God of War: Ascension enables The Last of Us demo May 31
Synergy! The demo for Naughty Dog's upcoming fungi-fueled survival game, The Last of Us, will be accessible on May 31, 2013, through copies of God of War: Ascension. The demo will be accessible through the front menu of God of War: Ascension, as Sony has previously revealed. We've contacted Naughty ...
The Last of Us on the horrors of echolocation and fungus
It's difficult to be truly original in the broad universe of zombie-esque creatures, but the team at Naughty Dog gave it their darnedest with The Last of Us. Take a look at how the visual and audio styles came to life – and to death. Mostly death. ...
The Last of Us delayed to June 14 worldwide
The Last of Us is now scheduled to drop on June 14 around the world, delayed from its initial launch date of May 7. Developer Naughty Dog says it needs a few more weeks to polish the game, in a statement on the PlayStation Blog: "As we entered the final phase of development for The Last of Us, we ...
Infectious sounds of terror in Naughty Dog's 'The Last of Us'
In Naughty Dog's upcoming PS3 exclusive, The Last of Us, the narrative inspiration for the parasitic plague wreaking havoc on civilization is ripped from a segment in the BBC-produced documentary series, Planet Earth. The segment delves into the natural actions of a fungus known as "cordyceps." The ...
God of War: Ascension includes early access to The Last of Us demo
The Blu-Ray of Total Recall came with a God of War: Ascension demo. Now the chain of demos continues: when you buy God of War Ascension, it will in turn come with a demo for The Last of Us. The demo won't be on the disc when Ascension comes out May 7, but it will enable early access to the ...
The Last of Us special editions in US all about Survival, Post-Pandemics
The Last of Us doesn't want its special editions to feel lonely, so it has two for the US: the Survival Edition, available at retail and online for $80, and the Post-Pandemic Edition, which is GameStop-exclusive and runs $150. The Survival Edition, pictured above, includes a hardcover art book and ...
The Last of Us UK special editions come in Ellie, Joel flavors
The Last of Us gets the VIP treatment in the UK, where it has two, slightly different, retailer-exclusive special versions, the Ellie Edition and the Joel Edition. The Ellie Edition, pictured above, is available only at GAME, and includes a mini artbook, the first issue of Dark Horse's The Last of ...
The Last of Us behind the scenes vid shows how mo-cap becomes final copy
This video for Naughty Dog's The Last of Us introduces the Tess character, played by Annie Wersching (Renee Walker in 24). It also neatly shows off the effects of what's required to get from motion-capture to final animation, and those bauble-dotted mo-cap suits which are always fun. ...
The Last of Us pre-order bonuses detailed, trailer unveiled
Naughty Dog revealed the pre-order bonuses for The Last of Us this weekend, hot on the trail of the new trailer from the VGAs, which you can watch above. As for the pre-orders, they're split into the stuff all participating retailers are offering and the additional in-game content GameStop is ...
The Last of Us finds a friend in all of us May 7, 2013 [update: video pulled]
The evil fungus of The Last of Us is among us on May 7, 2013. Check out the new trailer beyond the break! Update: Sadly, this trailer's been pulled. We'll update this post (and the rest of our VGA 2012 posts with video) as soon as it's back up. ...
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