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Naughty Dog is hardly being subtle with the subtitle of its fourth – and final – entry in the Uncharted franchise. ‘A Thief’s End’: the bell is tolling for PlayStation’s blockbuster series. For eight years (the first instalment launched shortly after the PS3 in 2007), the exploits of Nathan Drake …
Read More »Naughty Dog on microtransactions: ‘You should pay for good work’
Uncharted developer Naughty Dog has hit out at players that criticise in-game purchases. Former community strategistEric Monacelli was speaking to MCV ahead of next year’s launch of Uncharted 4. The game will be supported with post-release story DLC – a decision that Monacelli admitted would raise the ire of some …
Read More »Uncharted Collection could repeat Last of Us Remastered’s success, says Naughty Dog
Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection could prove as massively popular as Naughty Dog’s last triple-A re-release. The Last of Us Remastered dominated the UK retail rankings upon its release on PS4 last August, claiming three chart top spots, as well as becoming the best-selling game of the month and the …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to horror merchandise
It might still be summer, but it’s not safe to go outside, with horror games lurking just around the corner. MCV checks out the spookiest merchandise on offer The resurgence in the popularity of horror games has been frightening. After several years in the wilderness, the last 12 months have …
Read More »The Last of Us soundtrack is coming to vinyl
Music lovers, gamers and hipsters alike rejoice – one of the most celebrated video game soundtracks in recent years is landing on wax. Thanks to Mondo, which has brought a number of movie and game OSTs to vinyl over the past few years, The Last of Us’ soundtrack has been …
Read More »The Last of Us 2 seemingly ‘confirmed’ by voice actor Nolan North
Uncharted and The Last of Us voice actor Nolan North has apparently let slip news of a follow-up to Naughty Dog’s massively successful apocalyptic tale. North, who counts among his prolific game credits Nathan Drake in Uncharted, David in The Last of Us and Penguin in Rocksteady’s Arkham series of …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Neil Druckmann on ‘shooting for the insane’ with The Last of Us
The Last of Us marked a massive leap forward not only graphically, but also in terms of video game narrative. We sat down with the visionary writer and creative director for the title, Neil Druckmann, to get his side of the story – and see what’s next When I was …
Read More »The Last of Us movie: ‘some parts will be quite different to the game’
The writer of the movie adaptation of The Last of Us has told MCV that the film has required dramatic rewrites of some of the game’s storyline. In two hours you can’t tell the same kind of story that you can in a game like The Last of Us, which …
Read More »Is Sony preparing a ‘Last of Us: Remastered is available now! E3 surprise?
While all the announcements of this last week or so mean there’s likely little surprise left for E3, Sony at least could be readying a cheeky announcement for its press conference in the early hours of Tuesday morning. NeoGAF spotted a tweet from the Barnsley branch of GAME claiming that …
Read More »MCV AWARDS 2014: Disney beats The Last of Us in New Game Brand category
Disney Infinity bested Sony’s smash-hit new blockbuster IP The Last of Us at last night’s MCV Awards. The toy-to-life franchise got the nod ahead of the likes of zombie title DayZ and Warner Bros’ Injustice: Gods Among Us. The game was released at the end of 2013, but has already …
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