An update was deployed to Uncharted 3 last night that opened the doors on the next lab. Fire up multiplayer and head over to the Lab playlist to engage in 5 v 5 Team Death Match that features riot shields, arm micros, and grenades only. Grab a shield for some cover then lob some grenades or spray uzi gunfire in all directions as you try to take down your opponents. Your kickback and boosters are disabled so don't forget the effectiveness of a well planned melee attack from behind! We also issued an minor fix that will correct any trouble with DLC maps not appearing when you had the DLC toggle turned on and you had already downloaded certain map packs. Right now we set Flashback map pack 2 as the priority for DLC maps so here's a breakdown of what you should be seeing when you play: I have "___" Installed Toggle On  Toggle Off No DLC Default Default FBMP 1 Only Default Default FBMP 2 Only DLC Default UC3DDMP Only Default Default FBMP1 & Read more...

We just pushed out an update to The Lab playlist in Uncharted 3 multiplayer just in time for the Independence Day holiday here in the United States. Jumping into The Lab will see you pitting in tense 3 vs 3 Sniper and Pistole only matches of Plunder! As part of the update today, we also changed the filter for DLC - based on your feedback - to favor Flashback Map Pack 2. Anyone who has Flashback Map Pack 2 downloaded and installed (and your DLC filter on) should be seeing those maps come up way more frequently in matches. One more thing - cinema files recording during the previous episode of The Lab will playback a little weird. The gameplay will play back fine, but the scoreboard won't be accurate and will try score the game based on Plunder. Don't freak out. With the July 4 Independence Day holiday tomorrow in the US - we hope to see a bunch of you on trying out The Lab. Happy Holidays!   Read more...

Naughty Dog has grown into a two team studio for the first time in our 25 year history Before 2012 rushes upon us we wanted to take a moment to say Happy Holidays from everyone here at the Naughty Dog kennel! As you can see from our holiday card we’ve welcomed Joel and Ellie from The Last of Us into our cast of characters to play among with Drake, Sully, Elena, Chloe, and our UNCHARTED personalities. The year has brought about tremendous change as Naughty Dog has grown into a two team studio for the first time in our 25 year history. This shift is terrifically exciting as it signals an expanded talent pool in which we can share ideas, know-how, and techniques. As future projects evolve, we will continue to strive to maintain our high Naughty Dog standards and always endeavor to do whatever it takes to raise the bar for gaming.     2011 was a grand adventure as we shipped Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception in November to widespread critical Read more...

The Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception 1.02 patch has been released and will be rolling out across all regions globally this week, starting today. The patch notes to update 1.02 are as follows: Available: November 27, 2011 (US and EU only), Asia (early the week of Nov. 27th) Uncharted 3 – Patch 1.02    Single Player General Movie cutscene viewer added (in the Bonuses menu, Single-Player only) Technical Fixed the missing Motion Blur effects (for Single Player only) “Alternate Aim Settings” added to the Options menu under Camera options (for Single Player only)   Multiplayer General Settings bug fixed: all controls being set to flipped mode setting will no longer change all controls back to default Gameplay Medal streaks won’t reset if the host migrates to another user Blindfire targeting adjusted so that opposing players past a certain vertical angle above and below won’t be hit. Allow grenade throw while scoped Tuned Read more...

It's a well-wrought rumination on beauty and risk in game design. Co-Lead Designer of Uncharted 3, Richard Lemarchand, just returned from a three week long tornado of talks and speaking engagements. We wanted to share some of these erudite and insightful dives into the creation, development, and evolution of the UNCHARTED franchise. Most of these talks detail the making of Uncharted 3 itself but the nature and practice of game design itself is addressed as well. So if you're a fan of UNCHARTED or a fan of gaming and game design you'll want to check these out.   Richard's talks are spread across the internet in various forms. We've collected some of them here and wanted to share these with you for your breaks from playing Uncharted 3. Hope you enjoy!  Montreal International Game Summit Lastly, for you fans of independent games, there's a very engaging video of the full keynote speech for Indiecade 2011 over on G4TV. It's a well-wrought rumination on Read more...

