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'The Last of Us' Series in the Works at HBO From 'Chernobyl' Creator Craig Mazin, Neil Druckmann

Mazin and Druckmann will will write and executive produce the adaptation of the Sony PlayStation video game.

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TGGJustin1898d ago

Now this sounds like it will be good with Neil being behind it. HBO is the perfect place for this type of show too.

UltraNova1898d ago

GoT trailer and now this...well it seems Sony has done it again on the news front.

RpgSama1898d ago

If it's done at the same level of quality as Chernobyl I'm 100% in, Chernobyl was the best thing in TV last year, amazing, amazing show.

yomfweeee1898d ago

Ya, they must be trying to hide something right?!

ilikestuff1898d ago

Jus make this show right, it could be the twenty years between the out break and the Ellie event. Awesome universe, I’m excited

FITSniper1897d ago

@RpgSama Sure as long as you acknowledged it was fiction vs documentary like they played it off as. About all they got right was that the disaster happened. Everything else was a lie to further scare people about nuclear power.

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darthv721898d ago

Sadly I don't have HBO so I will have to catch this when its on a free preview weekend. I'm glad it is coming to fruition though.

Sonyslave31898d ago

Ustvgo.tv it a free website that let you watch live cable channels for free HBO included.

😀 you welcome

The_Sage1898d ago

fmovies.wtf is where I watch everything I don't get in my dish package. That's how I've been watching Picard and The Mandolorian.

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TheSinsibleOne1898d ago (Edited 1898d ago )

Since it’s HBO. It’s gonna be amazing, with a horrible ending. Can’t wait!

medman1898d ago

@tggjustin
Now if only HBO would fully commit to delivering 4k HDR content.......

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-Foxtrot1898d ago (Edited 1898d ago )

This can work if they follow the games as much as they can, they have so many hour long episodes to do it properly.

Hugh Jackman as Joel please

https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net...

UltraNova1898d ago

Now that HBO is behind this they can get anyone onboard, Jackman included.

Sidenote: What happened to Sony's initiative for bringing their gaming IPs to the film/tv industry on their own? The only news I've read lately was the Uncharted movie going though its 7th or something director...not looking good there I must admit.

kneon1898d ago

I could never understand why Sony of all companies can't manage to make video game based movies and tv shows. They own many studios, it should be easy.

UltraNova1898d ago

Their movie studios have always seem to be chasing fads/trends more often than not while being late to the party. There are exceptions of course but those are rare. Their movies mostly suck so I'm not confident they'll do great on this front, unless creative freedom is given to the gaming studio heads.

-Foxtrot1898d ago

Oh the Uncharted film looks like a mess

A prequel no one wanted

Tom Holland as a young Drake

Marky Mark as Sully

The 7th Director, they only got him 4 weeks before shooting

Director of Venom

Nothing to do with the games but an original story

It's like...why keep going.

medman1898d ago

No, no, no, you've got it all wrong.

Sigourney Weaver should play Joel.

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sampsonon1898d ago

i know it's your opinion, but i don't want to look at Joel and see wolverine.

GamesAsAService1897d ago

Quick question. What do you mean by follow the games as much as they can? I don't want to retread narratives already explored in the games. Something new and original would be what I would like.

-Foxtrot1897d ago (Edited 1897d ago )

But why?

Every single God Damn time a video game adaptation of any kind tries to do something different...IT SUCKS

Then you have films like Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings and countless of adapted novels which stick to the books more than video game adaptations to their source material and they are always way better. Sure these books to films have changes but they don't do things completely different or try to tell a new story just because book readers have read it so why are video games different? I don't care if it's the same, hell it could be word to word in some places as long as it's good.

So yeah if they expanded on the games, give us more back story, flashbacks, development and the like then yeah retread the shit out of the game because it's fantastic.

343_Guilty_Spark1897d ago

Sonic and Pokémon were good

GamesAsAService1897d ago

You know what Foxtrot. The examples you bring up are actually convincing me that you are probably right.

The Arkham series is what informed my thinking when it comes to video game adaptations and the idea of a studio being given freedom to express their vision. Not being beholden to source material and a fandom allows for creative expression.

