and i got one free skeleon and paid 1.5 mil for the other. the fact that they were silent is the incentve that the rest of the members of my clan have gone back into single player to finish on crushing and get the platinum. the fact that they were the only silent skins was a really cool bonus that whoever accomplished these things really really really deserved. and it wasnt exclusive to some part of the world over another part etc. anyone willing to put time and effort into it could also have them .
the release of these silent skins feels like a slap in the face. what is the point of all that effort? once again money talks and hard work and effort get the boot. imho.

Posted by: Mray901 on 01-28-2010

That’s great guys! It just sucks that Insomniac and Sucker Punch made there characters look so much alike lol.

Can’t wait to get on and download them later! Great job Naughty Dog, the king of Game Developers!

Posted by: Jacko_the_lad on 01-28-2010

If I wanted to play as characters from Killzone, Resistance, and Infamous, I’d have bought those three games.

Completely stupid idea putting them in Uncharted.

Not to mention from what I’ve seen of people using them, they look awful.

Uncharted skins only please.

Posted by: Ryusennin on 01-28-2010

Two points:

1. European customers, BEWARE: if you bought your Uncharted 2 copy from the UK, the skin pack available on your local PSN will NOT work with your UK game (BCES-00727). I think the blame is not on Naughty Dog but on Sony, who decided since 2009 to enforce a mindless Europe-locking. It makes as much sense as releasing incompatible copies in Virginia and California...!

2. Can we expect one day to be able to choose a custom skin at least in the Co-op Arena & Gold Rush modes? It seems dumb not to be able to use different skins other than the defaults, while those modes are not much different from the Comp Deathmatch & Plunder modes. Thanks in advance for considering it!

Posted by: Ienpw on 01-28-2010

I agree with you. This is a pretty stupid idea to country lock games inside the European Union. I’ve always bought my game in the UK to be sure to have the english track on disc.

Anyway, those skins actually looks good in game. I wasn’t really enthusiastic about bringing outsiders to the Uncharted world, especially those ones, but ND artists and designers did a great job. They don’t really feel out of place, as I was afraid they would be. I might grab a psn card next time I’m in London or Cardiff and create an uk account to get them

Your second point is a very valid one. It would be great to be able to use any skin we want in coop arena

Posted by: BreasticalsIRL on 01-28-2010

I won’t be getting them for 3 reasons 1. There SOUNDLESS there basically “cheat” characters (like the skeletons) creeping around unlike Flynn and the rest which can be heard across the map(Good thing) 2. Again they have no voice so no hilarious comments like other characters example Flynn “Come here your so beautiful” when he picks up a weapon LOL 3. They reck the feel you dont ‘feel’ that your playing U2 MP now :( you dont see Drake in Killzone

OH and for god sake do something about connection errors and stalls on the “Chose you boosters 5,4,3,2,1..................for like 20 mins ive after losing 160,000 in 4 matches like seriously....an dont say its my connection because I have a 15mb nat type 2(not strict) 87% wireless connection

Posted by: Capt-Fury- on 01-28-2010

Arne, could you look into giving them the default voices for jumping and climbing? I understand that is difficult to get the original VA’s back (time and money reasons)but what makes the UC multi-player is the charm of the voices (most MP have mute characters) so while they might not have any lines for a plunder captures atleast they stay realistic to the world with some battle screams while they jump and climb.

Posted by: WolfRogers on 01-28-2010

To all the people moaning about where the Skins are and saying this “sucks”, damn, chill out, it’s out of Naughty Dog’s Paws...err..hands, it’s up to Sony’s servers to decide when they arrive where and when they’ll update, they’re available on the UK Store and have been for a good few hours now! It obviously takes time for each store to update.

Posted by: Jekahog on 01-28-2010

ok, i’ve been waiting since this morning for this crap, WHERE IS IT.... i look everywhere in the store but nothing..
i’m losing patience here…
i was playing with a friend that leaves in France and he already got the new DLC
why are they torturing me!!
:-(

Posted by: AjencenariaN on 01-28-2010

Can you guys stop crying about the no sound thing? we all know the skeletons are for less skilled players who use them for the VISUAL advantage, as they are clearly harder to see. What they should really do is vanish the skeletons from the game. I’m a highly skilled player and I usually never die from the fact that skeletons make no sound. So either get some more skill or stop crying. And thank you Naughty Dog for putting this unique experience together for us at a cheap price.

Kudos ND!!

Posted by: Smoove187 on 01-28-2010

first of all, your the one who thinks i’m tough on the internet.

just cuz i say some words, it automatically makes me tough on here?

nice to know your the only one taking a huge offense to whatever i say. says alot about you.

Posted by: AjencenariaN on 01-28-2010

lol thats funny, go ahead and add me on PSN and we’ll play a game or two. Then I’ll delete you and we can pretend this exchange never took place.

Sorry I’m just saying if there’s anything to cry about, it’s the fact that the skeletons exist in the first place. And that their advantage is visual, not the lack of audio. B/c if you’re highly skilled you’re pretty much aware of your surroundings at all times.

Posted by: king_ruckus on 01-28-2010

Gotta disagree with you on the lack of sound not being an advantage. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gotten a kill just because someone climbed up behind me. I love that aspect of the game, even if it works against me. When you use the skeletons, you’re harder to spot and you can leap around with no fear of being heard, which helps you out if you’re chasing someone greatly.

Posted by: CaptainGillette on 01-28-2010

Just for the record, I play as Marco and Genghis because they’re silent, not because they’re harder to see. I get more pulldowns and ninja kills because they don’t hear me climbing. It’s a tactical advantage that’s built into the game. Skeleton skins are available to anyone who gets Platinum or wants to spend $1,500,000 of in-game cash on Genghis. Now ND is offering silence for sale to anyone who has $5. I don’t see what the big deal is. I don’t like seeing non-Naughty Dog creations in the game, but their lack of sound is the least of the reasons.

