Every week Naughty Dog posts on their social media accounts The Last of Us Part II themed fanart submitted to them by talented artists from the community. This week’s is particularly fun and relevant as the artist, credited as Diamond Angelic, decided to crossover the realistically styled franchise with the much cuter aesthetic of Nintendo’s
the last of us
With its release set for this May, Naughty Dog surely has their work cut out for them with The Last of Us Part II having to follow up one of the most acclaimed games of all time. With its original release in 2013, The Last of Us not only was a huge critical and commercial success, but
It’s 2011. Uncharted 3 made its way to store shelves just a month before, and it’s the night of the Spike Video Game Awards. The title I was the most looking forward to learning more about was The Last of Us. At the time, we had no details; not even a developer. There were rumblings that Naughty Dog
The Last of Us is a beloved series that has gained a large die-hard following. From community mods to being voted Best Game of the Decade by fans on the PlayStation blog, a sequel has been desperately sought after for years. The news of its delay at the end of last year was disappointing for many,
In reports from IGN and Nerd4.life, images from a cancelled The Last of Us animated movie have surfaced online. “In anticipation of The Last of Us Part II, we were asked to create a compelling short film depictiing that main characters Joel and Ellie as they retell their dramatic story chronicled in the original game,” says
In the fallout of the report that Horizon Zero Dawn could be heading to PC later this year, multiple other rumors have sprung up claiming that other Sony first-party titles could also be heading to the platform. One such rumor has that has started to gain major traction even claims that Naughty Dog’s upcoming release of The
No one is doubting that the highly anticipated PS4 exclusive The Last of Us: Part 2 will be impressing fans of the series — including Naughty Dog’s Director, Neil Druckmann. With reports that the original The Last of Us won PlayStation’s Game of the Decade, Druckmann took the news in stride letting gamers know that the quality will
With 2019 now behind us, the decade of the 2010s has officially ended, with many looking back on the pop culture and entertainment that defined the last 10 years. Over at DualShockers, we ended up making our very own staff list of the best games of the last 10 years, while fans on the PlayStation Blog
In an interview with Gamesindustry.biz, Bruce Straley, game director on 2013’s The Last of Us, says games can be character driven and compelling even without shooting. “Can you create a game that’s as interesting and character-driven and compelling as an Uncharted story or Last of Us story without shooting? I think you can,” says Straley.
If you don’t like playing as Claire Redfield in Resident Evil 2, but perhaps want to play as another character from an entirely different game, then you can play as Ellie from The Last of Us. Well, if you’re PC user you can at least. Thanks to Darkness Valtier, there is a PC mod that
As one of the most highly-anticipated games on the horizon, The Last of Us Part II has already been a big source of inspiration when it comes to beautiful, hand-made works. While many of these have been fan-made, such as this illustration by Disney artist Ami Thompson, developer Naughty Dog is partnering up with Cook &
Troy Baker and Nolan North’s YouTube channel Retro Replay has started a new series centered around yet another game that both actors played a role in. This time around, The Last of Us is getting the “Definitive Playthrough” treatment from the duo prior to the launch of The Last of Us Part II in 2020. The
It’s truly the end of an era, folks, as some of the most prominent multiplayer games on the PS3 will finally be closing up shop later this year. As announced by developer Naughty Dog today, the PS3 multiplayer servers for Uncharted 2, Uncharted 3, and The Last of Us are all set to close down officially later
According to a LinkedIn update, former Naughty Dog developer Robert Ryan joined Microsoft’s newest game studio, The Initiative, as a senior systems designer back in April. Despite being less than a year old, The Initiative is already filled with brilliant minds likeGod of War lead producer Brian Westergaard and Red Dead Redemption lead writer Christian
While weapon-crafting was a mainstay for the original The Last of Us, another less-utilized mechanic were the peppered Workbenches that let players upgrade their guns. If you were wondering whether The Last of Us Part II would include this, eagle-eyed dives into some Naughty Dog promotional videos would suggest so. News originally came from, of all places, Naughty
I think it’s fair to say that The Last of Us Part II excitement levels is spilling over at this stage due to fans eagerness to hear more about the upcoming sequel by Naughty Dog, but the studio is notorious for holding their cards close to their chests and revealing very little of what’s in
There’s been a lot of rumblings about The Last of Us Part II in recent weeks, including (suspect) “leaks” of a 2019 release date. And while so much of the game is still a mystery, some relatively unnoticed character art surfaced from the Lead Character Artist at Naughty Dog. And it certainly shows the power that the
I’ve always been a sucker for zombie-esque games, even when the thought of real-life zombies scares the living hell out of me. But thankfully, at least unless 28 Days Later happens–let’s not even think about that–at least they are confined to my console, for now. My very first zombie gaming experience was all the way
James Martinchek, who worked as an animator at Naughty Dog for one month before jumping ship to Rockstar Games has jumped back into Sony according to a tweet from Quentin Cobb, currently a Senior Game Designer at Sony who is working at an unnamed studio on an unnamed project. Cobb became Senior Game Designer in
The Last of Us director and Naughty Dog Vice President Neil Druckmann has responded to claims that a Netflix film titled What Still Remains has marketed itself with posters almost exactly like the promotional material and box art for the critically acclaimed The Last of Us. Twitter user Rob Trench took to the social media
Developer Naughty Dog may be heading home for the holidays, but both developers and voice actors are mulling over the latest-recorded scene of The Last of Us Part II. While the game’s Director Neil Druckmann already chimed in on the scene, we now have some feedback from Ellie’s voice actress Ashley Johnson on the scene. Earlier
The Electronic Entertainment Expo (or simply, E3) is one of the largest trade fairs in the world, and is an event that millions of gamers from around the world tune in every year in anticipation of their favourite companies announcing brand new titles. That’s why Sony announcing PlayStation’s absence from the trade show this week
*Editor’s Note: Some specific story moments and spoilers from The Last of Us, The Last of Us: Left Behind, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy will be addressed in the course of this editorial. We all have heard of Naughty Dog; whether you’re a fan of their games or not, there is no denying they continuously
Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us Part II Outbreak reveal is right around the corner today and to mark the celebration when the cordyceps fungus hit and almost killed the entire nation, Sony has treated us to some pretty big discounts on the PlayStation Store, but only if you live in the US. A lot
From its original release in 2013, The Last of Us already had many claiming it was an instant classic thanks to its incredible sense of storytelling and gritty, impactful gameplay, and now five years after its release, Naughty Dog has revealed that it’s had quite the sales success in the years since. Over on the studio’s
Sony has the honors of the last E3 2018 conference of the night! As is tradition, now, we’ve turned to twitter and the official Dualshockers discord for some raw opinions for the Sony E3 conference. Hell, before we start, our own boy, Logan, has some words: pic.twitter.com/Gq89ueEbWY — Logan MoorE3 (@MooreMan12) June 12, 2018 I know,
Coming off the release of Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and the preparation for the upcoming The Last of Us: Part II, developer Naughty Dog has revealed that a few change-ups in the company leadership will be occurring heading into the studio’s future. Naughty Dog president Evan Wells announced through the company’s blog that Neil Druckmann, the longtime
Sony Interactive Entertainment announced thirteen new titles that have been added to the PlayStation Now roster. The new titles added to the library this month are a solid collection of four PS3 classics including Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas and nine PS4 games including Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut and a new RTS game, Grand Ages: Medieval. Here is
A few weeks ago, we wrote a piece called “Casting The Witcher Netflix TV Series” and it went over really well with our community of readers. So naturally, we wanted to start a series! We brought together all of our ideas (and maturity) to compile a list of actors that we believe could play the