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• The Last of Us movie will be "pretty faithful" to the game

  The Last of Us will bring many of the same elements to the big screen as the small one, according to writer Neil Druckmann.

  5 years ago

• The Last of Us movie will be 'quite different' to the game

  Game-to-movie adaptations never work out too well, but pretty much everyone is hoping The Last of Us can buck that trend. Now Neil Druckmann, the game’s writer and creative director, has talked about how he is rewriting the story to make it suitable for the big screen.

  6 years ago

• The Last of Us actors hope film versions of Joel and Ellie "get it"

  The Last of Us actors Ashley Johnson and Troy Baker have specific requests of the actors who will play Ellie and Joel in the movie. Johnson wants the actress to “love it” as much as she does, while Baker, well, he still just wants to be a clicker.

  6 years ago

• The Last of Us creative leads are now in charge of Uncharted 4

  Neil Druckmann and Bruce Straley, the pair who lead development on the multi-award winning The Last of Us, have taken over creative leading duties on the upcoming PlayStation 4 Uncharted.

  6 years ago

• Naughty Dog said it was "hell" porting The Last of Us over to PS4

  It apparently wasn’t a picnic porting The Last of Us over to PlayStation 4. Instead, it was “hell” according to Naughty Dog creative director Neil Druckmann who wished they could just hit “Turn On PS4 Mode” button.

  6 years ago

• The Last of Us: Remastered visuals almost don't fit on a Blu-ray

  The Last of Us: Remastered improves on the PlayStation 3 version’s already stunning visuals, but despite the PS4’s greater power Naughty Dog has run into limitations.

  6 years ago

• The Last of Us movie is adaptation of game, Druckmann confirms

  The Last of Us scribe Neil Druckmann has confirmed that Naughty Dog’s movie adaptation will re-tell the plot of the PS3 game.

  6 years ago

• The Last of Us film to be distributed by Screen Gems, script penned by Druckmann

  The Last of Us film is set to be distributed by Screen Gems and the screenplay will be written by Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann according to Deadline citing a press release.

  6 years ago

• The Last of Us has a 50/50 chance of getting a sequel, says Druckmann

  There’s a 50/50 chance The Last of Us will get a sequel, according to the game’s creative director Neil Druckmann.

  6 years ago

• The Last of Us 2 & new IP ideas being brainstormed now, says Naughty Dog

  The Last of Us 2 could be a thing one day, but writer Neil Druckmann has revealed that he team is brainstorming where it goes next, and that could end up being a new IP altogether.

  6 years ago

• The Last of Us team was at one time working on a Jak & Daxter reboot instead

  The Last of Us team at Naughty Dog was at one time working on a reboot for Jak & Daxter.

  7 years ago

• Naughty Dog feels triple-A developers could learn a thing or two from indies

  Naughty Dog’s creative director and writer Neil Druckmann is of the opinion that triple-A developers can learn a thing or two from indies, especially in the way in which characters are portrayed in games.

  7 years ago

• The Last of Us PAX Panel touches upon alternate endings, scrapped ideas, mo-cap sessions

  The Last of Us was the subject of a panel during PAX yesterday, where game director Bruce Straley and creative director Neil Druckmann discussed Naughty Dog’s original pitch, and early look at the story, and possible alternate endings.

  7 years ago

• The Last of Us once had Tess in a villain role

  Joel’s friend Tess was once one of the main antagonists of The Last of Us. Some arguable spoilers follow.

  7 years ago

• PAX Prime schedule includes Naughty Dog session discussing original The Last of Us ending

  The panel and session schedule for PAX Prime is up, and one of the interesting entries is a Naughty Dogs session in which the developer will discuss the original ending it planned for the game.

  7 years ago

• The Last of Us DLC news expected this month, says Naughty Dog

  The Last of Us developer Naughty Dog has taken to Reddit to confirm that the game’s first batch of DLC will drop at some point in August.

  7 years ago

• The Last of Us: Naughty Dog apologises for hidden sex-chat numbers

  The Last of Us is home to many secrets, but we’d never have guessed that a pair of hidden sex-chat numbers would be among them. As it happens, a gamer found the numbers, called them and sure enough, was connected the risqué services. Naughty Dog has now apologised for the error. Oops.

  7 years ago

• The Last of Us: Naughty Dog discusses 'less is more' approach to sound and music

  The Last of Us developer Naughty Dog has shed light on the game’s minimalist soundtrack and sound design in a new interview, in which game director Bruce Straley discusses his ‘less is more’ approach to creating nerve-shredding, poignant moments.

  7 years ago

• Naughty Dog "ripped off" Ellen Page's likeness, actor says

  Ellen Page isn’t impressed by the character of Ellie in The Last of Us, who is said to look a heck of a lot like the Canadian actor.

  7 years ago