The Last of Us is third-person, not a zombie game

The Last of Us is third-person, not a zombie game

The Last of Us will debut for PlayStation 3 in late 2012 or early 2013, according to a USA Today preview. Joel, the game’s lead character, finds and teams up with 14-year old Ellie at the start of the game, who doesn’t know of a world before the plague. Joel is a “a vicious survivor. When he meets this girl, she is his one chance at redemption,” according to creative director Neil Druckmann. Similar to Uncharted (and … [Read more...]

The Last of Us scored by Gustavo Santaolalla

The Last of Us scored by Gustavo Santaolalla

Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us is scored by Oscar-winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla, Naughty Dog revealed during a presentation today at the studio’s Santa Monica headquarters. “He’s awesome,” said The Last of Us creative director and writer Neil Druckmann. “He picks and chooses what he works on; he could work on all these big movies. We brought him in here, showed him the game, walked him through the whole … [Read more...]

Naughty Dog: “Lots of clues” in Last of Us trailer

Naughty Dog: “Lots of clues” in Last of Us trailer

The debut trailer for Naughty Dog’s new PlayStation 3-exclusive The Last of Us is more than meets the eye, according to Naughty Dog co-president Evan Wells. Speaking to the PlayStation Blog at the Video Game Awards, both Wells and Naughty Dog co-president Christophe Balestra commented on The Last of Us‘ most surprising accomplishment: remaining secret for so long. “We were surprised we were able to keep the secret for so long, … [Read more...]

The Last of Us in development for two years

The Last of Us in development for two years

A few new bits on Naughty Dog’s newly-announced PlayStation 3 title The Last of Us have come out by way of the Twitter-verse. The game has been in development for two years, according to Naughty Dog creative director Neil Druckmann. The unbelievable bit of this announcement, according to Geoff Keighley, is that Naughty Dog had a second full team working in secret on The Last of Us. This was also confirmed by Naughty Dog co-president … [Read more...]

The Last of Us details, screenshots

The Last of Us details, screenshots

Following it’s Video Game Awards announcement, Sony detailed Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us. A “genre-defining experience,” the game promises to blend “survival and action elements” in a “character driven story” surrounding survivors Joel and Ellie, who must work together to journey across a United States destroyed by plague and reclaimed by nature. Here’s the full description, courtesy of … [Read more...]

The Last of Us announced for PlayStation 3

The Last of Us announced for PlayStation 3

Sony’s new PlayStation 3 exclusive The Last of Us was formally announced at tonight’s Video Game wards, and Uncharted developers Naughty Dog are at its helm. The game is a post-apocalyptic deal. The trailer shows a father and daughter in a hospital, struggling to stay alive in a world overtaken by zombie creatures. The girl, as it seems, doesn’t know of a world without these creatures. Running outside, a city overgrown in grass … [Read more...]