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Sony discovers a Spring 2016 release date for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
It looks like there are some places that even Nathan Drake himself can’t explore. Today, Sony Computer Entertainment announced a Fall 2015 release date will be off limits to the famed adventurer as the publisher announced that Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End will now be released in Spring 2016.
Writing on the PlayStation Blog, Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann and Bruce Straley said that the delay is due to the fact the game has become “much more ambitious than [they] originally envisioned.” They also said:
After spending so many years with Nathan Drake, he means a lot to the team, and telling the climactic chapter of his adventures is a task we don’t take lightly — this game deserves every bit of the attention to detail, precise pacing, and nuanced storytelling Naughty Dog is known for. So we’ve made the difficult choice of pushing the game’s release date. Giving us a few extra months will make certain that Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End not only meets the team’s high standards, but the high standards that gamers have come to expect from a Naughty Dog title.
The pair closed by saying that while Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End won’t be released this year, we will learn a lot more about it in the coming months.
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Insert Quarter: Broken Games Are Still Broken
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Yes, we’re still talking about games that were shipped to stores broken and still haven’t been fixed after nearly half-a-dozen patches apiece. In light of all the problems that Assassin’s Creed: Unity and Halo: The Master Chief Collection has caused for Ubisoft and Microsoft, respectively, Joystiq’s Richard Mitchell looked at what companies are trying to do to prevent this from happening in the future. And the answer seems to be… “not much.”
Sony will gladly take your $60 to pre-purchase Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End through the PlayStation Store, and that’s because they’ve added a disclaimer stating they don’t have to refund your money if it gets canceled. But on the other hand, CD Projekt delayed The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt when it became obvious that they wouldn’t be able to ship the game in February as originally planned. Even though the average gamer now expects the games they purchase to be patched many times over:
What’s really alarming, however, is that this process is standard practice now. Not only do we expect games to have problems at launch, but we tolerate it. We shrug our shoulders, saying “that’s just the way it is,” while developers and publishers take advantage of one of the most passionate audiences in existence.
That’s unacceptable.
The full article is available for your perusal at Joystiq.
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End first gameplay revealed
The first gameplay trailer of Naughty Dog’s Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End was revealed today in Las Vegas at the PlayStation Experience. The game is still in pre-alpha, but “everything you see in the video is in-game and in real-time running at 1080p and a stable 30hz,” according to the PlayStation Blog.
There’s a lot happening in the trailer – it looks like some new melee moves for Drake, some fun action (did he hit that guy and then catch his gun?), and a new character (voiced by Troy Baker) who referred to him as “little brother.”
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End is launching in 2015 on PlayStation 4.
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Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End teaser trailer has Drake doing one last job
Sony revealed Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End with a quick teaser trailer at the end of their press conference, and it was beautiful. Drake tells Sully it’s a sure-fire plan, to which Sully says there’s no such thing.
“Can I count on you? One last time?” Drake asks his mentor. “All right, kid. Let’s go do it… one last time.”
While I’m skeptical about an Uncharted game without Amy Hennig, I’ll give it to Naughty Dog: they can make a trailer. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End is due out sometime in 2015.
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Sony @ E3 14: Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End announced
The late great comedian Mitch Hedberg once said, “You need to start a show strong and end a show strong. You can’t be like pancakes… all exciting at first, but by the end you’re sick of ’em.”
Taking this advice to heart, Sony finished their E3 2014 Press Conference with a trailer for the much-anticipated Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. The title doesn’t bode well for our hero Nathan Drake and his PS4 debut, but you know it’s going to be amazing.
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End hits stores in 2015.
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Uncharted 4 director Amy Hennig leaves Naughty Dog
Amy Hennig, the Creative Director and writer of the Uncharted franchise has departed developer Naughty Dog after ten years.
In a report coming from IGN, Sony Computer Entertainment has confirmed and verified Hennig’s departure from the the studio. Her final day was Monday, March 3. Unnamed sources within the studio claim that Hennig was “forced out” by Neil Druckmann and Bruce Straley, the minds behind The Last of Us, and that Uncharted 4 on the PS4, which Hennig was in charge of until she left, is now under the control of the pair.
Sony issued a statement announcing Hennig’s departure: “We can confirm that Amy Hennig has left Naughty Dog. Amy has made significant contributions to the game industry and we appreciate all she has done for Naughty Dog. The development timeline of Uncharted will not be impacted.”
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Naughty Dog officially announces Uncharted 4 for the PS4
The PS4 is here and Sony used their massive launch event to reveal even more details about what gamers can expect from the future of the console. To that end, Naughty Dog has announced that Uncharted 4 is officially in development for the PS4.
There’s no release date and very few hints at the storyline, but we did get the teaser trailer above, which includes voiceover narration from actor Todd Stashwick as a pirate-themed map of Africa flies by. Before the game begins, Stashwick’s character had been imprisoned for 15 years. But now he’s out, and looking for revenge. Presumably, Nathan Drake had something to do with all of this.
The trailer ends by lingering on the words, “Hodie mecum eris in Paradiso,” which is Latin for “Today you will be with me in Paradise.” These are supposedly the final words of Jesus, said to the Penitent Thief after he asks for forgiveness.
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