Tag: The Last of Us
Random You'll Want to Plunge a Knife into Zayn Malik's The Last of Us Birthday Cake
Clicker or cake?
Like most reasonable people, we didn't think we'd be writing about British singer Zayn Malik's birthday cake when we woke up this morning. The performer, previously part of One Direction, recently celebrated his 32nd birthday, and posted about his cake on Instagram, because that's the sort of thing that happens now. However, it's...
News You'd Better Believe The Last of Us 2 Demands a PSN Account on PC
Prepare yourself accordingly
The Last of Us 2 is coming to PC in April, and you'd better believe it will require a PSN account on Steam. As we saw with God of War Ragnarok, people are going to react normally when this happens, and we're giving you three months' notice now so we can say "told you so" then. Of course, this also means the excellent...
Demonstration at CES 2025
At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, Sony has been demonstrating a new Future Immersive Entertainment Concept that aims to give participants a new interactive experience. Though only at a conceptual level at this stage, a live demo allowed attendees to step into the world of The Last of Us and see it from a different...
News HBO's The Last of Us: Season 2 Debuts in April
This should be fun
Sony brought Naughty Dog boss Neil Druckmann up on stage during its CES 2025 presentation to briefly talk about new game Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, before transitioning to The Last of Us and its forthcoming second season from HBO. After a short trailer – which shows act
Random Kanye West Is Playing The Last of Us 2 on Survivor + Mode, Says It's the Best Game Ever Made
"This is not a sponsored post"
Kanye West may be a lot of things, but at least he has damn good video game taste. The Gold Digger singer posted a picture of his The Last of Us 2 progress on Instagram, confirming he’s playing the Naughty Dog sequel on its most difficult Survivor + setting. He’s probably going to need to get Stronger to reach the...
News Sony Says The Last of Us 2 Can Be Considered a Holiday Season Classic
Move over, Die Hard
While Naughty Dog's incredible follow-up, The Last of Us Part II, mostly stands out in our minds for the intensely violent nature of some of its more fraught scenes, PlayStation (and, by extension, Sony) thinks it could make for a pretty decent holiday season IP, provided you squint hard enough. On X, the official PlayStation...
News The Last of Us 2 Remastered Announced for PC, Makes the Jump in April 2025
Double clicker
The Last of Us: Part II Remastered has been announced for release on PC. The spruced up Naughty Dog sequel will be arriving on Steam and Epic Games Store on 3rd April, 2025. Being developed jointly by ND, Nixxes, and Iron Galaxy Studios, the port will be "newly optimized and enhanced" for PC, with more details on specific...
News The Last of Us 2 PS5 Pro Is Yet Another Version of a Great Game
"PS5 Pro allows us to make an emotional journey rather than a technical one"
Love the series or leave it alone, The Last of Us Part II Remastered is a stunning game and a perfect way to showcase the power of the PS5 Pro. In a new trailer, developers from Naughty Dog explain why this is the ultimate, definitive, absolutely ideal way to play; we got...
Hands On The Last of Us 2 Marries Visuals and Frame Rate in PS5 Pro Game Changer
Best of both worlds on offer
The very first game Sony chose to market its upgraded PS5 Pro console alongside during its short reveal video was The Last of Us Part II Remastered, which at the time, felt like a double-edged sword. Its outstanding quality means hardcore PS5 owners are always open to a replay of the Naughty Dog game, but from a visual...
News PS5 Pro Patch for The Last of Us 2 Remastered Already Available Now
You just can't use it yet
Naughty Dog has dropped its PS5 Pro patch for The Last of Us 2 Remastered a whole two weeks before the upgraded Sony system is even available, updating the game to version number 1.2.0. Of course, you're not going to actually feel the effects of the patch if you download it to a base PS5, but there are some tweaks and fixes...
News PS5 Pro Boost Is Pretty Clear Cut in The Last of Us 2 Remastered Comparison Video
Back in the PSSR
Digital Foundry has just published a PS5 Pro comparison video, showing off the difference the console's AI upscaling tech in particular makes to The Last of Us Part II Remastered. The video pretty much speaks for itself, with the unsurprising result being that the Pro's output is simply better than the regular PS5's. The game's Pro...
News The Last of Us Part 1 and 2 Will Both Look and Perform Better than Ever on PS5 Pro
Thrive and survive
As with most of Sony's first-party teams, Naughty Dog is planning to take full advantage of the upcoming PS5 Pro to offer even better versions of their current-gen titles. Over on the PS Blog, the studio's lead programmer, Vincent Marxen, explains how its two The Last of Us games will benefit from the boost in power. "We here at...
