If you’re still playing multiplayer in Naughty Dog’s award winning sequel “Uncharted 2: Among Thieves,” good news landed today as Sony has announced the “Siege Expansion Pack,” due out later this month.

The downloadable content contains the new Siege game mode, in which you and two or three of your pals will take on wave after wave of foes as well as two new multiplayer environments “The Museum” and “The Highrise” as well as six new skins for your characters, including a wet suit.

The Siege Expansion Pack comes to the PlayStation Network April 22. The price remains to be determined.

Check out the extensive gallery below for a first look at the DLC.

Last night at the 13th annual The Academy of Arts and Sciences awards in Las Vegas, Uncharted 2 took home a whopping 10 awards.

The event is heralded as the most respected and recognized award show for interactive entertainment and the awards are voted on by industry professionals.

Uncharted 2 seized ten awards including overall game of the year for 2009. Other games receiving awards included the usual suspects; Batman: Arkham Asylum, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and others.

Here’s a list of winners from last evening. If you missed the live streaming broadcast on IFC.com last night, it’ll be replayed February 26th 10 p.m. EST, 9 p.m. Central on TV.

Outstanding Achievement in Animation — Uncharted 2

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction — Uncharted 2

Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering — Uncharted 2

Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering — Uncharted 2

Outstanding Character Performance – The Joker, Batman: Arkham Asylum

Family Game of the Year — The Beatles: Rock Band

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year — Brutal Legend

Videogame Pioneer Award — David Crane

Outstanding Achievement In Adapted Story — Batman; Arkham Asylum

Outstanding Achievement in Original Story — Uncharted 2

Best MMO/RPG of the Year — Dragon Age: Origns

Outstanding Innovation in Gaming — Scribblenauts

Hall-of-Fame Award — Mark Cerny

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition — Uncharted 2

Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack — Brutal Legend

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design — Uncharted 2

Adventure Game of the Year — Uncharted 2

Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay — Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Action Game of the Year — Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Lifetime Achievement Award — Doug Lowenstein

Sports Game of the Year — FIFA Soccer 10

Racing Game of the Year — Forza Motorsport 3

Fighting Game of the Year — Street Fighter IV

Outstanding Achievement in Portable Game Design — Scribblenauts

Portable Game of the Year — Scribblenauts

Casual Game of the Year — Flower

Social Networking Game of the Year — Farmville

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design — Batman: Arkham Asylum

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction — Uncharted 2

Overall Game of the Year — Uncharted 2

Uncharted 2 is about to get a lot more beefy, as developer Naughty Dog today announced a slew of new content for the action/adventure game set to release in just two weeks.

Arriving Feb. 25 on the PlayStation Network will be two new maps, 6 character skins, more PlayStation Trophies and a handful of in-game medals to earn.

More of this soon.

According to the report from mega-game site IGN, the DLC, which will set you back a very affordable $5.99, is comprised of content based off the original Uncharted title.

The maps are based off environments from the original and the character skins, playable in the game’s online component, are that of Drake, Elena, Atoq Navarro from the original.

All the medals and Trophies will be earned in multiplayer, which we assume to be our hint that Naughty Dog wants us to play online more.

The maps can be purchased separately for $3.99, the skins for $2.99 or, as previously noted, both for $5.99.

More information, including specifics about the Trophies and medals can be found at the IGN report.

Source: Uncharted : Among Thieves DLC Blast

Games that are nearly perfect often sell well and that sentiment rings true with Naughty Dog’s Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.

Jack Tretton, president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, announced on the PlayStation Blog today that the game has sold nearly 3 million units.

“Games like Uncharted 2: Among Thieves are surpassing our lofty expectations as it outsold the franchise’s first PS3 game and is now closing in on three million copies sold worldwide,” he wrote on the blog this afternoon.

Uncharted 2 was my clear favorite of 2009. An amazing, thought-provoking narrative coupled with intense third-person gameplay made it a truly phenomenal game for PlayStation 3 gamers.

