Stargate star Claudia Black is portraying a new character in the second installment of the Uncharted PS3 game series, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (from Sony Entertainment’s Naughty Dog development franchise), according to her dedicated fan site, Claudia Black Online.
According to Naughty Dog, the Uncharted franchise’s 2007 debut on the PS3 has received worldwide critical acclaim for its “engaging storyline, solid gameplay and compelling visuals.” It stars Nolan North as the “irascible treasure hunter Nathan Drake.”
Black’s character is Chloe Frazer, “a tough but reckless treasure hunter who cooperates with Drake on his quest to unravel the mystery of Marco Polo’s missing fleet.” Like Black, Frazer is Australian, so expect to hear her wonderful accent in the game.
In an excerpt from Game Informer Magazine supplied by CBO, it appears that Black not only provided the voice for the character, but also her moves: “To act out the cinematics of the game, Naughty Dog performed full body motion capture on the characters and recorded extensive voiceover sessions on set as the actors delivered their scenes. Frequently, motion capture is completed separately from voiceovers, sometimes even by other actors. Naughty Dog went to the expense and difficulty of recording dialogue live to capture the real moment-to-moment chemistry between the actors.”
Here’s the premiere preview video (doesn’t include Black, though):
Uncharted 2 is expected to have a fourth quarter 2009 release.