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News Young Mazino Will Play Jesse in HBO's The Last of Us Season 2
No Beef with that
HBO's excellent adaptation of The Last of Us has found its Jesse, with actor Young Mazino joining the cast for the show's second season. Mazino joins Pedro Pascal (Joel), Bella Ramsey (Ellie), and fellow newcomer Kaitlyn Dever (Abby) to tackle the events of The Last of Us Part II. Mazino is probably best known for his role in the...
News Kaitlyn Dever Will Play Abby in HBO's The Last of Us Season 2
Time to hit the gym
It's official: we now know who will play the role of Abby in The Last of Us season 2 from HBO. Actress Kaitlyn Dever will play Ellie's vengeful enemy in the follow up to season 1, which recently scooped up several Emmy awards. Dever is known for various roles in the likes of Unblievable, Dopesick, and Booksmart. The news comes...
News Nick Offerman Wants to Make a Bill and Frank The Last of Us HBO Spin-Off
He's already pitched it
Nick Offerman was perfectly cast as Bill in the HBO adaption of The Last of Us, providing fans with a more nuanced look at the taciturn survivor in one of the season's standout episodes. The performance was so good it earned Offerman an Emmy, and he must have resonated with the role; he's already pitched HBO on a Bill and...
News The Last of Us HBO Wins Eight Emmy Awards, Snubbed at Golden Globes
Storm Reid, Nick Offerman win guest awards
HBO's TV adaptation of The Last of Us had contrasting fortunes at the Emmy Awards and Golden Globes this past weekend, as the series scooped up eight Emmy Awards in a variety of categories while it was completely forgotten about at the Golden Globes. It received three nominations, but lost out to...
News Naughty Dog Details The Last of Us 2 Remastered Upgrade Path on PS5
It can't be for nothing
Those currently enduring or plotting a playthrough of Naughty Dog's grim epic on PS5 have been given some hope. The developer has shared vital information on how The Last of Us Part II Remastered upgrade will work for veteran players looking to do it all over again. The developer posted an update on Twitter detailing the...
News The Last of Us 2 Remastered's No Return Mode 'Not Recommended for Weak Hearts', Warns Dev
Palpitations are normal, right?
The release of The Last of Us Part II Remastered is right around the corner, lurking in the darkness, with Naughty Dog's enhanced re-release creeping towards a PS5 launch on 19th January. One of the most intriguing aspects is the vaunted No Return mode, a roguelike twist on gameplay, which one Naughty Dog developer...
News Two of PS5's Biggest 2024 Titles Will Have Massive Musical Components
Sounds good
Expect some pretty impressive musical performances to emerge from two of PS5’s biggest games in 2024, as both The Last of Us: Part 2 Remastered and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth will allow players to unleash their creativity. The anticipated titles – scheduled to release as PS5 exclusives – both feature musical minigames, and they sound...
News Stare Wistfully at The Last of Us Online PS5 Multiplayer Menu Screen
And dream of what could have been
We're still reeling from the cancellation of The Last of Us Online, Naughty Dog's ambitious, mysterious multiplayer effort, with news breaking ahead of the weekend that ended months of speculation. Now, an image a notorious leakster just had lying around might serve as either a salve, or to exacerbate the situation...
News The Last of Us' Cancelled PS5 Multiplayer Was 'More Fun' Than Any Other Online Game
The highlight of one dev's career
Naughty Dog has cancelled its ambitious PS5-bound online multiplayer adaptation of The Last of Us, implying it had to choose between dedicating itself to the live service title or continuing to make single player games. Ultimately, it opted for the latter, and claims it now has multiple new projects in the works...
News The Last of Us Multiplayer Project Is Officially Cancelled
Naughty Dog will focus on single player games
Naughty Dog has today shared the news its The Last of Us Multiplayer project has been officially cancelled. A post on the developer's official website states: "We’ve made the incredibly difficult decision to stop development on that game." It continues: "We know this news will be tough for many,...
News Naughty Dog Drops Explosive The Last of Us 2 Remastered No Return PS5 Gameplay
A Roguelike survival mode
Naughty Dog has released a gameplay trailer for the compelling No Return mode, a new single-player offering being introduced in The Last of Us: Part II Remastered, out 19th January on PS5. Players will need to fight tooth and nail through a series of randomized encounters featuring memorable locations from the main...