Posted by: AjencenariaN on 01-28-2010

Funny I rarely die from a stealth kill by a skeleton, and if I do it’s for the same reason I would get killed by anyone else—Carelessness. Like I said, skilled players know not to be standing by ledges if you don’t have to. Knowing how to scope out area’s with potential danger counters the silence...For me at least. I’m sure a lot of players get owned by it.

Posted by: AjencenariaN on 01-28-2010

Also, you play with them because they ARE harder to see. Lets not go back to elementary school with that blatant lie. Who knows, maybe you actually believe that in your heart of hearts. If that’s the case, you clearly lack the intelligence/skill it takes to realize that there is a visual advantage. Particularly in The Village and The Lost City.

Posted by: baesiclee on 01-28-2010

The no sound is definitely an advantage that catches some people. There is most definitely a visaul advantage, that gets everybody. The no sound aspect rarely catches me, but the visual always gets me. Kudos to the guys who earned them. I haven’t, cuz I’m not a fan of the actual skin. But, to each his own.

Posted by: cornellian88 on 01-28-2010

it appears that the Playstation US store has not updated yet - if you go to their blog they have announced an update to the comic book store but have not announced their weekly games update yet - patience…

Posted by: WolfRogers on 01-28-2010

Well, what time does the US Store usually update? That would be my guess, in the UK the store is always updated around 8am-10am, and that seemed to be the case as when I checked at 11am, the latest DLC was there.

Posted by: kolaid99 on 01-28-2010

why is there so much hate about Uncharted everytime they fix something or add something? I’m glad that they’re listening to their fans and add cool content. i love the skins. i really dont care if there’s sound. hint the word “skin” and not “skin + sound”. so quit complaining and get the skin or don’t. quit bashing/complaining on ND, i like the way they listen to use. don’t mess it up for all of us. ya jerks. but thanks ND. but when ever you have the chance, can you please add winter victor as a skin.

Posted by: yugoplastik on 01-28-2010

ok,now i get it,since i live in greece and i purchased my copy of the game from UK, i can’t have the dlc pack.That’s fine with me,i can spend this 5 euros somewhere else-YOU loose...But at least enlight me on this: is that the case with the forecoming dlc(i think by the end of march),too? because if that’s so,time to move on (500 games online are enough,aren’t they?)

Posted by: WolfRogers on 01-28-2010

How is it Naughty Dogs fault that your local PSN Store hasn’t updated yet? They sent the DLC out a while ago for rating, etc, and were given a release date, a date which most stores around the world have stuck to.

Posted by: DRCD1 on 01-28-2010

Hi. I’d like to know that if I have the UK version of the game and I buy this pack on the portuguese store, I will be able to use them. People have reported that they were uncapable of using the previous skins with the UK version (Having bought PT version of the skins) but considering that these skins are soundless there shouldn’t be any problems. Thanks in advance
DRCD1

Posted by: DRCD1 on 01-28-2010

And now I noticed that wanting to save 25€ costed me the ability to have the DLC (because the product codes aren’t the same. And it’s illegal to have a difrent account (so I can’t buy it from UK psn). And while LBP and other games have only difrence between PAL and NTSC, Uc2 codes are difrent from country to country. Because for some reason sony didn’t want to put Euro language in the bloody game. And the bloody characters don’t even have sound for cristsake. Can’t you release a patch to make both UK and Euro versions the same, please.

Posted by: MajorxAdamska on 01-28-2010

I like these skins a lot. Soundless though is more than disappointing. Cole and Hale had some of the best/ coolest sounding voice acting and to hear that they are soundless is really sad. I hope that ND will get those voice actors like they did for Ratchet in Jak X. Then have those voice overs come in as an update. Please, please, please ND these characters aren’t themselves without their voice overs. I think most of us agree

Posted by: WolfRogers on 01-28-2010

Apart from it not being Naughty Dog’s problem, you acting like a baby won’t change things, put your dummy back in your mouth and stop crying and wait for SONY to update the PSN Store in your region.

Posted by: WolfRogers on 01-28-2010

Where did I say anyone cared about anything, I just told you to wait until your region was updated, you’re the one being childish here, the store updates at the very latest 6PM (at -8 GMT), so just chill for a few hours instead of crying that Sony/Naughty Dog are screwing you over because you can’t wait for the normal store update time!

Posted by: yugoplastik on 01-28-2010

hey arne,can u give me an answer or are you too busy polishing that GOTY award? will the next dlc packs have the same region restriction like this one? should i give up hope of seeing new content for this excellent game that your beautiful minds designed,due to the fact that i bought it from a different country? for example,i had no problems with Killzone’s DLC map packs...please,tell me and maybe i’ll send you some mousaka and tzatziki(man,i’m desperate!)

Posted by: Hndsmboi18 on 01-28-2010

Good choices for skins. Gonna get em as soon as the US store updates. I don’t know why everyone complains so much. Skins may not be #1 on our list of wants for UC2 but ya’ll gotta understand that the ppl at ND have lives and families. I’m sure they don’t LIVE at the office and a lot of time and thought goes into putting their DLC together. They could just rush through it and give us crappy DLC but I’m sure you guys would complain about that too. If you don’t want the skins..DONT BUY THEM!!! Put yourself in their shoes. Just grow up, be patient and enjoy what you have.

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UNCHARTED 2 PlayStation Heroes Skin Pack available TODAY

The UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves PlayStation Heroes Skin Pack is available today via your local PlayStation Network Store.

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