News The Last of Us Season 2 Debuts in 2025, Here's Your First Look
Oh, boy
You may think your heart’s ready to deal with The Last of Us: Part 2 all over again, but it’s probably not. To celebrate The Last of Us Day, HBO has released the first full length trailer for the second season of its hit live action adaptation. In the video, we see various familiar scenes from the game, including the town of Jackson, new...
News The Last of Us PS5 Is Available Now with PS Plus Extra, Premium
Endure and survive
As previously promised, the critically acclaimed PS5 remake The Last of Us: Part 1 is available to download and play right now with PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium. The game, which retells the story of the PS3 original with all-new visuals, earned an 8/10 in our The Last of Us: Part 1 review: “Naughty Dog has done justice t
Guide The Last of Us 1 Guide: Walkthrough, All Collectibles, Tips, and Tricks
A 100% completion guide to The Last of Us 1
The Last of Us 1 is a survival horror game created by PS Studios developer Naughty Dog which first released in 2013. This The Last of Us 1 walkthrough, which includes all collectibles, is based on
News The Last of Us: Part 1 Is Coming to PS Plus Extra, Premium
"It can't be for nothing"
The Last of Us: Part 1 will be added to PS Plus Extra from 26th September, as announced during Sony’s State of Play livestream. The PS5 remake of Naughty Dog’s acclaimed survival horror game will be available for all subscribers to download and play in its entirety. <related ids="130617"> We really enjoyed the...
News The Last of Us 2's Dina Cited as Inspiration By Alien: Romulus Director
Romulus star will return in Season 2 of HBO's adaptation
As our world continues to get smaller, it probably shouldn't come as much of a surprise to learn that Alien: Romulus director Fede Álvarez took inspiration from a particularly dark and gritty video game released in recent years, namely The Last of Us: Part II. Brief, targeted spoilers for...
News Cancellation of The Last of Us Online Was 'Not a Bloodless Endeavour'
Someone had to pay the butcher's bill
The cancellation of Naughty Dog's anticipated multiplayer offering, The Last of Us Online (colloquially known as Factions, originally meant to ship as part of The Last of Us: Part II), is a situation we still haven't quite recovered from in an industry seemingly beset by bad news. For better or worse, more...
News The Last of Us Season 2 TV Teaser Trailer Revealed
"I saved her"
HBO has posted the first official glimpse at its second season of The Last of Us, which looks to adapt a portion of PS5, PS4 exclusive The Last of Us: Part II. Across just 24 seconds of footage — which first appeared in a video documenting what HBO Max has to offer between now and 2025 — we see the memorable dancing scene in...
Contrary to common opinion
There’s a common sentiment among PlayStation enthusiasts that Bungie waded into Naughty Dog’s offices, saw a finished version of The Last of Us 2’s long anticipated live service multiplayer game, and immediately started flipping over tables and ordered the acclaimed developer to cancel the whole thing. The reality...
News Naughty Dog Vet Back in the Dog House After Years at The Initiative, Deviation Games
Animating your worst nightmares
Melee expert and animator Lee Davis has found his way home to Naughty Dog after a four-year excursion. During that time, he worked at Microsoft's The Initiative (Perfect Dark) and the now-defunct PlayStation-backed studio Deviation Games. Beginning his Naughty Dog career in 2010, Davis worked as an animator on The...
News The Last of Us 2's Story Could Take Three HBO Seasons to Complete
Click click boom
Love it or loathe it, The Last of Us 2’s story is a complicated beast, with many overlapping threads and a lot of ground to cover. It’s perhaps not overly surprising that the director of HBO’s adaptation Craig Mazin is plotting at least two seasons of television to tell the tale – and that could potentially spill over into a...
News The Last of Us 2 PC Port Wrapped Up Development More Than Six Months Ago, Report Claims
Sony's apparently sitting on it
A PC port of The Last of Us 2 Remastered seems to very much be a foregone conclusion at this point, but a new report from insider Billbil-Kun suggests it's so inevitable that Sony has actually already done the work and is now sitting on the new version. The former PS Plus
As Isaac, the "quietly powerful leader of a large militia group"
Following our first official look at HBO's The Last of Us adaptation's second season, another actor that players of The Last of Us: Part 2 will no doubt recall has reportedly been cast. Jeffrey Wright, who plays the enigmatic leader of the Washington Liberation Front (WLF) militia in...
