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Platform PS3 Publisher Sony Computer Entertainment Developer Naughty Dog Release Date 06/14/2013 Price at Launch 59.99

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The Last of Us coming to PSN on launch day, playable after download is half done

By Samit Sarkar on May 17, 2013 05.17.13

The Last of Us will be available to purchase digitally from the PlayStation Store on launch day, June 14, reports Game Informer. In addition, said Naughty Dog creative director Neil Druckmann and The Last of Us director Bruce Straley to Game Informer, you won't have to wait for the large download to complete before you can install the title to your PS3 hard drive. Instead, The Last of Us will be playable after half of it is downloaded to your PS3. Gaikai CEO David Perry said at the PlayStation 4 unveiling in February that PS4 owners will be able to start playing games while they're still downloading, thanks to the cloud-based streaming service that Gaikai offers — but that service doesn't exist on PS3, and this is the first time a PS3 game will allow users to do this. For more on T...

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The Last of Us lets players set the pace of their survival experience

By Tracey Lien on May 17, 2013 05.17.13

Naughty Dog's survival action game, The Last of Us, lets players set the pace of their experience through dynamic stealth and action, according to game designer Ricky Cambier. Speaking to Polygon, Cambier said The Last of Us differs from many other survival action games because it doesn't bombard players with a constant stream of action. There are moments where players can reflect, make plans and assess the situation they're in, and when chaos breaks loose, "it's not going to be [about] stealth anymore," and they may need to fire a few bullets or run. Cambier said the studio struck a balance between the game's action and stealth by "creating one of the most emergent gameplay styles that we have at Naughty Dog," which is systemic and allows player agency to determine the pace of the...

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The Last of Us hands-on: Humanity is a plague on the Earth

By Michael McWhertor on May 17, 2013 05.17.13

The grotesque fungus-infected of The Last of Us may be the monsters of Naughty Dog's post-apocalyptic adventure, but it's the surviving humans, the scavenging hunters surviving at all costs, that players should fear. At a pre-E3 event hosted by Sony Computer Entertainment this week, we had our first encounter with the still-human survivors in The Last of Us. Unlike the infected, zombie-like creatures that we encountered in our first hands-on with the PlayStation 3 game, the game's hunters are cunning, overwhelming and challenging. And, as the game later showed us, they're capable of inhuman cruelty. Before we had our first run in with The Last of Us' hunters, we got to play with protagonists Joel and Ellie in a more peaceful environment. Our demo opened in the small town of Lincoln, a...

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PS3 now manufactured in Brazil, localized versions GTA 5 and The Last of Us coming

By Michael McWhertor on May 07, 2013 05.07.13

Sony is now manufacturing the PlayStation 3 in Brazil, according to an announcement, as part of the company's "commitment to invest in the growth of the gaming industry" in the country. PS3s manufactured at Sony's Brazilian facility with a 250GB hard drive will retail for $1099 Reais (about $550 USD). "Sony Computer Entertainment continues to invest in the Brazil game market as part of our long-term commitment to the country and its gamers," said Andrew House, president and group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, at an event in Sao Paulo. "Locally manufacturing PlayStation 3 in Brazil will benefit gamers, retailers and developers. The local manufacture of PlayStation 3 is expected to infuse the Brazilian economy with approximately $300 million over the next 12 months." In addition...

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Naughty Dog designer appearing on The Last of Us panel at Vivid Sydney festival

By Samit Sarkar on Apr 29, 2013 04.29.13

Ricky Cambier, a game designer at Naughty Dog, will lead a panel on The Last of Us at Vivid Sydney, the upcoming cultural festival in Australia's biggest city, publisher Sony Computer Entertainment announced recently. The panel, "The Making of... A Blockbuster Video Game: The Last of Us," is one of a series of "The Making of..." sessions being held during Vivid Ideas, the creative and business arm of the three-week event. Cambier will discuss Naughty Dog's process on The Last of Us, including the development of its production process, mechanics and story, to explain what goes into building a major video game project and bringing it to a global market. He will be the first international member of the gaming community to appear at Vivid Sydney, and will be joined by experts from the...