Perhaps creative freedom works better for anything adapted to video games rather than the other way around. For film, tv, books, maybe referencing the source material closely leads to the best results in those mediums.

Harry Potter is the standout for me and was a great reference on your part.

leemo191898d ago (Edited 1898d ago )

All for this, for me I think they should do it with new characters though. Can have Joel, Ellie, Tommy...etc have appearances here and there, I just want to see how other people deal with the outbreak.

Silly gameAr1898d ago

A series would be so much better than a movie. It could really flesh the story out past Ellie and Joel, plus it's going to be on HBO? This s*** could be a winner.

SyntheticForm1898d ago

When I look at HBO's past greats like Rome, True Detective (Season 1), The Sopranos, The Leftovers, Game of Thrones, etc, it's hard not to be excited that this will be in their hands.

I'm confident this will be 100% fantastic.

yellowgerbil1898d ago

When I look at HBO's recent track record. Last season of GoT. Terrible second season to Westworld. Terrible Watchmen show.
I am not confident they can make anything worth watching anymore.

SyntheticForm1898d ago

@Yellow

I suppose that's fair, but HBO has been quality more than they haven't been quality. They're not perfect and have made mistakes, but I guess I'm choosing optimism for this one.

I think and hope it will be great.

Nacho_Z1898d ago

@yellowgerbil

I didn't like the second series of Westworld but it certainly wasn't terrible and neither was the last series of Thrones although that's the popular line for people who like to overexaggerate.

Watchmen was good fun and critically acclaimed so again far from terrible.

HarryMasonHerpderp1897d ago

The last season of game of thrones was terrible. It looked amazing but the script was awful, felt like a completely different show

FunAndGun1897d ago

I thought the last season of Thrones was rushed and lacked the reward from the previous seasons buildup.

Second season of Westworld definitely not as good as the first, but wouldn’t say it was bad.

Watchmen, I thought, is one of the best new series this past year.

MADGameR1898d ago

With Neil behind The Last of Us series on HBO, I expect it to be a massive success. I'm willing to bet The Last of Us series will destroy Resident Evil netflix.

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Jade Raymond Has Left Haven Studios, The PlayStation-owned Studio She Founded

Veteran producer Jade Raymond has left Haven Studios, the company she founded in 2021.

According to a new report by Bloomberg, Raymond – who rose to prominence after producing Assassin’s Creed and executive producing Assassin’s Creed II, Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines and Watch Dogs – has left her studio, which is still in the process of developing online shooter Fairgames.

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Obscure_Observer1d 4h ago

Jesus Christ man...Unbelievable!

I can´t believe that Playstation Studios can´t manage to develop and deliver ONE single successful high quality first party LS game throughout the whole current generation!

Hermen Hulst needs to be fired ASAP! He´s Jimbo 2.0!

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S2Killinit1d 1h ago

Sure buddy. Don’t forget, we have everything you have, but more. 😝

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Lightning771d ago

Can you stop the fanboying for 2 seconds? Seriously this deflecting and ignoring everything that's going on with Sony's first party the past few years is frustrating and ignorant. You know there's others who have a PS also and want Sony's best like we use to get right? Stop trying to ruin it for everyone else with side steps. Not this BS deflecting that you ppl constantly do.

Besides HD what other LS game thrived so far? Has Herman made good buissness choices and decisions when it comes to LS yes or no?

Start questioning PS Studios.

S2Killinit23h ago(Edited 22h ago)

@Lightning
Fanboy? You talking about me, or yourself? We got alt guy over here with his brand new account burning up from rage, and you are asking me stop “fan boying”?

Sony have at least 3 first party heavy hitters coming up, that we know of, and its not like we are lacking in exclusives department.

As to LS, they had Helldivers, and GT7, both were resounding success. They had a complete flop in concord. Not sure why you think we need to be concerned. They are destroying the competition and that market share translates to games.

Lightning7722h ago

"Fanboy? You talking about me, or yourself?"

What's are you talking about how am I a fanboy? Those alt counts will be gone nobody will see them anyway.

