Naughty Dog has promised fourteen DLC drops for Uncharted 3's multiplayer mode. One month after the release of the first Flashback Map Pack comes the first new add-on for the game's co-op mode.

The "Fort Co-Op Adventure" will be available later today on the PlayStation Store for $5.99. It marks the first time in the series that you'll be able to play cooperatively with Uncharted villians. The expansion stars Zoran Lazarevic, Eddy Raja, and Harry Flynn exploring "the mystery behind the Janus head statue from the on-disc co-op adventure."

Watch: Villains working hand-in-hand »

Are you still playing Uncharted 3's multiplayer mode? Naughty Dog teased the first map pack for the game over two months ago--and the release is finally happening today. The "Flashback Map Pack" contains four maps from Uncharted 2's multiplayer mode, re-rendered with new lighting effects, new particle effects, and "a slew of technical changes."

Cave, Fort, Lost City, and Sanctuary will be available as part of the Fortune Hunters Club DLC season pass, or as a standalone purchase for $9.99.

Read more: Season pass offer expanded »

The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences released its list of nominees for this years Interactive Achievement Awards. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception leads with a dozen nominations, and shares a Game of the Year nod with Portal 2, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Batman: Arkham City, and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.

Read more: Uncharted 2 still holds nomination record »

Oh, you thought that the industry had finally escaped the grasp of the Spike TV Video Game Awards? Not quite. Here are a few of the "acceptance speeches" that couldn't make it into the program--not because Spike TV decided to ignore most of the winners, but because these digitally rendered characters didn't win.

The Joker won the award for "Best Character," but here are the potential speeches you would've heard had Portal 2's Wheatley or Uncharted 3's Nathan Drake had won.

Watch: Character acceptance speeches »

Jeff surprises Xav and Garnett this week with tales of his first few nights fighting to survive in Minecraft. He's been hard at work with his virtual pick and shows signs of being in for the long haul with the game. Garnett took advantage of the holiday time to get into Uncharted 3. A discussion of authored stories versus interactivity follows that pulls in the far different approach taken in Skyrim as a contrast. Mario also gets good time this week with both 3D Land and Kart finding their way into Xav and Jeff's hands. The latest on plans for Mass Effect 3 and an upcoming patch to fix the patch for Skyrim top the news highlights and it all wraps up with Finishing Moves.

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If you played Uncharted 3 over the Thanksgiving weekend, you may have noticed a new patch had gone live. So, what does version 1.02 do? Most importantly, it introduces a new "alternate aim setting" for gamers that found the controls of Uncharted 3's single player mode problematic.

Naughty Dog invited gamers to help tweak the controls after initial complaints that the changes made to Uncharted 3's aim were for the worse. The "alternate aim settings" added in 1.02 should make the game feel more like Uncharted 2.

Read more: Movie cutscene viewer added, motion blur fixed »

There's going to be a lot of DLC for Uncharted 3's multiplayer mode. While the initial offerings have been limited to various skins, Naughty Dog has unveiled the first significant expansion for the mode.

The first map pack for the online mode is the "Flashback Map Pack #1." While Naughty Dog hasn't detailed the contents of the DLC quite yet, the first screenshots give us a pretty good idea on what to expect.

Read more: Retro maps remade »

The Uncharted series tends to serve as a showpiece for Sony's hardware, and Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception does its part to tout Sony's 3D push. But what about Sony's other proprietary technology, the PlayStation Move? Apparently Naughty Dog considered including it, but just couldn't make it fit into the series as it currently stands.

Read more: 'No good way to properly take advantage of Move' »

It seems that plenty of treasure hunters are digging into Nathan Drake's latest adventure, as Sony has announced that Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception sold 3.8 million copies in its first day. That global sales record puts it well on its way to be the best-selling game of the series so far.

It's important to note, though, that "sold" from Sony's perspective tends to mean "sold to retailers," so this likely isn't a customer sell-through rate.

Read more: Series 'has redefined the third-person adventure' »

In an ongoing video series on the PlayStation Blog, Naughty Dog has lifted the curtain on development of its recently released adventure Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception.

The latest episode of the series focuses on how the developer utilizes "historical events as jumping off points" into Nathan Drake's escapades. What are the points featured in Naughty Dog's latest? "Sir Francis Drake’s circumnavigation of the globe" and "T.E. Lawrence’s research into the Crusades as a teenager." That Nathan sure knows how to party.

Watch: Exploring history with Nathan Drake and the Gang »

For some, the changes made to the way you aim in Uncharted 3 make the game significantly less fun to play. Shacker Sinisterinfant commented that the new controls are "garbage," making it difficult to enjoy the game. Others, like SketchyFletchy, have had no problems and consider the complaints "entitled whining."

To explore the mixed reaction towards Uncharted 3's controls, developer Naughty Dog invited gamers to its heaadquarters to discuss the problem, and potentially work on a new solution.

Read more: Patch may be coming 'very soon' »

Only a few blocks off the beach that inspired the virtual clone in seen in its opening, the Grand Theft Auto V trailer sparked the imagination when the Weekend Confirmed crew sat down to record this week's show. James Stevenson of Insomniac Games and Ariel Angelotti of Q-Games join Jeff and Garnett to speculate about the potential for Rockstar's next entry in the series before moving on to a number of other games, including two from their respective studios. Producer Dave Mabee hops on the mic to add his take on Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One, and then it's on to PixelJunk Sidescroller. Lord of the Rings: War in the North and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim also square off, and there's an update on the latest news including the $50 price tag for Resident Evil on the 3DS. Wrap it all up with Finishing Moves and it's another epic Weekend Confirmed in the books.

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Uncharted 3 released two days ago, and many fans are crying foul. In spite of critical acclaim, many dislike the changes made to the controls of the single player campaign. Complaints include increased input lag and a general lack of responsiveness--something that's not present in the multiplayer component, and in Uncharted 2.

"Look, the aiming in Uncharted 3 single player campaign is definitely broken; it’s not in our heads. It doesn’t work and it’s ruining the experience. I never had an issue in Uncharted 1 and 2. Almost all my kills in UC2 were headshots, now in UC3 it’s all air. I hate getting into a gun fight in this game, especially with the brain dead A.I," one commenter said.

Read more: Naughty Dog says changes give you 'a better grasp' of gunplay »

Sony's made Uncharted 3 gamers jump through a lot of hoops for various DLC promotions. If you're full on Subway sandwiches, and stopped by AMC Theaters for the Uncharted 3 preview event, then you might be interested in this new promo--easily the most bizarre of them all.

If you have a webcam, you'll be able to participate in a contest to see who can keep their arm outstretched the longest. If you can keep your arm still for nearly nine hours, you can win a $10,000 grand prize.

Read more: Prizes just for playing »

Sony has promised a lot of DLC for Uncharted 3's multiplayer mode. In fact, the company is promising at least $45 worth of DLC (which can be procured at a discount via a Season Pass, of course). So what's the first expansion we can expect for the game? Skins, of course.

Characters from Uncharted 2's multiplayer mode, such as Flynn and Tenzen, will be playable through an upcoming character skins pack.

Read more: How many skins? And when? »