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Can a re-work of a classic be even better than the original?

Sure Uncharted 2 hasn't come out yet. But Naughty Dog's Amy Hennig is seeing a bright and very long future for the franchise. Speaking with the PlayStation.Blog, the studio's creative director mentions that the story of Nathan Drake and co. doesn't end with Among Thieves. "[Uncharted 2] doesn't conclude the story at all. The expectation with Uncharted is that it can be an ongoing franchise as long as people want more of it. All these stories are self-contained. You don't have to play the last one to play this one. Obviously, you're going to get a little bit more out of it if you have. But [Nathan Drake]'s going to have a lot of adventures, thank god."We can already see the early reviews of Uncharted 3 being written. You can watch the rest of the interview after the break.

So begins another chapter in Katamari's story.

Make sure you visit the healthy foods section!

Topple the ginger bread house for a tasty Katamari!

The world is waiting to be collected into a ball of awesome.

Every Katamari needs to start somewhere!

A second chance to show the tea-table upending game?! It’s my pleasure to share it! How in the world did someone decide to make this a game?

A portion of a 1up review… The turtles return to a solid fighting game, though some parts of it come off a little half-shelled.

Who doesn't like transforming robots? No one. Square Enix is reviving its classic Thexder franchise on PSP later this year as a download-exclusive title. According to Andriasang, the PSP version of Thexder NEO will feature a new easy mode, additional bosses and a six player online race mode. The game is getting a Japanese release on October 1st -- the same day as the PSP Go launches. Considering the recent ESRB listing of Thexder NEO, we're pretty certain a US release will follow soon afterward.

A first look into the world of Elemental straight from the floor at PAX 2009.

Bringing a new experience to your PSP.

The Gran Turismo franchise strives for perfection on every title.

According to the URL file for this advertisement on Pokemon.com, we’ll be calling this guy the ‘Spiky-ear Pichu’. I guess that’s more appealing to North American than the notch-ear Pichu? Thanks to Juan for the heads up.

Yoshitaka Amano is world-renowned for his work on the Final Fantasy series. Oddly enough, he’s taken a step away from his Final Fantasy work to show off some of his own tributes to various characters, such as some of those that appear in Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom. “Between the late 60s and 70s, during my early [...]

Take the mystery with you on the go.

Many of you are eagerly awaiting the upcoming A Crack in Time -- and for good reason too, it's pretty fantastic (from what we've played so far). With a game's release still a month away, this new video walkthrough from the PlayStation.blog may be the closest thing to playing the game yourself. Insomniac's James Stevenson talks about the many returning (and new) weapons featured in this final part of the R&C Future trilogy. Which is your favorite?Gallery: Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time

Another Tuesday, more games for Xbox Live's Games on Demand service. This week, two new titles have been added, Shaun White Snowboarding and Command & Conquer 3. Shaun White is available everywhere except Canada, Japan and Korea, while Command & Conquer 3 is only available in -- deep breath -- Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, India, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and United Kingdom. As usual, pricing varies by region (Shaun White is $29.99 in the US). Check the links below to see the price for your region. Shortcut: Xbox Live Marketplace: Shaun White SnowboardingShortcut: Xbox Live Marketplace: Command & Conquer 3 [Via Major Nelson]

The latest Brütal Legend video has Art Director Lee Petty describing the style and artistic influences for the game's world. Most of it is interesting to those out there with an art degree, but we certainly got a giggle out of one of game's factions being inspired by 15th century art and "[Double Fine's] tremendous amount of research into the S&M scene." We wonder if those toys like "leather straps" and "ball gags" were brought into the office and purchased with the company credit card for "research" ... and whether Tim Shafer now keeps a dungeon for employee use? ... Hey, the game is M-rated, this is a perfectly appropriate question to ask. What?! Stop looking at us like that.

New units and technologies are introduced into the Sins universe.

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