There are 26 long guns that can be unlocked in Uncharted 3 multiplayer. We talked about some of the very cool pistols you can unlock in Uncharted 3 multiplayer already and now we’d like to show you more of the unique weapons in Uncharted 3 multiplayer armory. This group of weapons is for those of you that prefer to attack enemies from a distance via long-range gunplay or sniping. There are 26 long guns that can be unlocked in Uncharted 3 multiplayer. The AK47, M9, G-MAL, Dragon, KAL-7 and FAL-SS long guns are represented here. All guns have distinctive textures and mods that make them some of the coolest and more powerful weapons in the game. Here’s a rundown of what you can unlock, how you can unlock it, and what it’ll do for your multiplayer game. Long Guns Click on the image of the gun below to see it full size.   M9 guns Jade M9 How to obtain: level up to Rank 75. What it does:  Clip Size and Reload Speed mods increase the bullets in Read more...

The Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception 1.01 patch has been released and will be rolling out across all regions globally in the next 24 hours. The patch notes to update 1.01 are as follows: Available: November 7, 2011 Technical Fixed an issue so that 3D works properly on all Sony SimulView 3D TVs.  We’ll keep you updated as to the any other fixes and patches coming online as they happen. Let us know in the forums of any technical issues you might see and hope you’re enjoying Uncharted 3! See you online!   Read more...

There are 14 different unique pistols that can be unlocked as you play multiplayer. The summer multiplayer beta and Subway Taste for Adventure complete multiplayer experience have passed and now we're a few days into the official launch of Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. We want to tell you about some very unique and very cool unlockable weapons that will help elevate your multiplayer game.  The first group of weapons is for those of you that prefer short-range, close-quarters gunplay. There are 14 different unique pistols that can be unlocked as you play multiplayer. The Para 9, Arm Micro, and Raffica, and Tau all make an appearance and come fully loaded and stylized with unique textures and mods. Here’s a rundown of what you can unlock, how you can unlock it, and what it’ll do for your multiplayer game. Unique Pistols click on any thumbnail to see the gun full size. Jade Para 9 How to obtain: level up to 56 What it does: Reload Speed and Blindfire Read more...

Judging from a few threads we've seen popping up on various forums, including our own fourms on NaughtyDog.com, there's a good debate brewing on what's different or changed with our gun combat mechanics in both single-player and multiplayer. Since we've got access to all the underlying bits for those mechanics, we wanted to share some of those details for you. Single-playerJustin Richmond, our Game Director, came over to discuss the debate about our single-player guns, which centers mostly around aiming and accuracy. We want explain exactly what changed with the aiming/shooting between Uncharted 2 and Uncharted 3. Guns fire in a completely different way in Uncharted 2 compared to what you're experiencing now in Uncharted 3. First off, the guns fire in a completely different way in Uncharted 2 compared to what you're experiencing now in Uncharted 3. Keep that in mind, as it affects your perception of gun combat as a whole since it's very easy to want to compare Read more...

A truly great book is nearly impossible to find. Once you find one, it may lead you on some pretty wild adventures. A good strategy for those adventures? Even harder to find. We teamed up with Piggyback to give you some help. Beautifully designed and thoughtfully written, the Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception Complete Official Guide will be your secret weapon in your gameplay strategy, giving you a deeper understanding of the game and adding to your overall experience.  The standard edition is available with a complete game walkthrough, hi-res maps, in-depth extras, and a full 64 pages on the multiplayer mode alone. The hardbound collector’s edition is a massive 272 pages with an exclusive 16 page Naughty Dog Cast Gallery, access to the Piggyback in-game multiplayer emblem, and a free CD with ten tracks from the official Uncharted 3 music score. The full guides will help you in your quest to uncover the truth. The guides are designed to be spoiler controlled Read more...

