10 Things You Didn’t Know About Uncharted 2
The folks over at 1UP just received 10 interesting new facts about the upcoming blockbuster, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. This wave of trivia is sure to add even more anticipation to the hype for what is sure to be one of the greatest titles of 2009. Naughty Dog’s Community Manager Arne Meyer submitted the following 10 facts, and they detail just how much work has gone into the game.
1. Over 130,000 people participated in our Uncharted 2 Multiplayer Beta, covering players from 135 countries all over the world.
2. The total of all multiplayer and co-op games played during the three weeks of our Beta was over 40,300 hours.
3. In Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune we had 104 individual environment files on the disc; in Uncharted 2 we have over 400.
4. We spent over 30 days on our soundstage recording motion capture performances which resulted in over 90 minutes of cinematics — along with a ton of in-game animations.
5. Our daily back-up of data has been averaging over one terabyte lately… and that covers only Uncharted 2 assets and data.
6. We drank a s*** ton of soda — over 30,000 cans — and one bottle of bourbon during the two years of production on Uncharted 2.
7. Between the 100+ Dogs working at the studio, we have over 16 nationalities and over 10 languages represented.
8. We’ve moved twice in our history: From the Universal Studios lot next to Insomniac games to an office spot above a Santa Monica outdoor mall, and to our current space — formerly Sony BMG’s offices.
9. We still have several of the “Original Naughty Dogs” with us, who started the first Crash Bandicoot game almost 14 years ago!
10. We’ve always had at least one dog “mascot” at Naughty Dog since the beginning. Currently our resident dogs are Pogo, a French Bulldog, and Trumpet, a Bichon Frise.
And in case you’re interested, there’s some new images from game available for your viewing pleasure right here.
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13 Responses to “10 Things You Didn’t Know About Uncharted 2”
Lara Croft, hang up yer gun belt and leave the tombs alone – there’s a new dog in town!
Was that too cheesy?
No, you’ve done it good.
Only ONE bottle of bourbon? WTH, boring much
@LiesAllLies
I am with you. All that soda need some additives
At this point I don’t think there is any info they could release that would make me want this game more than I already do.
ThatBoyTim….I would have said “hang up your sports bra”
@ ThatBoyTim
lmao!
one bottle of Bourbon in 2 years?
lightweights
Yeah I think there was more bourbon than that , that’s called keeping up appearances, lol
A bichon frise?
Really?
I wonder if their move away from Insomniac has lessened the collaboration between the two developers?
Just got an email from Amazon UK telling my to expect this game sooner than originally estimated..
“Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)”
Previous estimated arrival date: November 03 2009 – November 05 2009
New estimated arrival date: October 20 2009 – October 22 2009
Is this to move away from MW2 release date (this will be about 3 weeks difference) – or are they more confident of having final code?
Either way – I hope they are not naughty dogs and don’t cut any corners…
Sorry for the bad pun guys!
btw – playing U:DF on Crushing at the moment. Only on Chapter 6 – feels like it could take me ’til October to finish – any tips? I have obviously passed the crash site and plumber levels – should it get easier from here?
Lara Croft desperately need a make over (specially the camera.)
This game is so awesome. Can’t wait for it.
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