Naughty Dog has revealed their next project on SCEA’s PlayStation Blog and it is none other than, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.

Although details of the game are still sketchy at the moment, we do know that Nathan Drake’s next adventure will be set in a snowy region and that it revolves around the voyages of 13th century explorer Marco Polo. We gathered this intel from the teaser trailer (below) as well as the January 2009 cover of Game Informer (which promises the first in-depth look at Uncharted 2).

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves will add a free climbing mechanic and stealth gameplay. PS3 gamers can also look forward to new locations, characters and a focus on the game’s story.

If you are a fan of the Uncharted series, make sure you tune in to the 2008 Video Game Awards on the 14th of December, the world premiere of the first trailer will debut at 9pm on Spike.

If you want to know why we are so excited about this sequel, make sure you read our review of Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune.

We described it as “featuring great production values, some decent acting, great action sequences, top notch graphics, special effects and an enjoyable story.” And, as if that wasn’t enough, it is “great fun and varied enough to lift Drake’s Fortune above the source material to be one of the best games on the PlayStation 3.”

Pretty good in other words.

You remember Bungie announced that game, Halo 3: Recon, which was to act as a kind of standalone game set in the Halo universe, following the exploits an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper in the currently-occupied city of New Mombasa, promising an all new campaign, as well as additional Halo 3 content?

Well, it’s still coming, only under a different name. Instead of the subtitle ‘Recon,’ Bungie are going with the less easy to remember (and say) ‘ODST,’ meaning the full title of the afore-explained game is Halo 3: ODST. Same game, different name, although we’re still assured we’ll get access to the Recon armour. That would only have made sense to Halo players…

In the theme of ‘same… same,’ Bungie have released an announcement trailer, which is the same trailer you may have already seen a couple dozen times before, but here it is to enjoy… again.

Halo 3: ODST will be releasing ‘next fall,’ while the Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack will be hitting Xbox LIVE Marketplace early next year. To learn more than you’d ever care to know about the ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Trooper), you can head on over to Bungie’s site for an internal interview with Bungie’s fiction guru.

While North America got its collective hands on it on Tuesday, Mortal Kombat VS DC Universe is now available (mostly) everywhere around the world today!

The eighth entry to the series (not including spin-offs and special editions), Mortal Kombat VS DC Universe is especially unique for its inclusion of characters from an entirely different franchise (DC Comics obviously) and is also the first Mortal Kombat title on the new generation of consoles.

Mortal Kombat VS DC Universe is now available on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Head on over here for a collection of information, screenshots and videos, or turn your eyes below for a fatality montage featuring finishing moves from an array of key characters:

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What a peculiar and-simultaneously-amazing video. It features some guy on a bike with a Guitar Hero themed handlebar, riding over little coloured dots on the road to simulate the in-game Guitar Hero fret board, getting ‘star power’ and multipliers along the way, eventually finishing the song with a ‘You Rock!’ Which song? Prisoner of Society by The Living End, on Hard difficulty, of course.

Was this the work of Activision PR, or a group of people with a little too much time on their hands? Surely the former… surely. Watch below and be amazed.

Thanks to Variety for the heads up.

After the latest Football Manager title stomped the UK charts on its launch week, managing a No. 3 placing on debut, it can safely be said that the 2009 edition has proven popular with the fans.

If you haven’t got it yet and you’re wondering what it’s all about, you can watch the launch trailer below to get a slice of the glamorous life football team managers must endure as part of their job.

Football Manager 2009 is now available on PC.

Call of Duty: World at War invaded shelves over the weekend.

Promising a grittier WWII experience, the game includes new enemies, tactics and weapons as well as multiplayer action with squad and vehicular combat. It also introduces four-person co-operative gameplay, a first for the franchise, (four players online or two player local split-screen) as well as challenges, rankings and online stats.

We are currently immersed in the game so you can expect our review soon. Until then you can read more about the game in our hands-on preview. You can also get up close and personal with the chaos in the launch trailer below.

Call of Duty: World at War is in stores now and is available for the Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii and DS.

Tomb Raider: Underworld releases later this week (tomorrow in the US, Friday for most of the rest of the world), so here’s a launch trailer to celebrate the latest addition to the series, hopefully continuing the upward spiral of quality for the franchise. The trailer below seems to provide reason to think it will.

Tomb Raider: Underworld once again follows the adventures of one Lara Croft, this time venturing deep into the realms of Norse mythology and the Mediterranean Sea, bringing with her some pretty radical and unique archaeological excavation methods.

