Remember Gametrailers.com teased that they had some big news to report yesterday? Well it comes in the form of new Uncharted 2: Among Thieves details. Seems some lucky media outlets (read: not us) were allowed to check out the game behind closed doors for the very first time.

In an article on Kotaku they detail the plot which beings with search of the treasures of the court of Mongolian emperor Kublai Khan, reportedly lost with the disappearance of Marco Polo's fleet. However Drake uncovers another mystery, the key to Shangri-La and the wish-fulfilling Cintamani Stone. Thus fuelled by greed Drake embarks on another adventure.

Naughty Dog have confirmed that series new-comer (and new love interest) Chloe Frazier will be Drake's "equal in every way" and such a suggestion has led many to assume Uncharted 2 will have co-op play. It is the current video games buzz word so we wouldn't be surprised.

As for the gameplay Kotaku describe it as "action packed and smooth" as they watched "Drake [shoot] soldiers, [slide] behind rubble for cover, [..] knocked back by a fuel tank exploding, [climbing] up light poles, [leaping] from storefront signage to air conditioning units, [crawling] up fire escapes [and scaling] bookcases."

Pretty intense then?

As a a part of their touted exclusive yesterday GameTrailers managed to secure the following two interviews:

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