I wouldn't call Marathon a heavy hitter and Yotei yes definitely. However they do have DS2 I just feel like there should be more. We all know why there isn't more.

They only have two LS HD as I mentioned and I totally forgot about Grand Turismo. Only 2 While canceling Twisted Metal and Spiderman LS. Who knows the quality at least those games sound compelling.

Btw MLB isn't a live service its a Yearly released sports game.

DodoDojo20h ago

Only one LS flop? Were just going to ignore all the canceled LS games that were in development for years? Ok then.

Reaper22_20h ago

More? Oh, you must mean Concord.🤭

darthv7216h ago(Edited 16h ago)

@S2... does that mean you are thankful for XB games? Who'd of thought MS helping to keep PS [only] fans fed during these trying times.

S2Killinit16h ago(Edited 16h ago)

@Lightning
you womt call it a heavyhitter? Really, interesting. There is also intergalactic. Sonyes there will be more.

@darth
Why would I complain about xbox exclusives being playable on PlayStation? I mean xbox really didnt have a lot throughout the years but that doesnt mean they didn’t have anything at all. I normally dont like bro-dude games with bulky dudes, but I may actually play gears of war if just to try it. (Assuming the games arent too outdated at this point)

Redgrave12h ago

Listen,

I am as Sony bred as they come, never owned an Xbox of any kind, Playstation first and foremost even over Nintendo, and a PS+ Premium member. I have put 90% of my gaming time into the past 4 generations of Playstation since the PS2.

Sitting here presently, I find myself asking why I bought a PS5 instead of going PC. I can't think of one single game put out exclusively for PS5 by Sony that has made me glad to have the console.

There have been third party games, like FF7 Rebirth and Expedition 33 that have given me the "hell yeah" feeling about the purchase, but nothing Sony has done. It's been either remasters, the Last of Us again, or attempted Live Service slop that nobody asked for and either couldn't even make it to the table or died out as soon as it did.

There's no true "it" game. Returnal, GoW Ragnorok, and Horizon are all good games, terrific even. But are they truly system seller worthy?

If this direction continues onwards as blaring as it has been, I can't see myself getting a PS6. Ps+ is extremely expensive for no real reason, at $230 + tax for tier that pumps out classics that are more hit than miss. Remasters outnumber exclusives 10 to 1, and we have another Concord game that will likely fair exactly the same and just have been several years of improperly guided directions away from what put Sony on the map in the first place. Buying Bluepoint and sticking them on a live service God of War game? How can you defend that kind of decision making?

We don't have "anything you have" and more. It sucks just as much on PS as Xbox because WTF are we paying all this money for? I haven't seen the monthly offerings surge in quality since the last two psn price hikes and I already brought up Premiums current state. To get games nobody asked for or wants? To be PC port playtesters?

None of us are eating good except PC users, and for them it actually pays to be patient.

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VenomUK18h ago

Sony helped finance Jade Raymond to set up her own studio, then bought it. So even though Haven has yet to release a single game, whatever happened she's made millions. Not bad!

crazyCoconuts17h ago

I don't really care about LS, but the overall output for the last 1.5 years has dropped dramatically, along with the transparency on what teams have teed up. Sounds like a mess over there.

kayoss16h ago

That's rich coming from you. An xbox lover but yet support a console that havent develop and deliver ONE single successful High quality first party game throughout its entire two generations of consoles.

Aloymetal15h ago

Bingo!
The nerve on these green fanatics. They have a weird sense of reality.

Obscure_Observer13h ago

"An xbox lover but yet support a console that havent develop and deliver ONE single successful High quality first party game throughout its entire two generations of consoles."

Hmm... Not from what I been seeing and hearing from actual Playstation players and Playstation Store sales stats.

MIDGETonSTILTS1716h ago

Helldivers 2 is a massive success, and you’re ignoring it.

And, when the competition doesn’t bring anything to the table themselves, a handful of games like Helldivers 2 and Returnal are enough to win the competition.

You can’t win a console war if you don’t compete with games. Xbox lowered the bar for Sony, and I blame Xbox for that.