After a couple of years and many revisions, the ESC Toy Nathan Drake vinyl figure is finally arriving! We teamed up with Erick Scarecrow to product a very slick-looking 7" vinyl figure that depicts Nathan Drake running, gun out, ready for his new adventure on your desk or in your UNCHARTED collection at home. These beauties are available for pre-order now and both retail for $49.99. There are two colorways, a OG standard edition and a limited Naughty Dog themed edition. The ND edition is limited to 500pcs worldwide.  Nathan Drake OG- Standard Edition Nathan Drake Naughty Dog Colorway - Limited Edition (500pcs worldwide)   These figures ship in late November with a unique serial code for exclusive DLC content (mystery skinned item) for Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. So check them out on over on ESC Toy today, order one, and get some content for the game when it launches just five days from now! Read more...

We’re at the penultimate Friday before the Subway Taste for Adventure Uncharted 3 full competitive multiplayer experience wraps up on 10.28 and even though it’s not Halloween quite yet we have a treat in store for you. We’ve read your posts, forum comments and seen the feedback about specific items that can be unlocked during the Subway Taste for Adventure. The Naughty Dog Pistol, Naughty Dog AK-47, Subway Hero Shirt, and Subway 5 Dollar Footlong Taunt are highly sought unlocks and something we’d like to share with you.  We’re going to make that happen starting today! If you head over to the Naughty Dog Twitter we’ll be tweeting out codes at random for all four of the unlocks listed above for the next eight days from 10.21.2011 until 10.28.2011. These codes are for US ONLY. It’s a blast seeing all the feedback from and playing with you in the Subway Taste for Adventure Uncharted 3 full competitive multiplayer experience. Be Read more...

Last night at five select AMC Theaters from coast-to-coast and now here online we are stoked to premiere the Launch trailer for UNCHARTED 3: Drake's Deception. Launch? Yes, we're a couple weeks away from November 1st but we were so excited after finishing up this trailer that we couldn't wait to share it with you. This trailer is taken entirely from in-game footage. Click play and check it out! Drake's secret waits. If that didn't get you ready to uncover the truth November 1st, I'm not sure you're ready for the truth. In fact you might not even be able to handle it regardless but you'll definitely have a great, fun adventure ahead of you once November 1st hits. We'll have more info and video to get you primed and pumped so check back regularly. We're looking forward to reading, watching and hearing about your reactions to what's revealed in UNCHARTED 3: Drake's Deception!  Read more...

In a little over two weeks, on November 1st, the truth will be revealed. If you’re a fan of the NFL and plan on watching the Minnesota Vikings take on the Chicago Bears this Sunday at 8:20PM (EST) be sure not to miss a certain commercial that just might get you touchdown level excited. If you’re not a fan of the NFL, well this post might be all you need to attain that same level of excited “We scored!” satisfaction We’re stoked to show you the final version of the last TV Spot for Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception after the years of blood, sweat, and pixel refining joy that went into the making of these images. Everything you see here we created from in-game footage. Check it out: 11.1.11 can’t arrive soon enough, right? Let us know what you think and be on the lookout for many, many more thrilling details about Uncharted 3 in the remaining weeks.   Read more...

                      Nearly one year ago Entertainment Weekly broke the news that UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception was real and coming out in 2011. Today we have finally reached the point of breaking through that finish line tape in another marathon of game development. We’re proud to announce that the third installment in the UNCHARTED franchise has gone gold, and is on its way to being manufactured for its November 1st release. We can’t wait to see everyone’s reaction to the next chapter of Nathan Drake’s adventures as it hits store shelves and homes everywhere in just three short weeks! And as an added bonus, all retail copies of Uncharted 3 will include a voucher code for early access to the upcoming Starhawk Public Beta, which will be coming in early 2012. Just like Uncharted 3, Starhawk promises to provide an incredible multiplayer experience that Read more...