News The Last of Us 2 Remastered's Bonus Levels Incorporated into TV Series
Lost Levels detailed further
Elements from the new Lost Levels set to feature in The Last of Us Part II Remastered will be incorporated into the TV show's second season, Neil Druckmann has revealed. While it's possible for plans to change since filming hasn't begun yet, he told Entertainment Weekly "there is at least one element from a cut level...
News The Last of Us 2 PS5 Remaster's Anxiety-Inducing Lost Levels Revealed
Here we go again
Love it or leave it, The Last of Us Part II: Remastered is happening, and one of the more mysterious aspects of the debatably necessary package is its Lost Levels, which were cut from the original release, and perhaps for good reason. This reveal comes from the game's updated description directly, which has some fans recalling past...
News Don't Fret, Physical Fans, The Last of Us 2 Remastered's WLF Edition Contains a Disc
Sony confirms
When The Last of Us Part II Remastered was announced a few days ago, Sony also unveiled which editions would be going up for pre-order soon. Among them is the WLF Edition, named after Abby's faction in the game. This special retail version includes all kinds of neat extras for fans, including a Steelbook case, but it was never made...
News The Last of Us 2 PS5 Remaster's Roguelike Mode Reportedly Comprises 12 Levels
No Return's scope sort-of revealed?
One of the most exciting things about PS5's upcoming The Last of Us: Part II Remastered is its slate of brand new content and features. Obviously the base game is fantastic, but exploring previously cut levels, listening to director commentary, and most notably, playing the roguelike survival mode No Return, are...
News The Last of Us 2 PS5 Remaster Announced, Has a Brand New Survival Mode, $10 Upgrade Path
Naughty
Update 2: Off the back of the entire thing leaking, Sony has officially announced The Last of Us Part II Remastered. As previously reported, it launches on the 19th January, and will feature graphical improvements, a brand new, roguelike survival mode, and the ability to explore some cut content. But perhaps the most important piece of...
News The Last of Us 2 PS5 Version Appears Inevitable Now
Spotted on the PSN backend
More evidence of a native PS5 version for The Last of Us: Part II is mounting as the Twitter account PlayStation Game Size reports it's found such a product on the PSN backend. Separately, outlet Insider Gaming was able to "independently verify the claim" with its sources. The suggestions come after a Naughty Dog developer...
News The Last of Us Gets the Final Fantasy Treatment with Gorgeous Yoshitako Amano Print
Finally
In a beautiful marriage between two seminal series, legendary Final Fantasy artist and character designer Yoshitaka Amano, in partnership with Naughty Dog, has turned his hand to The Last of Us, blessing us with the resultant print. Created using pencils and watercolours, mediums with which Amano is intimately acquainted, the print depicts...
News Star Kaitlyn Dever Could Be The Last of Us TV Show's Abby
Would you be Abby with that?
HBO’s The Last of Us may have found its Abby for Season 2 – and it’s former Ellie candidate Kaitlyn Dever who could be cast. Entertainment insider Jeff Sneider reports that the Unbelievable actress is “in talks” to take the role of the controversial character, who was playable as a second protagonist in The...
News Game Director of The Last of Us' PS5 Multiplayer Project Says He's Still Working on It
It can't be for nothing, eh?
We’ve been expecting Naughty Dog to officially pull the plug on The Last of Us’ online multiplayer project any moment now, but apparently it does still have a small team dedicated to incubating the idea. And the project’s Game Director, who previously hadn’t tweeted since the end of August, has provided a small...
News The Last of Us Season 2 Filming Will Start Early Next Year
But don't expect to watch it until 2025
HBO has announced season two of The Last of Us will enter production in early 2024, after the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes delayed work on the project. As Variety notes, the second season doesn't appear on HBO's slate presentation for next year, so Joel and Ellie aren't expected to actually return to TV screens...
News PS Store Ad Suggests The Last of Us 2 May Soon Be Heading to PS Plus
Plus-Station
Update: A bunch of games coming to PS Plus Extra this month have leaked. According to the report, The Last of Us: Part II is not among them. Original Story: Sony might have inadvertently revealed one of the games heading to PS Plus Extra's game catalogue in the near future, and it's a big one. The Last of Us: Part II, one of PS4's...
Random Nightmarish 'The Last of Crust' Bread Clicker a Fitting Tribute
The Loaf of Us
In essential Naughty Dog-adjacent news, Catherine and Hannalee Pervan, mother-daughter duo and co-owners of the One House Bakery (Benicia, California), have crafted a horrifying monument to the iconic Clicker. Famed as the relentless fungal zombies in The Last of Us series, we'd bet this bread one, slathered in butter, probably tastes...