SCW198215h ago

She leaves every studio she goes to before a single game is released. Do some research

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Lightning771d 3h ago

Yeah hate to break it to you Sony but I think they need to shelve their LS efforts almost all together. They formed LFG ex Bungie guys and making another LS but I don't have much hope for it anymore. Marathon is quickly getting overshadowed by Arch Raiders, We all know what happened to Concord.

Only solution I can think of is have 3rd party like a Arrowhead make them a LS game. Speaking of AH their next project is completely funded by them so it won't be from them. I just think it's a good idea that they seek a 3rd party for LS. They'll save time, money and won't take time away their SP efforts. Which is suffering immensely this gen due to all this LS.

S2Killinit1d 1h ago

Wait we are writing off games that arent even out yet?

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Lightning771d ago (Edited 1d ago )

It might come out it might not. Sony said they're still pushing the project. That's a good thing. Even if it does come out will it be any good? There's too many questions and hurdles surrounding the LS.

Bigger question when are we gonna see it? Will they have a PS showcase or State Of Play? Grubb said Sony was debating whether to have a showcase, SOP or anything.

I sure hope they have a showcase or something in the coming weeks. I want Sony first party and their teams not just Xbox events and shows basically saving the damn day at this point.

Of all the companies it's freakin Xbox that's doing it. Who'd a thought.

S2Killinit23h ago(Edited 23h ago)

Look at alt guy with 3 comments history over here.

Desperate.

Johnh522314h ago

Playstation its ok you have more xbox games to play :)

Loktai13h ago

All those games were already on PC anyway. They're only so easy to port because PlayStation has literally copied Sonys architecture for multiple generations, just worse / corners cut (XBSX still doesnt have the fill rate of a base PS5 due to clocks, and it shows)

Sonyslave31d 2h ago

Live services games are hard to make & and even harder to make if you trying to create an original game.

Just copy and past succesful gaas or gacha games with their anime license they can easy make a overwatch or geshin impact clone.

DarXyde19h ago

This is actually good advice.

Not that I condone live service games, but if they're trying to succeed, this is sound.

Miraak82 16h ago

I think they should use some of their Ips to test the waters instead of creating something from the ground up , I think something LittBigPlanet would be I good contender but instead of DLC they just put out new Pass ever few months with new costumes,building materials and developer created content . Warhawk could be a good contender for a battle royal . The reason HD2 2 succeeded was because it wasn't directly competing with anything else.

goken13h ago(Edited 13h ago)

Not necessarily… MiHoYo have quite consistently successfully hit it out of the park.
Fate Grand order is a LS game is even owned by Sony.

Sony needs to stop with the arena shooters and get creative

Inverno9h ago

Its funny how the excuse is always "games are hard to make". Sure on a technical level they take weeks/months/years, but ideas aren't all that hard to come up with, nor hard to figure out that they might not work well as a games concept. That's why they prototype these ideas. What's weird to me is how so many service games go into development for years and no one seems to come to the conclusion that it's turning out bad. That and how slow devs are these days. You watch docs on game development on older games and devs talk about figurine out mechanics in just a few days. Now it takes a dev a year to texture something.

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Big Loss for Piracy? Famous Switch Hacker Already Throwing in the Towel on Switch 2

TNS - Atmosphere CFW developer has publicly said that he will not be making a version for the Switch 2, and the console might be virtually unhackable.

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jjb19811d 3h ago

Somebody will get it done at some point. Its only a matter of when.

gold_drake1d 2h ago

people said that about other consoles too, we'll see

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Skyrim lead recalls Bethesda working their “a**es off” to make the game just 4.8GB

As The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered takes up 125GB, original designer Bruce Nesmith recalls fitting Skyrim into a tiny file size.

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jznrpg1d 19h ago

MS could compress their games on disc

raWfodog1d 15h ago (Edited 1d 15h ago )

Skyrim is still my favorite ES game. I’m playing through it again right now since I never finished it.

ActualWhiteMan1d 4h ago

Yeah totally. Definitely won’t be hacking it Nintendo 🤞🏻

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