Starting from 6:00PM today, you will be able to earn double cash by playing online in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. The double cash weekend will go on from December 24th 2009 to December 27 2009 at 7:00PM GMT. During the double cash weekend, you will earn double for all kills and medals. Yes, you read that right, you’ll be getting Double Cash for medals as well.
The latest Uncharted 2: Among Thieves patch is now available to download. The new patch adds several new features to the game including Clan Tags, “Rematch” functionality, while also fixing a number of issues in the game. Uncharted 2 lacks full clan support but the ability to add Clan Tags in front of your PSN ID will let players advertise their affiliation. The load times within the game have also been significantly reduced. You will notice that the game loads into a map much faster after leaving the vote screen.
If you missed the Spike Video Game Awards 2009 over the weekend, fear not. We have the list of winners and nominees below. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves was the biggest winner for 2009, getting awards for Game of the Year, Best Graphics and Best PS3 Game, beating games like inFamous, Killzone 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 did pick up an award for best shooter, however.
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is a likely contender for being the best game this year. Award-winning developer Naughty Dog has done an amazing job with this title, bring action, humor, and romance to the PlayStation 3 in an almost movie-like experience. The game was released in Europe on October 16th 2009 and was met with many perfect reviews. The Official PlayStation Magazine (the US, UK and Australian editions) gave Uncharted 2 100%, as did EuroGamer, CVG and many other critics.
This Friday, Naughty Dog will be releasing the first downloadable content for Uncharted 2‘s multiplayer mode. A patch update will add “The Fort,” a brand new multiplayer map supposedly based on the “Fortress” chapter of Drake’s Fortune. According to the press release, “The Fort is a long rectangular map with wide open spaces and excellent flank routes.” Best of all, the update will be free – a perfect way to end the week.
In the last update for Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Naughty Dog added a penalty for quitting online matches, deducting $40,000 for leaving a game, whether it was a Internet issue or your system froze. It’s fair if you quit the game deliberately, but for other issues its not. The update has resulted in many users complaining about the new rule, but unfortunately, Naughty Dog are standing their ground.
The next time you start up Uncharted 2: Among Thieves you will be required to download an update to the game (Japan and Asia regions — your update will be available next week). In addition, this weekend you can also earn Double Cash when playing multiplayer. The Double Cash Weekend starts on Friday, October 30, 2009, at 6:00 PM GMT and continues until Monday, November 2, 2009, at 6:00 PM GMT.
The Uncharted 2 PlayStation Home Space will be going live tomorrow. The PlayStation Space will feature a Nepalese village environment contains no less than three mini-games as well as an array of must have PlayStation Home Rewards, leaderboards and more. Take part in the multiplayer Fortunate Thieves adventure or try and re-assemble all of the pieces of the shattered mask for the mysterious Stone Face in Mask Mayhem.
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves has only been available for a few days now and already Naughty Dog are making additions to the game. Naughty Dog have revised one multiplayer playlist, and added two new ones. The ‘Deathmatch’ playlist has been revised, and consists of standard game types only (variants such as ‘RPGs only’ have been removed).
The Uncharted 2 demo has now come to a end, after two weeks as a public demo and two further weeks as a private demo for those who pre-ordered the game. The full game launches tomorrow in North America and later this week in Europe. If you didn’t get a chance to play the demo you will get another chance once the game launches.