Source: IGN

If you need more reasons to play arguably the best game of this generation, Sony gave you one more today.

Releasing Jan. 28 for the low price of free, are Killzone 2, Resistance 2 and Infamous outfits to deck your Uncharted 2 multiplayer characters in.

You’ll only need 141MB of HDD space to download the freebies.

Source: Kotaku

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves just got bigger, better, and more multiplayer enhanced.

Developer Naughty Dog, who crafted one of the best reviewed games ever, added an additional multiplayer environment to the fray and built in some new stat-tracking elements, to keep gamers enthused in the action/adventure title.

The new map is called “The Fort,” and as Naughty Dog put it, it’s a throwback map, designed from an environment from the original game.

The map looks and sounds to be loads of fun as it’s a long rectangular map with wide open spaces and excellent flank routes, with a shotgun located in the center and RPGs along the outside.

What’s more, if you’re into showboating and stat-tracking, Naughty Dog added leaderboards to the multiplayer menu.

Now your precious kill/death ratio will be tracked, as well as the number of wins, losses, level, competitive wins, money, and co-op points.

Happy hunting folks, and here’s a detailed video showing off the new locale.

Source: Naughty Dog via Destructoid

Revealed at the Digital Entertainment Conference in New York City yesterday, was the fact that Naughty Dog’s action/adventure/wondrous title, “Uncharted 2: Among Thieves” has sold over 1 million copies.

The news broke in a mundane fashion with SCEA senior VP of business development Phil Rosenberg simply saying "As of last week, we’ve already sold over a million copies in just a couple of weeks on the market."

Now, that figure pales in comparison to Modern Warfare 2′s nearly 5 million, not to mention Activision sold that many in just one day, but Uncharted 2 is also a PS3-exclusive and, in my estimation, less marketable than the mainstream FPS Modern Warfare 2.

In any event, Uncharted 2 was one of the best reviewed games we’ve ever seen. And if you missed our review, check it out here.

Source: Destructoid

We could save ourselves a lot of time if I just told you straight up that you need to get Uncharted 2. If you have a Playstation 3 and don’t own it yet, why don’t you stop whatever you’re doing and just go get it. If you liked the first one at all, then you’ll love this one–it’s better in every way. If you don’t have a Playstation 3 yet, then this is one of the best reasons for you to go get one. For those of you that are still here and need a bit more convincing, read on; Uncharted 2 is one of the best games on the Playstation 3, and a serious contender for Game of the Year on any platform.

Let’s start with the shiny and fun stuff: Uncharted 2 has the most impressive graphics I’ve ever seen on a console game. If that sounds like hyperbole, then you haven’t seen Uncharted 2 in action, so quit your whining and go find out for yourself before you contradict me. Animations are fluid and realistic. The environments, which were part of what drew people to the original game in the first place, are brighter, colorful, and just feel alive. There are parts of this game that approach photo realistic, and the cutscenes use the in-game engine (Naughty Dog Engine 2.0, an upgraded version) to tell the game’s story–the seamless transitions between cutscenes and in-game events is impressive, to say the least.

The music in the game is wonderful in its ambient nature, rising and falling at all of the right times to increase tension and keep you focused on the game world. Sound effects are satisfying to hear–explosions, gun fire, the chatter of Nathan Drake as he rolls away from grenades or pops a guy in the head with a shot. Most wonderful is the voice acting though–the writing and acting are of such high quality that the game is almost as entertaining to watch as it is to play. Nathan is a lovable lead, but the supporting cast is just as entertaining–old favorites in Sully and Elena return, along with newbies like Harry Flynn and Chloe, two characters who have a history with Nate that are with you through various means throughout the adventure.

The story is well done (just like in the first game) so even if you begin to tire of shooting from behind cover at your enemies, you will want to keep playing to hear that next line or see the tale unfold. I won’t spoil a thing for you, but the game begins in the midst of the action, with Drake falling out of a train car that’s suspending from a snowy mountain. Flashbacks bring you into the past, and you play your way right back to the scene after a significant number of hours. It’s a neat mechanic that is not seen very often in games, and it worked to great effect here as you re-lived the events of Drake’s life leading up to his being half-dead in the snow.

