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[UPDATE] Drake’s Deception will be set in desert, inspired by archeological adventures of T.E. Lawrence; 3D support confirmed; First live demo on Jimmy Fallon Dec. 13; first trailer inside.
For months, rumors of a third uncharted game have percolated, thanks to premature product listings and overly imaginative artists. Now, though, the game has been officially outed, thanks to a preview in Entertainment Weekly magazine.
The official title of Naughty Dog’s next game will be Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, and it will arrive in late 2011. Though details were light on the game’s story, it will reportedly focus on the relationship between Drake and his avuncular mentor Victor “Sully” Sullivan. This time around, a search for a lost city will take the wily adventurer to the Arabian Peninsula and its bleak Empty Quarter.
The magazine also reported the game’s plot will be partially inspired by the exploits of famed British adventurer T.E. Lawrence. Said exploits won’t be of the military variety that earned him the nickname of Lawrence of Arabia, but rather the archeological career he had before World War I.
That’s not to say there won’t be any shooting in Uncharted 3. Gameplay details dropped in the article include expanded co-op and multiplayer modes, improved reverse climbing, and the ability to shoot multiple enemies at once. As rumored, much of the game will be set in the desert, with the developers at Naughty Dog putting a visual emphasis on sand.
[UPDATE] Sony has now officially announced Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, and has confirmed it will support stereoscopic 3D out of the box. The game will also feature the ability to engage multiple enemies in melee combat, and will also sport new stealth abilities.
As with its predecessors, Uncharted 3 will be exclusive to the PlayStation 3. The game will debut alongside the first novel based on the series, Uncharted: The Fourth Labyrinth, but not the film based on the series. That project, directed by David O. Russell and starring Mark Wahlberg, is set to shoot next summer.
[UPDATE 2] Via Twitter, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon producer Gavin Purcell is now saying a live demo of Uncharted 3 will be conducted on the show on Monday, December 13.
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Taking on “big-boys” of multiplayer – Wells.
Naughty Dog’s third Uncharted game has been revealed. It’s called Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception and takes place in the desert.
The setting draws inspiration from Lawrence of Arabia as our hero, Drake, and his good friend Sully, explore the Arabian peninsula – also known as the Atlantis of the Sands.
“When we first came up with the idea of sand, you see everyone’s eyes light up here and go, ‘Yeah, that’s going to be really hard – let’s do it!,'” Naughty Dog creative director Amy Hennig told Entertainment Weekly.
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Reveals Starcraft II expansions, Diablo III and Titan releases.Documents containing MMOG giant Blizzard’s plans for the next four years have leaked onto the internet, detailing a release schedule containing expansions for Starcraft II, the long-awaited Diablo III and a new game, codenamed Titan.
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Butterbean! Calzaghe! LaMotta! Lennox!
EA has named the 54 boxers it will recreate for Fight Night Champion.
Among them are British hero Joe Calzaghe, grilled food expert George Foreman, porker Erich “Butterbean” Esch, Jake “The Raging Bull” LaMotta and Ukranian monsters Wladimir and Vitali Klistchko.
The big-buck inclusions of legends Tyson and Ali are also present.
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Is it Audley Harrison? Prince Naseem?
EA has sifted through numerous British boxers and decided upon one man to grace the cover of Fight Night Champion.
Is it Joe Calzaghe? Is it Lennox Lewis? Is it Ricky Hatton? Is it Frank Bruno? Is it Nigel Benn? Is it Audley Harrison? Is it Chris Eubank? Is it Barry McGuigan? Is it Prince Naseem Hamed?
No, it’s David Haye, the 30 year-old cornrowed Londoner who knocked out Audley Harrison.
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They “don’t hate” my movies.
You might not like his work, but German filmmaker Uwe Boll insists the powers that be – the Hollywood actors, agents and managers – take what he does seriously, despite his movies being critically trashed time and time again.
That’s how he manages to secure talent like Michael Madsen, Christian Slater, Ben Kingsley, Jason Statham, Ray Liotta, Burt Reynolds and Tara Reid.
“I send the script and make an offer,” Boll explained to Kotaku. Actors and Hollywood managers and agents know that I’m a real filmmaker and [don’t] agree with the internet bashing.
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Out in January on Blu-ray and DVD.
Animated film Dead Space Aftermath will release on Blu-ray and DVD on 24th January.
The DVD costs £16, the Blu-ray £20. It carries an 18 certificate, and lasts 84 minutes.
Aftermath is made by some of the team responsible for Dante’s Inferno: An Animated Epic, and features voice acting from Christopher Judge (Stargate SG-1) and Peter Woodward (Babylon 5, Fringe). The plot is based on the after-events of the first responder mission to the Aegis VII in Dead Space, and aims to provide back-story to Dead Space 2.
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Claims use of his likeness in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
A former backup singer with 90s hip-hop overlords Cypress Hill is suing Rockstar Games, claiming the firm used his likeness for the central character Carl "CJ" Johnson in its 2004 game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, according to a court filing spotted by IGN.
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iPhone before Xmas, PC/Mac early 2011.
Revolution Software has remastered cult 1997 point and click adventure game Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror and will release it on iPhone, iPod touch and iPad before Christmas.
A PC and Mac version is promised for “very early next year”.
It features a new interactive digital comic from Watchmen co-creator Dave Gibbons, fully animated facial expressions, improved background and animation graphics, improved cut scenes, high quality music, and a context-sensitive hint system and diary.
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Battlefield 1943 does the business, too.
Virtual trading card game FIFA Ultimate Team has so far generated a whopping £28.5 million for EA.
PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade shooter Battlefield: 1943 made £10 million after Sony and Microsoft took their cut.
Electronic Arts CFO Eric Brown revealed the impressive figures at the 38th Annual Media and Communications Conference (reported by GameSpot).
