• The Last of Us PS3 Exclusive Details Finally Revealed

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    The Last of Us

    The Last of Us was revealed as a PlayStation 3 exclusive last weekend. Since then, a lot of speculations circled around to find out and analyze what analyzed what we know so far.

    And now, as revealed by ign. Naughty Dog, Yes, the developer behind the PS3-exclusive smash hit series Uncharted, is developing the game. In the reveal trailer, a middle-aged man and a young girl are seen ravaging through an abandoned house, looking for supplies and fighting humans that seem to be infected by some sort of disease. After killing a number of these infected humans, they run through the rest of the house and find their way outside.

    “Abandoned cities reclaimed by nature. A population decimated by a modern plague. Survivors are killing each other for food, weapons; whatever they can get their hands on.

    Joel, a brutal survivor, and Ellie, a brave young teenage girl who is wise beyond her years, must work together if they hope to survive their journey across the US.”

    Check out the trailer below:

  • Uncharted 3 Teases The Last of Us PS3 Exclusive

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    The Last of Us

    Update:

    This is true, Naughty Dog is behind the game.

    One of the most exciting announcements set for this weekend’s Spike VGA awards is the PS3 exclusive “The Last of Us“, which has been teased several times before.

    The mysterious title seems to be themed around a real-world disaster involving a viral outbreak that leaves “millions feared dead or infected”. The first teaser that went live shows a post-apocalypse feeling trailer which you can watch below:

    The second teaser was a viral video that referenced a fungus using bodies to grow.

    Lately, a new screenshot featured a newspaper talking about the end of humanity and quarantine zones.

    There’s not much else known about the title, though fans have since discovered this morning a very suspicious reference in Naughty Dog‘s Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception.

    As you can see in the video on this page, a newspaper in the game’s opening scene makes reference to a “deadly fungus” is The Last of Us fungus the same as the Uncharted fungus? Could Uncharted and The Last of Us happen in the same universe? Could developer Naughty Dog be behind this new exclusive? Is Naughty Dog just friends with whomever is making The Last of Us? Is this all just a joke? We will find answers in the upcoming Spike awards. Stay tuned

    [via ign]

  • UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception New Details Emerged

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    New information regarding Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception has surfaced via OPM. Issue 57 of the mag reveals some new details on the plot, locales and game mechanics of Nate’s next adventure. Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception follows Drake, as he searches for a lost city in the Arabian Peninsula.

    Spoilers Ahead:

    • Drake will be spending most of his time in the Arabian desert, exploring the dunes of Rub’ al Khali.
    • You’ll still be globe trotting, visiting places like London and a jungle temple.
    • You can expect “all the things you’d expect in a desert” – that includes sandstorms and mirages.
    • This creates a dynamic environment to explore, with altering geography, “We’ve done a ton of research…The way sand blows over and curls over the tops of dunes, the way it displaces and flows – it’s almost a liquid,” said creative director Amy Hennig.
    • Plot is based around Lawrence of Arabia and Iram of the Pillars – The Atlantis of the Sands.
    • Drake and Sully are seen in the Empty Quarter, looking for Iram of the Pillars.
    • Apparently, there are bike sections, “We have a strong tradition of vehicular gameplay, and we try not to repeat ourselves,” says ND.
    • Story isn’t set in stone yet, but villain Katherine Marlowe is part of a secret order that dates back to the time of Queen Elizabeth I.
    • This is not Drake’s last adventure, ND stresses that “the Uncharted franchise was never conceived as a trilogy.”
    • Previous characters will be returning, does that include both Elena and Chloe?
    • New melee combat system lets Drake fight multiple enemies at once, but also shows him picking up a bottle from a table and introducing it to an enemy’s face. New stealth moves and mechanics have been added as well.
    • Naughty Dog said, “We’ll be sure to alert everyone if a public beta is in the works this time around.”

    Uncharted 3 is scheduled for a November 1, 2011 release, exclusively on the PS3.