After deftly dodging questions like, "How many polygons are there in Nathan's eyebrow?" and "Can I give Elena an accent in my fanfic?" Naughty Dog co-president Evan Wells confirmed a new
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves demo in an online Q&A held yesterday, courtesy of the
PlayStation Blog. "
Yes, we're going to have another multiplayer demo before the game hits shelves," Wells said. "The exact timing isn't finalized yet, but it should be available to an even wider group this time, so if you missed the last one I don't think you'll have any problem getting in this one."
We're hoping that by "even wider group," he's referring to everyone who can't wait to play the frantically anticipated action-adventure (which is everyone) and failed to gain entry into the recent beta. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is currently scheduled for release this Fall -- a more exact date will be announced "very soon," Wells teased. 
{ Jul 1st 2009 at 12:15PM } 
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
eNrique @ Jul 1st 2009 12:18PM
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/07/final-fantasy-extraction.jpg
SimbaDogg @ Jul 1st 2009 2:17PM
seriously...who is the girl in all those articles. i've seen her in like 6 articles today.
Heavytoka @ Jul 1st 2009 12:20PM
You can gain access it by pre-ordering through Gamestop, but I hate Gamestop so I'm hoping for another way.
lsutiger988 @ Jul 1st 2009 7:31PM
ya better go ahead and swallow your pride to go (dunno how you hate that store but whatever, maybe a bad experience idk or care) preorder your copy, get the beta code then cancel your preorder and get your money back a few days later cause gamestop is the only place to get access from at the moment. unless you are with ign or something and they give codes
THE WICKER MAN (BWF) (GT: Dalek Prime) @ Jul 1st 2009 12:21PM
Now that is just lovely! It only needs Michael Pachter heads on her pursuers.
Wiizer (Michael Pachter MUST DIE.. Professionally) @ Jul 1st 2009 12:35PM
NO MORE PACHTER... Aw, this is Joystiq. Guess we won't be able to stop that.
ilovethewaggle @ Jul 1st 2009 1:29PM
there's an awful lot of screaming faces on joystiq today.
Nathan-DTS @ Jul 1st 2009 2:46PM
It's the woman from that Dead Space: Extraction box art.
ryanpaulmcgowan @ Jul 1st 2009 12:22PM
I see that face has been photoshopped twice now.
That is the face of Joystiq fans who actually read this mornings Pachter hump-a-thon.
DBuck_Eye @ Jul 1st 2009 12:24PM
It's been photoshopped on 4 other articles before this.
Dirty @ Jul 1st 2009 12:24PM
way more than twice
ryanpaulmcgowan @ Jul 1st 2009 12:29PM
Yes, because what I said totally means it has only happened twice and has nothing to do with the fact that I've seen it twice.
Totally.
JXCgunrunna @ Jul 1st 2009 12:39PM
I think they are spending more time on the shop than they have been on the article. Maybe you guys should do an article on how patcher predicts there will be a massphotoshoping on joystiq
silverwolf761 @ Jul 1st 2009 12:55PM
"I think they are spending more time on the shop than they have been on the article."
Well, they probably have a lot of time on their hands since all they need to do is write a sometimes snide paragraph and quote another publication for almost ALL of their "articles"
Lustis @ Jul 1st 2009 12:22PM
That woman's head of Dead Space is priceless. It's been on 5 posts now? Hahaha
MowDownJoe @ Jul 1st 2009 12:24PM
A new Joystiq meme... great...
The Dark Wayne @ Jul 1st 2009 12:51PM
YES IT IS!
Triscuit @ Jul 1st 2009 1:02PM
I can't be sure, but is her face also shopped into the Brutal Legend story just before the actual article about the box art for DSE? You know, on the ghoul/demon thing behind Jables. No, not the statue, the other ghoulish thing.
dayuse @ Jul 1st 2009 1:21PM
OH GOD NO! Ha ha ha!
youruglyclone @ Jul 1st 2009 12:23PM
Why is the girl from the Dead Space Extraction cover art being super imposed on all the images for posts after hers?
andyface @ Jul 1st 2009 12:27PM
It's not a photoshop, Jem warned you to not look at too long or it'll get stuck in your head.
Guess everyone stared at it too long.
bongoes @ Jul 1st 2009 1:41PM
I just got on today without seeing the post before and it's in my head too. How do you explain that?
Blank-Mage @ Jul 1st 2009 1:50PM
Time distortion. You'll get it stuck in your head eventually, retroactively.
watchthatman @ Jul 1st 2009 12:23PM
Wow. Can this please happen for every post for the rest of the day?
Mort85 @ Jul 1st 2009 12:40PM
or week.
Blank-Mage @ Jul 1st 2009 1:51PM
I WANT IT FOREVER!
Almozd @ Jul 1st 2009 12:23PM
i got access to the new multiplayer beta about a month ago you get it for preordering it at gamestop it starts 8/19/09-9/18/09 also gets you the free revenge attribute for the mp once the game comes out
Comtar @ Jul 1st 2009 12:24PM
That screaming picture should be in every post all day today. Is there a world record for long you can keep this up? Someone check it... quick!
tmacairjordan87 @ Jul 1st 2009 12:24PM
How about a single player demo? You know...something that's actually interesting to play.