Uncharted 2′s gameplay is split into three distinct sections: platforming, puzzles, and shooting. The puzzles in this sequel are improved from the first–they aren’t as painfully obvious, and you now get to flip through a few pages of your journal at a time in order to figure out just where Nate has seen this puzzle before. They are still simple though, but enjoyable to solve. The platforming is the more significant part of the gameplay, as you will spend a huge chunk of your time in Uncharted 2 climbing, jumping, and trying your best not to look down. Climbing isn’t as easy as it was in say, inFAMOUS, where you automatically latch on to everything, but that’s because there are more specific paths for Drake and company in this game than in that one starring a super powered protagonist. Climbing is satisfying, and sometimes finding the right path is a puzzle unto itself–a more challenging one than the actual puzzles at times. There’s a hint system in place if you take too long, and you can press up on the D-pad when notified one is available to see it. It’s helpful, especially your first time through the game, as it just points you in the right direction without actively telling you what needs to be done.

You’ll spend more time shooting than anything in Uncharted 2, which shouldn’t come as a surprise. Luckily, the controls are tighter, and for this reason you’ll have much more fun blasting away mercenaries than you did in the original. For one, grenades are now thrown by holding L2 to create a throwing arc, and then releasing it to toss your grenade. Need a quick explosion? Naughty Dog’s got you covered there too, as you can now blind fire a grenade using your reticule as a quick and dirty guide; hold L1 and press L2 to fire your grenades this way. I use this more often than the more accurate system, just because there isn’t always time to setup a grenade lob. Plus, it’s a hand grenade, and almost counts here; you don’t need to be spot on with each one to do damage.

This week alone plays host to over 50 new releases, but you’re likely only looking for two.

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is likely to gather the bulk of attention this week, and why not, it’s only been receiving perfect and near-perfect scores across the board.

However, Brutal Legend and Mario & Sonic and the Winter Games also release this week, both of which we’re very excited about.

Look for our review of Brutal Legend this Tuesday at 3 p.m. Boston time, the earliest EA will allow us to publish it.

Here’s the full list.

Monday (Oct. 12)
Cars Race-O-Rama (DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, 360, Wii)
Dreamkiller (PC)
Gravitronix (Wii)
NBA 2K10 (PC)
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky (DS)
Squeeballs Party (DS, Wii)

Tuesday (Oct. 13)
A Boy and His Blob (Wii)
Afrika (PS3)
Brutal Legend (PS3, 360)
Buck Fever (Wii)
Cabela’s Outdoor Adventures(2009) (PC)
Cake Mania 3 (DS)
Dream Dance & Cheer (Wii)
Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition (PC, PS3, 360)
Fate: The Traitor Soul (PC)
Half-Minute Hero (PSP)
Hero’s Saga Laevatein Tactics (DS)
Islands of Dr. Frankenstein (Wii)
Ju-on: The Grudge (Wii)
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (PC)
MagnaCarta 2 (360)
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (DS, Wii)
Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy (PC)
Obscure: The Aftermath (PSP)
Petz Pony: Beauty Pageant (DS)
SingStar Latino (PS2)
SingStar Motown (PS3)
Ski-Doo: Snowmobile Challenge (Wii)
Sudoku Ball Detective (Wii)
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste (PC)
The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf (PS3, 360)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)
Way of the Samurai 3 (PS3, 360)
Where the Wild Things Are (DS, PS3, Wii, 360)

Wednesday (Oct. 14)
Rappelz Epic VI: Solus Aurum (PC)

Friday (Oct. 16)
Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (DS, Wii)
Tropico 3 (PC, 360)

Source: Kotaku

The next chapter in the Nathan Drake saga continues this Tuesday when Uncharted 2: Among Thieves hits retail, but you’re likely already playing the hell out of the multiplayer demo, right?

We know you are because Sony unleashed these face-melting statistics, so why not win something for your efforts?