News Here's Your First Official Look at HBO's The Last of Us Season 2
Now in production
HBO created a lot more The Last of Us fans with its super successful TV adaptation. The first season launched last year, finding a huge audience and critical acclaim, and the second series is now in production, heading to screens in 2025. Now, the company has provided our very first look at official shots from the anticipated new...
News PS Plus Adds Two Hour Trial for PS5's The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered
Joining the club
If you’re yet to sample one of PlayStation’s greatest ever games, there’s no excuse for PS Plus Premium members: Sony has added a two hour trial of The Last of Us: Part 2 Remastered to the top-tier of its subscription service. That 120 minutes should give you just enough time to see the title’s controversial twist, which...
Random That Sure Looks Like Ellie from The Last of Us in Mobile Game Doomsday: Last Survivors
King of Fighters crossover is the real deal, though
Is that Ellie from The Last of Us we see in this trailer for mobile zombie shooter Doomsday: Last Survivors? No, on closer inspection, this is a character called Peggy – who’s basically Ellie. In fact, pretty much all of the game’s characters look agonisingly similar to someone more popular;...
Rumour The Last of Us 2 Remastered Is Sony's Next PC Port
But there'll be a longer wait than usual
The Last of Us Part II Remastered is the next PS5 game Sony plans to port to PC, according to the leaker who correctly shared Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut would be coming to the platform prior to the official announcement. The user, who goes by Silknigth on Twitter, suggests the port will be revealed next...
News The Last of Us HBO Season 2 Announces Castings for Manny, Owen, Mel, and Nora
Filling in the blanks
HBO's TV adaptation of The Last of Us recently began filming for season two, which will of course delve into the plot of the second game. The Last of Us: Part II had a larger cast, with quite a few side characters filling out the wider picture, and this will be reflected in the show. A whole bunch of these characters have now...
News Abusive Last of Us 2 Fans Allegedly Levelled Death Threats at Abby Actor's Newborn Son
Truly vile
One of the more heartbreaking revelations of Naughty Dog's recently released Grounded II: Making the Last of Us Part II documentary was the extent to which unwell The Last of Us fans took their grievances. The worst of it, according to Abby actor Laura Bailey, was "real hardcore death threats", some of which were even directed at Bailey's...
News The Last of Us 2 Began Life as Open World Melee Epic Heavily Inspired by Bloodborne
May you find your worth in the waking world
With the release of Grounded II: Making The Last of Us Part II, fans have been given a unique insight into the challenges and triumphs developer Naughty Dog encountered while creating its violent sequel, The Last of Us Part II. One of the biggest genuine surprises was a few almost throwaway lines,...
News The Last of Us 3 Probably Happening at Some Point in the Future
"Probably one more chapter to the story"
As part of the developer documentary covering how The Last of Us: Part II came to be, Neil Druckmann reveals he now has a "concept" for a third instalment in the series. It sounds like a third game is very far away, but now Druckmann has that concept after "years" of searching for it, he says there's...
News The Last of Us 2's Dev Documentary Grounded II Available to Watch Now
Two hours of development insight
As announced last month, Naughty Dog has put together a new documentary that provides a deep dive into the making of The Last of Us: Part II, and it's available for viewing now. You can either watch it on YouTube — the video is up above — or you can download a new patch for The Last of Us 2 Remastered on PS5 and...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered?
Can't be for nothing/10
We understand this is a bit of a weird poll since some of you will have already given the original The Last of Us: Part 2 a score, but we've got to be thorough with these things so that our Best PS5 Games lists are all correctly updated! The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered is the same game, but it looks slightly better and comes...
News The Last of Us 2 Dates Its Grounded Documentary for 2nd February
Watch on YouTube or in TLOU2 Remastered
Naughty Dog has announced its making-of documentary for The Last of Us 2, titled Grounded II: Making The Last of Us Part II, will debut next week on 2nd February 2024. You'll be able to watch the video on YouTube or via The Last of Us 2 Remastered on PS5 as part of an upcoming update. Said patch is also...
Poll Are You Playing The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered?
No returns
The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered is out now on PS5, bringing the brutal PS4 adventure to Sony's current-gen console. The remaster features some (fairly minor, in the grand scheme of things) graphical upgrades, alongside a slew of extras, like an action-packed roguelike mode and behind-the-scenes content. Of course, the original game isn't...
