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{{Infobox video game
| title      = The Last of Us
| image      = Video Game Cover - The Last of Us.jpg
| alt        = Artwork of Ellie, a teenage girl with brown hair. She has a backpack, with a sniper rifle strapped to her side, and is standing behind Joel, a man in his 40s who has brown hair and beard, and a revolver in his left hand. They are standing in a flooded, overgrown city street, turning to face the camera. The text "THE LAST OF US" is positioned to the left.
| developer  = [[Naughty Dog]]
| publisher  = [[Sony Computer Entertainment]]
| director   = {{Unbulleted list|[[Bruce Straley]]|[[Neil Druckmann]]}}
| producer   = <!-- Blank because of Wikidata -->
| designer   = Jacob Minkoff
| programmer = {{Unbulleted list|Travis McIntosh|Jason Gregory}}
| artist     = {{Unbulleted list|Erick Pangilinan|Nate Wells}}
| writer     = Neil Druckmann
| composer   = [[Gustavo Santaolalla]]
| series     = ''[[The Last of Us (franchise)|The Last of Us]]''
| engine     = <!-- Blank because of Wikidata -->
| platforms  = {{Unbulleted list|[[PlayStation 3]]|[[PlayStation 4]]}}
| released   = '''PlayStation 3'''{{Video game release|WW|June 14, 2013}}'''PlayStation 4'''{{Video game release|NA|July 29, 2014|PAL|July 30, 2014|UK|August 1, 2014}}
| genre      = [[Action-adventure]]
| modes      = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]]
}}

'''''The Last of Us''''' is a 2013 [[action-adventure game]] developed by [[Naughty Dog]] and published by [[Sony Computer Entertainment]]. Players control [[Joel (The Last of Us)|Joel]], a smuggler tasked with escorting a teenage girl, [[Ellie (The Last of Us)|Ellie]], across a [[post-apocalyptic]] United States. ''The Last of Us'' is played from a [[Third-person (video games)|third-person perspective]]. Players use firearms, [[improvised weapons]], and [[Stealth game|stealth]] to defend against hostile humans and [[Human cannibalism|cannibalistic]] creatures [[Mycosis|infected]] by a mutated [[fungus]]. In the [[online multiplayer]] mode, up to eight players engage in [[Cooperative video game|cooperative]] and competitive gameplay.

[[Development of The Last of Us|The game's development]] began in 2009 after the release of Naughty Dog's previous game, ''[[Uncharted 2: Among Thieves]]''. The studio split into two teams for the first time, with one developing ''The Last of Us'' while the other worked on ''[[Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception]]''. [[Troy Baker]] and [[Ashley Johnson]] portrayed Joel and Ellie, respectively, through [[Voice acting|voice]] and [[motion capture]], and assisted creative director [[Neil Druckmann]] with developing the characters and story; Joel and Ellie's relationship became the focus of development, with all other elements crafted around it. [[Music of The Last of Us|The score]] was composed and performed by [[Gustavo Santaolalla]].

''The Last of Us'' was released for the [[PlayStation 3]] in June 2013 to acclaim for its narrative, gameplay, visuals, sound design, score, [[characterization]], and portrayal of female characters. It became one of the best-selling video games, selling over 1.3&nbsp;million units in its first week and 17&nbsp;million by April 2018. The game [[List of accolades received by The Last of Us|won many year-end accolades]], including [[List of Game of the Year awards|Game of the Year awards]] from several [[gaming publications]] and awards ceremonies. It is considered one of [[Seventh generation of video game consoles|seventh-generation console gaming]]'s most significant titles and among the [[best video games ever made]].

Naughty Dog released several [[downloadable content]] additions; ''[[The Last of Us: Left Behind]]'' adds a single-player campaign following Ellie and her best friend, Riley. A remastered version, ''The Last of Us Remastered'', was released for the [[PlayStation 4]] in July 2014, and a remake, ''[[The Last of Us Part I]]'', was released for the [[PlayStation 5]] in September 2022 and on [[Windows]] in March 2023. A sequel, ''[[The Last of Us Part II]]'', was released in 2020. Other [[The Last of Us (franchise)|''The Last of Us'' media]] includes [[The Last of Us: American Dreams|a comic book]] in 2013, a live show in 2014, [[The Last of Us (TV series)|a television adaptation]] by [[HBO]] in 2023, and [[The Last of Us: Escape the Dark|a tabletop game]] by Themeborne in 2024.

== Gameplay ==
''The Last of Us'' is an [[action-adventure game]] played from a [[Third-person (video games)|third-person perspective]].<ref name="Kotaku Review"/> The player traverses [[post-apocalyptic]] environments such as towns, buildings, forests, and sewers to advance the story. The player can use firearms, [[improvised weapons]], [[hand-to-hand combat]], and [[Stealth game|stealth]] to defend against hostile humans and [[Zombie (fiction)|cannibalistic]] creatures infected by a mutated strain of the ''[[Cordyceps]]'' fungus. For most of the game, the player takes control of [[Joel (The Last of Us)|Joel]], a man tasked with escorting a young girl, [[Ellie (The Last of Us)|Ellie]], across the United States.<ref name="PS Blog Announcement"/> The player also controls Ellie throughout the game's winter segment<ref name="Grounded"/> and briefly controls Joel's daughter, Sarah, in the opening sequence.<ref name="GamesRadar Inside"/>

[[File:The Last of Us Listen Mode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Listen Mode allows players to discover the position of enemies and characters by displaying their outline through walls, achieved through a heightened sense of hearing and spatial awareness.<ref name="PrimaGames Listen"/>|alt=The player character is crouching, with his companion nearby. Enemies lurk in the distance, with a white outline alerting players of their location.]]

In combat, the player can use long-range weapons, such as a rifle, a shotgun, and a bow, and short-range weapons such as a handgun and a short-barreled shotgun. The player is able to scavenge limited-use melee weapons, such as pipes and baseball bats, and throw bottles and bricks to distract, stun, or attack enemies.<ref name="Joystiq Bricks"/> The player can upgrade weapons at workbenches using collected items. Equipment such as [[First aid kit|health kits]], [[shiv (weapon)|shivs]], and [[Molotov cocktail]]s can be found or crafted using collected items. Attributes such as the [[health meter]] and crafting speed can be upgraded by collecting pills and medicinal plants. Health can be recharged by finding edible items or through the use of health kits.<ref name="Shacknews Crafting"/>

Though the player can attack enemies directly, they can also use stealth to attack undetected or sneak by them. "Listen Mode" allows the player to locate enemies through a heightened sense of hearing and spatial awareness, indicated as outlines visible through walls and objects.<ref name="PrimaGames Listen"/> In the dynamic [[cover system]], the player can crouch behind obstacles to gain a [[Positional advantage|tactical advantage]] during combat.<ref name="PCMag Review"/> The game features periods without combat, often involving conversation between the characters.<ref name="PrimaGames Conversations"/> The player can solve simple puzzles, such as using floating pallets to move Ellie, who is unable to swim, across bodies of water and using ladders or dumpsters to reach higher areas. Story collectibles, such as notes, maps and comics, can be scavenged and viewed in the backpack menu.<ref name="GamesRadar Collectibles"/>

The game features an [[Artificial intelligence (video games)|artificial intelligence]] system by which hostile human enemies react to combat. If enemies discover the player, they may take cover or call for assistance, and can take advantage of the player when they are distracted, out of ammunition, or in a fight. Player companions, such as Ellie, can assist in combat by throwing objects at threats to stun them, announcing the location of unseen enemies, or using a knife and pistol to attack enemies.<ref name="PS Blog Power"/>

=== Multiplayer ===
The [[online multiplayer]] mode, called Factions, allows up to eight players to engage in competitive gameplay in rearranged versions of multiple single-player settings. The game features three multiplayer game types: Supply Raid and Survivors are both team [[deathmatch (video games)|deathmatch]]es, with the latter excluding the ability to [[respawn]];<ref name="GameSpot Multiplayer"/> Interrogation features teams investigating the location of the enemy team's [[Safe|lockbox]], and the first to capture said lockbox wins.<ref name="IGN Multiplayer"/> In every mode, players select a faction—Hunters (a group of hostile survivors) or Fireflies (a revolutionary militia group)—and keep their clan alive by collecting supplies during matches. Each match is equal to one day; by surviving twelve "weeks", players have completed a journey and can re-select their Faction.<ref name="PS Blog Multiplayer"/>

Players earn "parts" by marking or killing enemies, healing or reviving allies, crafting items, and unlocking the enemy lockbox. Parts can be spent mid-match on weapon upgrades and armor, and are converted to supplies at the end of the match; additional supplies can be scavenged from enemies' bodies.<ref name="PS Blog Multiplayer"/> Players also earn points as they play, which can be spent on weapons or skills to create custom loadouts.<ref name="Game Informer Multiplayer"/> Players could originally connect the game to their [[Facebook]] account, altering clan members' names and faces to match their [[Facebook features#Friend|Facebook friends]].<ref name="GameSpot Pitfalls"/> Players have the ability to customize their characters with hats, helmets, masks, and emblems.<ref name="GameSpot Executions"/> The multiplayer servers for the PlayStation 3 version of the game were shut down on September 3, 2019.<ref name="GamesRadar Multiplayer"/>

== Plot ==
{{See also|Characters of The Last of Us|label1=Characters of ''The Last of Us''}}

In 2013, an outbreak of a mutant ''Cordyceps'' fungus ravages the United States, transforming its human hosts into aggressive creatures. In the suburbs of [[Austin, Texas]], Joel ([[Troy Baker]]) flees the chaos with his brother, Tommy ([[Jeffrey Pierce]]), and daughter, Sarah ([[Hana Hayes]]). As they flee, Sarah is shot by a soldier and dies in Joel's arms.

Twenty years later, civilization has been decimated by the infection. Joel works as a [[smuggler]] with his partner, Tess ([[Annie Wersching]]), in a quarantine zone in [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. They hunt down Robert ([[Robin Atkin Downes]]), a [[black-market]] dealer, to recover a stolen weapons cache he traded with the Fireflies, a rebel [[militia]] opposing the quarantine zone authorities. Its leader Marlene ([[Merle Dandridge]]) promises to double their cache in return for smuggling a teenage girl, Ellie ([[Ashley Johnson]]), to Fireflies hiding in the [[Massachusetts State House]]. Joel and Tess discover Ellie is infected; she claims she is immune and may lead to a cure. At the State House, they discover the Fireflies have been killed and Tess reveals she has been infected. Believing in Ellie's importance, she sacrifices herself against pursuing soldiers so Joel and Ellie can escape. Joel decides to find Tommy, a former Firefly, in the hope that he can locate others.

With the help of Bill ([[W. Earl Brown]]), a smuggler and [[survivalist]] in [[Lincoln, Massachusetts]], Joel and Ellie acquire a working vehicle. Driving into [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], Joel and Ellie are ambushed by bandits and their car is wrecked. They ally with two brothers, Henry ([[Brandon Scott (actor)|Brandon Scott]]) and Sam ([[Nadji Jeter]]). After they escape the city, Sam is bitten but hides it from the group. As his infection takes hold, Sam attacks Ellie, but Henry shoots him dead before taking his own life.

In the fall, Joel and Ellie find Tommy in [[Jackson, Wyoming]], where he has assembled a fortified settlement near a [[hydroelectric]] dam with his wife, Maria ([[Ashley Scott]]). Joel unsuccessfully leaves Ellie with Tommy, ending in a confrontation about Sarah. Tommy directs them to a Firefly enclave at the University of Eastern Colorado. There, they discover the Fireflies have moved to a hospital in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]]. The two are attacked by bandits and Joel is severely wounded while escaping.

During the winter, Ellie and Joel shelter in the mountains. Joel is on the brink of death and relies on Ellie to care for him. Ellie encounters David ([[Nolan North]]) and James ([[Reuben Langdon]]), scavengers willing to trade medicine for food. After David reveals the university bandits were part of his group, Ellie becomes hostile. She leads David's group away from Joel but is captured; David intends to recruit her into his cannibal group. Ellie escapes after killing James, but David corners her in a burning restaurant. Joel recovers from his wounds and sets out to find Ellie. He reaches her just as she kills David with a machete, an act that traumatizes her, and Joel comforts her before they flee.

In the spring, Joel and Ellie arrive in Salt Lake City. Ellie is rendered unconscious after almost drowning before they are captured by a Firefly patrol. In the hospital, Marlene tells Joel that Ellie is being prepared for surgery: in hopes of producing a vaccine for the infection, the Fireflies must remove the infected portion of Ellie's brain, which will kill her. Unwilling to let Ellie die, Joel battles his way to the operating room, and kills the lead surgeon. Joel carries the unconscious Ellie to the parking garage, where he is confronted by Marlene, whom he shoots dead to prevent the Fireflies from pursuing them. On their way back to Tommy, when Ellie wakes up, Joel lies and tells her that the Fireflies had found other immune people but were unable to create a cure and have stopped trying. Ellie later expresses her [[survivor guilt]]. At her insistence, Joel swears his story about the Fireflies is true.

== Development ==
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[[Naughty Dog]] began [[Development of The Last of Us|developing ''The Last of Us'']] in 2009, following the release of ''[[Uncharted 2: Among Thieves]]''. For the first time in the company's history, Naughty Dog split into two teams; while one team developed ''[[Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception]]'' (2011), the other began work on ''The Last of Us''.<ref name="IGN Split"/> Game director [[Bruce Straley]] and creative director [[Neil Druckmann]] led the team responsible for developing ''The Last of Us''.<ref name="Game Informer Presidents"/>

While at university, Druckmann had an idea to merge the gameplay of ''[[Ico]]'' (2001) in a story set during a zombie apocalypse, like that of [[George A. Romero]]'s ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]'' (1968), with a lead character similar to [[John Hartigan (Sin City)|John Hartigan]] from ''[[Sin City]]'' (1991–2000). The lead character, a police officer, would be tasked with protecting a young girl; however, due to the lead character's heart condition, players would often assume control of the young girl, reversing the roles. Druckmann later developed it when creating the story of ''The Last of Us''.<ref name="Verge Making"/> Druckmann views ''The Last of Us'' as a coming-of-age story, in which Ellie adapts to survival after spending time with Joel, as well as an exploration of how willing a father is to save his child.<ref name="VentureBeat Inspired"/>

A major motif of the game is that "life goes on";<ref name="Gamasutra Themes"/> this is presented in a scene in which Joel and Ellie discover a herd of giraffes, which concept artist John Sweeney explained was designed to "reignite [Ellie's] lust for life" after her suffering following her encounter with David.<ref name="Sweeney Giraffe"/> The infected, a core concept of the game, were inspired by a segment of the [[BBC]] nature documentary ''[[Planet Earth (2006 TV series)|Planet Earth]]'' (2006), which featured the ''Cordyceps'' fungi.<ref name="VentureBeat Inspired"/> Though the fungi mainly infect insects, taking control of their motor functions and forcing them to help cultivate the fungus, the game explores the concept of the fungus evolving and infecting humans,{{efn|Biology scholars recognized the impossibility of the fungus infecting humans in real-life;<ref name="BBC Cordyceps"/><ref name="CNN Cordyceps"/><ref name="CNET Cordyceps"/> Dr. Charissa de Bekker described it as "a very big leap".<ref name="BBC Cordyceps"/>}} as well as the direct results of an outbreak of this infection.<ref name="VentureBeat Inspired"/>

[[File:Gustavo Santaolalla (Guadalajara) cropped.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Argentine musician [[Gustavo Santaolalla]] composed and performed the score for ''The Last of Us''.<ref name="Edge Postmortem 2"/>|alt=A 56-year-old man with dark gray hair talking into a microphone, looking at something beneath the camera.]]

