The Last of Us Part II (PS4) News Articles
Friday10th Jul 2020
News Meet the Adorable, Mocapped Dogs of The Last of Us 2
Good dog
For the most part, it's probably a good idea to avoid dogs in The Last of Us: Part II. Once their owners let them loose, they can quickly catch up to Ellie and rip her throat out. It's a completely different story in real life though. Say hello to the lovely dogs who mocapped for Naughty Dog's latest masterpiece. In the image above, from...
Thursday9th Jul 2020
News Want Ellie's Guitar from The Last of Us 2 in Real Life? There's a Cost
Face the music
With The Last of Us: Part II, the acoustic guitar has become symbolic of the relationship between Joel and Ellie. Without going into spoiler territory, there are several points in the game where Ellie can pick up this instrument and play, giving you the freedom to pick chords and strum using the controller's touch pad. It's already...
Wednesday8th Jul 2020
News Official The Last of Us Podcast Turns Its Attention to The Last of Us 2
Behind the scenes chatter
For several weeks, the Official The Last of Us Podcast has been focused on the original game. Neil Druckmann, Troy Baker, and other key players were brought in to discuss and dissect the first adventure, and it's worth giving these conversations a listen. However, with the latest episode of the podcast, the spotlight has...
Tuesday7th Jul 2020
News The Last of Us 2 Could Have Been Open World
Ultimately "didn't make sense"
We're now in a post-The Last of Us 2 world, and fans are still coming to terms with everything that happens throughout the story. Wherever your opinion falls, there's no denying that Naughty Dog's sequel is an incredibly ambitious game, featuring the largest open spaces the studio has made yet. Exploring Seattle as...
Friday3rd Jul 2020
News The Last of Us 2 Outsells the Entire UK Top 10 Combined in June
Sales juggernaut
The Last of Us: Part II is the fastest-selling PlayStation 4 exclusive ever with more than four million copies shipped to players around the world in just three days. That incredibly impressive statistic will have only risen in the near two weeks since, but here's another phenomenal fact for you. Naughty Dog's latest masterpiece
Wednesday1st Jul 2020
News The Last of Us 2 Director Discusses Online Vitriol
"You just have to deal with it"
The Last of Us: Part II, for lack of a better phrase, has pissed some people off. Whatever your opinion on the game – and you’re welcome to share your impressions in our full spoiler discussion – we’d like to hope you were able to express yourself without resorting to posting personal insults on the Internet...
Tuesday30th Jun 2020
News Ex-Nintendo Boss Reggie Fils-Aimé Interviews Neil Druckmann on The Last of Us 2
The game is fun
The Last of Us: Part II is out and causing chaos among its fans -- but did you know its fanbase includes the Regginator? That's right -- Reggie Fils-Aimé, who retired from his tenure as president of Nintendo of America last year, has played Naughty Dog's latest, and it sounds like he rather enjoyed it. In the latest of a podcast...
Monday29th Jun 2020
News The Last of Us 2 Voice Actor Explains Deleted Abby Flashback Scene
Firefly connections
Pretty much every game ever has sequences and story beats that have to be left on the cutting room floor and The Last of Us: Part II is no different. Speaking with Kinda Funny's Greg Miller as part of the We Have Cool Friends video series, Laura Bailey describes one such scene that didn't make it into the final game. The voice...
News Naughty Dog Shares Emotional The Last of Us 2 Rehearsal Scene
Take On Me
One of The Last of Us: Part II's most touching moments is something you could skip entirely. During the Seattle Day 1 chapter, Ellie and Dina take some time out of hunting down Abby by exploring a music shop filled with instruments. And on the second floor, the budding couple has a good old sit down as the protagonist discovers a guitar...
Friday26th Jun 2020
Random The Last of Us 2's Slow-Mo Feature Is Meant for Accessibility, But Is Fun for Everyone
Wicked
There’s a toggle in The Last of Us: Part II’s enormous suite of accessibility features that allows you to turn on a slow-motion effect, which is designed to aid with combat encounters for those who lack the motor skills to line up their shots fast enough. Of course, this option should also prove fun for everyone, as you can channel your...
