News | Naughty Dog pays tribute to deceased employee in The Last of Us Part 1

A colleague of the developers of The Last of Us Part 1 has died during the development of the remake. Naughty Dog has given him a spot in the game to honor Daniel Kinnard.

What at first looks like a sports poster turns out to be a tribute to one of the people who helped create the game. Daniel Kinnard was a producer at the Visual Arts department at PlayStation Studios, and died during the development process of The Last of Us Part 1.

Colleague Robert Morrison reports on Twitter that the Daniel Kinnard poster is in play to honor his late colleague. “This is hard for me to post. But something very special. Daniel was a producer at Visual Arts. He died during the game’s development. Naughty Dog immortalized him here. He was a fantastic person. Please share this so people can know his name.”

Kinnard passed away in March this year. Among other things, he worked as a production coordinator at PlayStation Studios Visual Arts and was previously active as a game testing analyst for a number of AAA games. Kinnard’s poster can be found in the farm with Tommy and his horses.

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News | Accessibility options for The Last of Us: Part 1 shown

Naughty Dog has released a new trailer for The Last of Us: Part 1 that focuses on accessibility options.

In addition, the company takes a closer look at the accessibility options in the game on PlayStation Blog. At The Game Awards in 2020, Naughty Dog already won an award for innovation in accessibility for The Last of Us: Part 2 and many options have been included in this remake.

One of the biggest new features is movie audio descriptions, which can be turned on for all available languages ​​in the game. It is also possible to have the dialogues played through the speakers of the DualSense controller. Then special haptic feedback is also provided by the controller, allowing a deaf player to “feel how a sentence is being pronounced”.

In addition to the accessibility options trailer, a video has also been released comparing a Boston location from the game to the original version. Both videos can be viewed below.

The Last of Us: Part 1 can be played in either native 4k at 30 fps or dynamic 4k at 60 fps and uses various DualSense options such as haptic feedback, the adaptive triggers and 3D audio.

The game has been completely rebuilt to take advantage of improved graphics. That provides much more detail – bullets can destroy concrete – and a seamless transition between movies and gameplay. The animation of characters has also been made much more realistic and the artificial intelligence of enemies has improved.

There are also several additional options in the game, including more than 60 accessibility options, new unlockable clothes for Joel and Ellie, a ‘permadeath’ mode and a mode for speedrunners.

The Last of Us: Part 1 will be released on September 2 for PlayStation 5. The game should also come to PC sometime after that.

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News | Naughty Dog shows The Last of Us: Part 1 in detail

Naughty Dog has released an extended video of the upcoming The Last of Us: Part 1 highlighting the differences from the original version.

The video lasts longer than ten minutes and was posted online shortly after various gameplay footage leaked. The game can be played in either native 4k at 30 fps or dynamic 4k at 60 fps and uses various DualSense options such as haptic feedback, the adaptive triggers and 3D audio.

Naughty Dog who are also on PlayStation Blog  once again announces that the game has been completely rebuilt to take advantage of improved graphics. That also provides much more detail – for example bullets can destroy concrete – and a seamless transition between movies and gameplay. The animation of characters has also been made much more realistic and the artificial intelligence of enemies has improved.

There are also several additional options in the game, including more than 60 accessibility options, new unlockable clothes for Joel and Ellie, a ‘permadeath’ mode and a mode for speedrunners.

Last June, The Last of Us: Part 1 was officially announced. The game will be released on September 2 for PlayStation 5. The game should also come to PC at a later date.

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News | Naughty Dog Shows Difference Between Tess In The Last Of Us And Last Of Us Part I

Naughty Dog has taken to Twitter to highlight the difference between Tess from the original The Last of Us and the upcoming remake.

The short video posted by the developer on Twitter clearly shows the difference between the original Tess version and the new one. Apart from the clothing, the character is almost unrecognizable. Naughty Dog previously indicated that the remake will recreate the bodies and faces of characters from scratch to bring them closer to the developer’s original vision.

During the Summer Game Fest Kick Off Live show last week, The Last of Us: Part 1 was officially unveiled. The game has been rebuilt from scratch for PlayStation 5, runs in 60 fps and has improved AI.

The Last of Us: Part 1 will be released on September 2 for PlayStation 5. The game should also come to PC at a later date.

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News | The Last of Us Remake Officially Announced

During the Summer Game Fest show, The Last of Us remake, called The Last of Us: Part 1, was officially unveiled.

Sony has accidentally confirmed the existence of a remake of The Last of Us called The Last of Us: Part One. This was done through a page on the PlayStation Direct store. The page does not display anything now, but the content can still be read in places such as game forum ResetEra. The game has been rebuilt from the ground up for PlayStation 5, including improved controls, exploration and combat, runs at 60 fps and has improved AI. The game includes both The Last of Us campaign and DLC Left Behind.

The game will be released on September 2 on PlayStation 5. A PC version is also in the works. The game will be available for purchase full-priced.

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