News Killzone Fans Feast on Unlockable Helghast T-Shirt in The Last of Us 2 Remastered
Add Resistance you cowards
For the younger readers in the audience, Killzone was a PlayStation shooter series once heralded as a Halo-killer and developed by Guerrilla Games, the Sony first-party studio far more synonymous with its Horizon series these days. The last mainline Killzone game we got was Shadow Fall, a PS4 launch title released in 2013,...
News Sony Refunding Players Confused by The Last of Us 2 Remastered PS5 Upgrade Path
As a gesture of goodwill
The Last of Us Part II Remastered is out today, 19th January, and it looks like plenty of PS5 players want to get hurt all over again and relive Naughty Dog's tragic masterpiece. But apparently, enough veterans are getting confused by the whole $10 upgrade path thing that Sony, as a gesture of goodwill, is issuing refunds to...
Video The Last Of Us 2 PS5 vs PS4 Graphics Comparison
Getting up close and personal with the post-apocalypse
The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered is set to launch on PS5, bringing with it a host of technical enhancements. The PS4 original was arguably the best looking game of the previous generation, but now thanks to the remaster will have a full native PS5 version with native 4K options. But how much...
News The Last of Us HBO Showrunner Quashes Hopes for a Bill and Frank Spin-Off
Oh well
Last week, we brought you word that Bill actor Nick Offerman had already pitched the prospect of a The Last of Us HBO spin-off, one following Bill and Frank, specifically. Well, showrunner Craig Mazin has doused any hope of that happening, definitively stating: "There won't be more Bill and Frank." Mazin made the comments to De
News The Last of Us 2 Remastered Director Doesn't Get Fan 'Consternation' Surrounding Re-Release
"It's the best way to play"
The Last of Us Part II Remastered is out imminently on PS5, with owners of the original PS4 version able to gain access via a $10 upgrade path. Whether or not such an entry was necessary has been a hot debate amongst fan communities ever since we learned it existed. Director Matthew Gallant says he d
News Sample All the New Features of The Last of Us 2 Remastered in New PS5 Trailer
No Return! Lost Levels! Guitar Free Play!
With our The Last of Us 2 PS5 review now published on the site, Naughty Dog has released a new trailer that delivers a deep dive into all the new content and features included in the remaster. Set for release on 19th January 2024, returning players can look forward to the rogue-like No Return mode, Lost...
Guide The Last of Us 2: Full Story Recap
Joel and Ellie's story so far summarised
The Last of Us: Part II is almost upon us, finally continuing Joel and Ellie's story. The first game was a bleak and unflinching tale of a man and a girl as they travel across a United States devastated by a ferocious fungal infection. We'll soon be diving back into this grim and desperate setting, but it's...
News Your The Last of Us 2 Platinum Trophy Will Be Safe After PS4 to PS5 Upgrade
Instant gratification
If you have already earned the Platinum Trophy in The Last of Us 2 on PS4, you'll be able to purchase the upgrade to the PS5 Remastered version later this week and earn yourself an instant second gong. Naughty Dog has confirmed it is an instant unlock; you just need to have your PS4 save data on the PS5 console you're using and...
News Grounded II Documentary Will Spill the Beans on The Making of The Last of Us 2
Available on YouTube soon
Naughty Dog has announced Grounded II: Making The Last of Us Part II, a documentary shining a light on the production of its mega-sequel. Watch the trailer above — but beware of spoilers for the game. As the video outlines, the documentary project began in 2018, but was abandoned when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Now, the...
News Rock Out in The Last of Us 2 Remastered as Legendary Composer Gustavo Santaolalla
Jammin' with the big man
There aren't many sleeps left until the release of The Last of Us Part II Remastered, which arrives on PS5 next week, on 19th January. If the prospect of reliving the harrowing adventure all over again wasn't enough, or the inclusion of the intriguing No Return roguelike mode, then how about jamming out in Guitar Free Play...
News The Last of Us Season 2 Casting Continues with Isabela Merced Set to Play Dina
It's all coming together
Naughty Dog and HBO are making public lots of new cast members joining the fray in The Last of Us Season 2. The string of announcements continues today, with the reveal that Dina will be played by Isabela Merced. Known for roles in movies like Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Sicario 2: Soldado, and Instant Family, the...
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...
