Well, the next you may believe it or take it as a fairy tale, but I suggested to Naughty Dog years back (I think right after I finished Uncharted 2 in 2009) to make Uncharted in Ubar in a very long post, but forgot to put my email so they can reach me (not like I want money or something, lol, but maybe recognition at least). Told them about Ubar, Iram of the Pillars which is found exactly were I live, the ancient Arabs (People of Aad) around 2200+ B.C., which our bloodline (Qahtanites) are still going back to People of Aad through Qahtan, one of 4 sons of prophet Hud (Hood), PBUH. It was known as a big city made of gold and silver and raised with pillars as a challenge to prophet Hud (PBUH) as he has given them some of the highlights of the heaven and they tried to mimic it instead of believing in God. As a result, after they finished it it's been destroyed by wind and sand, with some still believing it's buried somewhere in the Empty Quarter desert. Also known as "Atlantis of the Sands".
en.wikipedia.org
Anyway, I was shocked that the next game was taken place in Ubar, or around it (Uncharted 3). Problem is, when they tried to film/record in Oman the authorities didn't like the story as they antagonized Britain and the Queen, and we share a deep relationship with UK (at this point I think as Omanis we don't need passports to visit the UK).
I was happy as well to see Journey taking place around it, even without referreing to it directly, but stories tell, they were huge and meters high compared to others, known as the extinct giants or extinct Arabs (Imlaq: means giant):
en.wikipedia.org
Part of Journey:
I'll leave Medusa story/analysis for another time