Heavytoka @ Jul 1st 2009 12:25PM
What are you talking about? The Multiplayer is Great!
Dirty @ Jul 1st 2009 12:27PM
I concur. I liked the multiplayer but stopped after a few games to just check it out. I would like to fight helicopters now.
tmacairjordan87 @ Jul 1st 2009 12:29PM
The multiplayer was just your regular deathmatch and "capture the flag". Why people get excited to play that in every single game is beyond me. I want a taste of the real Uncharted, the great single player it's going to have.
Chin-Poh The Wanderer, nice to meet you all! @ Jul 1st 2009 12:30PM
It looks like single-player is surely dying out in favor of multi-player, of course making maps is easier than a scripted single-player mission and many more prefer multiplayer, I'm one of the few that's exclusively a single-player gamer.
Vidikron @ Jul 1st 2009 12:34PM
I've got no problems with MP as long as the SP experience isn't degraded as a result, but I agree... I'd like to see a SP demo much more than a second MP demo.
Jawmuncher @ Jul 1st 2009 12:37PM
I agree with you the Uncharted MP is ok but weve seen all of it in others places.
And actually done better as well.
It's decent but im getting uncharted for the SP, since that's what Uncharted is all about.
Ashitaka @ Jul 1st 2009 1:08PM
@ Chin-Poh
Please stfu if you don't know what you're talking about.
Quoting from the PSBlog that Joystiq kindly linked in this post:
[Just so you know who's answering the questions, 'AmyH' is the Creative Director Amy Hennig and 'Evan Wells' is the Co-President of ND]
"Comment From xaos
Was there any concern when deciding to add multiplayer that the new focus might hinder the single player experience? Any pitfalls to balancing the two?
AmyH: Actually, developing the multiplayer experience has enabled us to improve and enhance the single player experience, because it's allowed us to really tune all the play mechanics and get a lot of great feedback along the way.
We made sure when we set out to create the multiplayer component of the game, that it wouldn't impact the single player experience negatively in any way. We expanded the team to accommodate the additional development, and assigned people to focus exclusively on multiplayer or single-player. That way both experiences are equally well-developed."
Also, good news for those who don't like multiplayer trophies:
"Comment From Havoc_Maker
Will Uncharted 2 have multiplayer trophies?
Evan Wells: We're still finalizing our final list of Trophies and it looks like we might include a couple of MP trophies, but we don't want to have any that require any amount of grinding to rack up a ton of kills or wins."
So no, single-player *definitely* isn't dying out in favor of multiplayer, they didn't even want to compromise the singleplayer trophies.
Chin-Poh The Wanderer, nice to meet you all! @ Jul 1st 2009 1:26PM
Sorry dude, guess I shouldn't be talking considering I don't have a PS3 and can't play any of the games. : )
Neptune @ Jul 1st 2009 2:01PM
@ tmac
Do you really need a single player demo? You know the single player is going to be awesome.
Alistair Azimuth PSN: johnnynumber5 @ Jul 1st 2009 2:06PM
umm hey t-mac
There was co-op in the multiplayer beta as well. Deathmatch is always deathmatch but the little treasure game was a little more than just CTF. But, you have to actually play it for longer than one or two matches to get the hang of the flow and teamwork elements down. Daisy chaining those golden statues is pure unadulterated fun.
Like I said if you want to get an idea about the campaign you should have played the 3 person co-op mode. I don't know what it is with you lately but you are so negative about EVERYTHING. In fact, there was a helicopter in the co-op so there.
PedoJokerBear (aka Deeznuts) @ Jul 1st 2009 12:24PM
head space
Jawmuncher @ Jul 1st 2009 12:26PM
I'm loving the picture of the girl from dead space.
I really hope they stick with that the rest of the day.
Thumbs Up Joystiq.
SithLibrarian @ Jul 1st 2009 12:28PM
Keep 'em coming, Joystiq!
xtremeholymuffin @ Jul 1st 2009 12:27PM
HMMMM
McKeyDee @ Jul 1st 2009 12:29PM
GameStop is offering the multiplayer demo.
BestBuy is offering golden Barreta and golden AK-47.
TheHatedOne @ Jul 1st 2009 12:31PM
She looks like Maggie Gyllenhaal....running from an acting coach!
The Dark Wayne @ Jul 1st 2009 12:52PM
HIYO!
Ashitaka @ Jul 1st 2009 12:32PM
That's great Joystiq! More dead space girl, less patcher. Keep it coming.
xtremeholymuffin @ Jul 1st 2009 12:33PM
Watch, next post is a Pachter post with Dead Space girl.
oldgamer @ Jul 1st 2009 12:33PM
OK, for a minute there I thought I was losing it. I thought I was seeing the same screaming face of the same woman over and over again. But now I realize that it's just a mirage. It's not really the same face. In fact it's not even a woman. See, I'm not going crazy. Really, it's not the same woman. Really, I'm not seeing anything at all. Really, I mean it. REALLY!!!!
Blackzarak @ Jul 1st 2009 12:36PM
These chops with the Dead Space girl are hilarious! I chuckle every time there's a new post. Keep it up.