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Titled Pushing Technical Boundaries, the team at Naughty Dog reveal that Uncharted 4 is delivering 10 times the explorable space than has been seen in the previous three games, allowing players to complete objectives in a variety of different ways. Obviously, this created a variety of challenges for the Naughty Dog developers to overcome, specifically by finding a way to keep the story just as intense as past games even though players have more choice and freedom while playing through levels....

The mere mention of ideas for ending Nathan Drake and company’s tale was a tough conversation for Naughty Dog’s developers to have. As a matter of fact, in order to do the story justice and make it more satisfying for creators and fans alike, the studio delayed the release date to nail the ending. Furthermore, not only were folks wistful during the planning phases, but they also got misty-eyed during motion capture sessions, as Druckmann says:...

Modder Illusion0001 has made some big news in the modding community before, including a recent patch that had been developed to fix an old glitch in The Last of Us: Remastered. So, this isn’t the first time that the modder has messed around inside of a Naughty Dog title, this time moving from the cinematic zombie game to the cinematic adventure one. RELATED: Uncharted 4 Dev Shares Assassin’s Creed Easter Egg Hardly Anyone Found...

The promotions for Uncharted’s digital release began with a featurette titled “Finding Nathan Drake,” and Sony Pictures then went on to share multiple videos on their various social media accounts, including YouTube and Twitter. Upon its release, Uncharted received mixed reviews from critics regarding the script’s originality. However, despite that, Uncharted is one of the highest grossing films of 2022 so far. With the film now available digitally, the studio pulled out the big promotional guns....

Uncharted 4 and The Lost Legacy benefit greatly from the PC port, as it allows for even more enhancements. Naughty Dog isn’t done with the PC market just yet, as The Last of Us Part 1 also has a PC port on the way. This could pave the way for other games from the studio to make their way to the platform, including Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection. RELATED: The Next Uncharted Game Should Address One Important Narrative Criticism...

‘Bullet’ not only stars in the movie alongside Berry, but has also helped with the technical aspect of the fight scenes to make the shots as realistic as possible. During the shooting of one such scene, Valentina Shevchenko accidentally broke two of Halle Berry’s ribs. The actress revealed as much during a virtual appearance on The Graham Norton Show: However, the Academy Award-winning actress kept the severity of her injury a secret from the production to avoid any delay in shooting....

If Cannonier wins, you would think that he just needs one more big win to earn a title shot. When interviewed by MMAFighting, Cannonier expressed his excitement in the rebirth of the Middleweight division after many big names have been making the jump to Light Heavyweight. “The next generation of Middleweight greats” Things are certainly shaking up in UFC’s Middleweight division. With former UFC champions Luke Rockhold and Chris Weidman moving up to Light Heavyweight and Jacare Souza poised to do the same, Cannonier is thrilled at the direction of the Middleweight Division, citing Yoel Romero vs Paulo Costa, his upcoming fight vs Hermansson and Robert Whittaker vs Israel Adesanya all being fights that will create buzz in the weight division....

In case you didn’t know… Soon after defeating Volkan Oezdemir and retaining his 205-pound belt in the process, Daniel Cormier made a move towards the division of the big boys by challenging then-champion, Stipe Miocic, for the UFC’s heavyweight championship title. Cormier secured a first-round knockout victory against Miocic, making him the first fighter in UFC history to hold both the light heavyweight and heavyweight belts at the same time....

However, following Nurmagomedov’s dominant win over Poirier and Ferguson’s continued 12-fight win streak (that last saw him finish Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and remain undefeated for 7 and a half years). ESPN’s Brett Okamoto recently revealed that the targeted date for their fight is April 18th and is expected to be at Brooklyn, New York, in the Barclays Center - the same venue as their canceled fight last year. Either way, we’re closing in on the fight and Khabib’s father Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov gave a big update on Instagram, stating that Khabib has signed the contract....

In the first UFC event of the year, TJ Dillashaw will be going down to Flyweight to try and become the fourth fighter to be a Champion of two separate divisions simultaneously. However, the latest update about the fight is worrying as Dillashaw still has a lot of work to do if he is going to be able to take part in the Championship fight. In case you didn’t know… For a long time, there were rumours about the UFC Flyweight Division being cancelled altogether....