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The Last of Us contest lets players put their name in the game

By Michael McWhertor on Apr 15, 2013 04.15.13

Naughty Dog is holding a series of contests that will give 24 dedicated fans the opportunity to see their name in The Last of Us, the developer's PlayStation 3-exclusive action-adventure game. Through a trio of contests — an art contest, a cosplay contest and a video contest — that run until April 24, players will compete to have their name virtually stamped into the pendants worn by characters known as Fireflies in The Last of Us. The Fireflies are a militia group in the post-apocalyptic world of The Last of Us, key to the game's storyline and the character Ellie. Each contest will have eight winners, judged and selected by Naughty Dog staffers (and, in the case of the cosplay contest, Ashley Johnson, the actress who plays Ellie). Details on each contest are available at Naughty...

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Naughty Dog had to 'specifically request' female testers for The Last of Us

By Megan Farokhmanesh on Apr 08, 2013 04.08.13

The Last of Us developer Naughty Dog had to push for female gamers to be included in focus group testing, creative director Neil Druckmann told The Escapist during a recent interview. According to Druckmann, focus-testing is part of what influences how a game is promoted. Various players view game materials and are asked quantitative and qualitative questions about the subject. Druckmann said that the firm in charge of the focus group research had no intentions of including females in its research. "My big surprise during this process is that the research group wasn't planning on focus-testing female gamers — it's something we had to specifically request. I hope this is a relic of the past that will soon go away." Polygon reported previously on Naughty Dog's "flat-out" refusal to...

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PlayStation bringing The Last of Us, Tearaway, indie titles to PAX East

By Alexa Ray Corriea on Mar 21, 2013 03.21.13

Attendees at PAX East this weekend will be able to get their hands on playable demos of The Last of Us, Tearaway and a handful of PlayStation Network titles, Sony announced today on the PlayStation Blog. Players can experience a hands-on demo for The Last of Us in a special set designed to look like one of the in-game environments. The demo is set in a post-apocalyptic version of Boston, a city wasted by infestation and abandonment. Players who managed to complete the demo in the allotted time will win a The Last of Us tension brick, pictured above, and all who play will receive a special t-shirt. Check out Polygon's impressions of the title here. Sony's booth will also stock 250 limited edition posters featuring artwork from the second issue of The Last of Us: American Dreams graphic...

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The Last of Us demo available May 31 for God of War: Ascension pre-orders

By Dave Tach on Mar 08, 2013 03.08.13

A demo for The Last of Us, Naughty Dog's post-apocalyptic action adventure game, will be available May 31 for those who pre-ordered God of War: Ascension, according to a tweet today on Naughty Dog's official Twitter account. Plans for the demo, which includes a level from the game, were announced in January. God of War: Ascension owners will be able to access the free demo through the game's main menu. Ascension will be released next Tuesday, March 12, so there's still time to pre-order the game and secure access to the demo. In mid-February, Naughty Dog delayed the release of The Last of Us from May 7 to June 14 because "the game deserved a few extra weeks to ensure every detail of The Last of Us was up to Naughty Dog's internal high standards." To hold you over, you can watch a...

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PlayStation Plus will have a 'prominent role' on PS4, says Sony

By Samit Sarkar on Mar 01, 2013 03.01.13

The PlayStation Plus subscription service will have "a prominent role" on PlayStation 4, said Jim Ryan, president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, in an interview with the PlayStation Blog. Sony did not highlight PlayStation Plus during its PS4 reveal event last week, but according to Ryan, that doesn't mean it's not going to be a part of the PS4. Calling the Plus service "a core part of the way forward," Ryan said, "We're not yet in a position to disclose our plans for the future of PlayStation Plus but there will definitely be a prominent role to play for it in the PlayStation 4 landscape." Ryan also pointed out that Plus membership has tripled over the past year. Sony doesn't plan to leave the PlayStation 3 behind, either. PlayStation 2 production ceased at the end...

The Last of Us Releases
North America
  • PlayStation 3
    • Released 06/14/2013
    • Price at Launch 59.99
    • Publisher Sony Computer Entertainment
    • Developer Naughty Dog
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