The relationship between Joel and Ellie was the focus of the game; all other elements were developed around it. Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson were cast as Joel and Ellie, respectively, and provided [[Voice acting|voice]] and [[motion capture]] performances.<ref name="Game Informer Capturing"/> Baker and Johnson contributed to the development of the characters;<ref name="Telegraph Interview"/> for example, Baker convinced Druckmann that Joel would care for Tess due to his loneliness,<ref name="IBT Less"/> and Johnson convinced Druckmann that Ellie should be stronger and more defensive.<ref name="Telegraph Interview"/> Following comparisons to actor [[Elliot Page]], Ellie's appearance was redesigned to better reflect Johnson's personality and make her younger.<ref name="Eurogamer Page"/><ref name="Polygon Redesign"/> The game's other characters also underwent changes. The character Tess was originally intended to be the main antagonist, but the team found it difficult to believe her motives.<ref name="Game Informer Afterword"/> The sexuality of the character Bill was originally left vague in the script but later altered to further reflect his homosexuality.<ref name="IBT Less"/>

''The Last of Us'' features an [[Music of The Last of Us|original score]] composed primarily by [[Gustavo Santaolalla]], along with compositions by Andrew Buresh, Anthony Caruso, and Jonathan Mayer.<ref name="Edge Postmortem 2"/> Known for his minimalist compositions, Santaolalla was contacted early in development. He used various instruments to compose the score, including some that he was unfamiliar with, giving a sense of danger and innocence.<ref name="Grounded"/> This minimalist approach was also taken with the game's sound and art design. The sound of the infected was one of the first tasks during development; the team experimented with the sound in order to achieve the best work possible. To achieve the sound of the Clicker, they hired voice actress [[Misty Lee]], who provided a sound that audio lead Phillip Kovats described as originating in the "back of the throat".<ref name="Polygon Sound"/> The art department took various pieces of work as inspiration, such as [[Robert Polidori]]'s photographs following [[Hurricane Katrina]], which were used as a reference point when designing the flooded areas of Pittsburgh.<ref name="Edge Postmortem 1"/> The art department were forced to negotiate for things that they wished to include, due to the strong differing opinions of the team during development. Ultimately, the team settled on a balance between simplicity and detail; while Straley and Druckmann preferred the former, the art team preferred the latter.<ref name="Edge Postmortem 3"/> The game's opening credits were produced by Sony's [[San Diego Studio]].<ref name="Art of the Title"/>

''The Last of Us'' game designer Ricky Cambier cited the video games ''Ico'' and ''[[Resident Evil 4]]'' as influences on the game design. He said the emotional weight of the relationship needed to be balanced with the tension of the world's issues, stating that they "wanted to take the character building and interaction" of ''Ico'' and "blend it with the tension and action of ''Resident Evil 4''."<ref name="MMGN Ico"/> The team created new [[Game engine|engines]] to satisfy their needs for the game. The artificial intelligence was created to coordinate with players;<ref name="Digital Fix Interview"/> the addition of Ellie as artificial intelligence was a major contributor to the engine.<ref name="IGN Combat"/> The lighting engine was also re-created to incorporate [[soft light]], in which the sunlight seeps in through spaces and reflects off surfaces.<ref name="Digital Fix Interview"/> The gameplay introduced difficulty to the team, as they felt that every mechanic required thorough analysis.<ref name="IBT Less"/> The game's [[user interface design]] also underwent various iterations throughout development.<ref name="Kotaku Interface"/>

''The Last of Us'' was announced on December 10, 2011, at the [[Spike Video Game Awards#2011 Awards|Spike Video Game Awards]],<ref name="VG247 Announcement"/> alongside its debut trailer.<ref name="GameSpot Announcement"/> The announcement ignited widespread anticipation within the gaming industry, which journalists ascribed to Naughty Dog's reputation.<ref name="Digital Spy Anticipated"/><ref name="Eurogamer Anticipated"/> The game missed its original projected release date of May 7, 2013, and was pushed to June 14, 2013, worldwide for further polishing.<ref name="IGN Delay"/> To promote [[pre-order]] sales, Naughty Dog collaborated with several retailers to provide [[special edition]]s of the game with extra content.<ref name="Digital Spy Editions"/>

=== Additional content ===
[[Downloadable content]] (DLC) for the game was released following its launch. The game's [[Season pass (video gaming)|Season Pass]] includes access to all DLC, as well as some additional abilities, and the documentary ''Grounded: Making The Last of Us'';<ref name="PS Blog Season Pass"/> the documentary was released online in February 2014.<ref name="Polygon Grounded"/> Two DLC packs were included with some of the game's special editions and were available upon release. The ''Sights and Sounds Pack'' included the soundtrack, a dynamic theme for the PlayStation 3 [[XrossMediaBar|home screen]], and two [[Avatar (computing)|avatars]]. The ''Survival Pack'' featured bonus skins for the player following the completion of the campaign, and in-game money, as well as bonus experience points and early access to customizable items for the game's multiplayer.<ref name="IGN Art"/> ''Abandoned Territories Map Pack'', released on October 15, 2013, added four new multiplayer maps, based on locations in the game's story.<ref name="PS Blog Abandoned"/> ''Nightmare Bundle'', released on November 5, 2013, added a collection of ten head items, nine of which are available to purchase separately.<ref name="Naughty Dog Nightmare"/>

''[[The Last of Us: Left Behind]]'' adds a single-player campaign that features two storylines—one set after the prologue of ''The Last of Us'' and one before the Winter chapter<ref name="Inverse Timeline"/>—following Ellie and her friend Riley. It was released on February 14, 2014, as DLC<ref name="IGN Left Behind"/> and on May 12, 2015, as a [[standalone expansion pack]].<ref name="PS Blog Standalone"/> A third bundle was released on May 6, 2014, featuring five separate DLC: ''Grounded'' added a new difficulty to the main game and ''Left Behind''; ''Reclaimed Territories Map Pack'' added new multiplayer maps; ''Professional Survival Skills Bundle'' and ''Situational Survival Skills Bundle'' added eight new multiplayer skills; and ''Survivalist Weapon Bundle'' added four new weapons.<ref name="PS Blog Mode"/> The ''Grit and Gear Bundle'', which added new headgear items, masks and gestures, was released on August 5, 2014.<ref name="GameSpot DLC"/> A ''Game of the Year Edition'' containing all downloadable content was released in Europe on November 11, 2014.<ref name="IGN GOTY Edition"/>

=== Remaster and remake ===
On April 9, 2014, [[Sony Computer Entertainment]] announced ''The Last of Us Remastered'', a remastered version of the game for the [[PlayStation 4]].<ref name="IGN Remastered"/> It was released in July and August 2014.{{efn|name=Remastered|''The Last of Us Remastered'' was released on different dates, dependent on territory: July 29, 2014 in North America;<ref name="IGN Remastered"/> July 30 in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand;<ref name="Digital Spy July"/><ref name="Kotaku July"/> and August 1 in the United Kingdom and Ireland.<ref name="PS Blog Store"/>}} ''Remastered'' uses the [[DualShock 4]]'s touchpad to navigate inventory items, and the light bar signals health, scaling from green to orange and red when taking damage. In addition, audio recordings found in the game world can be heard through the controller's speaker; the original version forced players to remain in a menu while the recordings were played.<ref name="Game Informer Re-Infection"/> The game's Photo Mode allows players to capture images of the game by pausing gameplay and adjusting the camera freely.<ref name="GameSpot Photo Mode"/> In the menu, players have the ability to watch all cutscenes with [[audio commentary]] featuring Druckmann, Baker, and Johnson.<ref name="GameSpot Commentary"/> ''Remastered'' features improved graphics and rendering upgrades, including increased [[draw distance]], a higher [[frame rate]], and advanced audio options.<ref name="IGN Ages"/> It includes the previously released downloadable content, including ''Left Behind'' and some multiplayer maps.<ref name="IGN First"/> The development team aimed to create a "true" remaster, maintaining the "core experience".<ref name="GameSpot Standard"/>

''[[The Last of Us Part I]]'', a [[Video game remake|remake]] of ''The Last of Us'', was released for [[PlayStation 5]] on September 2, 2022,<ref name="VGC Remake"/> and for [[Windows]] on March 28, 2023.<ref name="IGN PC"/> It features revised gameplay and controls, improved performance and lighting effects, and new accessibility options. On PlayStation 5, the game supports [[3D audio]], as well as the [[Haptic technology|haptic feedback]] and adaptive triggers of the [[DualSense]] controller.<ref name="VGC Remake"/><ref name="PS Blog Future"/> Development of ''The Last of Us Part I'' was led by game director Matthew Gallant and creative director Shaun Escayg.<ref name="PS Blog Future" /> The game was completely rebuilt to take advantage of the updated PlayStation 5 hardware, requiring new art direction, animation, and character models.<ref name="PS Blog Rebuilt"/> The technological and graphical enhancements were intended to align with the vision of the original game's development team. Escayg wanted each element to make the player feel grounded and immersed in the game world.<ref name="PS Blog Rebuilding"/> Gallant collaborated with a specialized team at Descriptive Video Works to create audio descriptions for cutscenes.<ref name="Fanbyte Gallant"/> Reactions to the remake's announcement were mixed, with some journalists and players considering it unnecessary due to the age of the original and the existence of ''Remastered'',<ref name="GamesRadar Remake"/><ref name="TheGamer Remake"/> as well as questioning its {{USD|70}} price point.<ref name="Game Informer Remake"/><ref name="PCMag Remake"/><ref name="GamesRadar Remake Price"/> Upon release, the game received positive reviews,<ref name="MC P1"/> though response to the Windows version was mixed,<ref name="MC P1"/> becoming Naughty Dog's lowest-rated game.<ref name="Push Square Metacritic P1"/>

== Reception ==
=== Critical response ===
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 95/100<ref name="MC"/>
| CVG = 10/10<ref name="CVG Review"/>
| Edge = 10/10<ref name="Edge Review"/>
| EuroG = 10/10<ref name="Eurogamer Review"/>
| GI = 9.5/10<ref name="Game Informer Review"/>
| GSpot = 8/10<ref name="GameSpot Review"/>
| IGN = 10/10<ref name="IGN Review"/>
| Joystiq = 5/5<ref name="Joystiq Review"/>
| OPMUK = 10/10<ref name="OPM Review"/>
| Poly = 7.5/10<ref name="Polygon Review"/>
}}

''The Last of Us'' received "universal acclaim", according to [[review aggregator]] [[Metacritic]].<ref name="MC"/> It is the fifth-highest-rated PlayStation 3 game on Metacritic.<ref name="MC Best"/> Reviewers praised the character development, story and [[subtext]], visual and sound design, and depiction of female and [[LGBT themes in video games|LGBT]] characters. Colin Moriarty of ''[[IGN]]'' called ''The Last of Us'' "a masterpiece" and "PlayStation 3's best exclusive",<ref name="IGN Review"/> and ''[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]'' considered it "the most riveting, emotionally resonant story-driven epic" of the console generation.<ref name="Edge Review"/> Oli Welsh of ''[[Eurogamer]]'' wrote that it is "a beacon of hope" for the survival horror genre;<ref name="Eurogamer Review"/> Andy Kelly of ''[[Computer and Video Games]]'' declared it "Naughty Dog's finest moment".<ref name="CVG Review"/>

Kelly of ''Computer and Video Games'' found the story memorable,<ref name="CVG Review"/> and ''IGN''{{'}}s Moriarty named it one of the game's standout features.<ref name="IGN Review"/> [[PlayStation Official Magazine – UK|''PlayStation Official Magazine'']]'s David Meikleham wrote that the pacing contributed to the improvement of the story, stating that there is "a real sense of time elapsed and journey traveled along every step of the way",<ref name="OPM Review"/> and ''[[Destructoid]]''{{'}}s [[Jim Sterling]] lauded the game's suspenseful moments.<ref name="Destructoid Review"/> Richard Mitchell of ''[[Joystiq]]'' found that the narrative improved the character relationships.<ref name="Joystiq Review"/>

The characters—particularly the relationship between Joel and Ellie—received acclaim. Matt Helgeson of ''[[Game Informer]]'' wrote that the relationship felt identifiable, naming it "poignant" and "well drawn".<ref name="Game Informer Review"/> ''Eurogamer''{{'}}s Welsh wrote that the characters were developed with "real patience and skill", appreciating their emotional value,<ref name="Eurogamer Review"/> and ''Joystiq''{{'s}} Mitchell found the relationship "genuine" and emotional.<ref name="Joystiq Review"/> ''PlayStation Official Magazine''{{'}}s Meikleham named Joel and Ellie the best characters of any PlayStation 3 game,<ref name="OPM Review"/> while ''IGN''{{'}}s Moriarty identified it as a highlight of the game.<ref name="IGN Review"/> Kelly of ''Computer and Video Games'' named the characters "richly painted", feeling invested in their stories.<ref name="CVG Review"/> Philip Kollar of ''[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]'' felt that Ellie was believable, making it easier to develop a connection to her, and that the relationship between the characters was assisted by the game's optional conversations.<ref name="Polygon Review"/> The performances also received praise,<ref name="Game Informer Review"/><ref name="IGN Review"/><ref name="Destructoid Review"/> with ''Edge'' and ''Eurogamer''{{'}}s Welsh noting that the script improved as a result.<ref name="Edge Review"/><ref name="Eurogamer Review"/>

Many reviewers found the game's combat a refreshing difference from other games. ''Game Informer''{{'}}s Helgeson appreciated the vulnerability during fights,<ref name="Game Informer Review"/> while Kelly of ''Computer and Video Games'' enjoyed the variety in approaching the combat.<ref name="CVG Review"/> ''IGN''{{'}}s Moriarty felt that the crafting system assisted the combat, and that the latter contributed to the narrative's emotional value, adding that enemies feel "human".<ref name="IGN Review"/> ''Joystiq''{{'}}s Mitchell reiterated similar comments, stating that the combat "piles death upon death on Joel's hands".<ref name="Joystiq Review"/> Welsh of ''Eurogamer'' found the suspenseful and threatening encounters added positively to the gameplay.<ref name="Eurogamer Review"/> Tom Mc Shea of ''[[GameSpot]]'' wrote that the artificial intelligence negatively affected the combat, with enemies often ignoring players' companions.<ref name="GameSpot Review"/> ''Polygon''{{'}}s Kollar also felt that the combat was unfair, especially when fighting the infected, and noted some inconsistencies in the game's artificial intelligence that "shatters the atmosphere" of the characters.<ref name="Polygon Review"/>

[[File:The Last of Us visuals.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|An artistic design of a location in the post-apocalyptic United States. Reviewers praised the design and layouts of the locations. The game's visual features, both [[Game art design|artistic]] and [[Video game graphics|graphic]], were also well received.|alt=A location, formerly a city street, with overgrown plants, broken cars and flooding.]]

The game's visual features were commended by many reviewers. The [[Game art design|art design]] was lauded as "outstanding" by ''Computer and Video Games''{{'}}s Kelly,<ref name="CVG Review"/> and "jaw-dropping" by ''Eurogamer''{{'}}s Welsh.<ref name="Eurogamer Review"/> In contrast, Mc Shea of ''GameSpot'' identified the visual representation of the post-apocalyptic world was "mundane", having been portrayed various times previously.<ref name="GameSpot Review"/> The game's [[Video game graphics|graphics]] have been frequently named by critics as the best for a PlayStation 3 game, with Helgeson of ''Game Informer'' naming them "unmatched in console gaming"<ref name="Game Informer Review"/> and Moriarty of ''IGN'' stating that they contribute to the realism.<ref name="IGN Review"/> ''Destructoid''{{'}}s Sterling wrote that the game was visually impressive but that technical issues, such as some "muddy and basic" textures found early in the game, left a negative impact on the visuals.<ref name="Destructoid Review"/>

The world and environments of the game drew acclaim from many reviewers. Kelly of ''Computer and Video Games'' stated that the environments are "large, detailed, and littered with secrets", adding that ''The Last of Us'' "masks" its [[Linear gameplay|linearity]] successfully.<ref name="CVG Review"/> ''Edge'' repeated similar remarks, writing that the level design serves the story appropriately.<ref name="Edge Review"/> Helgeson of ''Game Informer'' wrote that the world "effectively and gorgeously [conveys] the loneliness" of the story.<ref name="Game Informer Review"/> ''IGN''{{'}}s Moriarty appreciated the added design elements placed around the game world, such as the hidden notes and letters.<ref name="IGN Review"/> The plausibility of the infection was commended by ''[[Scientific American]]''{{'}}s Kyle Hill.<ref name="Scientific American"/>

Reviewers praised the use of sound in ''The Last of Us''. ''Eurogamer''{{'}}s Welsh felt that the sound design was significantly better than in other games,<ref name="Eurogamer Review"/> while ''Game Informer''{{'}}s Helgeson dubbed it "amazing".<ref name="Game Informer Review"/> Mc Shea of GameSpot stated that the audio added to the effect of the gameplay, particularly when hiding from enemies.<ref name="GameSpot Review"/> Kelly of ''Computer and Video Games'' found that the environmental audio positively impacted gameplay, and that Gustavo Santaolalla's score was "sparse and delicate".<ref name="CVG Review"/> Both ''Game Informer''{{'}}s Helgeson and ''Destructoid''{{'s}} Sterling called the score "haunting",<ref name="Game Informer Review"/> with the latter finding that it complements the gameplay.<ref name="Destructoid Review"/>

