New Uncharted 2 DLC brings maps, trophies

New maps, skins, and Trophies together with a major multiplayer patch

Posted on Feb 14, 2010 - 9:14pm EST

Multiplayer maps, skins, PlayStation Network Trophies, and medals are all on their way to Nathan Drake's latest adventure on Feb. 25, 2010.

Justin Richmond, Naughty Dog multiplayer designer, said [via IGN] that the team began working on the massive update as soon as they finished up the first game and the focus on head-to-head battles is no accident.

"One of the things that we wanted to make sure at launch was that anybody could get the platinum," Richmond said to the initial lack of multiplayer Trophies.

Indeed, the dozen upcoming Trophies are meant to reward those who love getting their handguns wet in battle – although it should be pointed out that the Trophies aren't backwards compatible, so only your stats from Feb. 25th on will count. Naughty Dog had a few ideas for the Trophies and medals it wanted, but the company also tossed in nods to the stuff it saw players doing in the game and commenting on around the Internet -- the Trophy for killing a guy as he's about to nab the treasure in Plunder is basically user-created.

The update is also set to be bringing six multiplayer skins from the original Uncharted (Drake, Elena, Atoq Navarro, Eddie Raja, Gabriel Roman and the enemy pirate Javier) along with two new maps inspired by the original game. The Flooded Ruins is set during a lightning storm around the customs house from Drake's Fortune.

All of this content is coming to you for a fair price. You can get everything in one bundle for $5.99 or the skins for $2.99 and the maps for $3.99. The content is coming to Australia and the United Kingdom as well, but prices and dates weren't announced for those regions.