To kick off week 2 of the Subway Taste for Adventure full competitive multiplayer experience we have added two new maps for you to explore! Get ready to think vertically and rack up the Pull! medals as revamped Highrise makes a return to Uncharted multiplayer. The Ruins takes a turn for the worse as molten lava replaces water. Additionally, there is now a patch that addresses various issues we’ve been reading about on the forums or have been seeing during our play time with everyone. Patches and updates active right now as of 6pm PST include: -Molten Ruins Map has been added -Highrise Map has been added -Fixed a bug which would cause players to stop accumulating cash and items purchased -Fixed a bug that could cause the player to lock up accessing the Friends list, or when a Friend joined them -Microphone icon will now appear in the Multiplayer lobby to indicate who is using a mic -Fixed a bug in which reconfigured control schemes were not being saved Read more...

We’ve seen a tremendous amount of feedback during the first few days of the Subway Taste for Adventure full competitive Uncharted 3 multiplayer experience. Many of you drew upon your experiences from the Late June/July multiplayer beta and we have been listening to your concerns. We pushed a new update live today that will address some of those concerns. The changes include that tweaks to kickbacks, weapons, and the timing of sprint. Specific changes are: - Stopping Power is back. - RPG Kickback cost has changed from 8 medals to 10 - Sprint duration has changed from 6 seconds to 4.5 seconds - AK-47 recoil is tuned - G-MAL recoil is tuned Comments have been made about the increased effectiveness of run and gun, but the accuracy has actually been reduced since the Beta. The removal of stopping power is what created this perception. So the old Spray n’ Pray remains true to the phrase. So aside from the turn radius of the sprint, your gameplay Read more...

Penny Arcade and Naughty Dog have been mutual fans for quite a while -- we compiled their Jak II and not one, but two, Uncharted 2 related comics in a post here on NaughtyDog.com way back in 2009. We couldn't be more thrilled to find a way to work with them as closely and as often as possible -- we try to have some sort of presence at every PAX and we sent over an Uncharted 2 Fortune Hunter Edition for the Child's Play Charity Dinner Auction in 2009, among other thing. They're all just a really good crew at Penny Arcade. We've never been able to team up in any sort of official capacity, but that time has now come. As revealed on PlayStation.Blog and by Gabe on Penny-Arcade.com, Gabe put his signature artistic style of a selection of the Uncharted 3 cast for a poster. The ONLY way to grab this poster is to pre-order the Uncharted 3 standard edition or Uncharted 3 Collector's Edition from GameStop - either online or in-person. Check out the full poster artwork Read more...

I can't tell you how excited we were to premiere a new Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception gameplay demo (and reveal) at the PlayStation press conference at Gamescom 2011. We had shown this very demo to a very select group of press back at E3 2011, yet we kept it under wraps until our planned public reveal at Gamescom. If you missed the PlayStation press conference, and my on-stage LIVE playthrough of the cargo plane gameplay demo, check out the video below for direct feed of the same demo. We had a treat for the press who came to our behind closed doors presentations at Gamescom - they got to see what happens to Drake after he climbs back up into the plane. As a special treat to our fans, we brought that same demo to PAX Prime just a week later and showed it off in our Uncharted 3 theater in back-to-back-to-back demos for three straight days! If you missed us at PAX Prime (for shame!), check the video below to see the rest of the cargo plane sequence. While we were at PAX Read more...

Don't forget to watch the SCEE Press Conference TODAY at 10:00 AM PDT. You can find out what time that is in your timezone here: Time Zone Check A live stream can be found on the PlayStation Blog EU at PlayStation Blog EU Don't miss out! Read more...

As the rest of the team has been working incredibly hard on the remaining tasks to complete Uncharted 3, other folks at the studio - namely Jason, our in-house web developer - have been working really hard to allow you to view some of your Beta stats. We’re glad to let you know that you can now view a LIMITED set of BASIC player profile stats and a summary of your game history, right here on NaughtyDog.com. To check your stats, make sure you’re logged into PSN on NaughtyDog.com and hit the “Uncharted 3: Beta Stats” navigation item in our menu above or click on this link! We wanted to be sure that everyone who is looking forward to the Uncharted 3 Beta rewards (details at the end of this post) have an opportunity to check up on their progress. This will allow you to do that – the Uncharted 3 Beta stats allows you to check your level and go through your game history to figure out how many games of each gametype you’ve played. We’ve Read more...