The graphic depiction of violence in ''The Last of Us'' generated substantial commentary from critics. [[Engadget]] writer Ben Gilbert found the game's persistent focus on combat was "a necessary evil to lead the game's fragile protagonist duo to safety", as opposed to being used as a method to achieve objectives.<ref name="Engadget Violence"/> ''[[Kotaku]]''{{'}}s Kirk Hamilton wrote that the violence was "heavy, consequential and necessary", as opposed to gratuitous.<ref name="Kotaku Review"/> ''[[USgamer]]''{{'}}s Anthony John Agnello wrote that the game consistently reinforces the negativity associated with violence, intentionally making players feel uncomfortable while in violent combat. He stated that the deaths within the game were not unnecessary or unjustified, making the story more powerful.<ref name="USgamer Death"/> Kelly of ''Computer and Video Games'' stated that, despite the "incredibly brutal" combat, the violence never felt gratuitous.<ref name="CVG Review"/> ''Eurogamer''{{'}}s Welsh echoed similar remarks, stating that the violence is not "desensitized or mindless".<ref name="Eurogamer Review"/> Matt Helgeson of ''Game Informer'' observed that the game's violence leads to players questioning the morality of their choices.<ref name="Game Informer Review"/> ''Joystiq''{{'}}s Mitchell wrote that the violence is "designed to be uncomfortable", stating that it contributes to Joel's character.<ref name="Joystiq Review"/> Prior to the release of the game, Keith Stuart of ''[[The Guardian]]'' wrote that the acceptability of the violence would depend on its context within the game.<ref name="Guardian Violence"/>

{{anchor|Depiction of female and LGBT characters}}Many critics discussed the game's depiction of female characters. Jason Killingsworth of ''Edge'' praised its lack of sexualized female characters, writing that it "offers a refreshing antidote to the sexism and regressive gender attitudes of most blockbuster videogames".<ref name="Edge Sexism"/> ''Eurogamer''{{'}}s Ellie Gibson praised Ellie as "sometimes strong, sometimes vulnerable, but never a cliché".<ref name="Eurogamer Sexism"/> She felt that Ellie is initially established as a "damsel in distress", but that this concept is subverted.<ref name="Eurogamer Sexism"/> ''GameSpot''{{'}}s Carolyn Petit praised the female characters as morally conflicted and sympathetic, but wrote that gender in video games should be evaluated "based on their actual merits, not in relation to other games".<ref name="GameSpot Gender"/> Chris Suellentrop of ''[[The New York Times]]'' acknowledged that Ellie is a likable and "sometimes powerful" character, but argued that ''The Last of Us'' is "actually the story of Joel", stating that it is "another video game by men, for men and about men".<ref name="NYT Men"/> ''The Last of Us'' was also praised for its depiction of LGBT characters. Sam Einhorn of GayGamer.net felt that the revelation of Bill's sexuality "added to his character ... without really [[Tokenism|tokenizing]] him".<ref name="GayGamer Bill"/> American organization [[GLAAD]] named Bill one of the "most intriguing new LGBT characters of 2013", calling him "deeply flawed but wholly unique".<ref name="GLAAD"/> A kiss between two female characters in ''Left Behind'' was met with positive reactions.<ref name="Kotaku Breakthrough"/><ref name="IGN Significance"/>

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''The Last of Us Remastered'' received "universal acclaim" according to Metacritic.<ref name="MC PS4"/> It is the third-highest-rated PlayStation 4 game on Metacritic, tied with ''[[Persona 5 Royal]]'' and behind ''Grand Theft Auto V'' and ''[[Red Dead Redemption 2]]''.<ref name="MC Best PS4"/> Critics praised the improved graphics,<ref name="IGN Review PS4"/><ref name="VideoGamer.com Review PS4"/><ref name="GamesRadar Review PS4"/> technical enhancements,<ref name="Game Informer Review PS4"/><ref name="Escapist Review PS4"/><ref name="Digital Spy Review PS4"/> controls adjustments,<ref name="IGN Review PS4"/><ref name="TechRadar Review 1"/> the inclusion of ''Left Behind'',<ref name="IGN Review PS4"/><ref name="Guardian Review PS4"/><ref name="Independent Review PS4"/> and the addition of Photo Mode<ref name="IGN Review PS4"/><ref name="TechRadar Review 2"/> and audio commentary.<ref name="Polygon Review"/><ref name="TechRadar Review 2"/><ref name="GameSpot Review PS4"/> ''Polygon''{{'}}s Kollar compared it to a [[director's cut]] home media release,<ref name="Polygon Review"/> and ''[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]''{{'}}s Sterling called it "the definitive version of the game".<ref name="Escapist Review PS4"/>

=== Accolades ===
{{Main|List of accolades received by The Last of Us|l1=List of accolades received by ''The Last of Us''}}
[[File:The Last of Us development team, GDCA 2014 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|450px|Some developers at [[Naughty Dog]] accepting [[Game Developers Choice Award for Game of the Year|Game of the Year]] at the [[Game Developers Choice Awards]]|alt=A group of 19 people accepting an award on a stage]]

Prior to its release, ''The Last of Us'' received numerous awards for its previews at [[E3]].<ref name="GameSpot E3"/><ref name="Telegraph E3"/><ref name="Electric Playground E3"/><ref name="EGM E3"/><ref name="Destructoid E3"/> It was review aggregators Metacritic and GameRankings's second-highest rated for the year 2013, behind ''Grand Theft Auto V''.<ref name="Metacritic 2013"/><ref name="GameRankings 2013"/> The game appeared on several year-end lists of the best games of 2013, receiving wins at the [[41st Annie Awards]],<ref name="Annie Awards"/> [[10th British Academy Video Games Awards]],<ref name="BAFTA"/> [[17th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards]],<ref name="DICE"/> and 14th Annual [[Game Developers Choice Awards]],<ref name="GDCA"/> and from outlets such as ''[[The A.V. Club]]'',<ref name="AV Club GOTY"/> [[Canada.com]],<ref name="Canada GOTY"/> ''The Daily Telegraph'',<ref name="Telegraph GOTY"/> ''Destructoid'',<ref name="Destructoid GOTY"/> ''The Escapist'',<ref name="Escapist GOTY"/> ''GamesRadar'',<ref name="GamesRadar GOTY"/> ''[[GameTrailers]]'',<ref name="GameTrailers GOTY"/> ''[[GameRevolution]]'',<ref name="GameRevolution GOTY"/> ''[[Giant Bomb]]'',<ref name="Giant Bomb5"/> ''[[Good Game (TV program)|Good Game]]'',<ref name="Good Game GOTY"/> ''Hardcore Gamer'',<ref name="Hardcore GOTY"/> ''IGN'',<ref name="IGN GOTY"/> ''IGN'' Australia,<ref name="IGN AU GOTY"/> ''[[International Business Times]]'',<ref name="IBT GOTY"/> ''Kotaku'',<ref name="Kotaku GOTY"/> ''[[VG247]]'',<ref name="VG247 GOTY"/> and ''VideoGamer.com''.<ref name="VideoGamer GOTY"/> It was also named the Best PlayStation Game by ''GameSpot'',<ref name="GameSpot PS3"/> ''GameTrailers'',<ref name="GameTrailers GOTY"/> ''Hardcore Gamer'',<ref name="Hardcore PS3"/> and ''IGN''.<ref name="IGN PS3"/> Naughty Dog won Studio of the Year and Best Developer from ''The Daily Telegraph'',<ref name="Telegraph GOTY"/> ''Edge'',<ref name="Edge Studio"/> the [[Golden Joystick Awards]],<ref name="CVG 2013"/> ''Hardcore Gamer'',<ref name="Hardcore Developer"/> and the [[Spike Video Game Awards#2013 Awards|2013 Spike VGX]].<ref name="VGX 2013"/>

Baker and Johnson received multiple nominations for their performances; Baker won awards from ''Hardcore Gamer''<ref name="Hardcore Baker"/> and the 2013 Spike VGX,<ref name="VGX 2013"/> while Johnson won awards at the British Academy Video Games Awards,<ref name="BAFTA"/> [[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Character|D.I.C.E. Awards]],<ref name="DICE"/> VGX 2013,<ref name="VGX 2013"/> and from ''The Daily Telegraph''.<ref name="Telegraph GOTY"/> The game's story also received awards at the British Academy Video Games Awards,<ref name="BAFTA"/> the [[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Story|D.I.C.E. Awards]],<ref name="DICE"/> the Game Developers Choice Awards,<ref name="GDCA"/> the Golden Joystick Awards,<ref name="CVG 2013"/> and the [[Writers Guild of America Awards]],<ref name="WGAA"/> and from GameTrailers,<ref name="GameTrailers GOTY"/> Giant Bomb,<ref name="Giant Bomb2"/> ''Hardcore Gamer'',<ref name="Hardcore Story"/> and ''IGN''.<ref name="IGN Story"/> The sound design and music received awards at the [[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design|D.I.C.E. Awards]],<ref name="DICE"/> the [[Inside Gaming Awards]],<ref name="CVG 2013"/> and from ''IGN''.<ref name="IGN Sound"/><ref name="IGN Sound PS3"/> The game's graphical and artistic design also won awards from ''Destructoid'',<ref name="Destructoid Visual"/> the [[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction|D.I.C.E. Awards]],<ref name="DICE"/> the Golden Joystick Awards,<ref name="CVG 2013"/> and ''IGN''.<ref name="IGN Graphics PS3"/><ref name="IGN Graphics"/>

''The Last of Us'' was awarded Outstanding Innovation in Gaming at the D.I.C.E. Awards,<ref name="DICE"/> and Best Third Person Shooter from GameTrailers.<ref name="GameTrailers GOTY"/> The game received Best New IP from ''Hardcore Gamer'',<ref name="Hardcore IP"/> Best Newcomer at the Golden Joystick Awards,<ref name="CVG 2013"/> and Best Debut from Giant Bomb.<ref name="Giant Bomb3"/> It received Best Overall Sound,<ref name="IGN Sound"/> Best PlayStation 3 Multiplayer,<ref name="IGN Multiplayer PS3"/> and Best Action-Adventure Game on PlayStation 3<ref name="IGN Action Adventure PS3"/> and overall at ''IGN''{{'}}s Best of 2013 Awards.<ref name="IGN Action Adventure"/> It also won Best Action-Adventure Game at the British Academy Video Games Awards,<ref name="BAFTA"/> and ''The Escapist'',<ref name="Escapist Action Adventure"/> as well as Best Action Game from ''Hardcore Gamer''<ref name="Hardcore Action"/> and [[D.I.C.E. Award for Adventure Game of the Year|Adventure Game of the Year]] at the D.I.C.E. Awards.<ref name="DICE"/> The game was nominated for Best Remaster at [[The Game Awards 2014]],<ref name="Game Awards 2014"/> and received an honorable mention for Best Technology at the 15th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards.<ref name="GDCA 15"/> The game was named among the best games of the 2010s by ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'',<ref name="Decade THR"/> ''[[Mashable]]'',<ref name="Decade Mashable"/> Metacritic,<ref name="Decade MC"/> and ''VG247''.<ref name="Decade VG247"/>

== Sales ==
Within seven days of its release, ''The Last of Us'' sold over 1.3 million units, becoming the biggest video game launch of 2013 at the time.<ref name="THR Launch"/> Three weeks after its release, the game sold over 3.4 million units, and was deemed the biggest launch of an original game since 2011's ''[[L.A. Noire]]''<ref name="Eurogamer 3 Weeks"/> and the fastest-selling PlayStation 3 game of 2013 at the time.<ref name="GamesRadar Fastest"/> The game became the best-selling digital release on the [[PlayStation Store]] for PlayStation 3; this record was later beaten by ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''.<ref name="PS Store Digital"/> ''The Last of Us'' ultimately became the tenth-best-selling game of 2013.<ref name="MCV 2013"/> In the United Kingdom, the game remained atop the charts for six consecutive weeks, matching records set by multi-platform games.{{efn|Other games that remained atop the UK charts for six consecutive weeks include ''[[FIFA 12]]'' (2011) and ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops II]]'' (2012).<ref name="Gamesindustry UK"/>}} Within 48 hours of its release, ''The Last of Us'' generated more than the £3 million earned by ''[[Man of Steel (film)|Man of Steel]]'' in the same period.<ref name="MCV Charts"/> The game also topped the charts in the United States,<ref name="US Charts"/> France,<ref name="France Charts"/> Ireland,<ref name="Ireland Charts"/> Italy,<ref name="Italy Charts"/> the Netherlands,<ref name="Netherlands Charts"/> Sweden,<ref name="Nordic Charts"/> Finland,<ref name="Nordic Charts"/> Norway,<ref name="Nordic Charts"/> Denmark,<ref name="Nordic Charts"/> Spain,<ref name="Spain Charts"/> and Japan.<ref name="Japan Charts"/>

''The Last of Us'' is one of the [[best-selling PlayStation 3 games]], and ''Remastered'' is among the [[best-selling PlayStation 4 games]].<ref name="IGN 10 Million"/> By August 2014, the game had sold eight million copies: seven million on PlayStation 3 and one million on PlayStation 4.<ref name="PSL 8 Million"/> By April 2018, the game sold 17 million copies across both consoles.<ref name="Polygon 17 Million"/> According to Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad, the game had sold over {{nowrap|20 million}} units by October 2019.<ref name="PSL Ahmad"/>

== Legacy ==
Critics concurred that ''The Last of Us'' was among the best games of the [[seventh generation of video game consoles]]<ref name="7th Gen"/> and a great closing title before the [[Eighth generation of video game consoles|eighth generation]].<ref name="Game Informer Swan Song"/><ref name="Rolling Stone Swan Song"/><ref name="Eurogamer Swan Song"/> It is often regarded among the [[greatest video games ever made]].<ref name="Greatest"/> Several critics recognized it as a landmark title for the industry, citing its blending of a nuanced narrative and effective gameplay;<ref name="GamesRadar Industry"/><ref name="LA Times Industry"/><ref name="TheGamer Industry"/> the developers of ''[[God of War (2018 video game)|God of War]]'' (2018) and ''[[A Plague Tale: Innocence]]'' (2019) named it an inspiration for its focus on characters.<ref name="GamingBolt Barlog"/><ref name="Variety Choteau"/> ''The Last of Us'' was added to the [[World Video Game Hall of Fame]] at [[the Strong National Museum of Play]] in May 2023.<ref name="Polygon WVGHOF"/> ''[[The Last Hope: Dead Zone Survival]]'', released by Virtual Global Games for [[Nintendo Switch]] in June 2023, was labeled a "clone" and "rip-off" of ''The Last of Us'' by journalists due to its similar concept, characters, and music;<ref name="Eurogamer Last Hope"/><ref name="GameSpot Last Hope"/> its trailers were removed from [[YouTube]] after a copyright claim from Sony, and the game was removed from the [[Nintendo eShop]] in August.<ref name="Eurogamer Last Hope eShop"/><ref name="IGN Last Hope"/>

=== Franchise ===
{{main|The Last of Us (franchise)}}

''The Last of Us'' spawned a media franchise. A four-issue comic book miniseries, ''[[The Last of Us: American Dreams]]'', was published by [[Dark Horse Comics]] from April to July 2013, written by Druckmann and illustrated by [[Faith Erin Hicks]].<ref name="IGN Comic"/> The game's cast performed a live reading of selected scenes in [[Santa Monica, California]], in July 2014, with live music by Santaolalla.<ref name="Polygon Live"/> A sequel to the game, ''[[The Last of Us Part II]]'', was released for PlayStation 4 in June 2020.<ref name="TLOU2 Date"/> A [[tabletop game]], Themeborne's ''[[The Last of Us: Escape the Dark]]'', was released in 2024;<ref name="ICv2 Escape the Dark"/> another, [[CMON Limited|CMON]]'s ''The Last of Us: The Board Game'', was announced in 2020.<ref name="Dicebreaker Board Game"/>

Two film adaptations of ''The Last of Us'' were attempted: a feature film written by Druckmann and produced by [[Sam Raimi]] entered [[development hell]],<ref name="IGN Updates"/> and an animated short film adaptation by Oddfellows was canceled by Sony.<ref name="GamesRadar Animated"/> Druckmann and [[Craig Mazin]] created [[The Last of Us (TV series)|a television adaptation]] of the game starring [[Pedro Pascal]] and [[Bella Ramsey]], which debuted on [[HBO]] and [[HBO Max]] in January 2023.<ref name="Variety Date"/>

