Uncharted - Timeline
Monday28th Sep 2015
News Nathan Drake Originally Looked Like a Douche
What a mug
Imagine playing one of the Uncharted games. Imagine an opening cutscene in which series protagonist Nathan Drake wanders into shot, and he looks like the sort of guy you'd love to punch square in the jaw. Okay, so maybe you don't like the cocky explorer in the first place - that's fine - but you can't possibly think that this particular...
News Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection Will Grapple with 44GB of Your PS4
Treasure chest
We did ponder internally whether Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection would ship on multiple Blu-rays, but developer Bluepoint has worked its magic and managed to squeeze all three escapades into 44GB of space. This is particularly impressive when you consider that Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception consumed over 30GB on the PlayStation...
Friday25th Sep 2015
First Impressions Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection Is PS4 Gold
Greatness from not-so small beginnings
You didn't think that Sony was going to treat its flagship franchise poorly, did you? A lot's been said and written about the PlayStation 4's exclusive lineup this Christmas, but Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection is no slouch. The remastered compilation of Naughty Dog's iconic adventuring trilogy looks and...
Thursday17th Sep 2015
News Plunder PS4 Exclusive Uncharted 4: A Thief's End's Beta This December
Get access with Nathan Drake Collection
Your advent calendar may be on display by 4th December, but Christmas will be the last thing on your mind. Naughty Dog has revealed that the Uncharted 4: A Thief's End multiplayer beta will be kicking off on the aforementioned date – and you'll be able to enjoy it through until 13th December if you purchase...
Tuesday15th Sep 2015
TGS 2015 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Shines in Japanese Trailer
Drake's fortune
There's nothing new in this Uncharted 4: A Thief's End trailer, but Naughty Dog's forthcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive looks so darn good that it's worth a watch anyway. Sony released the clip earlier today to coincide with its Tokyo Game Show press conference, where it confirmed that the title will deploy day and date with its...
Monday14th Sep 2015
News Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection Gets a Free PS4 Demo This Month
Plus, watch plenty of Drake's Fortune footage
Unsure of whether Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection will offer a meaningful upgrade? You'll be able to sample the Warzone section from Uncharted 2: Among Thieves for yourself starting from 29th September, as Naughty Dog has promised to drop a demo of the PlayStation 4 upgrade onto the PlayStation...
Friday4th Sep 2015
News Sony Digs Up Buried Treasure with Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection PS4 Bundle
Platform holder also excavates advert
Sony's been releasing PlayStation 4 bundles like they're going out of fashion in Europe, but the firm's been a little hesitant to repeat the strategy in North America. You didn't think that it was going to miss out on an opportunity to package Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection with the console, though, did...
Thursday3rd Sep 2015
News Naughty Dog: We Can Put Together a Really Great Add-on for Uncharted 4
Studio talks single player DLC
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End will be following in The Last of Us' footsteps and getting a story-based expansion pack. This will mark the first time that the series has had its campaign extended with post-release content, and speaking at the GameStop Expo earlier this week – yes, there are c
Monday31st Aug 2015
News Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Will Get Story DLC on PS4
Drake's fortune
Much like The Last of Us before it, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End will get a story expansion. Buried in the game's release date reveal, Sony has confirmed that pre-orders for the Digital Deluxe Edition on the PlayStation Store will include access to the Uncharted 4 Triple Pack, which will include "future access to the first-ever, single...
News PS4 Exclusive Uncharted 4 Discovers a Confirmed Release Date and Snags a Collector's Edition
A thief's beginning
So much for a quiet bank holiday Monday here in the UK. Sony's gone ahead and announced a confirmed release date for upcoming blockbuster Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, as well as an obligatory collector's edition. Drake's latest will launch in both Europe and North America on the 18th March 2016 - which doesn't seem too far away at...
Saturday29th Aug 2015
News Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection Looks Insane on PS4
Hot stuff
One of the draws of the Uncharted franchise has always been its presentation, and Sony really has hired the best to bring the trilogy to the PlayStation 4. Bluepoint did some outstanding porting work on the PlayStation 3, with both the God of War Collection and the ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Collection to its name – but The Nathan...
News Uncharted 4's MoCap Is Slowly but Surely Getting Wrapped
And cut
We'd assumed that Uncharted 4: A Thief's End's motion capture would be long completed by now, but it seems that Naughty Dog's only just wrapped up work on two key characters: Sully and Elena. Neil Druckmann tweeted a week or so ago that all of Richard McGonagle and Emily Rose's scenes are now complete, with the likes of Nolan North seemingly...
Monday17th Aug 2015
News Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection Adds Speed Running to the Pot
Oh crap
Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection sounds like a remaster done right. Re-releases like God of War III Remastered have launched a little light on features, but developer Bluepoint is really re-working Naughty Dog's popular PlayStation 3 trilogy, rebalancing the gameplay, while also incorporating visual and audio improvements across the...
News This Rousing Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection Trailer Will Give You Goosebumps
The hand you're dealt
Phwoar, what a trailer this is. Sony's set to make a pretty big deal of of Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection this holiday, and we reckon that this video is a darn good way to kick up some hype. Featuring clips from the trilogy of PlayStation 3 titles, it's a trailer that manages to capture the glory of Naughty Dog's superb...
Friday14th Aug 2015
Rumour Uncharted 4: A Thief's End to Explore PS4 on 9th March
Nate for it
Nathan Drake could very well clamber onto your favourite new-gen format on 9th March, as an updated Amazon Germany listing has potentially spilled the beans on Naughty Dog's inaugural native PlayStation 4 release. Overnight, those with Uncharted 4: A Thief's End pre-orders were emailed about the abovementioned date, while the site even...
