

The Last of Us remains a gem to fans and critics alike, but Naughty Dog’s legend status on the PS3 was easily Uncharted. The adventurous nature of Nathan Drake and crew became synonymous with AAA games on Playstation hardware, with the North-led character becoming one of the biggest new stars in the gaming world. With Sony pushing the Playstation 4 into gamers’ homes, it’s easy to expect a new series from Naughty Dog, but no, Uncharted 4 (name pending) is most likely in the works.

While it’s exciting to hear that the series is still going strong, even on new hardware, what isn’t exciting is a rumor that severely limits the expansive nature of the series’ development on a next-gen system: Nathan Drake might still be the protagonist. Uncharted’s debut was a sketchy one at best. Like its predecessor, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron is played from a third-person perspective.Īfter the enormous success of the Jak and Daxter series on Playstation 2, Naughty Dog followed suit with their Playstation brethren Sucker Punch and Insomniac for a brand new franchise for the Playstation 3. The weapon selection in Fall of Cybertron is upgraded, with new weapons that can take on very significant upgrades, including an upgrade that allows a weapon to fire 75 percent faster. The Autobot, Grimlock (a Transformer who transforms into a dinosaur) is controlled differently than other characters. Not having long range weapons (only a sword and a shield) Grimlock cannot transform at will, instead accumulating "rage" as he battles opponents. When he gains enough "rage" Grimlock is able to transform and perform massive damage. Every character will have their own special and unique ability, such as the Autobot Jazz acquiring a grappling hook, Optimus Prime's control of the massive Metroplex and the Combaticons ability to transform into the Decepticon combiner, Bruticus. Bruticus will be playable only in a level where the players will feel "the most powerful." The online co-op campaign play feature in the first game has been dropped.