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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<ref name="PS Blog Announcement">{{cite web |url=http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/12/10/naughty-dog-reveals-the-last-of-us-at-2011-vgas/ |title=Naughty Dog Reveals The Last of Us at 2011 VGAs |last=Wells |first=Evan |authorlink=Evan Wells |work=[[PlayStation Blog]] |publisher=[[Sony Computer Entertainment]] |date=December 10, 2011 |access-date=October 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018090233/http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/12/10/naughty-dog-reveals-the-last-of-us-at-2011-vgas/ |archive-date=October 18, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="PS Blog Power">{{cite web |url=http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2012/03/02/balance-of-power-gameplay-in-the-last-of-us/ |title=Balance Of Power: Gameplay In The Last of Us |last=Meyer |first=Arne |work=[[PlayStation Blog]] |publisher=[[Sony Computer Entertainment]] |date=March 2, 2012 |access-date=March 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402163245/http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2012/03/02/balance-of-power-gameplay-in-the-last-of-us/ |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="PS Blog Multiplayer">{{cite web |url=http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/07/22/how-the-last-of-us-remastered-enhances-multiplayer/ |title=How The Last of Us Remastered Enhances Multiplayer |last=Monacelli |first=Eric |work=[[PlayStation Blog]] |publisher=[[Sony Computer Entertainment]] |date=July 22, 2014 |access-date=March 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402121822/http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/07/22/how-the-last-of-us-remastered-enhances-multiplayer/ |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Shacknews Crafting">{{cite web |url=http://www.shacknews.com/article/79254/the-last-of-us-crafting-guide |title=A guide to crafting in The Last of Us |last=Yoon |first=Andrew |website=[[Shacknews]] |publisher=Gamerhub |date=May 20, 2013 |access-date=March 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309200016/http://www.shacknews.com/article/79254/the-last-of-us-crafting-guide |archive-date=March 9, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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<ref name="Art of the Title">{{cite web |url=http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/the-last-of-us/ |title=The Last of Us (2013) |last=Perkins |first=Will |website=[[Art of the Title]] |date=September 10, 2013 |access-date=July 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715112341/http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/the-last-of-us/ |archive-date=July 15, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="BBC Cordyceps">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/health-64402102 |title=The Last of Us: Could a fungal pandemic turn us all into zombies? |last=Gallagher |first=James |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=January 27, 2023 |accessdate=January 29, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128004159/https://www.bbc.com/news/health-64402102 |archivedate=January 28, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="CNET Cordyceps">{{cite web |url=https://www.cnet.com/science/biology/features/is-the-last-of-us-fungal-outbreak-possible-a-scientific-investigation/ |title=Is 'The Last of Us' Fungal Outbreak Possible? A Scientific Investigation |last=Ryan |first=Jackson |work=[[CNET]] |publisher=[[Red Ventures]] |date=January 22, 2023 |accessdate=January 29, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123032743/https://www.cnet.com/science/biology/features/is-the-last-of-us-fungal-outbreak-possible-a-scientific-investigation/ |archivedate=January 23, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="CNN Cordyceps">{{cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/25/world/zombie-fungus-ophiocordyceps-the-last-of-us-scn/index.html |title=What scientists say about the real-life zombie fungi that inspired 'The Last of Us' |last=Golembiewski |first=Kate |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=January 25, 2023 |accessdate=January 29, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125162239/https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/25/world/zombie-fungus-ophiocordyceps-the-last-of-us-scn/index.html |archivedate=January 25, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Digital Fix Interview">{{cite web |url=https://www.thedigitalfix.com/gaming/feature/the-last-of-us-an-interview-with-naughty-dog/ |title=The Last of Us: An Interview with Naughty Dog |work=The Digital Fix |publisher=Poisonous Monkey Ltd. |date=May 29, 2013 |access-date=October 11, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920174432/https://www.thedigitalfix.com/gaming/feature/the-last-of-us-an-interview-with-naughty-dog/ |archivedate=September 20, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Digital Spy Anticipated">{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/gaming/news/a444601/digital-spys-most-anticipated-games-of-2013-part-two.html |title=Digital Spy's most anticipated games of 2013: Part two |last=Martin |first=Liam |work=[[Digital Spy]] |publisher=[[Hearst Corporation]] |date=December 31, 2012 |access-date=January 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402180103/http://www.digitalspy.com.au/gaming/news/a444601/digital-spys-most-anticipated-games-of-2013-part-two.html |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Digital Spy Editions">{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/gaming/news/a453006/the-last-of-us-special-editions-coming-to-europe-north-america.html |title='The Last of Us' Special Editions coming to Europe, North America |last=Nichols |first=Scott |website=[[Digital Spy]] |publisher=[[Hearst Corporation]] |date=January 23, 2013 |access-date=April 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415101041/http://www.digitalspy.com.au/gaming/news/a453006/the-last-of-us-special-editions-coming-to-europe-north-america.html |archive-date=April 15, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Edge Postmortem 1">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.edge-online.com/features/the-last-of-us-the-definitive-postmortem-spoilers-be-damned/ |title=The Last Of Us: the definitive postmortem – spoilers be damned |page=1 |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |date=June 18, 2013 |access-date=October 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220020719/http://www.edge-online.com/features/the-last-of-us-the-definitive-postmortem-spoilers-be-damned/ |archive-date=December 20, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Edge Postmortem 2">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.edge-online.com/features/the-last-of-us-the-definitive-postmortem-spoilers-be-damned/2/ |title=The Last Of Us: the definitive postmortem – spoilers be damned - Page 2 of 3 |page=2 |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |date=June 18, 2013 |access-date=October 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220004313/http://www.edge-online.com/features/the-last-of-us-the-definitive-postmortem-spoilers-be-damned/2/ |archive-date=December 20, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Edge Postmortem 3">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.edge-online.com/features/the-last-of-us-the-definitive-postmortem-spoilers-be-damned/3/ |title=The Last Of Us: the definitive postmortem – spoilers be damned - Page 3 of 3 |page=2 |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |date=June 18, 2013 |access-date=October 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118222408/http://www.edge-online.com/features/the-last-of-us-the-definitive-postmortem-spoilers-be-damned/3/ |archive-date=January 18, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Eurogamer Anticipated">{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-12-21-developers-most-anticipated-games-of-2013 |title=Developers' Most Anticipated Games of 2013 |last=Yin-Poole |first=Wesley |website=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |date=January 2, 2013 |access-date=January 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402124236/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-12-21-developers-most-anticipated-games-of-2013 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Eurogamer Page">{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-06-09-changes-to-the-last-of-us-ellie-and-announcement-of-ellen-page-in-beyond-are-complete-coincidence |title=Changes to The Last of Us' Ellie and announcement of Ellen Page in Beyond are 'complete coincidence' |last=Welsh |first=Oli |work=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |date=June 8, 2012 |access-date=June 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610160018/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-06-09-changes-to-the-last-of-us-ellie-and-announcement-of-ellen-page-in-beyond-are-complete-coincidence |archive-date=June 10, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Gamasutra Themes">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JoeTriana/20130713/196217/The_Philosophical_Themes_In_The_Last_of_Us.php |title=The Philosophical Themes In The Last of Us |last=Triana |first=Joe |work=[[Gamasutra]] |publisher=[[UBM plc]] |date=July 13, 2013 |access-date=October 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017013629/http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JoeTriana/20130713/196217/The_Philosophical_Themes_In_The_Last_of_Us.php |archive-date=October 17, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Game Informer Afterword">{{cite magazine |last=Helgeson |first=Matt |date=August 2013 |editor-last=Stead |editor-first=Chris |title=Afterword: The Last of Us |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |issue=45 |pages=32–33 }}</ref>

<ref name="Game Informer Capturing">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/02/20/naughty-dog-39-s-art-of-performance-with-last-of-us.aspx |title=Capturing Joel And Ellie For The Last Of Us |last=Hanson |first=Ben |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[GameStop]] |date=February 20, 2012 |access-date=January 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328201351/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/02/20/naughty-dog-39-s-art-of-performance-with-last-of-us.aspx |archive-date=March 28, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Game Informer Presidents">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/02/22/the-past-present-and-future-of-naughty-dog-an-interview-with-the-co-presidents.aspx |title=New Tricks: An Interview With Naughty Dog's Co-Presidents |last=Hansen |first=Ben |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[GameStop]] |date=February 22, 2012 |access-date=January 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331072023/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/02/22/the-past-present-and-future-of-naughty-dog-an-interview-with-the-co-presidents.aspx |archive-date=March 31, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="GameSpot Announcement">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/naughty-dog-readies-the-last-of-us/1100-6347423/ |title=Naughty Dog readies The Last of Us |last=Sinclair |first=Brendan |work=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |date=December 10, 2011 |access-date=October 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102185337/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/naughty-dog-readies-the-last-of-us/1100-6347423/ |archive-date=November 2, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Grounded">{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0l7LzC_h8I |title=Grounded: Making The Last of Us |people=[[Naughty Dog]] and Area 5 |publisher=[[Sony Computer Entertainment]] |date=February 24, 2014 |access-date=October 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225145808/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0l7LzC_h8I |archive-date=February 25, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="IBT Less">{{cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/last-interview-neil-druckmann-naughty-dog-ps3-475066 |title=The Last of Us, Neil Druckmann and Less Being More |last=Smith |first=Edward |work=[[International Business Times]] |publisher=[[IBT Media]] |date=June 5, 2013 |access-date=October 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215055339/http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/last-interview-neil-druckmann-naughty-dog-ps3-475066 |archive-date=February 15, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="IGN Combat">{{cite web |url=https://ign.com/articles/2012/02/13/naughty-dog-talks-combat-in-the-last-of-us |title=Naughty Dog Talks Combat in The Last of Us |last=Moriarty |first=Colin |work=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[News Corporation]] |date=February 13, 2012 |access-date=October 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218155057/http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/02/13/naughty-dog-talks-combat-in-the-last-of-us |archive-date=February 18, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="IGN Delay">{{cite web |url=https://ign.com/articles/2013/02/12/the-last-of-us-delayed |title=The Last of Us Delayed |last=Miller |first=Greg |author-link=Greg Miller (Internet celebrity) |work=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=February 12, 2013 |access-date=October 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006174043/http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/12/the-last-of-us-delayed |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="IGN Split">{{cite web |url=https://ign.com/articles/2011/12/12/naughty-dog-officially-split-into-two-teams |title=Naughty Dog Officially Split Into Two Teams |last=Moriarty |first=Colin |work=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[News Corporation]] |date=December 12, 2011 |access-date=October 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006144530/http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/12/12/naughty-dog-officially-split-into-two-teams |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Kotaku Interface">{{cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/how-we-made-the-last-of-uss-interface-work-so-well-1571841317 |title=How We Made The Last of Us's Interface Work So Well |last=Neonakis |first=Alexandria |work=[[Kotaku]] |publisher=[[Gawker Media]] |date=May 5, 2014 |access-date=January 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221113422/http://kotaku.com/how-we-made-the-last-of-uss-interface-work-so-well-1571841317 |archive-date=December 21, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="MMGN Ico">{{cite web |last=Prestia |first=Gaetano |url=http://ps3.mmgn.com/News/the-last-of-us-inspired-by-ico-re4 |title=PS3 News: The Last Of Us inspired by Ico, RE4 |website=MMGN Australia |access-date=July 16, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610034155/http://ps3.mmgn.com/News/the-last-of-us-inspired-by-ico-re4 |archive-date=June 10, 2013 }}</ref>

<ref name="Polygon Redesign">{{cite web |url=http://www.polygon.com/gaming/2012/5/16/3023677/the-last-of-us-gets-new-trailer |title=The Last of Us gets new trailer, reveals Ellie redesign |last=Gera |first=Emily |work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |date=May 16, 2012 |access-date=July 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626101519/http://www.polygon.com/gaming/2012/5/16/3023677/the-last-of-us-gets-new-trailer |archive-date=June 26, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Polygon Sound">{{cite web |url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/6/23/4457258/naughty-dog-discusses-sound-and-music-in-the-last-of-us |title=Naughty Dog discusses sound and music in The Last of Us |last=Farokhmanesh |first=Megan |work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |date=June 23, 2013 |access-date=January 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218155620/http://www.polygon.com/2013/6/23/4457258/naughty-dog-discusses-sound-and-music-in-the-last-of-us |archive-date=February 18, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Sweeney Giraffe">{{cite web |url=http://ctrl500.com/art/making-the-last-of-us-iconic-giraffe-scene/ |title=Making The Last of Us' Iconic Giraffe Scene |last=Sweeney |first=John |website=Control500 |date=April 2, 2015 |access-date=October 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20151106150902/http://ctrl500.com/art/making-the-last-of-us-iconic-giraffe-scene/ |archive-date=November 6, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Telegraph Interview">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/10091838/The-Last-of-Us-interview-with-Neil-Druckmann-and-Ashley-Johnson.html |title=The Last of Us: interview with Neil Druckmann and Ashley Johnson |last=Robertson |first=Andy |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=May 31, 2013 |access-date=October 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914113700/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/10091838/The-Last-of-Us-interview-with-Neil-Druckmann-and-Ashley-Johnson.html |archive-date=September 14, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="VentureBeat Inspired">{{cite web |url=https://venturebeat.com/2013/08/06/the-last-of-us-creators-inspirations/view-all/ |title=What inspired The Last of Us (interview) |last=Takahashi |first=Dean |authorlink=Dean Takahashi |work=[[VentureBeat]] |date=August 6, 2013 |access-date=October 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020144040/https://venturebeat.com/2013/08/06/the-last-of-us-creators-inspirations/view-all/ |archive-date=October 20, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Verge Making">{{cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/9/19/4744008/making-the-last-of-us-ps3 |title=The power of failure: making 'The Last of Us' |last=Webster |first=Andrew |work=[[The Verge]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |date=September 19, 2013 |access-date=October 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020084636/http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/19/4744008/making-the-last-of-us-ps3 |archive-date=October 20, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="VG247 Announcement">{{cite web |url=http://www.vg247.com/2011/12/11/naughty-dogs-the-last-of-us-announced-at-vgas/ |title=Naughty Dog's The Last of Us announced at VGAs |last=Cullen |first=Johnny |website=[[VG247]] |date=December 11, 2011 |access-date=October 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006065933/http://www.vg247.com/2011/12/11/naughty-dogs-the-last-of-us-announced-at-vgas/ |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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<ref name="GameSpot DLC">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-last-of-us-gets-new-dlc-some-fans-arent-happy-/1100-6421526/ |title=The Last of Us Gets New DLC; Some Fans Aren't Happy About It |last=Makuch |first=Eddie |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |date=August 5, 2014 |access-date=January 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226215102/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-last-of-us-gets-new-dlc-some-fans-arent-happy-/1100-6421526/ |archive-date=February 26, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="IGN Art">{{cite web |url=https://ign.com/articles/2012/12/10/the-last-of-us-box-art-preorder-bonuses |title=The Last of Us Box Art, Preorder Bonuses |last=Miller |first=Greg |author-link=Greg Miller (Internet personality) |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[News Corporation]] |date=December 9, 2012 |access-date=March 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402143353/http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/12/10/the-last-of-us-box-art-preorder-bonuses |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="IGN GOTY Edition">{{cite web |url=https://ign.com/articles/2014/10/23/the-last-of-us-game-of-the-year-edition-announced-for-ps3 |title=The Last of Us: Game of the Year Edition Announced For PS3 |last=Karmali |first=Luke |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=October 23, 2014 |access-date=February 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222094934/http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/10/23/the-last-of-us-game-of-the-year-edition-announced-for-ps3 |archive-date=February 22, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="IGN Left Behind">{{cite web |url=https://ign.com/articles/2014/01/15/the-last-of-us-left-behind-release-date-leaks |title=The Last of Us: Left Behind Release Date Confirmed |last=Karmali |first=Luke |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=January 15, 2014 |access-date=March 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402130311/http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/01/15/the-last-of-us-left-behind-release-date-leaks |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Inverse Timeline">{{cite web |url=https://www.inverse.com/gaming/last-of-us-2-timeline-when-does-it-take-place |title='Last of Us 2' timeline: Every key event before the sequel, explained |last=Lunning |first=Just |work=[[Inverse (website)|Inverse]] |publisher=[[Bustle Digital Group]] |date=June 14, 2020 |accessdate=February 6, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615014144/https://www.inverse.com/gaming/last-of-us-2-timeline-when-does-it-take-place |archivedate=June 15, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Naughty Dog Nightmare">{{cite web |url=http://www.naughtydog.com/site/post/the_last_of_us_nightmare_bundle_available_this_week/ |title=The Last of Us Nightmare Bundle Available this Week |last=Monacelli |first=Eric |website=[[Naughty Dog]] |publisher=[[Sony Computer Entertainment]] |date=November 4, 2013 |access-date=March 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402125910/http://www.naughtydog.com/site/post/the_last_of_us_nightmare_bundle_available_this_week/ |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Polygon Grounded">{{cite web |url=http://www.polygon.com/2014/2/24/5444062/the-making-of-the-last-of-us-documentary-now-on-youtube |title=The Making of The Last of Us documentary now on YouTube |last=Farokhmanesh |first=Megan |work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |date=February 24, 2014 |access-date=January 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109074439/http://www.polygon.com/2014/2/24/5444062/the-making-of-the-last-of-us-documentary-now-on-youtube |archive-date=January 9, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="PS Blog Abandoned">{{cite web |url=http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2013/10/15/the-last-of-us-abandoned-territories-map-pack-and-patch-1-05-available-tomorrow/ |title=The Last of Us – Abandoned Territories Map Pack and patch 1.05 available tomorrow |last=Monacelli |first=Eric |work=[[PlayStation Blog]] |publisher=[[Sony Computer Entertainment]] |date=October 15, 2013 |access-date=March 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029181726/http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2013/10/15/the-last-of-us-abandoned-territories-map-pack-and-patch-1-05-available-tomorrow/ |archive-date=October 29, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="PS Blog Mode">{{cite web |url=http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/04/16/the-last-of-us-grounded-bundle-detailed/ |title=The Last of Us: New Mode and Multiplayer DLC Detailed |last=Monacelli |first=Eric |work=[[PlayStation Blog]] |publisher=[[Sony Computer Entertainment]] |date=April 16, 2014 |access-date=March 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326080644/http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/04/16/the-last-of-us-grounded-bundle-detailed/ |archive-date=March 26, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="PS Blog Season Pass">{{cite web |url=http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/05/28/the-last-of-us-pre-order-the-digital-edition-season-pass-dlc-detailed/ |title=The Last of Us: Pre-Order the Digital Edition & Season Pass, DLC Detailed |last=Monacelli |first=Eric |work=[[PlayStation Blog]] |publisher=[[Sony Computer Entertainment]] |date=May 28, 2013 |access-date=March 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213222418/http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/05/28/the-last-of-us-pre-order-the-digital-edition-season-pass-dlc-detailed/ |archive-date=December 13, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="PS Blog Standalone">{{cite web |url=http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2015/05/01/last-us-left-behind-launches-standalone-download-month/ |title=The Last of Us: Left Behind launches as a standalone download this month |last=Meyer |first=Arne |work=[[PlayStation Blog]] |publisher=[[Sony Computer Entertainment]] |date=May 1, 2015 |access-date=May 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504030657/http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2015/05/01/last-us-left-behind-launches-standalone-download-month/ |archive-date=May 4, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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<ref name="Digital Spy July">{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/gaming/feature/a580523/games-out-this-month-10-biggest-releases-for-july/ |title=Games out this month: 10 biggest releases for July |last1=Mathé |first1=Charlotte |last2=Reynolds |first2=Matthew |website=[[Digital Spy]] |publisher=[[Hearst Corporation]] |date=July 1, 2014 |access-date=April 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208120924/http://www.digitalspy.com/gaming/feature/a580523/games-out-this-month-10-biggest-releases-for-july/ |archive-date=February 8, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Game Informer Re-Infection">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/games/the_last_of_us_remastered_edition/b/playstation4/archive/2014/07/16/re_2d00_infection-hands-on-with-the-last-of-us-remastered.aspx |title=Re-Infection: Hands-On With The Last Of Us Remastered |last=Futter |first=Mike |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[GameStop]] |date=July 16, 2014 |access-date=January 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204021006/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/the_last_of_us_remastered_edition/b/playstation4/archive/2014/07/16/re_2d00_infection-hands-on-with-the-last-of-us-remastered.aspx |archive-date=December 4, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="GameSpot Commentary">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-last-of-us-ps3-owners-wont-get-a-discount-on-r/1100-6421160/ |title=The Last of Us PS3 Owners Won't Get a Discount on Remastered PS4 Version |last=Makuch |first=Eddie |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |date=July 16, 2014 |access-date=January 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126221616/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-last-of-us-ps3-owners-wont-get-a-discount-on-r/1100-6421160/ |archive-date=January 26, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="GameSpot Photo Mode">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-last-of-us-remastered-photo-mode-explained/1100-6421317/ |title=The Last of Us Remastered Photo Mode Explained |last=Maiberg |first=Emanuel |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |date=July 26, 2014 |access-date=February 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212193438/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-last-of-us-remastered-photo-mode-explained/1100-6421317/ |archive-date=February 12, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="GameSpot Standard">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-last-of-us-remastered-devs-discuss-making-60fp/1100-6421147/ |title=The Last of Us Remastered Devs Discuss Making 60fps the New Standard in Games |last=Haywald |first=Justin |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |date=July 16, 2014 |access-date=January 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122023036/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-last-of-us-remastered-devs-discuss-making-60fp/1100-6421147/ |archive-date=January 22, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="IGN Ages">{{cite web |url=https://ign.com/articles/2014/04/10/the-last-of-us-ps4-development-began-ages-ago |title=The Last of Us PS4 Development Began Ages Ago |last=Karmali |first=Luke |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=April 10, 2014 |access-date=January 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209134550/http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/10/the-last-of-us-ps4-development-began-ages-ago |archive-date=February 9, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="IGN First">{{cite web |url=https://ign.com/articles/2014/04/09/the-last-of-us-remastered-first-details-pre-order-info |title=The Last of Us Remastered: First Details, Pre-Order Info |last=Moriarty |first=Colin |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=April 9, 2014 |access-date=January 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209135047/http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/09/the-last-of-us-remastered-first-details-pre-order-info |archive-date=February 9, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="IGN Remastered">{{cite web |url=https://ign.com/articles/2014/06/10/the-last-of-us-remastered-release-date-announced |title=E3 2014: The Last of Us: Remastered PS4 Release Date Announced |last=Karmali |first=Luke |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=June 9, 2014 |access-date=January 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116182922/http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/06/10/the-last-of-us-remastered-release-date-announced |archive-date=January 16, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Kotaku July">{{cite web |url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2014/06/the-last-of-us-is-coming-to-the-ps4-on-july-29/ |title=The Last Of Us Is Coming To The PS4 On July 30 |last=LeJacq |first=Yannick |work=[[Kotaku]] |publisher=[[Gawker Media]] |date=June 10, 2014 |access-date=March 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315003042/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2014/06/the-last-of-us-is-coming-to-the-ps4-on-july-29/ |archive-date=March 15, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="PS Blog Store">{{cite web |url=https://blog.eu.playstation.com/2014/07/30/new-playstation-store-last-us-remastered-rogue-legacy/ |title=New on PlayStation Store: The Last of Us Remastered, Rogue Legacy, more |last=Ashraf |first=Jawad |work=[[PlayStation Blog]] |publisher=[[Sony Computer Entertainment]] |date=July 30, 2014 |access-date=July 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908154055/https://blog.eu.playstation.com/2014/07/30/new-playstation-store-last-us-remastered-rogue-legacy/ |archive-date=September 8, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<!-- Remake -->