Here’s the latest in a series of videos featuring fatality moves (finishing moves that do exactly as advertised) from Mortal Kombat VS DC Universe, a fighting series that could do with a bit of an originality injection, with new, diverse characters from the DC Universe.

This time, the fatalities of Liu Kang, Batman and Baraka are on show. You can decide for yourself if they’re brutal enough to induce cringing and wincing, or lame enough to induce mirth and smirks. Watch below!

The rest of this series can be found over here, revealing more of the fatalities from the crew, including Raiden, The Flash, Superman, Sub-Zero and more!

Mortal Kombat VS DC Universe is coming to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, available in the US on November 18th and the UK and Europe November 21st… wait, that’s next week! Gawp!

Guitar Hero On Tour was a fun game, effectively bringing the Guitar Hero experience to the Nintendo DS with the addition of the Guitar Grip, an accessory that slots into the GBA port enabling you to click those buttons in time with the music - just like a real plastic guitar!

Now, because On Tour was such a smash hit, selling a million units on its launch week, a follow-up is naturally expected, so here comes Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades, featuring music from the 70’s up until today, allowing player of the original DS game to play multiplayer against owners of Decades, playing songs from either game.

Head on over here for the full track list available with the game or watch the launch trailer below to see just how awesome Decades is:

Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades releases November 14th (tomorrow) in the UK and Europe, while in an apparent change of plans, it’s available November 17th in the US.

It’s just been announced that the latest entry to the Need For Speed series, Undercover, has gone gold, which is cutting it a bit close for its release date later this month…

Need For Speed: Undercover follows in the grand tradition of previous NFS titles, with adrenaline-pumping car chases, vehicle customisation and the excellently cheesy live-action cut-scenes, featuring up-and-coming and/or current Hollywood talent. This edition returns to the streets, as well as the shady world of underground racing.

Watch the battle trailer below to get a dose of all of the above.

Need for Speed: Undercover has a release date of November 18th in the US and November 21st in the UK and Europe.

In X-Blades, players will assume the role of Ayumi, “a stunningly seductive yet tenacious heroine who battles enemies with her pistol blades, acrobatic ability and magic spells.” That’s PR Speak for you. Here’s some more:

“With full anime-style cut scenes, the story unfolds revealing demonic hordes and spectacular landscapes, all ripe for exploration and frenetic supernatural battling.”

You can make up your own mind with the screenshots and trailer below. X-Blades supposedly releases this year (better hurry up) on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. You can also check out the X-Blades website, where they recently ran a competition for artists to submit their own Ayumi costume designs, the results of which have been posted in the ‘Fan Art’ section of the site (no direct link, sorry).

More screenshots and a trailer follow below:

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This commercial goes from unassuming, to horrifying, to hilarious in the space of 15 seconds. That’s all you really need to know. Enjoy!

Resistance 2 has already released in the US, but the UK and Europe get it November 28th. The Japanese release date, according to the commercial, is November 13th.

A third trailer in a series of videos has been released, showing off the finishing moves you’ll need to become acquainted with while you play Mortal Kombat VS DC Universe later this month.

This edition features the finishing moves of Wonder Woman, Shang Tsung and Superman! Enjoy!

Mortal Kombat VS DC Universe releases in the US on November 18th and the UK and Europe on November 21st, available for Xbox 360 and PS3. The two previous finishing moves trailers follow below:

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Need some more convincing to look into Mirror’s Edge, the parkour-inspired first-person running game from EA and DICE? Look no further than the launch trailer below, featuring the iconic coloured environments and some stylish running and jumping!

It was also recently announced that Mirror’s Edge has gone gold… which you would think is necessary for the imminent release on November 11th in the US and November 14th in the UK and Europe. It will be available on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, with no news on the PC version.

Have you ever wanted to play all of your favourite SEGA Mega-Drive games from one, ‘Ultimate Collection’? If the answer was yes, you’ll soon be able to pick up the SEGA Mega-Drive Ultimate Collection for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

The collection comprises the best first-party SEGA games from the Mega-Drive era, as well as some bonus games from SEGA’s Master System and 80’s arcades, accounting for over 40 games. The list includes the likes of Sonic the Hedgehog 1, 2 and 3, Columns, Alien Storm, Ecco the Dolphin, Space Harrier and Streets of Rage 1, 2 and 3. That’s ten right there!

The games have also been brought up to date and “have been reproduced with the utmost detail and accuracy to commend their originals,” while also being able to output to 720p. The SEGA Mega-Drive Ultimate Collection is set for release in early 2009. More screenshots and a trailer below:

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