News The Last of Us 2 PS5 Remaster Seems to Be Real
Can't be for nothing
The Last of Us: Part 2's long rumoured remaster — or at least, PS5 port — might very well be real. The latest evidence comes from the LinkedIn profile of a Naughty Dog developer (as spotted by Insider Gaming), who claims to have worked on "The Last of Us: Part One and The Last of Us 2: Remastered". Said profile has since...
News The Last of Us Multiplayer's Microtransactions Man Has Left Naughty Dog
Another one gone
Naughty Dog’s troubled, long-in-development multiplayer adaptation of The Last of Us has lost one of its most important employees: the man tasked with making money. Anders Howard was recruited by the award-winning studio last November, as the release’s Principal Monetisation Designer. In other words, he was tasked with creating...
News The Last of Us Multiplayer Game Is 'Basically on Ice' Right Now
Progress more or less halted
It has recently been reported that Naughty Dog is cutting ties with many of its contract workers amid a huge wave of industry layoffs. However, one detail in Kotaku's report that admittedly passed us by pertains to the state of the developer's only known project — its multiplayer The Last of Us game. According to...
News No New The Last of Us Game or TV Show Announcements Tomorrow
Look forward to art and merch
Naughty Dog will celebrate The Last of Us Day tomorrow, but you shouldn't go into its livestream expecting any news on new games or TV shows. The PlayStation Studios developer has taken to Twitter to kill any excitement by confirming it'll be focusing on "art, merch, and more". The studio continues: "While we're...
News The Last of Us Voice Actors Reprising Roles for Halloween Attraction
New dialogue for scare maze
It's been confirmed The Last of Us voice actors Troy Baker (Joel) and Ashley Johnson (Ellie) have reprised their roles to provide dialogue for a Halloween attraction at Universal Studios in California and Florida next month. The event allows attendees to work their way through a scare maze based on the Pittsburgh location...
News Sony Seemingly Forces Nintendo to Remove Rubbish The Last of Us Ripoff from Switch's Store
Was it all for nothing?
Nintendo Switch’s shameless – and abhorrently awful – The Last of Us knockoff has been removed from the eShop, as Sony has lodged copyright strikes against the game. The Last Hope attracted mainstream attention
News Script for HBO's Last of Us Season 2 Premiere Beats WGA Strike Deadline
Just don't expect to see it produced anytime soon
Emmy-nominated HBO adaptation The Last of Us remains in production limbo, with its eagerly anticipated second season continuing to feel the effects of the ongoing Writer's Guild of America strikes
News The Last of Us Composer Gustavo Santaolalla May Have Teased a New Version of Part 2
"In the new editions you can make me play certain themes"
Given the global popularity of The Last of Us following the TV show, it stands to reason we’ll probably get an updated version of The Last of Us: Part 2 at some point. This is because the game is currently only available on the PS4, and we suspect Sony is going to eventually want a native...
News The Last of Us TV Series Handed 24 Nominations at The Emmy Awards
Pascal, Ramsey, and more all nominated
After becoming a bigger hit than anyone ever expected, HBO's TV adaptation of The Last of Us has been nominated for 24 Emmy Awards. With the ceremony set to take place across 9th and 10th September 2023, the show itself as well as many of its leading actors are in contention to win big. Just some of the...
Random There's a Weird The Last of Us Knockoff on Nintendo Switch Now
And it looks dreadful
Notice anything fishy about new Nintendo Switch release The Last Hope: Dead Zone Survival? It looks a lot like a certain popular PlayStation exclusive from Naughty Dog, doesn’t it? Obviously this isn’t the first time a developer has tried to mimic the style of Sony’s smash hit survival horror, but this may be the most...
News The Last of Us 3 Rumours Are Doing the Rounds Again
Motion capture has reportedly begun
Development of a third entry in The Last of Us series is apparently beginning to ramp up — with motion capture looking to take place this year — according to Twitter profile ViewerAnon. Supposedly a reliable source in the movie sphere, the profile previously posted Neil Druckmann's next game is The Last of Us:...
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...
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...
News The Last of Us PC Patch Verifies Remake for Steam Deck
Decked out
The Last of Us: Part I hasn’t exactly had the best time since its busted release on PC, but developer Naughty Dog committed itself to fixing the issues – and now an all-new patch has finally verified the release for use with the Steam Deck handheld. Patch v1.1, which is available to download now, promises performance improvements, bug...