Earlier today, July 12, we started getting reports that some users were logging back into the Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta and finding that their progress in the game has been reset. Many players have had to re-accept the online agreement when logging in to the Beta and their profile shows they are at level 1, with no XP accumulated or Cash remaining in their profile. We’re actively looking into what caused the issue so we can prevent it from happening in the future. We know this is particularly worrying for those of you who have been working towards to the Uncharted 3 Beta rewards – we’ve reposted the details on the Beta rewards at the end of this post. IF you were one of the players affected by this profile reset, here’s the scoop: The GOOD news is that your progress towards those rewards has NOT been lost – we still have all of your detailed play history by game stored safely and ALL games you have played in the past and are playing right Read more...

Today, Sunday, July 10, marks the beginning of the final week of the Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta! You've only got just over 4 days left to get your fill of this preview of Uncharted 3 multiplayer and to achieve the requirements to get your rewards for the full version when Uncharted 3 is released in November.  The Beta recently hit 1 MILLION unique players and our player count was growing steadily over the weekend. I'd love it if we could hit 1.5 million players - that's absolutely within reach, so be sure to let any of your friends who haven't checked out the Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta to grab their free download from the PlayStation Store and jump in for a match or two, or twenty. As we head into the final week of the Beta, we made a decision to make sure that everyone was able to try out all of the gametypes and maps! As of today, when you head into matchmaking, you'll notice that ALL of the gametypes are available to choose from. Be sure to try them Read more...

The Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta 1.02 patch was released this morning in Europe and Asia, and will continue to roll out across all regions participating in the Beta. The full patch notes to update 1.04 are listed below. Available: June 8, 2011 Technical Fixed an issue with the Facebook friends list where it would display duplicate and/or incorrect PSN IDs for some players Fixed an issue where some players would gain cash/XP during the playback of some Cinema files Read more...

Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta 1.03 patch was just released and will be rolling out across all regions participating in the Beta. Available: July 6, 2011 Technical Fixed an issue that prevented some SCEE (European) region players from finding a match       Read more...

Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta 1.02 patch was made available at 10:30 PM PDT for the North America PlayStation Store and will roll out across all the regions participating in the Beta over the next few hours. The full patch notes to update 1.02 are listed below. In addition, we have updated the available gametypes to bring back Plunder! As a result, Free for All has been removed from this week’s available gametypes. Available: July 5, 2011 General Last place team in Three Team Deathmatch now gets placed into Observer Mode in Sudden Death Gameplay Disabled the accumulation of medals to stack Medal Kickback activations. Now, if your Medal Kickback is waiting to be activated, you cannot earn more medals that count towards your Medal Kickback counter until you have activated your current Medal Kickback. Players will still be awarded medals Disabled the activation of a Power Play after 40 kills have been reached in Team Deathmatch Increase the minimum time between Power Read more...

We’re just one day away from the Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta going public tomorrow, Tuesday, July 5 – if you haven’t been able to find a voucher code from the multitude of sources to play the Beta, it won’t matter tomorrow as anyone and everyone who can access the PlayStation Store will be able to join in.  You’ll find the Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta as a regular download on the PS Store sometime tomorrow! Today also marks the beginning of the second week of the Beta and that means our scheduled updates to the available gametypes have been pushed – we’ve added in Team Objective and Co-op Hunters to the mix for this week. Once you’ve logged in, the version number on the top right should read 1.00.647. On tap for this week are the following gametypes and modes: July 4 to July 9 Gametypes: Team Deathmatch, Free For All, Team Objective, Hardcore, Co-op Hunter Maps: Airstrip, Chateau In addition, the video playlist Read more...

The first weekend during the Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta also happens to be a long holiday weekend. We’re expecting a higher number of players than during the week – as is typical in our experience – so we wanted to make sure that everyone knows where to leave us feedback. We can’t stress this point enough – we want to hear from you about anything and everything you like, dislike or any issues you encounter while playing the Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta. The best place to do that, and make sure that we get it, it to post it on the Multiplayer Beta discussion forum on NaughtyDog.com here. Many of us have been playing in the Beta with you during the week and we’ll be on this weekend as well – see you online! Read more...

