The Last of Us is probably my favorite PS3 game of all time, and the Last of Us: Part II is, along God of War, my highest rated PlayStation 4 game ever (both scored 10/10). Needless to say, I was very nervous when the TV show was first announced. After all, The Last of Us,…
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The Last of Us Series Sells 37 Million Units: Is Part III in the Works?
The Last of Us has been around for nearly a decade (2013), and it could be argued that depending on how well made, and popular the upcoming (Jan 15) HBO show becomes, the franchise will reach a peak in popularity far surpassing anything that it has accomplished so far. Thus, the possibility of The Last…
Throwback Bit Thursday: The Last of Us
The PlayStation 3 was an interesting machine, to say the least. It was a tech marvel when it first launched back in 2006 as it featured Blue-Ray playback right out of the box and a “cell” CPU that was, at least on paper, state of the art. However, the system’s performance in actual game…
Days Gone Wasn’t a Great Game but its Sequel Could Have Been One
When I reviewed Days Gone last year, my score for the game (7.5/10) was in line with Metacritic’s 7.1 rating. According to recent reports, the less than stellar critic ratings are the main culprit for Days Gone being canned by Sony. Bend, the developer, approached Sony about starting a sequel for the game which was…
The Last of Us: Part II and my Inability to Forgive Abby
* Spoiler Warning: I was finally able to write a piece about the emotional impact that the Last of Us: Part II had in me when I first played the game last year. Because important plot points are discussed, if you haven’t played the game yet, it would be best to avoid this piece in its entirety as…
The Last of Us: Part II’s Actors, and Staff Receive Death Threats *Spoilers*
As the fastest selling PS4 Exclusive, The Last of Us: Part II has encountered well deserved commercial success. As with most things that gain incredible prominence and acclaim, the game also has gained its share of detractors, and ‘haters’ across social media. In a strange case of nerdish outrage (or maybe not so strange), the…
The Last Of Us: Part II Review
Editor’s note: The Reviewer Samuel Rivera, Played 25 hours, and 12 minutes of the game (From the opening Scene to the end of the credits), he didn’t read any other reviews of the game prior to writing his own, even though he knew the Metacritic Score for the game was 96 at the time he…
The Last of Us: Part II Beats PS4 Record by Selling 4 Million in 3 Days
Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us Part II lived up to its hype as the most anticipated PS4 exclusive ever, by becoming the fastest selling exclusive title in the system. TLoU2 beats out the former title holder Square Enix’s Final Fantasy VIIR, which sold 3.5 million units in three days. The numbers shouldn’t be surprising….
The Last of Us Part II: Violent, Dark and Cynical About Mankind
An in depth piece by GQ magazine chronicling (Director) Neil Druckmann’s struggles during the most anticipated PlayStation 4 game’s last two years of development, reveals incredible details about how Naughty Dog went above and beyond the call of duty to create a story, and characters ahead of anything seen in a video game before. Druckmann…
PlayStation CEO Hopes For The Last of Us Part II To Be A Defining Game
In a CNET.com Interview, Sony PlayStation’s President and CEO Jim Ryan discussed a variety of topics including the Last of Us Part II, and PlayStation’s pricing. As the company prepares for its PS5 games reveal this week Ryan seems confident on Sony’s ability to carry out a perfect launch for its next generation system. “We…