<ref name="Fanbyte Gallant">{{cite web |url=https://www.fanbyte.com/games/features/the-last-of-us-part-1-accessibility/ |title=The Last of Us Part I Remake Aims To Lower Barriers for the Visually Disabled |last=Stoner |first=Grant |work=Fanbyte |date=August 26, 2022 |accessdate=August 30, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826193509/https://www.fanbyte.com/games/features/the-last-of-us-part-1-accessibility/ |archivedate=August 26, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Game Informer Remake">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/reader-discussion/2022/06/16/the-last-of-us-part-i-what-do-you-think-of-the-remakes-visual-upgrades |title=The Last Of Us Part I: What Do You Think Of The Remake's Visual Upgrades? |last=LeBlanc |first=Wesley |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[GameStop]] |date=June 16, 2022 |access-date=June 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616182002/https://www.gameinformer.com/reader-discussion/2022/06/16/the-last-of-us-part-i-what-do-you-think-of-the-remakes-visual-upgrades |archive-date=June 16, 2022 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="GamesRadar Remake">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/i-didnt-think-we-needed-a-the-last-of-us-remake-until-i-saw-it-in-motion/ |title=I didn't think we needed a The Last of Us remake until I saw it in motion |last=Donnelly |first=Joe |work=[[GamesRadar+]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |date=June 14, 2022 |accessdate=June 17, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614154700/https://www.gamesradar.com/i-didnt-think-we-needed-a-the-last-of-us-remake-until-i-saw-it-in-motion/ |archivedate=June 14, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="GamesRadar Remake Price">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/the-last-of-us-part-1-costs-dollar70-and-some-fans-are-calling-it-a-slap-in-the-face/ |title=The Last of Us Part 1 costs $70, and some fans are calling it 'a slap in the face' |last=Bellingham |first=Hope |work=[[GamesRadar+]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |date=June 20, 2022 |accessdate=June 22, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620134925/https://www.gamesradar.com/the-last-of-us-part-1-costs-dollar70-and-some-fans-are-calling-it-a-slap-in-the-face/ |archivedate=June 20, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="IGN PC">{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/the-last-of-us-part-1s-pc-port-delayed-3-weeks |title=The Last of Us Part 1's PC Port Delayed 3 Weeks |last=Yang |first=George |work=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=February 3, 2023 |accessdate=February 4, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203173401/https://www.ign.com/articles/the-last-of-us-part-1s-pc-port-delayed-3-weeks |archivedate=February 3, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="MC P1">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-last-of-us-part-i/ |title=The Last of Us Part I |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[Fandom, Inc.]] |accessdate=November 1, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006190632/https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-last-of-us-part-i/ |archivedate=October 6, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="PCMag Remake">{{cite web |url=https://uk.pcmag.com/games/140887/the-last-of-us-remake-is-wholly-unnecessary |title=The Last of Us Remake Is Wholly Unnecessary |last=Zamora |first=Gabriel |work=[[PCMag]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=June 11, 2022 |accessdate=June 17, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612072558/https://uk.pcmag.com/games/140887/the-last-of-us-remake-is-wholly-unnecessary |archivedate=June 12, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="PS Blog Future">{{cite web |url=https://blog.playstation.com/2022/06/09/the-growing-future-of-the-last-of-us/ |title=The Growing Future of The Last of Us |last=Snyder |first=Rochelle |work=[[PlayStation Blog]] |publisher=[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]] |date=June 9, 2022 |accessdate=June 9, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609231633/https://blog.playstation.com/2022/06/09/the-growing-future-of-the-last-of-us/ |archivedate=June 9, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="PS Blog Rebuilding">{{cite web |url=https://blog.playstation.com/2022/08/29/rebuilding-the-last-of-us-part-i-a-deep-dive-into-combat-animation-audio-and-visual-changes-with-naughty-dog/ |title=Rebuilding The Last of Us Part I: A deep dive into combat, animation, audio and visual changes with Naughty Dog |last=Epps |first=De'Angelo |work=[[PlayStation Blog]] |publisher=[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]] |date=August 29, 2022 |accessdate=August 30, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830013512/https://blog.playstation.com/2022/08/29/rebuilding-the-last-of-us-part-i-a-deep-dive-into-combat-animation-audio-and-visual-changes-with-naughty-dog/ |archivedate=August 30, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="PS Blog Rebuilt">{{cite web |url=https://blog.playstation.com/2022/07/21/how-naughty-dog-rebuilt-the-last-of-us-part-i/ |title=How Naughty Dog rebuilt The Last of Us Part I |last=Shuman |first=Sid |work=[[PlayStation Blog]] |publisher=[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]] |date=July 21, 2022 |accessdate=August 30, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722004036/https://blog.playstation.com/2022/07/21/how-naughty-dog-rebuilt-the-last-of-us-part-i/ |archivedate=July 22, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Push Square Metacritic P1">{{cite web |url=https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2023/04/the-last-of-us-pc-is-naughty-dogs-worst-ever-reviewed-game-by-some-margin |title=The Last of Us PC Is Naughty Dog's Worst Ever Reviewed Game by Some Margin |last=Barker |first=Sammy |work=[[Push Square]] |publisher=[[Hookshot Media]] |date=April 1, 2023 |accessdate=April 6, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331224531/https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2023/04/the-last-of-us-pc-is-naughty-dogs-worst-ever-reviewed-game-by-some-margin |archivedate=March 31, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="TheGamer Remake">{{cite web |url=https://www.thegamer.com/the-last-of-us-part-1-remake-differences-better/ |title=The Last Of Us Part 1's Remake Isn't Better, It's Only Different |last=Henley |first=Stacey |work=TheGamer |publisher=Valnet |date=June 16, 2022 |accessdate=June 17, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617013501/https://www.thegamer.com/the-last-of-us-part-1-remake-differences-better/ |archivedate=June 17, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="VGC Remake">{{cite web |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-last-of-us-remake-ps5-release-date-and-pc-version-confirmed-with-first-trailer/ |title=The Last of Us remake trailer leaked: September PS5 release and PC version confirmed |last=Ivan |first=Tom |work=[[Video Games Chronicle]] |publisher=1981 Media |date=June 9, 2022 |accessdate=June 10, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609231544/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-last-of-us-remake-ps5-release-date-and-pc-version-confirmed-with-first-trailer/ |archivedate=June 9, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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<ref name="CVG Review">{{cite web |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/409703/the-last-of-us-review-survival-horror-masterpiece-is-naughty-dogs-finest-moment/ |title=The Last of Us review: Survival horror masterpiece is Naughty Dog's finest moment |last=Kelly |first=Andy |work=[[Computer and Video Games]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |access-date=March 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608044943/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/409703/the-last-of-us-review-survival-horror-masterpiece-is-naughty-dogs-finest-moment/ |archive-date=June 8, 2013 }}</ref>

<ref name="Edge Review">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.edge-online.com/review/the-last-of-us-review/ |title=The Last of Us review |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |date=June 5, 2013 |access-date=March 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608051522/http://www.edge-online.com/review/the-last-of-us-review |archive-date=June 8, 2013 }}</ref>

<ref name="Edge Sexism">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.edge-online.com/features/sexism-sells-the-last-of-us-begs-to-differ/ |title=Sexism sells? The Last of Us begs to differ |last=Killingsworth |first=Jason |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |date=June 24, 2013 |access-date=March 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130628232943/http://www.edge-online.com/features/sexism-sells-the-last-of-us-begs-to-differ |archive-date=June 28, 2013 }}</ref>

<ref name="Engadget Violence">{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2014/02/14/the-last-of-us-interview-dice-2014/ |title=Necessary violence: The creators of The Last of Us defend its reliance on combat |last=Gilbert |first=Ben |work=[[Engadget]] |publisher=[[AOL]] |date=February 14, 2014 |access-date=October 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022082152/http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/14/the-last-of-us-interview-dice-2014/ |archive-date=October 22, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Eurogamer Review">{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-06-05-the-last-of-us-review |title=The Last of Us review |last=Welsh |first=Oli |website=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |date=July 31, 2014 |access-date=March 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316001742/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-07-28-the-last-of-us-review |archive-date=March 16, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Eurogamer Sexism">{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-07-05-the-last-of-us-isnt-the-solution-to-sexism-in-games-but-its-a-start |title=The Last of Us isn't the solution to sexism in games, but it's a start |last=Gibson |first=Ellie |website=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |date=July 5, 2013 |access-date=March 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321151353/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-07-05-the-last-of-us-isnt-the-solution-to-sexism-in-games-but-its-a-start |archive-date=March 21, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Game Informer Review">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/games/the_last_of_us/b/ps3/archive/2013/06/05/the-last-of-us-review-naughty-dogs-grim-masterpiece.aspx |title=Naughty Dog's Grim Masterpiece |last=Helgeson |first=Matt |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[GameStop]] |date=June 5, 2013 |access-date=March 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315203142/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/the_last_of_us/b/ps3/archive/2013/06/05/the-last-of-us-review-naughty-dogs-grim-masterpiece.aspx |archive-date=March 15, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="GameSpot Gender">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-last-of-us-and-grading-on-the-gender-curve/1100-6411051/ |title=The Last of Us and Grading on the Gender Curve |last=Petit |first=Carolyn |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |date=July 3, 2013 |access-date=March 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216043004/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-last-of-us-and-grading-on-the-gender-curve/1100-6411051/ |archive-date=February 16, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="GameSpot Review">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-last-of-us-review/1900-6409197/ |title=The Last of Us Review |last=Mc Shea |first=Tom |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |date=June 5, 2013 |access-date=March 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228191445/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-last-of-us-review/1900-6409197/ |archive-date=February 28, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="GayGamer Bill">{{cite web |url=http://gaygamer.net/2013/09/the-last-of-us-has-a-gay-character-really/ |title=The Last of Us Has a Gay Character. Really! |last=Einhorn |first=Sam |website=GayGamer.net |date=September 3, 2013 |access-date=March 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316181543/http://gaygamer.net/2013/09/the-last-of-us-has-a-gay-character-really/ |archive-date=March 16, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Guardian Violence">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2012/jun/20/the-last-of-us-violence |title=Does The Last of Us fetishise violence? |last=Stuart |first=Keith |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=June 20, 2012 |access-date=March 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402101216/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2012/jun/20/the-last-of-us-violence |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="IGN Significance">{{cite web |url=https://ign.com/articles/2014/02/19/the-significance-of-the-last-of-us-left-behind |title=The Significance of The Last of Us: Left Behind |last=MacDonald |first=Keza |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=February 19, 2014 |access-date=March 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402114717/http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/19/the-significance-of-the-last-of-us-left-behind |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="IGN Review">{{cite web |url=https://ign.com/articles/2013/06/05/the-last-of-us-review |title=The Last of Us Review |last=Moriarty |first=Colin |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=June 5, 2013 |access-date=March 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226000838/http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/05/the-last-of-us-review |archive-date=February 26, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Joystiq Review">{{cite web |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/05/the-last-of-us-review/ |title=The Last of Us review: Humans, conditioned |last=Mitchell |first=Richard |website=[[Joystiq]] |publisher=[[AOL]] |date=June 5, 2013 |access-date=March 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150308014256/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/05/the-last-of-us-review/ |archive-date=March 8, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Kotaku Breakthrough">{{cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/video-gamings-latest-breakthrough-moment-1524555480 |title=Video Gaming's Latest Breakthrough Moment |last=Hamilton |first=Kirk |work=[[Kotaku]] |publisher=[[Gawker Media]] |date=February 17, 2014 |access-date=March 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313200947/http://kotaku.com/video-gamings-latest-breakthrough-moment-1524555480 |archive-date=March 13, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Kotaku Review">{{cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/the-last-of-us-the-kotaku-review-511292998 |title=The Last of Us: The Kotaku Review |last=Hamilton |first=Kirk |work=[[Kotaku]] |publisher=[[Gawker Media]] |date=July 29, 2014 |access-date=October 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015042254/http://kotaku.com/the-last-of-us-the-kotaku-review-511292998 |archive-date=October 15, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="MC Best">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/browse/game/metascore/?platform=ps3 |title=What Games to Play on PS3 |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[Fandom, Inc.]] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101003700/https://www.metacritic.com/browse/game/metascore/?platform=ps3 |archive-date=November 1, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-last-of-us/ |title=The Last of Us |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[Fandom, Inc.]] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004031335/https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-last-of-us/ |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="NYT Men">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/14/arts/video-games/in-the-video-game-the-last-of-us-survival-favors-the-man.html |title=In the Video Game The Last of Us, Survival Favors the Man |last=Suellentrop |first=Chris |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=June 14, 2013 |access-date=March 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903102626/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/14/arts/video-games/in-the-video-game-the-last-of-us-survival-favors-the-man.html?_r=0 |archive-date=September 3, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="OPM Review">{{cite web |url=http://www.officialplaystationmagazine.co.uk/review/the-last-of-us-review-spoiler-free-naughty-dogs-latest-masterpiece-is-a-case-of-apocalypse-wow |title=The Last Of Us review SPOILER FREE - Naughty Dog's latest masterpiece is apocalypse wow |last=Meikleham |first=David |work=[[PlayStation Official Magazine – UK|PlayStation Official Magazine]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |date=June 5, 2013 |access-date=March 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608070015/http://www.officialplaystationmagazine.co.uk/review/the-last-of-us-review-spoiler-free-naughty-dogs-latest-masterpiece-is-a-case-of-apocalypse-wow |archive-date=June 8, 2013 }}</ref>

