New Uncharted title announced: Drake's Deception

Nathan Drake is back and more scruffy looking than ever in Drake's Deception, the third game in the hit PS3 exclusive series.

The Uncharted franchise, despite having only two games to its name, is going from strength to strength. There's a movie coming, alongside a long-fought and unfairly lost race to get the lead part. And really, we all know it should have gone to Firefly's Nathan Fillon, not that useless Mark Wahlberg!

Ahem.

Anyway, it also now has a third game under its belt, or at least it will when Drake's Deception releases at some point in the near and/or distant future. Here's just some of the breathless hype from today's release.

• Nathan Drake can now take on opponents in more ways than before: hand-to-hand combat with multiple opponents, contextual melee attacks, and new stealth options. UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception also features expanded and diverse traversal moves with deep gunplay.
• Naughty Dog introduces new physics, visuals, and environmental effects. UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception features new innovations in sand, fire, smoke, and water dynamics and effects. UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception will be playable in Stereoscopic 3D.

We're still convinced that 3D is the way of the future, but given just how gorgeous the last Uncharted game looked, developers Naughty Dog just might pull it off. Sadly the game is still a PS3 exclusive, suggesting that Sony continues to threaten the lives of Naughty Dog employees' families with impunity.

Won't someone think of the children?

(and the rest of us gamers?)