Sony are offering the “Uncharted 2: Treasure Hunter Edition” to 10 randomly selected winners beginning today and running straight through until Monday at 11:59. The limited edition pack comes with a copy of the game, a dagger, a leather-bound book signed by Naughty Dog (developers), and a token for lots of unspecified downloadable goods.

To enter, simply play the beta this weekend and Monday. By entering into the matchmaking lobby your PSN identification will be entered into the drawing and who knows, you could win!

Contest announcement and full rules here.

I’ll be playing tonight. Add me on the Network if you’d like. My PSN ID is Eddie Not Eddy

Sony released the Uncharted 2 multiplayer demo on the PlayStation Network just over a week ago and today reported all kinds of statistics on its use. In short, gamers are playing the bejeezes out of it.

All the statistics are quite staggering, but one that stands out is certainly the fact that gamers have already played it collectively for the equivalent of 9,905 days or over 27 years!

Another mind-blowing accomplishment? Of the game’s 34 Metacritic scores, 17 of them have been perfect, with the others clocking in at over 90%.

Total Number of games played “" 1,217,424
Total Number of Kills “" 92,110,787
Total Number of Treasures Captured “" 1,860,645
Total Amount of Money Earned “" $38,841,367,350
Total Time Played “" 9,905 days (or 27+ years)

We’ll have a review for you soon, but for now, keep on keepin’ on with that demo!

Naughty Dog, makers of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, released a multiplayer demo for the game today on the PSN, begging the question: why are you reading this and not downloading it?

The demo, which clocks in at just under 1.3GB, houses 4 multiplayer environments, four competitive modes, and two co-op missions. What does this mean for you? If you got into the previous multiplayer demo, the one given to you for your “Infamous” purchase, you’ll definitely want to download this one. And if you’re a total Uncharted 2 virgin, this demo is so hot sticky sweet that you’d be crazy to miss it.

Also included in the demo is Cinema Mode. Much like Halo’s “Theater,” Cinema allows you to watch and share match highlights, perfect for creating montages and such.

So fire up your PS3 and jump into the PlayStation Store to start the fun!

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, one of the most hotly hyped PlayStation 3 games of this year will include Twitter integration.

As imaged below, the main screen in Ucharted 2 has a “Twitter” tab. Accessing this feature allows adventure gamers to let the world know of their in-game habits.

The in-game Twitter account will be tied to your real-life one, and whenever you reach a level milestone, log into multiplayer, upload a cinema file, when you complete a chapter, and when trophies are unlocked, your followers will know.

Maybe it’ll look something like “Earned the Nathan Drake: Certified Badass trophy,” or “Achieved 10 headshots in multiplayer.” Whatever it shows, we like this new social combination and can’t wait to see how it plays out.

How do you feel about letting the world know when you’ve accomplished an in-game feat?

via The BPPS

LOS ANGELES – Oh hell yes.

The Electronic Entertainment Expo is back. It’s better. It’s … over. Damn.

While it still wasn’t the spectacle of the 90s, the conference was easily three times bigger than it was last year, and there was some actual news this time.

Here’s what we took away from the conference this time around:

BEST GAME
Uncharted 2

The first Uncharted is still one of the best games on the Playstation 3, and that’s not a knock on the console’s library either. This sequel looks to improve on the gameplay of the fantastic original, while also including a brand new multiplayer mode–one we will have impressions of for you in the near future.

BEST WII GAME
Super Mario Bros. Wii
Nintendo
Q4 2009

Mario is back. This new four-player side scroller is the first game to remind us of the good old days since the good old days, except now, with that multiplayer involved, it gives you a reason to want to punch your friends in the face.

BEST XBOX 360 GAME
Mass Effect 2

Bioware is promising a darker, more developed game than the first, which is saying something considering how well-done the original was. We’ll need to see it for ourselves, but what we saw was impressive.