<ref name="Polygon Review">{{cite web |url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/6/5/4396286/the-last-of-us-review |title=The Last of Us review: dead inside |last=Kollar |first=Philip |work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |date=June 5, 2013 |access-date=March 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211020359/http://www.polygon.com/2013/6/5/4396286/the-last-of-us-review |archive-date=February 11, 2015 }}</ref>

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<ref name="Digital Spy Review PS4">{{cite web |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/videogames/ps4/a587294/the-last-of-us-remastered-review-ps4-naughty-dogs-remasterpiece/ |title=The Last of Us Remastered review (PS4): Naughty Dog's remasterpiece |last=Martin |first=Liam |website=[[Digital Spy]] |publisher=[[Hearst Corporation]] |date=July 30, 2014 |access-date=February 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209143420/http://www.digitalspy.com.au/gaming/review/a587294/the-last-of-us-remastered-review-ps4-naughty-dogs-remasterpiece.html |archive-date=February 9, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Escapist Review PS4">{{cite web |url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/editorials/reviews/12007-The-Last-of-Us-Remastered-Review-A-Very-Pretty-Apocalypse.2 |title=The Last of Us Remastered Review - A Very Pretty Apocalypse |last=Sterling |first=Jim |author-link=Jim Sterling |work=[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]] |publisher=[[Defy Media]] |date=July 28, 2014 |access-date=February 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209133651/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/editorials/reviews/12007-The-Last-of-Us-Remastered-Review-A-Very-Pretty-Apocalypse.2 |archive-date=February 9, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Game Informer Review PS4">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/games/the_last_of_us_remastered_edition/b/playstation4/archive/2014/07/28/naughty-dog-39-s-best-gets-better.aspx |title=Naughty Dog's Best Game Gets Better - The Last of Us Remastered Edition |last=Turi |first=Tim |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[GameStop]] |date=July 28, 2014 |access-date=January 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140728085524/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/the_last_of_us_remastered_edition/b/playstation4/archive/2014/07/28/naughty-dog-39-s-best-gets-better.aspx |archive-date=July 28, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="GameSpot Review PS4">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-last-of-us-remastered-review/1900-6415827/ |title=The Last of Us Review |last=Petit |first=Carolyn |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |date=July 28, 2014 |access-date=January 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122223326/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-last-of-us-remastered-review/1900-6415827/ |archive-date=January 22, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="GamesRadar Review PS4">{{cite web |url=https://gamesradar.com/the-last-of-us-review/ |title=The Last of Us Remastered review |last=Houghton |first=David |website=[[GamesRadar]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |date=July 28, 2014 |access-date=February 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320101036/http://www.gamesradar.com/the-last-of-us-review/ |archive-date=March 20, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="GLAAD">{{cite web |url=http://www.glaad.org/blog/most-intriguing-new-lgbt-characters-2013 |title=The most intriguing new LGBT characters of 2013 |website=[[GLAAD]] |date=December 26, 2013 |access-date=March 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313100645/http://www.glaad.org/blog/most-intriguing-new-lgbt-characters-2013 |archive-date=March 13, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Guardian Review PS4">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/29/the-last-of-us-remastered-sony-playstation-4 |title=The Last of Us Remastered: is there ever closure for completists? |last=Stuart |first=Keith |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=July 29, 2014 |access-date=February 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209135702/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/29/the-last-of-us-remastered-sony-playstation-4 |archive-date=February 9, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="IGN Review PS4">{{cite web |url=https://ign.com/articles/2014/07/28/the-last-of-us-remastered-review |title=The Last of Us: Remastered Review |last=Moriarty |first=Colin |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=July 28, 2014 |access-date=January 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207202119/http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/07/28/the-last-of-us-remastered-review |archive-date=February 7, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Independent Review PS4">{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/gaming/the-last-of-us-remastered-ps4-review-just-another-masterpiece-from-naughty-dog-9631378.html |title=The Last of Us Remastered PS4 review: just another masterpiece from Naughty Dog |last=Fleming |first=Jack |work=[[The Independent]] |publisher=Independent Print Limited |date=July 28, 2014 |access-date=February 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326045145/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/gaming/the-last-of-us-remastered-ps4-review-just-another-masterpiece-from-naughty-dog-9631378.html |archive-date=March 26, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="MC PS4">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-last-of-us-remastered/ |title=The Last of Us Remastered |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[Fandom, Inc.]] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007044018/https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-last-of-us-remastered/ |archive-date=October 7, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="MC Best PS4">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/browse/game/metascore/?platform=ps4 |title=What Games to Play on PS4 |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[Fandom, Inc.]] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101003613/https://www.metacritic.com/browse/game/metascore/?platform=ps4 |archive-date=November 1, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Scientific American">{{cite web |url=https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/but-not-simpler/the-fungus-that-reduced-humanity-to-the-last-of-us/ |title=The Fungus that Reduced Humanity to The Last of Us |last=Hill |first=Kyle |work=[[Scientific American]] |publisher=[[Springer Nature]] |date=June 25, 2013 |access-date=June 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528022901/https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/but-not-simpler/the-fungus-that-reduced-humanity-to-the-last-of-us/ |archive-date=May 28, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="TechRadar Review 1">{{cite web |url=http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/consoles/10-ways-the-last-of-us-remastered-is-better-on-ps4-vs-ps3-1259929 |title=10 ways The Last of Us Remastered is better on PS4 vs PS3 |page=1 |last=Swider |first=Matt |website=[[TechRadar]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |date=August 1, 2014 |access-date=February 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209134141/http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/consoles/10-ways-the-last-of-us-remastered-is-better-on-ps4-vs-ps3-1259929 |archive-date=February 9, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="TechRadar Review 2">{{cite web |url=http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/consoles/10-ways-the-last-of-us-remastered-is-better-on-ps4-vs-ps3-1259929/2 |title=10 ways The Last of Us Remastered is better on PS4 vs PS3: Photo mode, DLC, remote play and price |page=2 |last=Swider |first=Matt |website=[[TechRadar]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |date=August 1, 2014 |access-date=February 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209135350/http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/consoles/10-ways-the-last-of-us-remastered-is-better-on-ps4-vs-ps3-1259929/2 |archive-date=February 9, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Telegraph Review PS4">{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/video-game-reviews/11034884/The-Last-of-Us-Remastered-review.html |title=The Last of Us Remastered review |last=Hoggins |first=Tom |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=August 15, 2014 |access-date=February 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221223645/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/video-game-reviews/11034884/The-Last-of-Us-Remastered-review.html |archive-date=February 21, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="USgamer Death">{{cite web |url=http://www.usgamer.net/articles/2013-in-review-in-the-last-of-us-no-death-is-meaningless |title=2013 in Review: In The Last of Us, No Death is Meaningless |last=Agnello |first=Anthony John |work=[[USGamer]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |date=December 27, 2013 |access-date=October 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909220220/http://www.usgamer.net/articles/2013-in-review-in-the-last-of-us-no-death-is-meaningless |archive-date=September 9, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="VideoGamer.com Review PS4">{{cite web |url=http://www.videogamer.com/reviews/the_last_of_us_remastered_review.html |title=The Last of Us: Remastered Review |author=VideoGamer.com Staff |website=VideoGamer.com |publisher=Pro-G Media |date=July 28, 2014 |access-date=January 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209134424/http://www.videogamer.com/reviews/the_last_of_us_remastered_review.html |archive-date=February 9, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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<ref name="Eurogamer 3 Weeks">{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-07-09-sony-declares-the-last-of-us-a-success-with-over-3-4-million-global-sales |title=Sony declares The Last of Us a success with over 3.4 million global sales |last=Yin-Poole |first=Wesley |website=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |date=July 9, 2013 |access-date=March 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417124700/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-07-09-sony-declares-the-last-of-us-a-success-with-over-3-4-million-global-sales |archive-date=April 17, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="France Charts">{{cite web |url=http://www.sell.fr/top/index/week/24/year/2013 |title=Les Meilleures Ventes De Jeux Vidéo |language=fr |trans-title=The Best Video Game Sales |website=[[SELL]] |access-date=March 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627164304/http://www.sell.fr/top/index/week/24/year/2013 |archive-date=June 27, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Gamesindustry UK">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-07-22-6-weeks-on-top-for-the-last-of-us |title=6 weeks on top for The Last of Us |last=Weber |first=Rachel |website=[[Gamesindustry.biz]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |date=July 22, 2013 |access-date=March 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627060722/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-07-22-6-weeks-on-top-for-the-last-of-us |archive-date=June 27, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="GamesRadar Fastest">{{cite web |url=https://gamesradar.com/last-us-ps3s-fastest-selling-new-ip-history/ |title=The Last of Us is PS3's fastest selling new franchise |last=Ivan |first=Tom |website=[[GamesRadar]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |date=July 9, 2013 |access-date=March 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924123602/http://www.gamesradar.com/last-us-ps3s-fastest-selling-new-ip-history/ |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="IGN 10 Million">{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/05/21/god-of-war-sales-have-passed-10-million |title=God of War Sales Have Passed 10 Million |last=Bankhurst |first=Adam |work=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=May 21, 2019 |access-date=May 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528091257/https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/05/21/god-of-war-sales-have-passed-10-million |archive-date=May 28, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Ireland Charts">{{cite web |url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fsoftware%2Fire%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=210015&arch=t&lyr=2013&year=2013&week=24 |title=Top 20 Entertainment Software (All Prices), Week Ending 15 June 2013 |website=[[Chart-Track]] |access-date=March 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402135131/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fsoftware%2Fire%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=210015&arch=t&lyr=2013&year=2013&week=24 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Italy Charts">{{cite web |url=http://multiplayer.it/notizie/120894-the-last-of-us-le-classifiche-italiane-per-il-mese-di-giugno.html |title=Le classifiche italiane per il mese di giugno |language=it |trans-title=The Italian charts for the month of June |last=Pugliese |first=Tommaso |website=Multiplayer.it |date=July 2013 |access-date=March 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627171025/http://multiplayer.it/notizie/120894-the-last-of-us-le-classifiche-italiane-per-il-mese-di-giugno.html |archive-date=June 27, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Japan Charts">{{cite web |url=http://www.4gamer.net/games/117/G011794/20130626070/ |title=「The Last of Us」が11万7000本で1位に。「ネプテューヌPP」「クマ・トモ」「さよなら 海腹川背」なども発売された「週間販売ランキング＋」 |language=ja |trans-title="The Last of Us" is in first place in the 117 000 this. "Neptunia PP", "bear Tomo" "Goodbye Umihara Kawase", etc. were also released "weekly sales rankings +" |date=June 26, 2013 |access-date=July 9, 2013 |work=[[4Gamer.net]] |publisher=Aetas Inc. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130628235041/http://www.4gamer.net/games/117/G011794/20130626070/ |archive-date=June 28, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="MCV 2013">{{cite web |url=https://www.mcvuk.com/business-news/the-100-best-selling-boxed-games-of-2013/ |title=The 100 best-selling boxed games of 2013 |work=[[MCV (magazine)|MCV]] |publisher=Intent Media |date=January 16, 2014 |access-date=April 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316001007/https://www.mcvuk.com/business-news/the-100-best-selling-boxed-games-of-2013/ |archive-date=March 16, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="MCV Charts">{{cite web |url=http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/uk-charts-the-last-of-us-is-no-1/0117246 |title=UK CHARTS: The Last of US is No.1 |last=French |first=Michael |work=[[MCV (magazine)|MCV]] |publisher=Intent Media |date=June 17, 2013 |access-date=March 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401013621/http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/uk-charts-the-last-of-us-is-no-1/0117246 |archive-date=April 1, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Netherlands Charts">{{cite web |url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/game_charts.asp?cat=&system=&year=2013&date=20130615 |title=GfK Dutch Game Charts |language=nl |website=[[NVPI]] |access-date=July 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928091917/http://www.dutchcharts.nl/game_charts.asp?cat=&system=&year=2013&date=20130615 |archive-date=September 28, 2013 }}</ref>

<ref name="Nordic Charts">{{cite web |url=http://www.gfkhitlist.com/game.aspx |title=Swedish Games chart total, week 26 2013 |access-date=July 9, 2013 |work=[[GfK]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520064632/http://www.gfkhitlist.com/game.aspx |archive-date=May 20, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Polygon 17 Million">{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/6/14/17465488/the-last-of-us-sales-17-million-ps3-ps4 |title=The Last of Us sales top 17 million copies across PS3 and PS4 |last=Sarkar |first=Samit |work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |date=June 14, 2018 |access-date=June 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615083151/https://www.polygon.com/2018/6/14/17465488/the-last-of-us-sales-17-million-ps3-ps4 |archive-date=June 15, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="PS Store Digital">{{cite web |url=http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2013/10/07/playstation-store-charts-september-gta5-and-killzone-mercenary-take-top-honours/ |title=PlayStation Store charts, September: GTA5 and Killzone Mercenary take top honours |last=Dutton |first=Fred |work=[[PlayStation Blog]] |publisher=[[Sony Computer Entertainment]] |date=October 7, 2013 |access-date=March 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220170948/http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2013/10/07/playstation-store-charts-september-gta5-and-killzone-mercenary-take-top-honours/ |archive-date=February 20, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="PSL Ahmad">{{cite web |url=https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2019/10/14/the-last-of-us-sales-uncharted-4-sales/ |title=The Last of Us and Uncharted 4 Reach Incredible Sales Milestones |last=Reeves |first=Brianna |work=[[PlayStation LifeStyle]] |publisher=[[Mandatory (company)|Mandatory]] |date=October 14, 2019 |access-date=May 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014204537/https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2019/10/14/the-last-of-us-sales-uncharted-4-sales/ |archive-date=October 14, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="PSL 8 Million">{{cite web |url=http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2014/09/01/the-last-of-us-remastered-sales-crosses-1-million-sold-worldwide/ |title=The Last of Us Remastered Crosses One Million Sold Worldwide |last=Dunning |first=Jason |work=PlayStation LifeStyle |publisher=[[CraveOnline]] |date=September 1, 2014 |access-date=February 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213101349/http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2014/09/01/the-last-of-us-remastered-sales-crosses-1-million-sold-worldwide/ |archive-date=February 13, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Spain Charts">{{cite web |url=http://www.adese.es/videojuegos-mas-vendidos |title=Ranking de videojuegos más vendidos |language=es |trans-title=Ranking of top selling games |access-date=July 10, 2013 |work=Española de Distribuidores y Editores de Software de Entretenimiento |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724032124/http://www.adese.es/videojuegos-mas-vendidos |archive-date=July 24, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="THR Launch">{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/how-last-us-2-embraces-philosophical-themes-1243375/ |title=How 'The Last of Us 2' Embraces Its Philosophical Themes |last=Shanley |first=Patrick |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |date=September 26, 2019 |accessdate=February 7, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207030417/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/how-last-us-2-embraces-philosophical-themes-1243375/ |archivedate=February 7, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="US Charts">{{cite web |url=http://www.vg247.com/2013/07/19/npd-june-the-last-of-us-animal-crossing-top-charts/ |title=NPD June: The Last of Us, Animal crossing top charts |last=Hillier |first=Brenna |website=[[VG247]] |date=July 19, 2013 |access-date=March 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627064702/http://www.vg247.com/2013/07/19/npd-june-the-last-of-us-animal-crossing-top-charts/ |archive-date=June 27, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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<ref name="Annie Awards">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2014/02/annie-award-winners-2014-animated-film-society-awards-675080/ |title=Annie Awards: 'Frozen' Wins Big Including Best Feature; Miyazaki Gets Best Writing; Spielberg Honored; 'Futurama' & 'Sofia' Top TV; 'Get A Horse!' Best Short |last=Patten |first=Dominic |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |date=February 1, 2014 |access-date=January 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320064318/http://deadline.com/2014/02/annie-award-winners-2014-animated-film-society-awards-675080/ |archive-date=March 20, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="AV Club GOTY">{{cite web |url=https://avclub.com/article/the-people-have-spoken-the-2013-av-club-readers-po-200705 |title=The people have spoken: The 2013 A.V. Club Readers' Poll results |last=Ryan |first=Kyle |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |publisher=[[The Onion|The Onion, Inc.]] |date=December 23, 2013 |access-date=January 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401215606/http://www.avclub.com/article/the-people-have-spoken-the-2013-av-club-readers-po-200705 |archive-date=April 1, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="BAFTA">{{cite web |url=https://ign.com/articles/2014/03/13/bafta-games-awards-2014-winners-announced |title=BAFTA Games Awards 2014 Winners Announced |last=Karmali |first=Luke |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=March 13, 2014 |access-date=January 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105013026/http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/03/13/bafta-games-awards-2014-winners-announced |archive-date=January 5, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Canada GOTY">{{cite web |url=http://o.canada.com/technology/gaming/best-video-games-of-2013-whats-this-years-best-game |title=Top video games of 2013: What's this year's best game? |work=Canada.com |publisher=[[Postmedia News]] |last=O'Rourke |first=Patrick |date=December 17, 2013 |access-date=January 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008212345/http://o.canada.com/technology/gaming/best-video-games-of-2013-whats-this-years-best-game |archive-date=October 8, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="CVG 2013">{{cite web |last=Hussain |first=Tamoor |title=Golden Joysticks 2013: Full list of winners |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/435281/golden-joysticks-2013-full-list-of-winners/ |work=[[Computer and Video Games]] |date=October 26, 2013 |access-date=December 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131028011159/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/435281/golden-joysticks-2013-full-list-of-winners |archive-date=October 28, 2013 }}</ref>

