PS3 on a top selling adventure in Australia

Sony Computer Entertainment Australia is pleased to confirm that PlayStation®3 has hit the number 1 spot for home console sales in 2011 as it gets ready to present the latest instalment in the critically acclaimed action adventure franchise, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception™, in stores nationally tomorrow.

Official NPD Group Australia data from retailers nationally shows that PS3 sales in Australia currently represent the highest number of home console units sold and also the highest value share delivered for calendar year to date in 2011*.

Michael Ephraim, Managing Director, Sony Computer Entertainment said "PlayStation 3 sales have hit number one in Australia because of the full entertainment offer PS3 provides at exceptional value, plus the rich, immersive HD gaming experiences we continue to deliver. The entertainment launch of Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception will be an adrenalin rush - as this blockbuster title really blurs the boundaries between games and cinema. It's set to be an epic adventure for PlayStation leading into Christmas!"

Developed exclusively for PS3™ by the team at Naughty Dog Inc., Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception will deliver the cinematic scale, adrenalin rushes, thrills and mystery that are the Uncharted trademark; together with its unique and enhanced multiplayer experience.

Fans of the Uncharted franchise and newcomers alike will relish the opportunity to catapult themselves headlong into a real adventure, in a search for the fabled "Atlantis of the Sands". The journey propels fortune hunter Nathan Drake on a daring trek from the mean streets of London, through a burning French chateau, and into the heart of the Arabian Desert, a journey that pits him and his mentor Victor Sullivan against the occult treachery of a shadowy clandestine organisation and its ruthless leader, Katherine Marlowe. When the terrible secrets of this lost city are unearthed, Drake's quest descends into a desperate bid for survival that strains the limits of his endurance and forces him to confront his deepest fears.

Key Features:

• Bigger set pieces and more perilous adventure, driven by Naughty Dog's signature storytelling and cinematic presentation.
• Competitive and co-op multiplayer return with brand new experiences and massively expanded feature sets. The Uncharted universe provides online players with a unique Action Adventure multiplayer experience, bringing the cinematic elements of the single-player campaign into multiplayer.
• Nathan Drake can now take on opponents in more ways than before: hand-to-hand combat with multiple opponents, contextual melee attacks, and new stealth options. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception also features expanded and diverse traversal moves with deep gunplay.
• Naughty Dog introduces new physics, visuals and environmental effects. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception features new innovations in sand, fire, smoke and water dynamics and effects. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception will be playable in Stereoscopic 3D.

With its award-winning storytelling, blockbuster cinematic action sequences, immersive high resolution 3D and stunning environmental detail and effects, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is the chance to lose yourself in the world of Nathan Drake - and to experience the true power of PlayStation 3.

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is classified MA15+ by the Australian Classification Board and contains strong violence. The gaming experience may change online.

Check out the Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception launch trailer and launch TVC.

* NPD Group Australia Data to Week ending 42

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