Uncharted 2 to Include Multiplayer, Beta Starts June 3rd

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Uncharted 2 Multiplayer

So the rumors are true and we can finally talk about it! As you’ve heard and read, UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves will have both competitive and cooperative multiplayer modes.

We managed to keep the secret completely safe for over a year and a half, but right in the home stretch before the embargo lifted today, word got out all over the internet. Of course the leaked info was only the tip of the iceberg and there is a ton of coverage being released today on dozens and dozens of websites. So, pick your favorite videogame news site and go check out the coverage from our event last week. If print magazines are your thing, we’ve gotten word that we’ll also be in more than a few magazines around the world in the next few weeks.

If you’ve been looking closely at our interviews, our team here at Naughty Dog has been growing rapidly and we now have quite a few more Dogs on staff than when work finished on UNCHARTED: Drake’s Fortune. It shouldn’t be a surprise that we had to grow our studio to tackle the task of creating fully-realized multiplayer and co-op modes that would live up to our own high standards and do the UNCHARTED universe justice. I’m incredibly proud at the excellent work our team has done so far and it shows in the solid gameplay and incredible polish of the little slice we showed press last week. And if you’re dying to get your own hands on it, don’t worry, we’re having a multiplayer beta! It starts on June 3rd and you can get access to it through vouchers in inFamous, which goes on sale May 26th.

We’ll be back soon to talk more about our single player campaign – don’t think for a second we’ve forgotten about that! The rest of our team at Naughty Dog has been hard at work pushing our engine to its limits while creating a campaign that is more expansive and more ambitious than UNCHARTED: Drake’s Fortune. They’ve even learned a few tricks from our multiplayer and co-op development – truly a win-win situation as all aspects of UNCHARTED 2 are benefiting from the work we’re putting into both single player and multiplayer modes.

Oh, wait! Before you leave check out a multiplayer trailer we just finished before the weekend.

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  • I wish it was like..If you preorder UNCHARTED 2 you get in the beta.

  • Brilliant. Just Brilliant!

  • ya i think this was the biggest announcement for this year! i can’t believe that you guys are actually gonna make MP. im glad you added it because you listened to the fans and its what we really wanted. i just hope it doesnt take away from the single player experience.

    peace,
    Lh

  • I was quite upset about it at first, but now I’ve calmed down I feel I should just ask it here. Why would you not add SplitScreen, the very best part of any multiplayer experience, to Uncharted 2? When I heard features such as Co-Op, I got excited only to be smacked in the face upon finding out it was exclusively online, which I rarely play. I’ve been a fan of Naughty Dog ever since the crash franchise, and I really think the online exclusive part, as for Killzone 2, was a step in the wrong direction.

  • WOOT WOOT

  • That trailer was pretty freaken intense. Can’t wait to be in the beta since inFamous was a day-one buy for me anyways!

  • I’m also in the split-screen boat. If not supported, I won’t be getting this game. Much of the time I’m able to spend playing games is only possible because my girlfriend can sit next to me and play along.

  • will there be over 9000 trophies?

  • So i’m a bit confused about something. thank goodness i’ll be 17 in a month from now, deeming me fit to play M rated games, but why did the trailer require me to be of 17 years in order to play? are you guys seriously decking out your first mature rated title?

  • crazypeng1, Uncharted was rated 16+ by PEGI, so the difference in the “maturity” of the content may not be that great, however it may be enough to make the ESRB rate it M instead of T.

  • I meant the first Uncharted in relation to the sequel.

  • I’m praying for great and long single player, if I get this you can add anything you want to this game, even multi ;)

    But I beg you, Naughty Dog, no multi-specific trophies :\

  • Hey.. I’m sad.. Please tell me…. The video said mature . Tell me this game isn’t going to be rated mature!!

  • How about a beta code to go along with my platinum for drake’s fortune?

  • inFamous is a day 1 one purchase.

  • Please!!!! Evan Wells Please!! Tell me!! I have to know before i pre-order. Apparently My parents thing i should wait at least 2 years to play m rated games. Please keep it barely teen just like Uncharted 1!!!

  • that looks like a lot of fun. def looking into getting this game.

    ONE QUESTION…..

    i’ve never got around to playing the first Uncharted. i would like to play it but why is it still $60? Is this game anytime soon gonna be come $30?

  • Is there split screen for local multiplayer? What characters are available for multiplayer?

  • This game is going to be PERFECT. Of course, I would expect nothing less from Naughty Dog.

    Anxiously awaiting the Beta.

