With all the resounding critical praise that Naughty Dog's Uncharted 2 has received thus far, it's good to see creative director Amy Hennig speaking up on the possibility of DLC for the game. "We're working on that now ... there will be DLC available before the end of the year," she told IndustryGamers today. Though she's not yet revealing very much on what exactly the content will entail, she did say it may include, "new maps, new characters, things like that ... some of it will be free of charge and some of it will be purchasable."
She wouldn't directly quote sales of the title thus far, but she did allow that the title is "exceeding expectations" and outselling the original game "by many, many times" -- a fact no doubt aided by the PlayStation 3's primary position among consoles on last month's NPDs. Hennig seems to embrace this head-on, referring to the confluence of events that lead to the current success of Uncharted 2 -- a hardware price drop, a handful of games being pushed back, and critical acclaim for the game -- as "serendipity." That doesn't mean the game ends in an expensive ice cream shop, right?
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Posted: Oct 23rd 2009 8:14PM Digital Viking said
That would be CRAZY! 7/8 tuck is a risk, but someone has to take the chance!
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Posted: Oct 24th 2009 6:49AM (Unverified) said
WTF is with all this tucking business? How Many meatballs do you all tuck in your belly a day ahy?
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Posted: Oct 24th 2009 4:57PM (Unverified) said
I'm sure they will with this kind of reception. I can't wait, uncharted 2 is amazing. Wish I owned a PS3 to play on my own time.
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Posted: Oct 25th 2009 3:03AM (Unverified) said
Ahahaha why was my request for a new Jak game downvoted? Do people somehow hate that series now? I mean I love Uncharted too but we just got one. I'd like a different series now.
I guess I'm in the minority.
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I guess I'm in the minority.
Posted: Oct 27th 2009 11:33PM (Unverified) said
@Filthy
Because people who comment on game blogs are generally big dumbasses who think great games like Jak or Ratchet is kiddie crap and pass it up, not realizing that it can actually be fun.
Also they start debates and circle jerks over shirt tucking so there you go, buncha' winners.
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Because people who comment on game blogs are generally big dumbasses who think great games like Jak or Ratchet is kiddie crap and pass it up, not realizing that it can actually be fun.
Also they start debates and circle jerks over shirt tucking so there you go, buncha' winners.
Posted: Oct 23rd 2009 9:39PM Discotheque said
Kill the unbeliever!!!!!! I love Uncharted 2. But I can't wait for the hype on this game to die down. It's like the new Killzone 2 (only this time we actually got a good hyped game as opposed to a bad one).
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Posted: Oct 23rd 2009 6:36PM (Unverified) said
GOTY so far. Although I still need to play my copy of Demons Souls, and play Dragon Age etc. before my final verdict.
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Posted: Oct 23rd 2009 6:53PM Ozymandias said
I'm in gaming heaven right now. Uncharted 2 = GOTY and MAG beta = fps of the year.
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Posted: Oct 23rd 2009 8:30PM kentuckyfried said
What times does Aggie/you play? I've never actually seen him online this whole time since I added him months ago.
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Posted: Oct 24th 2009 8:04AM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
ROFLMAO!!!
Its a good Fucking Game....
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Its a good Fucking Game....
Posted: Oct 23rd 2009 6:40PM Dark Archon PSN Archonik XBL Dar said
YES, YES, YES! Please, win a couple of GOTY, please!
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Posted: Oct 23rd 2009 7:49PM HydrophobicFish PSN ID Hydrophob said
Well, Spyder, it could be that if it wins awards, not only does that give immediate recognition to the game, but it gives a bullet point for them to advertise.
And both of those will increase sales.
And increased sales means more people playing online, more money to the developers that earned it, and more chance of a sequel.
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And both of those will increase sales.
And increased sales means more people playing online, more money to the developers that earned it, and more chance of a sequel.
Posted: Oct 23rd 2009 7:16PM OnToGloryReturns said
I'm not sure about that. The two mechanics are practically identical - and the rodie run is still all that.
Having said that - U2 is the GOTY hands down for me, unless something comes along and just blows my mind.