Much, much earlier today, Wednesday, June 29, we pushed out the 1.01 update to the Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta. Full patch notes to the update are listed below. Available: June 29, 2011 Relevant minor updates prior to 1.01 Temporarily removed Plunder gametype from matchmaking Added in Free For All to replace Plunder Temporarily disabled Facebook integration Gameplay Removed Yemen from map rotation in Free For All. Yemen will return during its regularly scheduled week. Temporarily removed Cursed from Power Play rotation Technical Fixed issue where a crash would occur when backing out of multiplayer Fixed frequent slowing of framerate that could lead to the Beta freezing Fixed a crash involving Emblems   Read more...

With the Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta right around the corner, I’m sure you all want to know exactly what we’re putting into the Beta and what you can expect over the three weeks it is active. A few weeks ago, just before E3, IGN posted a thorough first sneak peek at the details of our upcoming Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta. Now, we can give you the FULL rundown of the Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta for things that weren’t necessarily covered in the IGN reveal. We put together a handy little FAQ below with ALL the details. When can I start playing?Tuesday, June 28, for all Infamous 2 and current PlayStation Plus members, who all get early access to the Beta.Unfortuantely, PS Plus Members under the Welcome Back program won't be able to get early access in the following countries: Germany, Portugal, Spain and New Zealand. Sorry! If you’re not an owner of Infamous 2 or a current PlayStation Plus member, we’re opening the floodgates to the Uncharted Read more...

We only just wrapped the very hectic, very awesome E3 Expo just a couple of weeks ago – and we’ve been working tirelessly on putting the finishing touches for what I can only believe to be the mouth-frothingly anticipated Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta. We’ll have a full, in-depth look at everything and anything you want to know about the Beta within the next few days, so you can get the scoop before it launches. Speaking of which, the Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta will be available for all owners of specially marked copies of Infamous 2 and for current PlayStation Plus members on Tuesday, June 28. We’ll be sure to give you a not-so-subtle reminder when it’s ready to be downloaded. Enough about the Beta! I’m here because we’ve been so busy, we didn’t get a chance to give you a quick look at all our single-player reveals from the week of E3. We had two massive reveals to kick off the week. Putting together an E3 trailer is one of Read more...

We're extremely proud and excited to finally start revealing our plans for the multiplayer modes in Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. There's a massive post that just went up on the PlayStation.Blog that just gives you an idea of how much information there is to share, and really, we've just scratched the surface. We wanted to have the opportunity to give you the definitive guide to all of the information we've shared with the media since our Multiplayer press event last week. Before we get started, make sure to check out our Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Trailer below or directly on our YouTube page. It is your crash course into all of our reveals -- and there's even more if you watch closely. There's so many features and ideas for multiplayer we packed into this trailer, that repeat viewings will shed light on things you may have missed the first few times around. The music selection for this is a custom Naughty Dog remix of "Kill Everybody" by Skrillex. Cinematic Production Read more...

PAX East is right around the corner and we hope that any of you who were interested in attending managed to get tickets before the convention sold out on Monday. We had a great time at the inaugural PAX East last year with our panel Naughty Dog Live & Unleashed - Game Design with the Dogs. So much fun that we wanted to come back even though the studio is massively busy cranking away on UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception. We had the incredible privilege recently to work with 2 Player Productions – you may remember them from PATV Season 1 and the massive buzz surrounding their Minecraft Kickstarter project – on a behind the scenes piece covering the lead up to the announcement of UNCHARTED 3. I know many of you have seen Part 1 of their UNCHARTED 3 behind the scenes piece and have been wondering when Part 2 will be released. Wonder no more – during our PAX East panel with 2 Player Productions, titled The Making of an Announcement – Uncharted 3: Read more...

