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Thursday15th Jun 2023
News Live Your Real Life The Last of Us Nightmare with Universal Halloween Horror Nights Attraction
Coming later this year
An officially endorsed attraction inspired by Naughty Dog’s iconic survival horror The Last of Us will open at Universal Studios in California and Florida later this year. The press release explains that you’ll be propelled “into a world of carnage and mayhem as follow in the footsteps of the game's protagonists, Joel...
Wednesday14th Jun 2023
News No New Game Announcements to Celebrate The Last of Us' Tenth Anniversary
But there's more The Last of Us to come
There’ll be no new game announcements to mark the tenth anniversary of The Last of Us’ release. Naughty Dog prefaced a slew of tangential announcements on Twitter today by confirming that it’ll only be honouring the “series’ impact” and will “not be making any game development updates”. This...
Friday5th May 2023
Another accolade under the belt
Naughty Dog was already an award-winning studio, many times over, in fact, but Sony's shiniest first-party studio has another feather to put in its proverbial cap: The Last of Us has officially been inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame. Previous titles honoured have included Age of Empires, Angry Birds,...
Sunday29th Jan 2023
News Actress Annie Wersching, Who Played Tess in The Last of Us, Has Passed Away
Aged just 45
Actress Annie Wersching, who played Tess in the original The Last of Us game, has passed away at the age of 45. The star – known for a variety of television roles, including most famously 24 – had been battling cancer since 2020, but continued to work, and featured most recently as the Borg Queen in Star Trek: Picard. Wershing’s...
Thursday15th Jul 2021
News The Last of Us TV Show Now Has Its Bill, Frank, and More
The cast of us
The Last of Us is being adapted into a television series, thanks to a partnership between PlayStation Productions and HBO. With filming having just started this month, it's still a ways off, but with the talent attached to the project, it should be pretty good once it finally arrives. We know who will be playing most of the main...
Friday28th May 2021
News Merle Dandridge to Reprise Role of Marlene in The Last of Us HBO Series
Fireflies boss will be familiar
In case you've been living under a rock, The Last of Us is being adapted by HBO into a TV series. Co-written by Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann alongside Craig Mazin, the series is still a ways off, but we're slowly getting more info on the cast. We have our Joel and Ellie with Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, and Gabri
Sunday21st Mar 2021
News The Last of Us TV Show Will Cover the Entire First Game, But Will Deviate in Places
Different medium
The Last of Us’ hotly anticipated television adaptation, starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, will see some episodes “deviate greatly” from the PlayStation 3 game – despite lifting dialogue directly from the original script. Speaking to IGN as part of SXSW 2021, the Naughty Dog boss explained that the HBO adaptation will...
Thursday5th Mar 2020
News The Last of Us to Be Adapted into HBO TV Series
Neil Druckmann on board
The Last of Us is getting its highly anticipated sequel later this year, but that isn't the only project currently in development for Joel and Ellie. According to Hollywood Reporter, the critically acclaimed PlayStation exclusive is to be adapted into a TV series with HBO. Before you all roll your eyes, a key creative mind...
Friday24th Jan 2020
Gallery Alleged Images of a Canned The Last of Us Animated Movie Leak Online
It was for nothing
You have to imagine that Sony has at least entertained the idea of a Last of Us movie, but given that it can't seem to make an Uncharted flick work, perhaps it's best left alone. If you were curious what a Last of Us film might look like, however, these images may surprise you. A batch of stills from an alleged animated short...
Friday10th Jan 2020
News The Last of Us Is the Best Game of the Decade, According to Metacritic Users
Not last, not least
As if Naughty Dog needed another claim to fame. Review database Metacritic has published its lists for the best entertainment of 2019 and of the decade, as voted for by its users. Resident Evil 2 -- the PlayStation 4 remake, that is -- was crowned the best video game of 2019, falling in line with our own Game of the Year staff...
