If for some reason you've been thinking that Uncharted 2: Among Thieves will mean the last of Nathan Drake's adventures, you're apt to be disappointed (or pleased). As with every other successful game these days, Naughty Dog is quite intent on turning Uncharted into a franchise.

"[Uncharted 2] doesn't conclude the story at all," Naughty Dog creative director Amy Hennig told the PlayStation Blog (via Joystiq).

"The expectation with Uncharted 2 is that it can be an ongoing franchise as long as people want more of it. All these stories are self-contained."

"You don't have to play the last one to play this one. Obviously, you're going to get a little bit more out of it if you have. But [Nathan Drake]'s going to have a lot of adventures, thank god."

Who knows, a meteor might fall on Naughty Dog at some point in the next couple years. Barring that though, Uncharted 3 seems like a given. In the meantime, Uncharted 2 will be out in North America on October 13.