Last week, a few of us headed up to San Francisco to attend GDC 2011 for a busy week of sessions and an extremely well-attended press event. With the PlayStation.Blog blogger lounge at the W hotel filled to near capacity, we presented two new aspects to UNCHARTED 3: Drake's Deception - gameplay in stereoscopic 3D and the main antagonist, Katherine Marlowe. It's awesome to now be able to talk about this as the press embargo lifted earlier this morning -- apart from our blog post here and on the PlayStation.Blog, be sure to visit any of the numerous publications who attended for their take on the event and the reveals. The press event started off with a demo of the UNCHARTED 3 burning chateau gameplay sequence, but it was presented in stereoscopic 3D for the first time ever outside of the studio. As I had mentioned over on the PlayStation.Blog, I feel that with this small snippet of gameplay we’ve proven that we’re able to perfectly retain all of the Read more...

I spotted this homage to one of the greatest moments in televised history on one of the many whiteboards we use around the studio. (Don't go looking for secrets or hidden messages, what you see is what you get.)   Read more...

Happy New Year and welcome to our first post in what’s sure to be a very busy 2011 at NaughtyDog.com!  I hope everyone had an excellent time over the holidays – and had a chance to log in to UNCHARTED 2 multiplayer during the Holiday Event. While the studio was on holiday break, another barrage of UNCHARTED 3 news, interviews and gameplay videos hit the internets. We’ve put a list of all the coverage we found below. But first, check out an embedded playlist of the three direct feed videos of the UNCHARTED 3 Chateau gameplay we showed off to the press in November and December 2010. Below is a handy list of all the articles, interviews and videos that came out of hosting various journalists in December. Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception Interview: Story Details – GameSpot Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception: Escape the Inferno – GameSpot Uncharted 3: Behind the Scenes - Fox News Gamers Weekly Uncharted 3 Storyline, Levels, & Gameplay Read more...

We’re honored to have worked with 2 Player Productions to provide our community with a stellar behind the scenes look at all the work Naughty Dog put into creating the reveal trailer and all the announcement activities for UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception. You may know 2 Player Productions from their acclaimed documentary Reformat the Planet, as the documentary force behind the first season of PATV, or for their Infamous Developer Diaries – I cannot recommend enough that you watch all of those videos as soon as you can. I first heard of 2PP back in 2008 when Reformat the Planet was making a splash at SXSW – I may have downloaded the entire film from the streaming file because I liked it so much, don’t tell! It couldn’t have been more awesome to find out earlier this year that forces were already at work to bring 2PP and Naughty Dog together in the first of what I hope is a lengthy partnership to provide an exhaustive look at the game development Read more...

Bright and early this morning—at 3 AM PST, 6 AM EST and 11 AM GMT—the embargo lifted on impressions from members of the press to our gameplay demo that they got to see behind closed doors late last month and earlier this week. We’ll try to compile links to all the impressions and new information on UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception below. But first… The embargo also lifted on a set of screenshots from ACTUAL gameplay that you can check out on our Flickr photostream. We’ve also released direct feed video of the gameplay sequence that made it’s world premiere earlier this week on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on the Naughty Dog YouTube channel. The video is also embedded below: Here’s a list of all the articles and impressions I’ve been able to catch so far: Twitter Questions - Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Nathan Drake preps for another ‘Uncharted’ adventure - USA Today Game Hunters Uncharted 3 Read more...

Well, it sure has been an interesting morning, don’t you think? About 3 hours ago, Entertainment Weekly were the first to reveal what you probably knew was coming anyway – that the next UNCHARTED game has been in development here at Naughty Dog and it will be called UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception. We’re really excited (and can now breathe a sigh of relief) to have announced UNCHARTED 3—we’re absolutely looking forward to working hard on the game over the next year and telling you all about it along the way! You can get further details about we’re able to currently share from my blog post that just went up on the PlayStation Blog. A brief, top line look at all the info that’s been released so far is copied below. UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception features the return of famed fortune hunter Nathan Drake and follows him through a gripping, action-packed storyline that will take you all over the world. In his search for the fabled Read more...