Monday2nd Sep 2019
News Uncharted 2, 3, and The Last of Us PS3 Multiplayer Servers Go Offline Tomorrow
No survivors
Sony's not doing itself any favours lately. DriveClub has been delisted from the PlayStation Store (slightly too soon in some parts of the world) and is due to have its servers switched off early next year. Now, the multiplayer servers for PS3 games Uncharted
Thursday14th Jun 2018
News The Last of Us Has Sold an Outrageous 17 Million Units on PS4, PS3
It can't be for nothing
We knew The Last of Us was successful, but we hadn’t realised quite how successful. On the survival horror’s fifth anniversary, however, Naughty Dog has revealed that Joel and Ellie’s inaugural adventure has sold a mind-melting 17 million copies across the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 since its original release in...
Saturday11th Mar 2017
News Look at The Last of Us' Off-Camera Secrets
Breaking boundaries
The Last of Us is one of the most pristinely polished games in PlayStation history – but like any piece of visual entertainment, it's mostly an optical illusion. This brilliant YouTube video detaches the camera from behind Joel's shoulder to show you things that you aren't supposed to see – including spawn points, far-off...
Wednesday15th Jul 2015
News Naughty Dog Thought The Last of Us Was Going to Bomb
Dubbed it the developer's downfall internally
The Last of Us is one of the best selling PlayStation exclusives of all time, but Naughty Dog didn't think that the game was going to succeed during development. In fact, the studio was so worried about how the release would be received that it described the title as the company's "downfall" internally...
Friday20th Mar 2015
Weirdness These The Last of Us Plushies Are Pretty Cute
D'aww
Sony recently launched a gear page on its official website, where it's flogging various bits and bobs of merchandise. A lot of the goodies range from t-shirts to posters, so it's all pretty predictable stuff. However, we had to post about these The Last of Us plushies, as they're sure to delight fans of the franchise. Alright, they're a...
Thursday12th Feb 2015
Weirdness This Abandoned Mall Looks Just Like the One from The Last of Us
Out of business
Spoilers: you spend a good chunk of The Last of Us: Left Behind in an abandoned mall. Here's the really, eerie bit, though: the derelict shopping centre appears to exist in real life. Cleveland-based photographer Seph Lawless recently snapped some shots of the snow blanketed Rolling Acres Mall in Ohio, which was shuttered in 2008...
Monday2nd Feb 2015
News Watch Teens Get Choked Up by The Last of Us' Opening Scene
Tissues required
If you thought that The Fine Bros' reaction videos were designed to make you feel old, then this latest clip has a much more contemporary vibe. In it, a rabble of teenagers play through the opening scene of The Last of Us, and it serves as a powerful reminder of just how touching Naughty Dog's creation can be, as they almost all...
Wednesday28th Jan 2015
News The Last of Us Movie Will Make Some 'Big Changes' to the Original Story
As you'd expect
Trying to cram a title that can take almost 20 hours to complete into a two hour movie can't be easy, but The Last of Us' big screen adaptation sounds like it's coming along quite nicely, according to the game's director and ever-present interviewee, Neil Druckmann. Speaking to Game Informer, Druckmann reveals that he's "just...
Wednesday10th Dec 2014
News These Multiplayer DLC Executions for The Last of Us Are Skipping the PS3
Memory madness
The Last of Us is getting some downloadable extras for its underrated multiplayer mode, including new weapons, skills, items, outfits, gestures, and special executions. In truth, this isn't terribly interesting news, but there is one slight quirk: a selection of the extras won't be making it to the PlayStation 3 version of the game...
Tuesday25th Nov 2014
Weirdness Listen to This Gorgeous Acapella Cover of The Last of Us' Main Theme
Clicker along
While much praise is lavished over the gameplay and story of Naughty Dog's survival horror opus The Last of Us, comparatively little is said about its soundtrack. Indeed, the harrowing melodies composer Gustavo Santaolalla created for the game go a long way to making it the memorable and emotional experience that it is. Thankfully,...