BEST PLAYSTATION 3 GAME
Heavy Rain
Sony/Quantic Dream

This is a sleeper, but IGN also recognized the potential for Heavy Rain by nominating it for Best of E3/Best PlayStation 3 game. Blast got to play a demo, and we were thoroughly impressed by the control, decision-making abilities, dialog, and visuals. This is an excellent-looking game.

BEST MULTIPLATFORM GAME
Rogue Warrior
Bethesda Softworks
PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Fall 2009

Rogue Warrior looked great in a demo, and nothing is cooler than getting to play out the experiences of a real life badass navy seal voiced by Mickey Rourke. This game is full of pure action, explosions, and a great mix of stealth and offensive firepower.

BEST SPORTS GAME
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 Wii with MotionPlus
EA Sports
Nintendo Wii
June 8

Wii MotionPlus adds an amazing new dimension of reality to games, but nowhere was it more noticeable than in the latest Tiger Woods game. You have to position your wrists straight and do a full swing with follow-through. The MotionPlus makes you get off your couch and actually do stuff, and where better than at a virtual Bethpage?

BEST MUSIC GAME
The Beatles Rock Band
Harmonix/MTV Games
Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii
Fall

With The Beatles Rock Band, Harmonix officially takes back the music game genre, eclipsing Guitar Hero and coming out from its shadow. Beatles Rock Band will feature the most recognizable songs in history from the most recognizable band in history.

BEST PC GAME OR MMO
Star Wars: The Old Republic
Lucas Arts

This ambitious massively multiplayer game promises all voice acting and no text dialog — thousands and thousands of lines of voice acting. And it’s Star Wars.

BEST PERIPHERAL
Mad Catz Rock Band Wireless Wooden Fender Stratocaster
$299
September 2009

Mad Catz had Fender build them a real guitar, and instead of strings, they wired buttons into it and unleashed it for Xbox 360. It uses no dongle — it’s compatible with Xbox 360 wireless technology. It’s a real guitar, with wood and a shiny finish. If you like to play fake guitar, this is as close to real as it gets.

GUTSIEST PROJECTS

Heavy Rain
Sony/Quantic Dream
PlayStation 3

We’ve been looking forward to this one for a long time. From the same team that put together Indigo Prophecy comes Heavy Rain, a psychological thriller adventure that’s more about story and drawing you in than it is about shooting endless bad guys.

Wet
Bethesda Softworks
Xbox 360, PlayStation 3

Eliza Dushku is awesome.

M.A.G. Massive Action Game, 256 player online multiplayer
Zipper Interactive/Sony
PlayStation 3
TBA

Second year in a row for M.A.G. on the gutsiest projects list, and it still stands. This game is either going to be huge or a huge disappointment.

James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game
Ubisoft
December

This is one of the first video games from a movie that stands on its own merits.

Biggest letdown: Atari. Where were you this year? One word kids: Ghostbusters. Or is that two words? Either way, with the failure of some recent releases, it’s the best chance for Atari to impress this generation. Despite a hell of a showing over the past year, the company hasn’t been able to blow up. Ghostbusters should sell millions, given it’s on every console, so let’s hope that’s a step in the right direction.

Marc Normandin and Bradley Ouellette of the Blast staff contributed to this report.

Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune sadly(or not, that’s up to you) had no multiplayer, but the sequel, Among Thieves, contains frenzied online mayhem in both a cooperative and competitive manner, and best of all, the beta for said multiplayer began yesterday.

However, the only way to gain entry to the exclusive beta is through the purchase of another Sony exclusive, inFamous. We’re not saying this is a bad thing, as inFamous looks to be an incredible title worth your money, only that you can’t simply download it freely.

So if you’ve already purchased inFamous and were unaware of the gift, snap open that box as soon as possible and enter your redemption code on the PSN. And if you need any more reason to pick up inFamous, maybe this beta will be your deciding factor.

Questions or concerns regarding the beta? Head on over here, to the PlayStation blog where Uncharted 2 multiplayer designer Justin Richmond has an in-depth guide to multiplayer in the title.

The beta runs from June 3 to 28 so get in while the going’s good!

If you’re already in the beta leave us your impressions in the comments.