News Sony Significantly Scales Back Development of The Last of Us Multiplayer for PS5, Says Report
Naughty Dog claims it's proud of team and confirms new single player project
Update: Well, well, well. Naughty Dog’s statement came as a bit of a surprise earlier today but it seems like it was pre-empting a report from Bloomberg effectively suggesting the project is in the pits. Extremely reliable reporter Jason Schreier cites four sources...
Another no-show raises more questions
If there was one game we’d have bet our life savings on appearing during last night’s flubbed PS Showcase, it was The Last of Us Factions. Naughty Dog hasn’t actually given us an official name for the project yet, so we’re using the moniker fans tend to recycle the most – but just to be clear, we’re...
News Casting for HBO's The Last of Us Season 2 Grinds to a Halt as WGA Strike Continues
2007 all over again
The effects of the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike continue reverberating through the entertainment industry, with the insanely successful adaptation of The Last of Us caught in the crossfire. Casting for season two of the hit show has ground to a halt, with series co-creator and showrunner Craig Mazin spotted on the...
News HBO's The Last of Us Has Been an Unfathomably Big Hit
Even bigger than you think
We already knew HBO’s critically acclaimed adaptation of The Last of Us was big, but new numbers from parent company Warner Bros Discovery put things into perspective. According to an earnings report, in the US, the show is averaging around 32 million viewers per episode. That’s not all: in Europe and Latin America...
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,...
News The Apocalypse Awaits Your Bank Balance if You Pod Out $2,000 for This The Last of Us 2 Statue
*Ellie statue sold seperately
An officially licensed and incredibly premium statue of The Last of Us: Part 2 deuteragonist Abby is now available for pre-order, provided you have the inclination and some cash to burn. Clocking in at 23" and costing a cool $1,099.00, this monument to Abby (called "The Confrontation") is only one half of a whole, with...
News The Last of Us' Busted PC Port Is on the Up with 25GB Patch
It can't be for nothing
Another patch has been released for the embattled PC port of The Last of Us: Part I, this one weighing in at a hefty 25GB. And while it's only been live for a few hours, players are already reporting some positive improvements, particularly on mid-range machines. Patch 1.0.4.0 purports to optimize framerates and improv
Random The Last of Us Is Finally an FPS in Jaw-Dropping PC Mod
Let's get on with it
What if The Last of Us: Part I was a first-person shooter? It’s a question fans have been asking for quite some time, and we even got a glimpse courtesy of some well-placed photo mode snapshots earlier in the year. But now footage of a bonafide PC mod has emerged, and the results are spectacular – even if there are still...
Random Bavarian Football Team Greuther Fürth Pays Tribute to The Last of Us in Crowd
And it powered team to 2-1 win
Things may be looking apocalyptic for Greuther Fürth on the pitch – the Bavarian team is tenth in the Bundesliga 2, following relegation the season prior – but its fans have decided to mark the moment with some appropriate tifos, inspired by Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us. As posted on the team’s Instagram...
News The Last of Us HBO Exec Touches on Joel's Fate in Season 2
Here be spoilers
Craig Mazin, producer of HBOs excellent The Last of Us adaptation (and Chernobyl), has made it clear that anything is possible in Season 2, giving us all some food for thought. MAJOR SPOILERS for The Last of Us Part 1 and Part 2 to follow! In an interview with
News Naughty Dog Gives PS5 Some Love in New The Last of Us: Part I Patch
Adds new HBO content
Don't you worry, PS5 owners: Naughty Dog has not completely forgotten about you just yet as it attempts to fix The Last of Us: Part I on PC. The developer has today put out a patch for the PS5 version of the remake which adds new content based on the HBO TV adaptation, fixes some bugs, and improves the accessibility features...
News The Last of Us PC Is Still Punishing CPUs, Despite 14GB Performance Patch
It can't be for nothing
The PC port of The Last of Us was a trainwreck developer Naughty Dog had to know was coming, and it continues to work hard to sure up the cracks, pushing out updates at a rapid clip. The reputational damage done at launch will likely take a lot longer to fix, with the studio admitting the port (which was done in-house) was...
News Steam Deck Support Not Naughty Dog's Focus as It Fixes The Last of Us
PC version takes priority
Official Steam Deck support for The Last of Us: Part I will have to wait as Naughty Dog has announced its post-launch efforts are set on bringing the base PC version up to snuff. The developer has already apologised for the state of the PC port, calling it not "Naughty Dog quality". Another hotfix is expected to be deployed...