Thursday23rd Oct 2014
News Blimey, The Last of Us Is Getting a Game of the Year Edition for PS3
Third time's the charm
That's right, Naughty Dog's seminal survival horror The Last of Us is now getting the official 'Game of the Year' treatment it so sorely deserves. This new version – which is currently only confirmed for Europe – includes the original game, plus all subsequent downloadable content, and will be launching on 11th November...
Monday11th Aug 2014
News The Last of Us' Movie Adaptation Will Change Things Up, Says Neil Druckmann
Expect the unexpected
Apparently, when it comes to news about video game adaptations, it never rains but it pours. Soon after we learned about the ill-conceived Resident Evil TV show, Naughty Dog has released more info regarding The Last of Us' silver screen conversion. Specifically, the original game's writer Neil Druckmann has stated that
Wednesday6th Aug 2014
News You'll Need to Take Out a Loan to Afford This Hat DLC for The Last of Us
Hats off
Some days video game news runs so thick and fast that the highly trained team of journalistic monkeys here at Push Square Towers can barely keep up with it all. Other days – like when a huge European industry event is in just under a week's time, for instance – there's so little happening that we're forced to cover stories that some...
Tuesday22nd Jul 2014
News Wait, The Last of Us Is Getting a One-Night Only Stage Show?
Guys and Joels
As we're sure that you've noticed, Sony's marketing machine has been working like a mad man for upcoming title The Last of Us Remastered. However, the company's latest effort has us slightly baffled. Dubbed The Last of Us: One Night Live, this exclusive event will bring the gritty and dystopian world of Naughty Dog's survival horror...
Sunday13th Jul 2014
Weirdness What if Animals Got Infected in The Last of Us?
Pet sounds
It’s an extremely mild spoiler, but you do encounter several different animals throughout the course of Naughty Dog’s survival horror opus, The Last of Us. These land-based mammals, however, are not infected like their human counterparts, which has left us pondering what a post-apocalyptic United States would look like with reanimated...
Saturday12th Jul 2014
Weirdness The Last of Us' Ellie Can't Play Guitar, But She Can Sure Rock a Violin
Audio from the end of the world
Father figure Joel may promise to teach Ellie how to play guitar at one point in PlayStation 3 – and soon-to-be PlayStation 4 – exclusive The Last of Us, but we didn’t realise that the potty mouthed protagonist was already something of a whiz on the violin. In truth, she’s not – that’s just musician Taylor...
Wednesday7th May 2014
News This May Not Be a Sequel to The Last of Us, But We Still Love the Art
Strikes a chord
The Last of Us concept artist Marek Okon caused a minor online furore over the weekend when he teased an image of an older Ellie, leading many to believe that a sequel could be on the cards. The skilled sketcher later clarified that he’d picked up his paintbrush for personal reasons, and he’s since
Monday5th May 2014
News Reclaim Familiar Strongholds in The Last of Us' New Multiplayer DLC
Fight for your right to hoard glass bottles
That image of an older Ellie may not belong to The Last of Us sequel that you crave, but you will be able to work your way through some new content pertaining to the popular PlayStation 3 exclusive this week. As previously announced, developer Naughty Dog is playing fetch with a bunch of post-release...
Monday28th Apr 2014
News The Last of Us' Lead Character Artist Michael Knowland Has Left Naughty Dog
Goodbye and good luck
In a series of events that's beginning to look as weird as the plot from a David Lynch film, yet another Naughty Dog staffer is packing up their bags and jumping ship. Michael Knowland, the incredibly talented lead character artist on The Last of Us, has reportedly left the studio. He's yet to reveal where he plans to peddle...
Wednesday16th Apr 2014
News You'll Never Earn The Last of Us' Latest Single Player Trophy
Harder than opening a can of beans
The Last of Us wasn’t exactly a walk in the park on its default difficulty setting, but the game’s about to get a whole lot harder as part of a brand new single player expansion due out later this year. Dubbed the Grounded Mode, this add-on promises to offer the “hardest challenge that you’ll ever face”...
