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Read More »Uncharted 4 delayed for a third time
Sony’s PS4 exclusive Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End has had its release date delayed for a third time. The game is now due out worldwide on May 10th. This is apparently not to allow for extra development time but is instead linked to manufacturing demands. As you know, Naughty Dog …
Read More »Naughty Dog apologises for using Assassin’s Creed artwork in Uncharted 4 trailer
That there was a new trailer for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End yesterday is not s surprise. That Assassin’s Creed made a cameo most definitely was. In one part of the trailer a painting is seen hanging on the wall. Unfortunately, the painting was actually a piece of Assassin’s Creed …
Read More »PS4 Uncharted 4 bundle announced
Sony has revealed a PlayStation 4 and Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End hardware bundle. The package (pictured) features grey blue shading, and the console itself is adorned with a decal of Nathan Drake from the artwork for A Thief’s End. It will be released alongside the game on April 29th …
Read More »70% of UK stores think PS4 will rule next year
Nearly three quarters of UK games stores believe that PlayStation 4 will be the dominant platform in 2016. 70 per cent of store managers voted for Sony’s console as the hardware to rule the next tweleve months, citing its strong forthcoming line-up. This includes console exclusives like Uncharted 4: A …
Read More »Naughty Dog on the end of Uncharted, learning from The Last of Us and what comes next
Naughty Dog is hardly being subtle with the subtitle of its fourth – and final – entry in the Uncharted franchise. ‘A Thief’s End’: the bell is tolling for PlayStation’s blockbuster series. For eight years (the first instalment launched shortly after the PS3 in 2007), the exploits of Nathan Drake …
Read More »Naughty Dog on microtransactions: ‘You should pay for good work’
Uncharted developer Naughty Dog has hit out at players that criticise in-game purchases. Former community strategistEric Monacelli was speaking to MCV ahead of next year’s launch of Uncharted 4. The game will be supported with post-release story DLC – a decision that Monacelli admitted would raise the ire of some …
Read More »11 things we learned from PlayStation’s Paris Press Conference
Sony’s long-overdue European press conference took place last night in Paris, and as usual we were greeted with some quirkly games, and some major triple-A reveals, too. Here are the top 11 things from the show: 1. Quantic Dream is back with Detroit (and the return of Kara) One of …
Read More »Firefly’s Alan Tudyk quit Uncharted 4
Firefly, Serenity, Wreck-It Ralph, Big Hero 6 and Star Wars: Rogue One star Alan Tudyk has revealed he walked away from a role in Uncharted 4. He told IGN was actively working on the title prior to the changes in 2014 that saw Amy Hennig leave developer Naughty Dog, the …
Read More »Naughty Dog director requests Half-Life license from Valve
Naughty Dog creative director Neil Druckmann has expressed his interest in developing a new game based on the Half-Life franchise. Druckmann – who wrote The Last of Us and is currently working on Uncharted 4 – recently took toTwitterto publicly declare Naughty Dog’s interest in Valve’s IP. Look, Valve, all …
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