Random These The Last of Us 2 Reaction GIFs Are Hilarious
Meme it up
The Last of Us: Part II is out, and it's been a huge commercial success. To celebrate the launch of its latest project, Naughty Dog has indulged in some silliness by recreating some popular animated GIFs using characters from the game. The results are pretty incredible. We're going to share the ones we've found with you here. They're...
News The Last of Us 2 Is the Fastest Selling PS4 Exclusive Ever, Over 4 Million Sold in Three Days
Breaks Spidey's launch record
The Last of Us: Part II is officially Sony's fastest selling PlayStation 4 exclusive. The sequel, which released last week on 19th June, has already amassed more than four million sales -- and that's "as of June 21". And that's sold through to customers, not shipped to stores. To put that in perspective, God of War...
Random Musician Performs Hallelujah Using The Last of Us 2's In-Game Guitar
The minor fall and the major lift
Well, this is just phenomenal. Musician Roshan Maloney has performed a perfect rendition of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah – using Ellie’s in-game guitar as the backing track. He performs the song on the DualShock 4, using a combination of the left analogue stick and touchpad – it’s seriously impressive stuff...
News Naughty Dog Has 'No Plans' for The Last of Us 2 DLC
One and done
There's a pretty good chance that you're reaching the end of your playthrough of The Last of Us: Part II and wondering what's next for the franchise. Does Naughty Dog have any plans for DLC and what could an expansion of that nature focus on? What did Tommy's journey through Seattle look like before joining up with Ellie? How did the...
Thursday25th Jun 2020
Deal Get an Exclusive Discount on Dark Horse's The Last of Us 2 Ellie Statue
Give 'em Ellie
Looking to commemorate your time with The Last of Us: Part II? We’ve teamed up with Zavvi to bring you a 10 per cent discount code on Dark Horse’s Ellie statue, which shows the embattled heroine armed with her bow-and-arrow in intricate detail. “Standing at 8" tall and featuring Ellie with her bow at the ready, this stunning...
News The Last of Us 2 Tops Software Charts in Japan
A rare win for PS4
The Last of Us: Part II has gone straight to number one in Japan. The PlayStation 4 exclusive sold a solid 179,000 copies -- around 60,000 more units than The Last of Us managed when it launched in 2013. It's a decent result for Sony, seeing as the Japanese software charts are often dominated by Nintendo Switch titles these days...
News The Last of Us 2 Is Germany's Biggest Physical Launch of 2020
Beats GTA 5's launch in Russia
Sony’s yet to comment on The Last of Us: Part II’s sales just yet, but it looks like it’s setting records around the world. In the UK, it’s become the fastest-selling PlayStation 4 release of all-time for Sony, and over in Germany it’s enjoyed the best launch of 2020 so far. The title has actually occup
Wednesday24th Jun 2020
News The Last of Us 2 Petition Demands Dramatic Story Alterations
Thousands have already signed it
The Last of Us: Part II’s storyline has gone down like a Shambler on the end of an incendiary shotgun shell with some fans, so we suppose it was inevitable that someone would launch a petition to have the plot revised. One such Change.org listing has attracted almost 14,000 signatures at the time of typing, as it...
News The Last of Us 2's Aerial Kills Are Wowing the Web
Death from above
The Last of Us: Part II is designed around stealthier, slower combat scenarios – but Ellie can still go gung-ho when she needs to. One thing the web is beginning to discover is that you can perform aerial takedowns similar to those in Assassin’s Creed, and they look every bit as violent as you’d expect from a title that’s...
Monday22nd Jun 2020
News UK Sales Charts: The Last of Us 2 Is Sony's Fastest Selling PS4 Game Ever in the UK
40 per cent higher than Animal Crossing
Its user score may be in tatters over on Metacritic, but as many predicted, the outcry against The Last of Us: Part II has done little to stop the game from becoming an immediate sales success for Sony. In the UK, Naughty Dog's sequel has rocketed to the top of the software charts following its launch last...