Thursday13th Aug 2015
News PS4 Exclusive Uncharted 4 to Get Live Demo at GameStop Expo
And the crowd goes wild
Slow news day, Sammy? Why yes, the industry's currently battling an affliction commonly known as Gamescom Hangover, whereby the only notable news stories stem from Phil Spencer's official Twitter account. And we're not allowed to post too many of those, because otherwise people throw rocks at us in the street. But what's...
Thursday6th Aug 2015
News Uncharted Will Scale the Silver Screen in 2017
You'll have to Nate for it
There are some things in life that never change. We've been reporting on Final Fantasy XV and The Last Guardian for eons now, but at least they've both proven to be proper products that can – no matter how fleetingly – be consumed. The long-in-production Uncharted movie, however, has been a frequent proponent of a...
Monday3rd Aug 2015
News Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection's Nabbing a Special Edition on PS4
Should have come with a fake moustache
Yes, you read that right - it's time for remastered titles to get their very own collector's editions. Due to release on the 9th October in the UK and on the 7th October in Europe, Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection's special edition makes for a neat little package. Consisting of a steel case, some...
Tuesday21st Jul 2015
News Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection's Looking Pretty Darn Smooth on PS4
Oh snap
Sony's teasing that there's lots to look forward to with regards to Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection, but let's be honest – it's the performance that's most important. While the original titles ran extraordinarily well on the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation 4 comes with a revised set of expectations – including improved resolutions...
News Sony Teases More Uncharted PS4 Collection Improvements Outside of 60FPS and 1080p
Hidden treasures
Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection is arguably a pretty big deal for Sony later this year, as it's really the publisher's only truly weighty exclusive release. As such, it seems as though the company's doing its best to make the package feel as definitive as possible. We already know that it'll boast a silky smooth 60...
Thursday16th Jul 2015
News Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection Will Boast a Brutal Difficulty Tier on PS4
But less bullet sponges
If you're one of the three people in the world that didn't break a sweat at Uncharted's otherwise impossible Crushing mode, then you may be pleased to hear that an even more brutal difficulty option will be making its way into Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection. We're working off second-hand information here, but Kotaku...
News Here's Your First Look at Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection on PS4
1080p, 60 frames-per-second
How does Uncharted 2: Among Thieves look on the PlayStation 4? Honestly, a lot like you remember it. Meristation has got its grubby mitts on four or so minutes of that E3 2009 moment running on Sony's new-gen system in 1080p at 60 frames-per-second, and it's sure looking slick. It's still very much the same game, though...
Wednesday15th Jul 2015
News Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection to Score PS4 Demo This Summer
BluePoint implementing gameplay improvements
You'll be able to steal a few precious minutes with Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection later this summer, as the PlayStation Blog has revealed that a demo for the forthcoming PlayStation 4 compilation is in the works. It's unclear which entry from the adventuring series' PlayStation 3 trilogy will be...
Tuesday14th Jul 2015
News Expect to See More of Uncharted 4's Jeep, Says Naughty Dog
Nate's new wheels will be present throughout the game
Uncharted 4's crazy E3 2015 demo left us with a set of slack jaws, thanks mostly to that mental jeep sequence. We reckon it's good news, then, that the offroader will be making plenty more appearances. "You actually see it earlier in the game," game director Bruce Straley told
Monday6th Jul 2015
Soapbox I Decided to Show My Family Uncharted 4's Incredible Gameplay Demo
Quality time
You've all seen the Uncharted 4: A Thief's End E3 2015 gameplay demo by now - or at least, I hope that you have. When I was sat here with editor Sammy Barker, watching Sony's press conference live at 3AM, our already tired brains had been battered by the wealth of megatons that the Japanese company had casually paraded out on stage as...
Thursday2nd Jul 2015
News Star Wars Director J.J. Abrams Apparently Thinks Uncharted 2's Opening Is the 'Best Ever'
Drake's delight
You just can't stop Nathan Drake's voice actor, Nolan North, from belting out some incredible headlines, can you? This time, the prolific video game star has been talking to the Official PlayStation Magazine, and he's relayed a rather interesting quote from none other than director J.J. Abrams - the man behind the upcoming Star Wars...
News If You Missed Uncharted 4's Full Gameplay Demo, Here It Is in Glorious 1080p
Phwoar is not the word
When it capped off Sony's amazing E3 2015 press conference, the Uncharted 4: A Thief's End gameplay demo did more than enough to blow most people away - but what you didn't see was the second half of Nathan Drake's E3 escapade. Earlier, Naughty Dog livestreamed the whole thing, and now it's safe to say that the hype's more...
Wednesday1st Jul 2015
Live Watch the Full, Uncut Version of Uncharted 4's Mind-Blowing E3 Demo Right Here
You need to see this
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End's live gameplay demo ended up being a superb closing act to what we dubbed the best E3 press conference of all time, but, believe it or not, what you saw wasn't actually the end of the demo. After the show, press were invited to see the full E3 demo behind closed doors, and, well, it's absolutely...
Monday29th Jun 2015
News 8 Months of Work on Uncharted 4 Was Scrapped, Says Nathan Drake Actor
Nolan North spills the beans
Nolan North, ever the interesting interviewee and voice of Nathan Drake, has recently revealed that around 8 months of work on Uncharted 4: A Thief's End was scrapped after director Amy Hennig left Naughty Dog back in March of 2014. "We had shot 8 months of her story and it was all thrown away," the voice actor stated at...
Saturday27th Jun 2015
News Watch the Full Mind Blowing Uncharted 4 E3 2015 Demo Next Week
Oh crap
Remember how amazing Uncharted 4: A Thief's End looked during Sony's press conference at E3 2015? Well, the press were treated to an extended demo that, in all honesty, prompted some minds to erupt. Many had pondered how the Japanese giant could possibly keep such a jaw-dropping demo under wraps – and the good news is that developer...
