the last of us

At a Q&A session at MetroCon, voice actor Nolan North confirmed the existence of a second The Last of Us game. He also stated that his character won't be in it, which, without spoiling things, makes sense given that character's arc, and that it seems unlikely that The Last of Us 2 would be a direct sequel to the first game. The plot of The Last of Us wrapped up nicely, and it would take one hell of a new story (or some kind of prequel) to have bringing Joel and Ellie back make sense.

Meanwhile at Indy PopCon, Joel's voice actor, Troy Baker, claims ignorance on the topic. Someone asked what Baker thought a sequel would be about, and he prefaced his answer by saying "I know nothing. I don't know if we're gonna do another one or not" but that he trusts Naughty Dog to tell a worthwhile story. If you're wondering, Baker would like to see Joel's story during the 20 years between the prologue and the main game.

Troy Baker's comments certainly don't mean Nolan North is wrong; Baker might just be better at keeping a secret, or way less informed than North. Are you excited for another The Last of Us game?

The new Last of Us DLC is out February 14th.

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With the return of The Walking Dead a few months away and The Last of Us a gleaming memory in many gamers' past, we definitely need something to get us through these zombie-less doldrums of the high summer months.

Enter Youtubers RackaRacka and this expertly conceived and performed mashup of those two IPs. 

The video takes the best tropes and inside jokes of The Walking Dead and The Last of Us, creating a whole undead buffet of winks and nods. In fact, there's quite a few spoilers in this video for you walker/clicker noobs out there. However, it goes by so quickly and with such violence, you won't ruin anything for yourself watching it. 

One wonders what drove the people behind this video who had the time and the resources to make it. Then one just shuts up and watches the damn thing, ultimately realizing that it's surprisingly great.

A preorder listing for Left Behind is up on Sony's website, to be released on February 14th.

If you want to re-purchase The Last of Us in 1080p, you can do so this summer.