<ref name="Decade Mashable">{{cite web |url=https://mashable.com/article/15-favorites-video-games-2010s/ |title=Our 15 favorite video games from the 2010s |work=[[Mashable]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=October 15, 2019 |access-date=December 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191021043710/https://mashable.com/article/15-favorites-video-games-2010s/ |archive-date=October 21, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Decade MC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/feature/best-videogames-of-the-decade-2010s |title=The Best Video Games of the Decade (2010-19), According to Game Critics |first=Jason |last=Dietz |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=December 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208051915/https://www.metacritic.com/feature/best-videogames-of-the-decade-2010s |archive-date=December 8, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Decade THR">{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/20-best-games-decade-1258724/item/mass-effect-2-games-decade-1258732 |title=The Best Games of the Decade |last1=Beresford |first1=Trilby |last2=Fanelli |first2=Jason |last3=Heltzel |first3=Natalie |last4=Keeley |first4=Pete |last5=Newby |first5=Richard |last6=Parker |first6=Ryan |last7=Vincent |first7=Brittany |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |publisher=[[Eldridge Industries]] |date=December 6, 2019 |access-date=December 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209002604/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/20-best-games-decade-1258724/item/mass-effect-2-games-decade-1258732 |archive-date=December 9, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Decade VG247">{{cite web |url=https://www.vg247.com/2019/11/27/best-video-games-of-the-decade-the-top-50-games-from-2010-2020-ranked/ |title=The best video games of the decade – the top 50 games from 2010-2010, ranked |work=[[VG247]] |publisher=videogaming247 Ltd. |date=November 27, 2019 |access-date=December 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191130175800/https://www.vg247.com/2019/11/27/best-video-games-of-the-decade-the-top-50-games-from-2010-2020-ranked/ |archive-date=November 30, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Destructoid E3">{{cite web |url=http://www.destructoid.com/destructoid-s-best-of-e3-2012-winners-revealed--229363.phtml |title=Destructoid's Best of E3 2012 winners revealed! |last=Aziz |first=Hamza |website=[[Destructoid]] |date=June 12, 2012 |access-date=March 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627124016/http://www.destructoid.com/destructoid-s-best-of-e3-2012-winners-revealed--229363.phtml |archive-date=June 27, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Destructoid GOTY">{{cite web |url=http://www.destructoid.com/the-winner-of-destructoid-s-2013-game-of-the-year-267960.phtml |title=The winner of Destructoid's 2013 Game of the Year |last=Hansen |first=Steven |website=[[Destructoid]] |date=December 24, 2013 |access-date=December 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424031446/http://www.destructoid.com/the-winner-of-destructoid-s-2013-game-of-the-year-267960.phtml |archive-date=April 24, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Destructoid Review">{{cite web |url=http://www.destructoid.com/review-the-last-of-us-255287.phtml |title=Review: The Last of Us |last=Sterling |first=Jim |author-link=Jim Sterling |website=[[Destructoid]] |date=June 5, 2013 |access-date=March 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218232700/http://www.destructoid.com/review-the-last-of-us-255287.phtml |archive-date=February 18, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="DICE">{{cite web |url=http://www.interactive.org/awards/2014_17th_awards.asp |title=17th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards |website=[[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]] |date=February 7, 2014 |access-date=January 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320094249/http://www.interactive.org/awards/2014_17th_awards.asp |archive-date=March 20, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Destructoid Visual">{{cite web |url=http://www.destructoid.com/the-winner-of-destructoid-s-best-of-2013-visuals-267869.phtml |title=The winner of Destructoid's best of 2013 visuals |last=Hansen |first=Steven |website=[[Destructoid]] |date=December 24, 2013 |access-date=December 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627105449/http://www.destructoid.com/the-winner-of-destructoid-s-best-of-2013-visuals-267869.phtml |archive-date=June 27, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Electric Playground E3">{{cite web |url=http://epn.tv/all/spotlight/the-electric-playgrounds-best-of-e3-winners/ |title=The Electric Playground's Best of E3 Winners |work=[[The Electric Playground]] |publisher=Greedy Productions Ltd. |date=June 11, 2012 |access-date=March 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419060621/http://epn.tv/all/spotlight/the-electric-playgrounds-best-of-e3-winners/ |archive-date=April 19, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="EGM E3">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.egmnow.com/platforms/xbox_360/egm-presents-the-best-of-e3-2012/ |title=EGM Presents: The Best of E3 2012 |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |publisher=EGM Media, LLC |date=June 11, 2012 |access-date=March 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141117060412/http://www.egmnow.com/platforms/xbox_360/egm-presents-the-best-of-e3-2012/ |archive-date=November 17, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Escapist GOTY">{{cite magazine|title=The Escapist Awards - Game of the Year 2013 |url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/10886-The-Escapist-Awards-Game-of-the-Year-2013 |page=1 |magazine=[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]] |date=January 11, 2014 |access-date=January 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112101341/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/editorials/10886-The-Escapist-Awards-Game-of-the-Year-2013 |archive-date=November 12, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Edge Studio">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.edge-online.com/features/the-edge-awards-2013-studio-of-the-year/ |title=The Edge awards 2013: studio of the year |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |date=December 30, 2013 |access-date=January 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230235007/http://www.edge-online.com/features/the-edge-awards-2013-studio-of-the-year/ |archive-date=December 30, 2013 }}</ref>

<ref name="Escapist Action Adventure">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.escapistmagazine.com/the-winners-of-the-escapist-awards-and-game-of-the-year-nominees/ |title=The Winners of The Escapist Awards and Game of the Year Nominees |page=6 |magazine=[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]] |date=January 1, 2014 |access-date=January 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116202523/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/editorials/10833-.6 |archive-date=January 16, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Game Awards 2014">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/12/06/here-are-the-winners-of-the-game-awards-2014.aspx |title=Here Are The Winners Of The Game Awards 2014 |last=Futter |first=Mike |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[GameStop]] |date=December 5, 2014 |access-date=January 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502051057/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/12/06/here-are-the-winners-of-the-game-awards-2014.aspx |archive-date=May 2, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="GameRankings 2013">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/browse.html?year=2013 |title=Browse and Search Games&nbsp;— Highest Rated Video Games for 2013 |work=[[GameRankings]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=January 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019220940/http://www.gamerankings.com/browse.html?year=2013 |archive-date=October 19, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="GameRevolution GOTY">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/news/game-of-the-year-2013-23173 |title=Game of the Year 2013 |last=Bischoff |first=Daniel |website=[[Game Revolution]] |publisher=[[CraveOnline]] |date=December 20, 2013 |access-date=January 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022191346/http://www.gamerevolution.com/news/game-of-the-year-2013-23173 |archive-date=October 22, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="GameSpot E3">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/special-feature/best-of-e3-2012-edit/ |title=The Last of Us - GameSpot's Best of E3 2012 Editors' Choice Awards |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |date=June 4, 2012 |access-date=December 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003044633/http://www.gamespot.com/special-feature/best-of-e3-2012-edit/ |archive-date=October 3, 2013 }}</ref>

<ref name="GamesRadar GOTY">{{cite web |url=https://gamesradar.com/best-games-2013/ |title=Game of the year 2013 |website=[[GamesRadar]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |date=January 21, 2014 |access-date=January 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321165507/http://www.gamesradar.com/best-games-2013/ |archive-date=March 21, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="GDCA">{{cite web |url=http://www.polygon.com/2014/3/20/5527642/the-2014-game-developer-choice-awards |title=The Last of Us cleans up at the 2014 Game Developer Choice Awards |last=Pitcher |first=Jenna |work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |date=March 20, 2014 |access-date=January 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213042000/http://www.polygon.com/2014/3/20/5527642/the-2014-game-developer-choice-awards |archive-date=February 13, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="GDCA 15">{{cite web |url=https://ign.com/articles/2015/03/05/middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-wins-goty-17th-annual-game-developers-choice-awards |title=Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Wins 17th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards GOTY |last=Pitcher |first=Jenna |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=March 4, 2015 |access-date=March 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150306210057/http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/03/05/middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-wins-goty-17th-annual-game-developers-choice-awards |archive-date=March 6, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Giant Bomb2">{{cite web |url=http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/giant-bomb-s-2013-game-of-the-year-awards-day-two/1100-4804/ |title=Giant Bomb's 2013 Game of the Year Awards: Day Two |website=[[Giant Bomb]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |date=December 24, 2013 |access-date=January 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325192432/http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/giant-bomb-s-2013-game-of-the-year-awards-day-two/1100-4804/ |archive-date=March 25, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Giant Bomb3">{{cite web |url=http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/giant-bomb-s-2013-game-of-the-year-awards-day-thre/1100-4805/ |title=Giant Bomb's 2013 Game of the Year Awards: Day Three |website=[[Giant Bomb]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |date=December 25, 2013 |access-date=January 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201205415/http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/giant-bomb-s-2013-game-of-the-year-awards-day-thre/1100-4805/ |archive-date=February 1, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Giant Bomb5">{{cite web |url=http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/giant-bomb-s-2013-game-of-the-year-awards-day-five/1100-4807/ |title=Giant Bomb's 2013 Game of the Year Awards: Day Five |website=[[Giant Bomb]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |date=December 27, 2013 |access-date=January 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150314232405/http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/giant-bomb-s-2013-game-of-the-year-awards-day-five/1100-4807/ |archive-date=March 14, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Good Game GOTY">{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/goodgame/stories/s3903990.htm |title=Good Game Stories - Award - Best Game |author=Good Game |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=December 3, 2013 |access-date=December 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141120000418/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/goodgame/stories/s3903990.htm |archive-date=November 20, 2014 |url-status=live |author-link=Good Game (TV program) }}</ref>