    LB

  • Drool! A nice piece of marketing work I might add as well. Clever tie in to infamous. A definite win-win-win scenario.

  • Multiplayer looks awesome!

  • Is this really necessary? I guess people want co-op these days but I want my single player experience.

    Please… make sure the story mode is awesome when it’s just me and Nate, just the way it was in Uncharted!

  • This turned from a “eh maybe buy” into a must buy.

  • With the little I know about ND, I have NO worries about how well this be implemented.

    All I ask is that I get my hands on the full game before October. PLSSSSSSSSSS!!

    I was getting infamous anyway. now I get more for my money

    Thanks Sony

  • Wow, just “wow” is all i have to say. I’m buying infamous anyway, cause it looks awesome, but to include an incharted 2 mutltiplayer beta also! I’m just so thankful, really looking forward to both games! Thanks

  • Oh man!!!! Coop thats going to be AWESOME!!!!!!!

  • @322 – I agree.

    Nothing but disappointment here.

  • did you say co-op?!
    awesome!! =D

  • Will there be any other way to get into the beta, without pre-ordering infamous?

  • ND, my respects. I don’t need to have the game on my hands to recognize that you guys have succeeded once more. OUTSTANDING WORK  in all areas. [Claps]

  • Wow, you’re game looks incredible. The realization of the concept art is probably some of the best i’ve seen. Major Kudos to your art/vfx teams.

    I did notice some screen tearing though which spoils it a bit. I wonder though, given how polished the engine seems already (and doubtless you’re far from done optimizing) is there no chance of enabling v-sync this time? Infrequent framedrops aren’t as much of an issue as but ugly lines ripping up the screen imo. And, If you end up with something like KZ2 which is stable 95% of the time then it’s a no brainer surely?

    Anyway, MP looks a little chaotic but Infamous is as good as bought now, and that ain’t lookin to shabby either.

  • funny thing, on of my friends sent me this multiplayer vid, and i was just going to post it here on the blog lol….anyways i can not w8 for this game!! i buying this day one, good jub ND you have my upmost respect!
    Game of the year already? ( not unless Sony surprise us agian)

  • Uncharted 2 was already a 2009 must buy for me… now multiplayer? Amazing work Naughty Dog.

    Will we see any more of the behind the scenes videos on the PSN (as we saw with the first Uncharted)?

  • I just hope this doesn’t ruin the best part about Uncharted… epic single player adventure.

  • Put the trailer on the PS Store NOW !!!!1

  • I am so buying this game. Please have a no-respawn / Elimination mode game type

  • @Anubis

    I wouldn’t assume that a closed beta prevents an open demo. Killzone 2 had a closed beta for the multi-player and still had a normal demo for the single player.

    Nor would I call Uncharted a Tomb Raider wannabe. Both games had some similar themes, but have a different focus. Tomb Raider has more of an emphasis of environmental puzzles while Uncharted has more of a focus on shooting things. Both Uncharted and Tomb Raider Underworld are good games though.

  • That’s really odd, watching the trailer on a different machine shows no tearing. Must be an flv issue with certain configurations.

    And as someone said earlier i’d love to see some behind the scenes stuff on PSN for this, especially more of the tech dive stuff you’ve done before

  • OMG this game is gonna rock! i really liked the first one and i knew the second would not disappoint.
    Thanks!
    Cant wait to see some single player video too :)

  • Wow!!!!!! that looks way better than I thought it would. and then to top it off you included a coop…….Rock!!! I can’t wait to play this game.

  • NAUGHTY GODS RULE!!!!!!

  • We need more awesome behind the scenes in U2, Naughty Gods!

  • i could do without the multiplayer.. id prefer them concentrate on the single player game…. but ya cant please everyone, especially all the whiners who wanted multiplayer in the original

  • I’m extremely skeptical. Make it work and if the single player suffers… ooh… that’d push my buttons.

  • That looks promising.

  • I know its a late comment today but I gotta know its not gonna ruin the single player storyline is it? The multiplayer does look amazing but games never are as good as the original once they put multiplayer and im all about the story of games!

  • See. WTF are you guys whining about? The MP looks AWESOME.

  • Nice, that’s my birthday! That would be the perfect present, InFAMOUS and beta for Uncharted 2.

  • This game is officially off my radar. :(

    I like good, old fashioned SINGLE player games.

  • This is awesome!

    This is, by far, my most anticipated title of the year.

    I’ve beaten Uncharted: Drakes Fortune seven or so times, I’m sure I’ll do that with Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and then I’ll also have multiplayer and co-op to enjoy!

    Freaking sweet!

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