Saturday20th Jun 2020
News The Last of Us 2 Review Bombing Continues, Online Discourse Increasingly Ugly
Shameful
Update: The Last of Us 2's review bombing has continued following yesterday's shameful episode. The title has now attracted almost 30,000 ratings on Metacritic, with its score sitting at 3.5. That means the rating is moving in a more positive direction, although Naughty Dog vice president Neil Druckmann couldn't help but comment on the...
Random Fans Are Going Crazy Over The Last of Us 2's Rope Physics
String thing
The Last of Us 2 is a lot more inventive than its predecessor in the puzzle department, meaning there are only a handful of instances where you’ll be moving wooden planks and repositioning ladders. One of the new mechanics that Naughty Dog’s dreamed up is an evolution of the systems from Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, and it sees you...
Friday19th Jun 2020
Random These The Last of Us 2 Covers Performed In-Game on Ellie's Guitar Are Incredible
While her guitar gently weeps
It’s not much of a secret anymore that Ellie can play guitar in The Last of Us: Part II. The best thing is that this mechanic is fully interactive, allowing you to toggle between a number of keys and use the analogue stick to select chords. You can strum with the touchpad, and you can actually come up with some pretty...
News Ghost of Tsushima Dev Celebrates Last of Us 2 Release With Soothing Artwork of Jin and Ellie
A duet
Just in case you somehow didn't know, The Last of Us: Part II is out today on PS4 -- at least, at the time of writing. And as we've come to expect of Sony's PlayStation Studios, other developers are celebrating the work of their peers. Ghost of Tsushima dev Sucker Punch has posted some lovely artwork of Ellie and Jin to commemorate the...
News This Is the Girl Dina Is Based on in The Last of Us 2
Cascina is Dina
Westworld actress Shannon Woodward is playing Dina in The Last of Us: Part II, but you may have noticed that the star doesn’t really look like her in-game counterpart. That’s because Naughty Dog actually face-scanned Cascina Caradonna for the character model, as revealed in the YouTube vlog embedded below. Get beyond...
News Media Molecule Pays Tribute to The Last of Us 2 with Gorgeous Dreams Animation
Acoustic Ellie
Today sees the long-awaited launch of The Last of Us: Part II. After delays and drama, the game has finally released on PlayStation 4, and it's cause for celebration. Media Molecule has taken the opportunity to congratulate fellow PlayStation Studios developer Naughty Dog in the only way it knows how -- with Dreams. Media Molecule's...
Thursday18th Jun 2020
News The Last of Us 2 Merchandise Includes Guitars, Backpacks, and T-Shirts
Funko Pops too
If you're excited about playing The Last of Us: Part II tomorrow and have some cash sitting in your back pocket doing absolutely nothing, you may want to treat yourself to some of the items which make up this new line of merchandise. Focused entirely on Naughty Dog's latest masterpiece, we've got guitars, backpacks, t-shirts, hoodies,...
Monday15th Jun 2020
News Blind Gamer Reacts to The Last of Us 2's Unprecedented Accessibility Options
"Thank you, Naughty Dog"
Given how bleak the games industry can be at times, it’s always refreshing to see something legitimately uplifting. In the video embedded below, Canadian streamer Steve Saylor – who also acts as a consultant – reacts to The Last of Us: Part II’s array of accessibility options. For those of you who missed it, the...
Friday12th Jun 2020
News The Last of Us 2 Pre-Load Is Available Now on PS4
78.52GB in total
If you've pre-ordered a digital version of The Last of Us: Part II through the PlayStation Store, you might want to check your console notifications. The game is now available for pre-load on PlayStation 4, taking us one step closer to that coveted release date of 19th June 2020. You'll be pre-loading version 1.02 of the Naughty...
Wednesday10th Jun 2020
News Get Hyped with the Launch Trailer for The Last of Us 2
Short but sweet
The Last of Us: Part II has been in development for a heck of a long time, but it's very nearly here. Announced all the way back in 2016, the sequel has suffered delays and leaks in the run up to release. Today, we're just over a week away from playing the final game. As is the norm these days, Sony has put out a launch trailer for...