<ref name="GameSpot PS3">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps3-game-of-the-year-2013-winner/1100-6416463/ |title=PS3 Game of the Year 2013 Winner |website=[[GameSpot]] |date=December 13, 2013 |access-date=December 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228081349/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps3-game-of-the-year-2013-winner/1100-6416463/ |archive-date=February 28, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="GameTrailers GOTY">{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU78QguFWKo |title=GT's Game of the Year! |publisher=[[GameTrailers]] |date=January 10, 2014 |access-date=January 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311110127/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU78QguFWKo |archive-date=March 11, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Hardcore Action">{{cite web |url=http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2013/12/19/2013-best-action-game/66916/ |title=2013 Best Action Game |website=Hardcore Gamer |date=December 19, 2013 |access-date=December 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116201906/http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2013/12/19/2013-best-action-game/66916/ |archive-date=January 16, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Hardcore Baker">{{cite web |url=http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2013/12/21/2013-the-troy-baker-award/67191/ |title=2013 The Troy Baker Award |website=Hardcore Gamer |date=December 21, 2013 |access-date=December 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116173320/http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2013/12/21/2013-the-troy-baker-award/67191/ |archive-date=January 16, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Hardcore Developer">{{cite web |url=http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2013/12/21/2013-best-developer/67159/ |title=2013 Best Developer |website=Hardcore Gamer |date=December 21, 2013 |access-date=December 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116173317/http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2013/12/21/2013-best-developer/67159/ |archive-date=January 16, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Hardcore IP">{{cite web |url=http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2013/12/21/2013-best-new-ip/67142/ |title=2013 Best New IP |website=Hardcore Gamer |date=December 21, 2013 |access-date=December 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116201903/http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2013/12/21/2013-best-new-ip/67142/ |archive-date=January 16, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Hardcore GOTY">{{cite web |url=http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2013/12/22/2013-game-of-the-year-award/67365/ |title=2013 Game of the Year Award |website=Hardcore Gamer |date=December 22, 2013 |access-date=December 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512001706/http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2013/12/22/2013-game-of-the-year-award/67365/ |archive-date=May 12, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Hardcore PS3">{{cite web |url=http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2013/12/21/2013-best-ps3-game/67072/ |title=2013 Best PS3 Game |website=Hardcore Gamer |date=December 21, 2013 |access-date=December 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116173323/http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2013/12/21/2013-best-ps3-game/67072/ |archive-date=January 16, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Hardcore Story">{{cite web |url=http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2013/12/21/2013-best-story/67119/ |title=2013 Best Story |website=Hardcore Gamer |date=December 21, 2013 |access-date=December 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116173327/http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2013/12/21/2013-best-story/67119/ |archive-date=January 16, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="IBT GOTY">{{cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.com/five-best-video-games-2013-why-well-miss-current-generation-consoles-1470862 |title=The Five Best Video Games of 2013: Why We'll Miss This Current Generation of Consoles |last=Elise |first=Abigail |work=[[International Business Times]] |publisher=[[IBT Media]] |date=November 14, 2013 |access-date=January 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114154858/http://www.ibtimes.com/five-best-video-games-2013-why-well-miss-current-generation-consoles-1470862 |archive-date=November 14, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="IGN AU GOTY">{{cite web |url=http://au.ign.com/videos/2013/12/21/ign-aus-top-12-games-of-2013 |title=IGN AU's Top 12 Games of 2013 |author=[[IGN]] Australia |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=December 21, 2013 |access-date=January 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114062853/http://www.ign.com/videos/2013/12/21/ign-aus-top-12-games-of-2013 |archive-date=January 14, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="IGN Action Adventure">{{cite web |title=Best Overall Action-Adventure Game - IGN's Best of 2013 |url=https://ign.com/wikis/best-of-2013/Best_Overall_Action-Adventure_Game |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=December 18, 2013 |access-date=December 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424030013/http://www.ign.com/wikis/best-of-2013/Best_Overall_Action-Adventure_Game |archive-date=April 24, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="IGN Action Adventure PS3">{{cite web |title=Best PS3 Action-Adventure Game - IGN's Best of 2013 |url=https://ign.com/wikis/best-of-2013/Best_PS3_Action-Adventure_Game |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=December 18, 2013 |access-date=December 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315144320/http://www.ign.com/wikis/best-of-2013/Best_PS3_Action-Adventure_Game |archive-date=March 15, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="IGN GOTY">{{cite web |title=Overall - IGN's Best of 2013 |url=https://ign.com/wikis/best-of-2013/Overall |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=December 18, 2013 |access-date=December 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319080909/http://www.ign.com/wikis/best-of-2013/Overall |archive-date=March 19, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="IGN Graphics">{{cite web |title=Best Overall Graphics - Technology - IGN's Best of 2013 |url=https://ign.com/wikis/best-of-2013/Best_Overall_Graphics_-_Technology |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=December 18, 2013 |access-date=December 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501214834/http://www.ign.com/wikis/best-of-2013/Best_Overall_Graphics_-_Technology |archive-date=May 1, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="IGN Graphics PS3">{{cite web |title=Best PS3 Graphics - IGN's Best of 2013 |url=https://ign.com/wikis/best-of-2013/Best_PS3_Graphics |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=December 18, 2013 |access-date=December 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227013348/http://www.ign.com/wikis/best-of-2013/Best_PS3_Graphics |archive-date=February 27, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="IGN Multiplayer PS3">{{cite web |title=Best PS3 Multiplayer Game - IGN's Best of 2013 |url=https://ign.com/wikis/best-of-2013/Best_PS3_Multiplayer_Game |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=December 18, 2013 |access-date=December 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309115635/http://www.ign.com/wikis/best-of-2013/Best_PS3_Multiplayer_Game |archive-date=March 9, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="IGN PS3">{{cite web |title=Best PS3 Game - IGN's Best of 2013 |url=https://ign.com/wikis/best-of-2013/Best_PS3_Game |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=December 18, 2013 |access-date=December 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303072419/http://www.ign.com/wikis/best-of-2013/Best_PS3_Game |archive-date=March 3, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="IGN Sound">{{cite web |title=Best Overall Sound - IGN's Best of 2013 |url=https://ign.com/wikis/best-of-2013/Best_Overall_Sound |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=December 18, 2013 |access-date=December 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424032900/http://www.ign.com/wikis/best-of-2013/Best_Overall_Sound |archive-date=April 24, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="IGN Sound PS3">{{cite web |title=Best PS3 Sound - IGN's Best of 2013 |url=https://ign.com/wikis/best-of-2013/Best_PS3_Sound |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=December 18, 2013 |access-date=December 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150306195629/http://www.ign.com/wikis/best-of-2013/Best_PS3_Sound |archive-date=March 6, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="IGN Story">{{cite web |title=Best PS3 Story - IGN's Best of 2013 |url=https://ign.com/wikis/best-of-2013/Best_PS3_Story |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=December 18, 2013 |access-date=December 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215100658/http://www.ign.com/wikis/best-of-2013/Best_PS3_Story |archive-date=February 15, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Kotaku GOTY">{{cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/the-last-of-us-is-kotakus-game-of-the-year-1491592059 |title=The Last of Us Is Kotaku's Game of the Year |last=Totilo |first=Stephen |work=[[Kotaku]] |publisher=[[Gawker Media]] |date=December 30, 2013 |access-date=January 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313144313/http://kotaku.com/the-last-of-us-is-kotakus-game-of-the-year-1491592059 |archive-date=March 13, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Metacritic 2013">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/year/all?sort=desc&year_selected=2013 |title=Highest Rated Video Games for 2013 |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=January 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113105653/http://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/year/all?sort=desc&year_selected=2013 |archive-date=January 13, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Telegraph GOTY">{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/10542023/Telegraph-Video-Game-Awards-2013.html |title=Telegraph Video Game Awards 2013 |last=Hoggins |first=Tom |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |location=London |date=December 31, 2013 |access-date=January 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319154905/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/10542023/Telegraph-Video-Game-Awards-2013.html |archive-date=March 19, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Telegraph E3">{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/e3/9320228/E3-2012-Best-in-show.html |title=E3 2012: Best in show |last=Hoggins |first=Tom |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=June 9, 2012 |access-date=March 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627150421/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/e3/9320228/E3-2012-Best-in-show.html |archive-date=June 27, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="VG247 GOTY">{{cite web |url=http://www.vg247.com/2014/01/10/vg247-community-games-of-the-year-part-three-and-the-winner-is/ |title=VG247 Community Games of the Year |last=Nunneley |first=Stephany |website=[[VG247]] |date=January 11, 2014 |access-date=January 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022154445/http://www.vg247.com/2014/01/10/vg247-community-games-of-the-year-part-three-and-the-winner-is/ |archive-date=October 22, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="VGX 2013">{{cite web |url=http://gamerant.com/vgx-2013-winners-list/ |title='Grand Theft Auto V' Tops Spike VGX 2013 Award Winners List |last=Dane |first=Patrick |publisher=Game Rant |date=December 7, 2013 |access-date=December 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401083145/http://gamerant.com/vgx-2013-winners-list/ |archive-date=April 1, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="VideoGamer GOTY">{{cite web |url=http://www.videogamer.com/ps3/the_last_of_us/features/article/game_of_the_year_2013_no_1_the_last_of_us.html |title=Game of the Year 2013: - No.1: The Last of Us |last=Burns |first=Steven |work=VideoGamer.com. Pro-G Media Ltd. |date=December 31, 2013 |access-date=January 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018113451/http://www.videogamer.com/ps3/the_last_of_us/features/article/game_of_the_year_2013_no_1_the_last_of_us.html |archive-date=October 18, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="WGAA">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2014/02/wga-award-winners-2014-writers-guild-awards-675221/ |title=WGA Award Winners & More — 2014 Writers Guild Awards |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |date=February 1, 2014 |access-date=January 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201163831/http://deadline.com/2014/02/wga-award-winners-2014-writers-guild-awards-675221/ |archive-date=February 1, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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<ref name="7th Gen">{{multiref2
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|{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/10527865/The-50-best-games-of-the-console-generation-part-two.html |title=The 50 best games of the console generation: part two |last=Hoggins |first=Tom |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=December 28, 2013 |access-date=February 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131229013654/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/10527865/The-50-best-games-of-the-console-generation-part-two.html |archive-date=December 29, 2013 |url-status=live }}
|{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/07/18/top-25-ps3-games.aspx |title=Top 25 PlayStation 3 Games |last=Juba |first=Joe |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[GameStop]] |date=July 18, 2014 |access-date=February 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140721012512/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/07/18/top-25-ps3-games.aspx |archive-date=July 21, 2014 |url-status=dead }}
|{{cite web |url=https://ign.com/top/games-of-a-generation/3 |title=The Last of Us - #3 Top Games of a Generation |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=June 4, 2014 |access-date=February 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525223754/https://ign.com/top/games-of-a-generation/3 |archive-date=May 25, 2014 |url-status=dead }}
|{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-11-04-eurogamers-games-of-the-generation-the-top-50 |title=Eurogamer's Games of the Generation: The top 50 |last=Robinson |first=Martin |website=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |date=November 4, 2013 |access-date=February 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104200709/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-11-04-eurogamers-games-of-the-generation-the-top-50 |archive-date=November 4, 2013 |url-status=live }}
|{{cite web |url=https://gamingbolt.com/top-30-video-games-of-all-time/19 |title=Top 30 Video Games of All Time |page=19 |last=Sinha |first=Ravi |work=GamingBolt |date=April 11, 2022 |accessdate=August 2, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714043719/https://gamingbolt.com/top-30-video-games-of-all-time/19 |archivedate=July 14, 2023 |url-status=live }}
|{{cite web |url=http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2013/11/08/61431/61431/ |title=The Top Ten Games of the Generation |website=Hardcore Gamer |date=November 8, 2013 |access-date=February 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111045321/http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2013/11/08/61431/61431/ |archive-date=November 11, 2013 |url-status=live }}
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<ref name="Eurogamer Last Hope">{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/theres-a-the-last-of-us-rip-off-on-nintendo-eshop-so-of-course-i-played-it |title=There's a The Last of Us rip-off on Nintendo eShop, so of course I played it |last=Kennedy |first=Victoria |work=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |date=July 5, 2023 |accessdate=August 2, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705121119/https://www.eurogamer.net/theres-a-the-last-of-us-rip-off-on-nintendo-eshop-so-of-course-i-played-it |archivedate=July 5, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Eurogamer Last Hope eShop">{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/the-last-of-us-knock-off-removed-from-nintendo-eshop-as-sony-stakes-copyright-claim |title=The Last of Us knock off removed from Nintendo eShop as Sony stakes copyright claim |last=Kennedy |first=Victoria |work=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |date=August 1, 2023 |accessdate=August 2, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801213657/https://www.eurogamer.net/the-last-of-us-knock-off-removed-from-nintendo-eshop-as-sony-stakes-copyright-claim |archivedate=August 1, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Eurogamer Swan Song">{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2022-the-last-of-us-part-1-the-digital-foundry-tech-review |title=The Last of Us Part 1 - as complete a remake as you could hope for |last=Linneman |first=John |work=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |date=August 31, 2022 |accessdate=August 2, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831150520/https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2022-the-last-of-us-part-1-the-digital-foundry-tech-review |archivedate=August 31, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="GameSpot Last Hope">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/there-is-a-hilarious-and-brazen-last-of-us-rip-off-on-nintendo-switch/1100-6515667/ |title=There Is A Hilarious And Brazen Last Of Us Rip-Off On Nintendo Switch |last=Campbell |first=Evan |work=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[Fandom, Inc.]] |date=July 5, 2023 |accessdate=August 2, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705144916/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/there-is-a-hilarious-and-brazen-last-of-us-rip-off-on-nintendo-switch/1100-6515667/ |archivedate=July 5, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="GamesRadar Industry">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/the-last-of-us-changed-the-video-game-industry-and-now-its-done-the-same-for-video-game-adaptations/ |title=The Last of Us changed the video game industry, and now it's done the same for video game adaptations |last=Loveridge |first=Sam |work=[[GamesRadar+]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |date=March 17, 2023 |accessdate=August 2, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316213556/https://www.gamesradar.com/the-last-of-us-changed-the-video-game-industry-and-now-its-done-the-same-for-video-game-adaptations/ |archivedate=March 16, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Game Informer Swan Song">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/03/31/the-incredible-swan-songs-of-the-wii-ps3-and-xbox-360-generation.aspx |title=The Incredible Swan Songs Of The Wii, PS3, And Xbox 360 Generation |last=Mikos |first=Justin |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[GameStop]] |date=March 31, 2015 |access-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402204212/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/03/31/the-incredible-swan-songs-of-the-wii-ps3-and-xbox-360-generation.aspx |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="GamingBolt Barlog">{{cite web |url=https://gamingbolt.com/god-of-war-director-talks-about-the-last-of-us-influences |title=God of War Director Talks About The Last of Us Influences |last=Parijat |first=Shubhankar |work=GamingBolt |date=April 11, 2019 |accessdate=August 2, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423005242/https://gamingbolt.com/god-of-war-director-talks-about-the-last-of-us-influences |archivedate=April 23, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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|{{cite magazine |url=http://www.edge-online.com/features/edge-20-best-games/ |title=The 20 best games of Edge's lifetime |last=Braine |first=Ben |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |date=November 15, 2013 |access-date=February 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131118075351/http://www.edge-online.com/features/edge-20-best-games/ |archivedate=November 18, 2013 |url-status=dead }}
|{{cite web |url=https://empireonline.com/features/100greatestgames/game.asp?title=1 |title=1. The Last of Us {{!}} The 100 Greatest Video Games Of All Time |work=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]] |publisher=[[Bauer Media Group]] |date=August 15, 2014 |access-date=February 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819130650/https://empireonline.com/features/100greatestgames/game.asp?title=1 |archivedate=August 19, 2014 |url-status=dead }}
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<ref name="IGN Last Hope">{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/the-last-of-us-clone-gets-pulled-from-nintendo-switch-eshop |title=The Last of Us Clone Gets Pulled from Nintendo Switch eShop |last=Lyles |first=Taylor |work=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=August 1, 2023 |accessdate=August 2, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802013834/https://www.ign.com/articles/the-last-of-us-clone-gets-pulled-from-nintendo-switch-eshop |archivedate=August 2, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="LA Times Industry">{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-01-15/the-last-of-us-hbo-tv-show-video-game-history-neil-druckmann |title=How 'The Last of Us' changed gaming, strained relationships and spawned an empire |last=Martens |first=Todd |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=January 15, 2023 |accessdate=August 2, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115160458/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-01-15/the-last-of-us-hbo-tv-show-video-game-history-neil-druckmann |archivedate=January 15, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Polygon WVGHOF">{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/23711127/video-game-hall-of-fame-2023-inductees-the-last-of-us |title=The Last of Us, Barbie Fashion Designer headline Video Game Hall of Fame 2023 class |last=McWhertor |first=Michael |work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |date=May 4, 2023 |accessdate=May 5, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504234709/https://www.polygon.com/23711127/video-game-hall-of-fame-2023-inductees-the-last-of-us |archivedate=May 4, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Rolling Stone Swan Song">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/last-of-us-ps5-review-1234581215/ |title='The Last of Us Part I': A Brutal Masterpiece Is Reborn for the PlayStation 5 |last=Cruz |first=Christopher |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |date=September 2, 2022 |accessdate=August 2, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902134919/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/last-of-us-ps5-review-1234581215/ |archivedate=September 2, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="TheGamer Industry">{{cite web |url=https://www.thegamer.com/the-last-of-us-ten-year-anniversary-influence/ |title=Ten Years Ago, The Last Of Us Changed Everything |last=Henley |first=Stacey |work=TheGamer |publisher=Valnet |date=June 19, 2023 |accessdate=August 2, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620114318/https://www.thegamer.com/the-last-of-us-ten-year-anniversary-influence/ |archivedate=June 20, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Variety Choteau">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2018/gaming/features/a-plague-tale-innocence-interview-1202850698/ |title=How 'A Plague Tale: Innocence' Makes Diseased Rates So Terrifying |last=Valdes |first=Giancarlo |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |date=June 19, 2018 |accessdate=August 2, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605101002/https://variety.com/2018/gaming/features/a-plague-tale-innocence-interview-1202850698/ |archivedate=June 5, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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<ref name="Dicebreaker Board Game">{{cite web |url=https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/the-last-of-us-the-board-game/news/the-last-of-us-the-board-game-announced |title=The Last of Us board game on the way from Blood Rage studio |last=Meehan |first=Alex |work=[[Dicebreaker]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |date=September 25, 2020 |accessdate=November 2, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011140308/https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/the-last-of-us-the-board-game/news/the-last-of-us-the-board-game-announced |archivedate=October 11, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="ICv2 Escape the Dark">{{cite web |url=https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/58146/the-last-us-board-game |title=''The Last of Us'' Board Game |last=Gripp |first=Milton |work=[[ICv2]] |publisher=GCO, LLC |date=October 30, 2024 |accessdate=November 2, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241104221510/https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/58146/the-last-us-board-game |archivedate=November 4, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="IGN Comic">{{cite web |url=https://ign.com/articles/2012/10/12/the-last-of-us-getting-tie-in-comic-art-book |title=The Last of Us Prequel Comic, Art Book Revealed |last=Goldfarb |first=Andrew |work=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[News Corporation]] |date=October 12, 2012 |access-date=October 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402133333/http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/10/12/the-last-of-us-getting-tie-in-comic-art-book |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Polygon Live">{{cite web |url=http://www.polygon.com/2014/7/21/5923139/the-last-of-us-one-night-live |title=The Last of Us will be performed on stage for just one night |last=McWhertor |first=Michael |work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |date=July 21, 2014 |access-date=March 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222180908/http://www.polygon.com/2014/7/21/5923139/the-last-of-us-one-night-live |archive-date=December 22, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="TLOU2 Date">{{cite web |url=https://blog.us.playstation.com/2020/04/27/release-date-updates-for-the-last-of-us-part-ii-ghost-of-tsushima/ |title=Release Date Updates For The Last of Us Part II, Ghost of Tsushima |last=Hulst |first=Herman |website=[[PlayStation Blog]] |publisher=[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]] |date=April 27, 2020 |accessdate=April 27, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427214957/https://blog.us.playstation.com/2020/04/27/release-date-updates-for-the-last-of-us-part-ii-ghost-of-tsushima/ |archivedate=April 27, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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<ref name="GamesRadar Animated">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/the-last-of-us-animated-movie/ |title=Images from an official The Last of Us animated movie have appeared online |last=Avard |first=Alex |website=[[GamesRadar]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |date=January 24, 2020 |access-date=February 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124174056/https://www.gamesradar.com/the-last-of-us-animated-movie/ |archive-date=January 24, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="IGN Updates">{{cite web |url=https://ign.com/articles/2016/04/04/naughty-dogs-neil-druckmann-offers-updates-on-uncharted-last-of-us-movies |title=Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann Offers Updates on Uncharted, Last of Us Movies |last=Schwartz |first=Terri |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=April 4, 2016 |access-date=April 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404151124/http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/04/04/naughty-dogs-neil-druckmann-offers-updates-on-uncharted-last-of-us-movies |archive-date=April 4, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Variety Date">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/last-of-us-release-date-hbo-1235419948/ |title=HBO's 'The Last of Us' Sets Early 2023 Release Date |last=Moreau |first=Jordan |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |date=November 2, 2022 |accessdate=November 3, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102231131/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/last-of-us-release-date-hbo-1235419948/ |archivedate=November 2, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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