I'm on my second playthrough (on hard) - it's just so polished with so much personality. I can't believe how good it looks, how well it's paced, and how much fun it is. And I haven't even touched the multiplayer yet.
Uncharted 3 in 2011 please. With a zombie clown to scare Nate's hair white!
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Having said that - U2 is the GOTY hands down for me, unless something comes along and just blows my mind.
I'm on my second playthrough (on hard) - it's just so polished with so much personality. I can't believe how good it looks, how well it's paced, and how much fun it is. And I haven't even touched the multiplayer yet.
Uncharted 3 in 2011 please. With a zombie clown to scare Nate's hair white!
Posted: Oct 23rd 2009 6:41PM Pure Black World Tendency said
Well it seems like many games need a sequel before they really start selling these days. I think a game like Dead Space 2, for instance, will sell much better than the first title.
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Posted: Oct 23rd 2009 8:32PM kentuckyfried said
It's the problem with new IP's; establishing the audience.
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Posted: Oct 23rd 2009 6:41PM (Unverified) said
The DLC is exceeding sales expectations and it's not even out yet? That's remarkable.
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Posted: Oct 24th 2009 1:18PM (Unverified) said
I got downvoted but did anyone notice they changed the title of the post?
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Posted: Oct 23rd 2009 6:43PM mywhitenoise said
The first one deserved this much praise. Naughty Dog is amazing.
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Posted: Oct 23rd 2009 6:44PM (Unverified) said
This game was spectacular. However, Amazon's "Uber Exclusive Treasure Map" was a steaming pile of crap. It takes up eight hundred megs and only lists SIX treasures.
Anyone else as pissed about it as I am?
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Anyone else as pissed about it as I am?
Posted: Oct 23rd 2009 7:01PM mywhitenoise said
YES! Those 6 were the easiest ones to find too.
Wow, a whole 6 out of 100 treasures. Thanks for wasting my time, and bandwidth!
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Wow, a whole 6 out of 100 treasures. Thanks for wasting my time, and bandwidth!
Posted: Oct 23rd 2009 7:03PM (Unverified) said
Tell me about it. Granted, I would have bought the game from Amazon anyway (used my Amazon Prime trial to get free Release-Date shipping) and I've got a ton of space on my HDD (91GB out of 160) but it still is crap that they only showed six treasures.
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Posted: Oct 23rd 2009 7:16PM CaramelZappa said
I'm not as pissed as you, but it is really lame.
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Posted: Oct 23rd 2009 8:19PM kentuckyfried said
Yes, complain vociferously though, and they will give you 20% back off the purchase price easily. They know they screwed this up badly by mis-advertising it.
Also, don't forget that you're entitled to a $5 off pre-order coupon for you next game (they actually sent me the wrong coupon, so I'll have to follow up on that). You're at least legitimately entitled to that if you haven't received that in your e-mail already.
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Also, don't forget that you're entitled to a $5 off pre-order coupon for you next game (they actually sent me the wrong coupon, so I'll have to follow up on that). You're at least legitimately entitled to that if you haven't received that in your e-mail already.
Posted: Oct 24th 2009 8:07AM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
yea that pissed me off too.....whats funny is they sent it even AFTER I canceled my pre-order and GameFly'd it.....lol
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Posted: Oct 23rd 2009 6:44PM The Spoony said
Man i hope they give some single player DLC i enjoy the multiplayer but it's not what i love the game for.
I'd so love to play through the game again as Cloe so all those times she breaks away from Nate you follow what she does.
Or even Flynn might be interesting.
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I'd so love to play through the game again as Cloe so all those times she breaks away from Nate you follow what she does.
Or even Flynn might be interesting.
Posted: Oct 23rd 2009 7:46PM Dr Perry Ulysses Cox said
Playing as Flynn wouldn't be interesting. What would you do? Wait for Nate to show up and show you how to do shit?
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Posted: Oct 24th 2009 7:04AM (Unverified) said
its chloe not cloe but i think they should stick with nate as main character as hes the hero of the game.
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