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Turns out he was speculating as a fan, because "you figure they would" what with all the money they made on the first one. Meanwhile, even Naughty Dog is referring to TLOU as "the first" The Last of Us, so prospects for the sequel happening are still good.

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 critically acclaimed DLC for the critically acclaimed game has been released as a standalone game, for reasons.  It's available for $9.99, and comes with a free trial for The Last of Us' online multiplayer mode, Factions.  Left Behind takes about 2 1/2 - 3 hours to complete.

Head 30 minutes into the video for the stream to begin.

If you're a bit behind on your PS gaming and you live in Europe, you can pick up a €429.99 PS4 bundled with the remastered version of The Last of Us starting next month. No word yet on if or when this bundle will appear elsewhere.

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

The Last of Us: Left Behind is out now!

In a comment on the PlayStation Blog, Naughty Dog Community Strategist Eric Monacelli has said that after Left Behind, the next DLC is to be multiplayer and no additional single player DLC is planned.

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

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

Learn more about Ashley Johnson's (voice of Ellie) experience working on this project in this interview on the PlayStation blog.

What was your favorite game of 2013?

I don't know about you, but I can think of at least one other LGBT video game character this year who was far more interesting than Bill.