The Last of Us

The Honest Last of Us Trailer Deserves a High Five

Naughty Dog’s melodramatic post-apocalyptic survival game wowed almost everybody when it came out last year. Will the notoriously picky folks behind Honest Game Trailers manage to find fault with The Last of Us? Shh…. Clickers! Joel and Ellie’s emotional journey across a ruined America moved many a gamer to tears. But, damn it, it’s not…

The Last of Us Demastered on a Standard TV

That HD remaster of The Last of Us sure looks great on a hi-def television. But on a standard TV, it looks downright spooky. Twitter user Kamirenko connected a PlayStation 4 to a cathode ray tube TV via an HDMI adapter. While the resulting picture certainly isn’t anywhere as good as you’d get on a…

What Would Happen if Humans Were Gone, Illustrated by The Last of Us

“Say a Homo sapiens-specific virus – natural or diabolically nano-engineered – picks us off but leaves everything else intact. How would the rest of nature respond if it were suddenly relieved of the relentless pressures we heap on it and our fellow organisms?” – The World Without Us, Alan Weisman. This post originally appeared on…

Even in a nightmarish future, you can still celebrate Halloween. Just make sure the clickers don’t catch you! Good job Aaron Lovett (via The Last of Us).

Killing Destiny‘s Templar Solo, Without Exploits

Sure, it’s fun to see people finding exploits to beat raid bosses solo, but it’s something else entirely to see them just playing multiple roles by themselves and conquering with just a ton of patience and firepower Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to…

The Last Of Us, Turned Into A Ghost Story

YouTuber Freako likes to mess around with The Last Of Us, putting Ellie’s shirt on Joel, or deleting characters. In this case though, the results are a whole lot spookier, accidentally turning TLOU into something like Beyond: Two Souls Freako started by deleting the character models for Joel and his brother Tommy. This makes the…

The Last of Us sure could be eerie looking. No wonder, then, that real-world photographers find it a morbid and fascinating muse. These haunting images were made by Sam Javanrouh, using only the PS4’s standard capture features in the game’s Left Behind chapter: Check out more of Javanrouh’s work on his website To contact the…

Kid Has It Really Bad in Harrowing Last of Us Fan Film

Even when they’re being protected by bigger, stronger adults, the children who’ve survived in The Last of Us‘ fiction are seeing horrible things. Just like in this fan film. If nothing else, Alone—a TLOU fan film made by Australian film-making collective Pocketsquare—nails the moody nihilism of Naughty Dog’s hit game. Sure, the nameless dude and…

Someone Put The Last of Us In Resident Evil 4

The Last of Us is a moody and atmospheric game that tries to cultivate a serious tone. Resident Evil 4? Not so much. But when you combine the two, it creates something very special. The mod above was created earlier this sumer by LegalSoul, a member of theResident Evil 4 Modding Board. It replaces Leon…

“I’ve spent a few days inside the body of an angry Hugh Jackman-lookalike.” Time commissioned award-winning photojournalist Ashley Gilbertson, known for covering the Iraq War, to use Photo Mode in The Last of Us Remastered to document the game’s events in his own way. Read about his experience here. [via Kotaku UK] [Top image via…

Highlight Reel: Always Bring A Knife To A Destiny Gunfight

In today’s Highlight Reel, we see why Sean Connery’s advice re: gunfights doesn’t apply seven hundred years in the future. Also, a brutal play in Madden 15, some sparrow tricking, and more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe…

Highlight Reel: Mario Kart AI Finally Gets Revenge

Maybe Wario was just having a bad day. Maybe he was beaten one too many times. Either way, now he’s pissed. It’s Highlight Reel, the show where we round up great moments from around the gaming world and put them all in one easy-to-find video! Today, Mario Kart’s AI finally gets some revenge on a…

Highlight Reel: Humans Make Great Bait In The Last Of Us

Coming to you today straight from National Live Internet, it’s Highlight Reel, the show where we round up great moments from around the gaming world and put them all in one easy-to-find video! Today’s clips include a player using wounded enemies as bait in The Last Of Us, and Kotaku readers showing off the many…

Highlight Reel: The Best Way To End A Dogfight

We’ve rounded up some of the best highlights from the past few days in the gaming world and put them all in one place for you. Today, a death-defying dogfighting maneuver in War Thunder, a great throw in Madden, and more! Link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check…

Highlight Reel: The Greatest Comeback In The Last Of Us’ Multiplayer

We’ve rounded up some of the best highlights from the past few days in the gaming world and put them all in one place for you. Today, a player in The Last Of Us multiplayer that refuses to lose, and more! Link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check…

Couples, Don’t Cosplay The Last Of Us, Please

There are a great many relationship dynamics at play in the story of The Last Of Us. This is, ew, not one of them. Though granted, while on the subject, we’ve seen worse For the record, Joel is Luke Asher McLaughlin, and Ellie is indeed his girlfriend. Photos by Shaddy (and they were actually taken…

Highlight Reel: Don’t Text And Fly In GTA V

We’ve rounded up some of the best highlights from the past few days in the gaming world and put them all in one place for you. Today, a creative new way to deal with enemy jets in GTA Online Link any of your favorite highlights in the comments below, and be sure to check out,…

Fanmade Trailer For The Last Of Us Remastered Made In Photo Mode

So good it was promoted by the game’s director, this trailer for The Last of Us Remastered was made in photo mode by Grant Voegtle (warning, it contains spoilers for the game): Previously: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Ten Bizarre New Glitches In The Last of Us PS4

The Last of Us: Remastered is out on PS4, and it’s pretty great. The original PS3 version, however, was famous for some downright hilarious glitches, and I’m happy to report that Remastered does its rough-around-the-polygons grandpappy proud with new ones of its own. Alright, are you feeling loose? Are you ready to cock your head…

The Last of Us: Remastered’s New Photo Mode Is Fantastic

Give people the power to stage their own screenshots, as The Last of Us: Remastered does, and something magical happens. Artistic, even. Folks like AlphaPot, who snapped the stern-looking Joel above, are putting the new photo mode to good use. Sometimes this means taking pictures of ridiculous things like Joel’s teeth.But most of the time,…