The series has just surpassed 37 million units and has released concept art for the multiplayer game.
Last of Us 2023 could be massive.
Game designer Naughty Dog has released concept art for its upcoming multiplayer game, just as the HBO series based on the original game is about to debut. And, as you can imagine, the art looks great. and crazy. But mostly surprising.
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Here’s what we know about what’s coming next. Last of Us:
Multiplayer concept art including a cruise ship
On Tuesday, Naughty Dog, which released the original game in 2013, released a photo of concept art for its new multiplayer game. congratulatory blog post The tenth anniversary of the franchise (more on this later).
This art shows a cruise ship stranded in a city, surrounded by damaged buses and buildings that make it look like it’s been there for a while. Two figures of her are shown approaching the ship.
Neil Druckmann, co-president of Naughty Dog, said the game “has been shaped to be a fresh and new experience from our studio, while delivering an incredible story, characters and gameplay.” It’s rooted in Naughty Dog’s passion for that.”
This is the second concept art released by Naughty Dog for a multiplayer game.
The first piece of concept art was released last June and shows two armed players on a rooftop overlooking a dilapidated cityscape with a suspension bridge in the far background.
The original game came with a multiplayer mode faction, divided gamers into two sides: hunters and fireflies. (many call it the new game faction (After the original multiplayer game in 2013, Naughty Dog never mentioned it in its title.) The goal was to keep a group of survivors alive.
The series will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2023
It’s hard to believe, but Last of Us debuted on PlayStation 3 in June 2013. From the start, it was a huge hit with both critics and fans, praising its storytelling, gameplay, and especially the terrifying visuals of a ruined Earth filled with mutated, zombie-esque humans. .
The series is based on the journey taken by Joel, a man who lost his daughter to a deadly fungus that ravaged the United States decades ago, and Ellie, a teenage girl who is immune to the infection. Attempting to take Ellie to Firefly, a group working on a cure, they encounter several traumatic events.
Last of Us The series has sold over 37 million games
In a blog post, Druckmann clarified: Last of Us The series has sold over 37 million copies as of December 2022.
The series also includes 2014 The Last of Us Remastered PlayStation 4 and left behind Same year’s expansion pack and Part II Those released in 2020.
The Last of Us Part I will be released for PlayStation 5 in 2022. It will be released for Windows PC in March.
“Knowing that Joel, Ellie, and our entire cast of characters have been experienced and loved by so many of you will move the entire studio forward,” Druckmann wrote.
The HBO series will debut on January 15th
All of this is happening as the live-action series based on the game is about to debut on HBO.
Starring Pedro Pascal as Joel, Vera Ramsey as Ellie, Gabriel Luna and Anna Torv. Last of Us It will premiere on January 15th.
Druckmann is listed as a creator along with Craig Mazin, best known for creating the Emmy Award-winning HBO miniseries. Chernobyl.
