But this is an industry that has grown accustomed to cost efficiencies climbing constantly.

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Most notably in Uncharted 3, a cruise ship capsizes and players are forced to navigate their way through the fast-sinking ship, killing enemies and sprinting and climbing through the bowels of the vessel at a frantic pace trying to escape as their surroundings constantly explode and warp around them.

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