'Uncharted 2' outsells predecessor

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves has broken new ground in sales, developer Naughty Dog has claimed.

According to the studio's creative director Amy Hennig, the game has outsold its predecessor Uncharted: Drake's Fortune "many times" over.

"I would definitely say it's exceeding expectations," she told IndustryGamers. "Being in the industry for a while, you learn to try to manage your expectations because you'd rather be surprised with good news than disappointed.

"It's a tough business, but from the early numbers I've seen getting reported back it's exceeded any estimates we had internally, and it's certainly outsold the first game by many, many times. That and the critical reception so far has been really gratifying."

The exec added that the firm is currently working on the first batch of downloadable content for the game.

"Without going into specifics, it'll involve new maps, new characters, things like that. Some of it will be free of charge and some of it will be purchasable. We've got a lot of people on the team working on this stuff, some really cool stuff that people will be excited about," she added.

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is available for PlayStation 3 now.