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Wednesday13th Jun 2018
News Druckmann: We Consider The Last of Us to Be Engaging, Not Necessarily Fun
A game about the cycle of violence
The Last of Us: Part II has been attracting criticism for its violence ever since its Paris Games Week trailer last year, and this week’s E3 2018 demo prompted a similar backlash. There are people who, quite simply, think the game is too violent. The new gameplay clips showed one character being disembowelled,...
Tuesday12th Jun 2018
E3 2018 The Last of Us: Part II Release Date Won't Be Revealed Until Its 'Very Close'
Keep watch
Sony didn’t date God of War or Detroit: Become Human until they were weeks away from release, so it looks like it’s going to follow a similar philosophy for its other big PlayStation 4 exclusives. And speaking as part of an E3 2018 panel, Naughty Dog has hinted that we won’t get a release date for The Last of Us: Part II until...
E3 2018 The Last of Us: Part II Is Seriously Levelling Up
New gameplay details on Naughty Dog's latest
Did you think The Last of Us: Part II looked good in last night’s gameplay reveal trailer? Well, the new gameplay details Naughty Dog just shared during an E3 2018 panel may just blow your mind. There’s a helluva lot to get through here, so forgive us the hastily compiled summary and let’s get into...
E3 2018 The Last of Us: Part II Runs on a Completely Overhauled Engine
More player choice than ever before
As far as we’re concerned, The Last of Us: Part II is the standout game at E3 2018 so far, and Naughty Dog’s been talking a little bit about the levels of effort its investing into the sequel over on the PlayStation Blog. “We’ve completely overhauled our engine, developed new combat mechanics, created a...
E3 2018 The Last of Us: Part II Lives Up to the Hype
Naughty Gods
Wow! In a showcase packed with promising PlayStation 4 exclusives, Naughty Dog once again rose to the challenge with a demo of The Last of Us: Part II that delivered on every level. We start out at some kind of prom, where a 19-year-old Ellie is living a normal life with her girlfriend. It’s typical stuff from the developer: subtle,...
Monday11th Dec 2017
PSX 2017 Listen to Ashley Johnson, Troy Baker Perform The Wayfaring Stranger
Going home
Ashley Johnson and Troy Baker opened The Last of Us: Part II’s PSX 2017 panel with a live rendition of classic American folk song The Wayfaring Stranger today. Both of the stars appeared to be performing in-character, and later discussion suggests that the performance will have relevance in the game. Numerous artists have covered The...
Sunday10th Dec 2017
PSX 2017 The Last of Us 2 Is 50-60% Complete, Gameplay at E3 2018
Druckmann cautiously spills some details
The Last of Us: Part II’s panel at PSX 2017 was a fun watch, as host Hannah Hart grilled a visibly restrained Neil Druckmann on specifics about the game, but he did give away a few tidbits. Perhaps most notable is confirmation that the title is approximately 50 to 60 per cent complete. Druckmann was...
Tuesday31st Oct 2017
PGW 2017 PlayStation Boss Comments on Controversial Last of Us 2 Trailer
#4TheAdults
In the off chance that you don't use Twitter or frequently visit gaming forums (seriously, we envy you), you may not have heard about the controversy surrounding The Last of Us: Part II's new trailer. Said trailer depicts some gruesome acts of violence, and the overall tone of the thing is incredibly grim. Sony closed its Paris Games...
Monday30th Oct 2017
PGW 2017 The Last of Us: Part II Is Our Most Ambitious Game Yet, Claims Naughty Dog
Intense, beautiful, and harrowing
Well, that new The Last of Us: Part II trailer has certainly got the industry yakking, hasn’t it? We assume it's all according to keikaku for the peeps at Naughty Dog, as it looks to once again stretch the boundaries of story-telling with its latest game. And writing on the PlaySt
PGW 2017 The Last of Us: Part II Shocks with Heavy New Trailer
Difficult viewing
Like a lot of Sony’s library at the moment, The Last of Us: Part II is looking dark. Like, really dark. In this new Paris Games Week 2017 trailer, we see a woman being hung, and her stomach being caressed by a rather sharp knife. The insinuation seems to be that the lady is pregnant, but scenes quickly devolve into an ambush. And...
Thursday24th Aug 2017
News Naughty Dog Is Hiring, Like, Everyone for The Last of Us: Part II
Studio on enormous recruitment spree
Looks like The Last of Us: Part II is about to enter full production, as Naughty Dog is hiring for… Well, a frightening number of new positions. The award-winning developer’s looking for everything from artists to programmers to designers to animators to… Well, you get the picture. You can find out more...