In case you didn’t know… American professional surfer, Kelly Slater, appeared on a recent Joe Rogan podcast feature and was seen brushing over topics related to mixed martial arts and the UFC. During the podcast, Rogan provided Slater with an honest feedback about former WWE superstar, CM Punk, who fought a total of two fights under a contract with the UFC. “He’s a real good guy, but he doesn’t have talent," said Rogan, after which he took matters a step further by comparing Punk to YouTube prodigy, Logan Paul....

Things took a turn for the worse, and he was put on a ventilator. On Saturday night, Varelans died from COVID complications. Reports surfaced from several social media outlets, including the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Encyclopedia and MMA Junkie. Varelans got the nickname “The Polar Bear” for his hulking physique. He was a heavyweight fighter who stood 6-foot, 8-inches tall and weighed 300 pounds. He chronicled his illness on social media until he was ultimately put into a medically-induced coma....

In case you didn’t know… At UFC 229, Khabib Nurmagomedov scored the biggest win of his Professional MMA career when he defeated former two-division UFC Champion, Conor McGregor, via fourth-round submission to retain the UFC Lightweight Championship. After his UFC 229 success, Nurmagomedov has seemingly challenged veteran Boxer Floyd Mayweather to a Professional Boxing bout, despite the latter confirming his retirement after his last win over Conor McGregor last year....

Though the card was short on marquee names and fights that could be immediately identified as carrying divisional significance, UFC Fight Night 146 was one of those cards with the potential to serve as a catalyst for advancement for a couple different competitors beyond the main event participants. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year A perfect example was the preliminary card scrap between Grant Dawson and Julian Erosa, which Dawson won handily....

Dan Uggla hit two home runs, including a grand slam in the ninth inning, Monday night that lifted Atlanta to a wild 9-6 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Evan Gattis also homered twice and Uggla drove in five runs as the Braves won their fourth straight. The teams combined for five homers and 12 runs in the final two innings. Gattis, Uggla and Andrelton Simmons hit consecutive homers in the eighth that put Atlanta ahead 5-1....

What’s their reasoning for this alarm? Eight years ago 300 veterans sought help from Combat Stress; during the last fiscal year the number jumped to 1,000. The number of Falklands War vets who’ve committed suicide has risen to 300—more than the 256 British soldiers who were killed in the war itself. Of particular note is how many view the Iraq war’s unpopularity in the UK as exacerbating vets’ mental health issues....

Golden Globe Race officials said Thursday on the race website that they have been in regular radio contact with Susie Goodall since she regained consciousness. Goodall is said to be “safe and secure” after losing her mast in the Southern Ocean, 2,000 miles (3,200 kilometers) west of Cape Horn near the southern tip of South America. Chilean authorities have directed the MV Tian Fu to rescue her. The carrier is expected to reach Goodall on Friday....

The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) said in a new report Monday that it was able to prevent the allegedly planned killings that also would have taken aim at “a well-known Ukrainian activist” who was not identified by name. The would-be assassins were purportedly promised rewards of $100,000 to $150,000 per kill, the SSU said. Newsweek was not able to independently verify the report and contacted Russia’s defense and foreign ministries for confirmation and comment....

Around 11.5 million Ukrainians have already been displaced, according to United Nations figures. Of those, 7.1 million remain inside Ukraine and 4.5 million have crossed into bordering nations. Moscow’s “thunder run” attempt to end the war in a matter of days failed spectacularly. Both sides are now settling in for a protracted conflict. Russian bombardments have already devastated many residential areas. Some cities, such as Mariupol in the southeast and some northern suburbs of Kyiv, are uninhabitable, and more will be destroyed before the fighting ends....

Zenger News obtained the footage on Tuesday from the Air Command West, a unit of the Ukrainian Air Force based in Lviv. The Air Command West said: “Teamwork of fighter and attack aircraft! “Such are our pilots’ weekdays!” “Ukraine is not a virtual game field. This is reality. With real consequences for all who seek to conquer our country! “We know that every day with such brave warriors we are getting closer to victory!...