The Last of Us

4 Minutes Of Some Of the Stupidest The Last of Us Glitches Imaginable

I honestly never experienced a single bug (that I noticed) in my time with The Last of Us. But I have heard tales of a few funny and flailing polygons. So here’s a four minute clip of a bunch of them, set to goofy clown music. YouTuber Ben Buja compiled the glitches you see above.…

By Tina Amini Published July 8, 2013

Zombies, Women & Citizen Kane: Last of Us Makers Defend Their Game

The Last of Us is one of the most critically acclaimed big-budget games of the last year. All the same, it’s gotten its fair share of criticism. Is it too difficult? Too much like a movie? Are female characters relegated to the sidelines? And why the heck aren’t they just called zombies? I took these…

By Kirk Hamilton Published July 5, 2013

How You’d Cook A Clicker From The Last of Us. Y’know, If You Could.

You gotta think, someone, somewhere in The Last of Us’ universe has tried to cook Clicker meat. Not like, the once-human part of the Clicker—they’d probably cook the stuff growing off the Clicker’s face. Gross, I know, but…someone has tried it, surely. Right? Well, if you’re curious as to how they’d probably go about cooking…

By Patricia Hernandez Published July 5, 2013

Every Time Ellie Says Fk, St (And Motherf**ker) In The Last Of Us

In the post-apocalyptic future, overrun with plant-face zombies and an abundance of gangs of violent middle-aged men, teenage girls have learned to survive by adopting potty mouths. The Last of Us – Ellie Swearing Montage [BenBuja]

By Luke Plunkett Published July 4, 2013

The Moral Ambiguities In The Last Of Us

I wasn’t always sure how to feel about the things I witnessed in The Last Of Us We’re about to enter a world of spoilerhurt. Proceed with caution. Joel is a good man. After everything we’ve been through, as player and avatar, I still whole-heartedly believe that. I kind of have to believe that. Because…

By Tina Amini Published July 2, 2013

Last Of Us Renders One Of The Loudest YouTube Personalities Speechless

That ending, huh? It was certainly an…interesting one. To the point that it left one of the louder-known YouTube personalities in the gaming community—PewDiePie—speechless. Just for a moment, of course. Spoilers, obviously. Skip to 10:05 for the good parts. Regardless of your feelings towards PewDiePie, he’s well-known and well-liked by many on the Internet, and…

By Tina Amini Published July 1, 2013

Just Like That, The Last of Us‘ Hidden Phone-Sex Numbers Are No More

Shortly after The Last of Us came out, we discovered something pretty funny. On a bulletin board in Pittsburgh hung a sign with two phone numbers for “Pest Control.” But if you called those numbers in the real world, you got phone-sex hotlines (Since I’ve seen enough people wondering about this in the comments on…

By Kirk Hamilton Published July 1, 2013

Kotaku East

More Terrifying Than Clickers? Last of Us Glitches

Like some games, The Last of Us has had its share of bugs. Annoying, but that’s what patches are for! But in the meantime, the bugs can strike terror in the hearts of gamers everywhere. Or, you know, make them burst out laughing. Here’s a look at some of the more amusing Last of Us…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2013

If Dr. Seuss Wrote The Last of Us and Resident Evil…

Then the covers would look a little like…this! Here are the latest and greatest Dr. Seuss themed covers and rhymes from DrFaustusAU, who graced us with other similar covers in the past. This time we’ve got The Last of Us, Resident Evil, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, and BioShock Infinite—all from the last couple of months.…

By Patricia Hernandez Published June 29, 2013

‘I Need A Drink’: Seth Rogen Plays The Last of Us

The fine folks at IGN invited writer/actor Seth Rogen and his partner in crime, Evan Goldberg, to play the opening to The Last of Us. It’s fun to watch. And yes, Seth Rogen games with inverted controls, because of course he does. (Warning: this video contains spoilers for the first 30 minutes of the game.)

By Jason Schreier Published June 28, 2013

Culture

Up Close, The Last Of Us’ Infected Are Even Grosser

You only really see them in the dark, or moving fast, or when their heads are exploding, so there aren’t many points in The Last Of Us you can really appreciate how gross the infected really are. Let’s fix that. These 3D renders are the work of Mike Svymbersky, an artist who helped out Naughty…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 28, 2013

The Last Of Us‘ Climactic Moments Could Have Been Very Different

Any story, no matter how assured the final product, goes through revisions. And The Last of Us is no different. The game’s closing hours may be among gaming’s most confident, but as I learned speaking to its creators, it all could have come together quite differently. BIG SPOILERS COMING FOR THE LAST OF US. YOU…

By Kirk Hamilton Published June 27, 2013

The Last of Us‘ Hidden Phone-Sex Numbers ‘A Mistake,’ Will Be Removed

The Last of Us has plenty of easter eggs; some of them goofy, some sly. And one of them, a little bit naughty. Last week a tipster sent in a photo taken from the game depicting two phone numbers on a bulletin board in Pittsburgh, both of which he said were phone-sex hotlines. I called…

By Kirk Hamilton Published June 26, 2013

Who Would Star In A Last Of Us Sequel? Creators Won’t Rule Anyone Out

The Last of Us may have ended; the credits may have rolled. But this is a video game! Of course it’s not over SPOILERS FOLLOW for The Last of Us The game’s ending was so strong and, well, final that I don’t really feel like it needs a sequel. And no sequel has been announced.…

By Kirk Hamilton Published June 26, 2013

Culture

From The Last Of Us Through Dragons To A McDonalds Wasteland

Continuing a little tour I’ve been taking of the Naughty Dog artists responsible for The Last Of Us, and who I haven’t yet featured here on Fine Art, today we’re looking at the work of Nick Gindraux. Nick is a concept artist at Naughty Dog who, prior to his work on The Last Of Us,…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 26, 2013

The Real Science Behind The Last Of Us’ Zombie Hordes

It’s no secret that the “infected” from Naughty Dog’s The Last Of Us are based on the parasitic fungus known as Cordyceps. It even formed part of the game’s announcement. But hey, science, it can sometimes be a little dense. So thank Kyle Hill over at Scientific American for writing a beginner’s guide to not…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 26, 2013

The Last of Us vs. The Walking Dead: The Comparison We Had To Make

There are no shortage of zombie games out there—but outstanding ones have come out in the last year. At first glance, aside from the zombies, these games might seem like they don’t have much in common. The Walking Dead is an adventure game about moral choices! The Last of Us is a cinematic survival horror…

By Patricia Hernandez Published June 25, 2013

Artist Says The Last of Us Ripped Off His Boston Subway Map Redesign [Update]

A transit-map enthusiast who painstakingly redesigned Boston’s MBTA rail map says The Last of Us took his work, without his permission and without compensating him, for use in the game. He’s not happy about it. In his own words, Cameron Booth said he was “fucking furious,” before cooling off later today. Still, via his Twitter…

By Owen Good Published June 25, 2013

Culture

Yes, You’re Going To Have To Go In There, Joel

John Sweeney is a concept artist at Naughty Dog who didn’t just get to work on The Last Of Us, but had one of his images from the game selected as a winner in this year’s Into The Pixel awards. You can see more of his work at his personal site and CGHub page To…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2013

Turning A Model Into A “Clicker” From The Last Of Us

Now that the game’s out, and it’s rather good, you can bet we’ll be up to our eyeballs in cosplay paying homage to The Last of Us. Cosplay that’s going to have to work very hard to beat this effort, which transformed a model from a regular human into a “clicker”, one of the worst…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 24, 2013