Friday4th Aug 2017
News The Last of Us: Part II Appears to Be Set in Seattle
Come as you are
The Last of Us: Part II is still a subject of much secrecy. As Naughty Dog keeps itself busy with the impending Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, the developer hasn’t said a whole lot about Joel and Ellie’s upcoming adventure – although we do know that the title will have a motion captured pig. That’s left fans trying to figure out...
Tuesday4th Jul 2017
News The Last of Us: Part II Will Have a Motion Captured Pig
Hogwash
So, er… Naughty Dog is motion capturing a pig for The Last of Us: Part II. Like, a real pig. Both director Neil Druckmann and writer Halley Gross have been tweeting about the animal, who looks comfortable in his kit before you start calling PETA or something. He’s clearly being pampered while on set. Why mocap a pig, then? It’s...
Tuesday13th Jun 2017
E3 2017 The Last of Us: Part II Left Out So Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Could Shine
Makes sense to us
Many were expecting The Last of Us: Part II to put in an appearance during Sony's E3 2017 press conference last night, but it never showed up. The sequel was revealed at the PlayStation Experience last year, but Naughty Dog has always suggested that Joel and Ellie's next adventure is a while off yet. As such, the developer was...
Saturday15th Apr 2017
News The Last of Us: Part II Shooting Has Continued in Los Angeles
Kill 'em all
It's the long Easter weekend for many of you, but work continues on The Last of Us: Part II in Los Angeles. Various members of the cast have been Tweeting about the game today, with Ashley Johnson – also known as Ellie – leading the charge with this little tidbit: Neil Druckmann then followed up with this clip of
Friday7th Apr 2017
News The Last of Us: Part II Recruits Westworld Actress Shannon Woodward
But who will she play?
While the bulk of Naughty Dog is either busy collecting awards or polishing off spin-off Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, it does seem like a large part of the team is also making progress on The Last of Us: Part II. And while updates on the title have been few and far between, Twitter has revealed today that Westworld
Thursday8th Dec 2016
News Westworld Writer Recruited to Help Pen 'Intense' The Last of Us: Part II
Halley Gross brought on board
Neil Druckmann won't be the sole writer on The Last of Us: Part II, as the director will be aided by Westworld's Halley Gross. According to IMDB, the American is credited with writing episodes such as 'Trompe L'Oeil' and 'The Adversary', while she's worked as an editor on several others. Writing on Twitter, Druckmann...
News So Many People Are Going to Get Ellie's Tattoo from The Last of Us: Part II
Ink-redible
If you happen to be a tattoo artist, brace yourself, because you may be working with this design a fair amount over the coming years. Naughty Dog has uploaded high-resolution artwork of Ellie's tattoo from The Last of Us: Part II, which has been designed by Los Angeles-based artist Natalie Hall. It's essentially a butterfly perched upon...
Tuesday6th Dec 2016
News So, There's This Kinda Crazy The Last of Us 2 Fan Theory
Spoilers, obvs
The Last of Us: Part II has been announced, and it's prompting all kinds of speculation. Speaking as part of a panel at PSX 2016, writer Neil Druckmann was kinda coy about the narrative for the sequel, but he did stress that the theme would be "hate" and that we'd be playing as Ellie throughout the entire campaign. And that's led to...
Sunday4th Dec 2016
News Bruce Straley Will Not Co-Direct The Last of Us: Part II
Astray
This is a little bit of a bummer: Bruce Straley will not co-direct The Last of Us: Part II. The veteran game director, who's been with Naughty Dog for many years but is best known for his partnership with Neil Druckmann on The Last of Us and Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, is taking a year-long sabbatical from game development after many years in...
Saturday3rd Dec 2016
PSX 2016 You'll Play As Ellie in The Last of Us: Part II on PS4
Can't be for nothing
While both Joel and Ellie will reprise their roles for The Last of Us: Part II, you'll be playing as Ellie in the upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive. Neil Druckmann, the writer and director of the game, confirmed as much during the game's PSX 2016 panel. Ellie was, of course, playable for parts of the original – but she'll be...
PSX 2016 The Last of Us: Part II Is Real on PS4
Survive on
You'd be reasonable assuming Sony couldn't possibly have anything else up its sleeve to end PSX 2016 with a showstopper. What could possibly top Uncharted: The Lost Legacy or, um, Knack 2? Well, it looks like the developer of the former wasn't content by revealing another chapter in its flagship franchise. Naughty Dog has also turned the...
