Uncharted 3: Details of Drake’s Deception Story Slowly Leaking

I finished Uncharted 2 months ago and have been itching to continue searching for treasures ever since I finally discovered the source of the Cintamani stone. What’s not to love about the hero, Nathan Drake, in these scavenger hunt adventures? Well, hold on because the details of the next installment in the series have started to come out to the public little by little. Uncharted 3: Drake Deception It should be released sometime during the fall of 2011. Most likely it will be just before the holiday season.

Uncharted 3 will be a completely new story from the first two games. Of course, it will incorporate the character information. Nathan Drake, descendant of the great explorer Sir Francis Drake, will be sent in this third game in the series to the Arabian Peninsula and the Rub’al Khali desert to search for the lost city of legend called Iram of the Pillars. Most of the settings in this game will be bleak without a lot of buildings, so this installment is anticipated to be more character-driven than previous games. The story in Uncharted 2 was fantastic, and if they bring the same writers back, I’ll definitely be first in line to get my hands on this new game.

The game will be in the same format that Naughty Dog calls an “interactive movie experience.” What I can tell you is that even my wife likes to sit and watch me play because she says it’s like watching a DVD movie. Since there are women involved and a bit of drama between them, it was enough to keep her interested. The games are a bit more for adults, but I didn’t have a problem with my teenager either.

According to Sony Pictures, work is scheduled to begin next year on the film Uncharted, which will be an adaptation of the video game for the big screen. There are rumors that the selected director could be out of the project and Sony is looking for a new director. Mark Wahlberg is also rumored to be the favorite to play the character of Drake in the film. Even if filming is delayed, it seems like the movie will be made at some point. I think the character of Drake could be a type of Indiana Jones for the younger generation who may not be able to relate to the classic movies.

The premiere of the Uncharted 3 trailer is scheduled to air during the Spike Video Game Awards on December 11. I’ll be glued to the television.