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The Gamer Misrepresents Quote From Final Fantasy VII Remake Co-Director Motomu Toriyama To Push Diversity And The Last Of Us Part II

July 9, 2021

According to The Gamer, Final Fantasy VII Remake Co-Director Motomu Toriyama recently offered praise to Naughty Dog for The Last Of Us Part II’s “diversity,” but a deeper look into this assertion reveals that t...

Report: Sony Now Focusing Exclusively On “Blockbusters”, Smaller Studios Being Made To Work On Naughty Dog Releases

Spencer Baculi

April 11, 2021

Video Games

The turn of Sony’s video game development focus towards “exclusive blockbusters” is causing discontent among some of the company’s smaller studios, as many teams are having their resources directed to bigger de...

Nintendo Destroys PlayStation Sales In Japan, Focusing On Fun Instead Of Activism

Josh Berger

March 4, 2021

Video Games

Ever since Nintendo announced the now ridiculously popular Nintendo Switch, the Big N has managed to keep itself on top of the competition. Granted, the Nintendo Switch was released 4 years after Sony's PlaySta...

Artist “Fixes” Abby From Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us Part II

John F. Trent

July 23, 2020

Video Games

An artist has "fixed" Abby from Naughty Dog's The Last of Us Part II by giving her a healthy bust size and putting her in an American flag-themed bikini top. The original idea to fix Abby came from Reddit us...

Video Game Industry Turns Out to Support The Last of Us Part II Voice Actress Laura Bailey After She Shares Death Threats

Spencer Baculi

July 8, 2020

Video Games

Laura Bailey, the veteran voice actor who recently provided the motion-capture and voice performance for The Last of Us Part II’s Abby, shared death threats she received. On July 3rd, Bailey took to her pers...

Japanese Release of The Last of Us Part II Censors Abby Sex Scene

Spencer Baculi

June 26, 2020

Censorship, Video Games

The now infamous sex scene in The Last of Us Part II, which graphically depicts the first few moments of intercourse between newcomers Abby and Owen, has been censored in the Japanese release of the game. ...

The Last of Us Part II Stars Laura Bailey and Shannon Woodward Blame Poor Reviews on “Bots”

Spencer Baculi

June 22, 2020

Video Games

In the wake of the massive wave of backlash facing The Last of Us Part II from fans disappointed by the game’s plot, The Last of Us II actresses Laura Bailey and Shannon Woodward blamed the negative feedback on...

The Last Of Us Part II User Score Announced

John F. Trent

June 19, 2020

Video Games

The Last of Us Part II User Score has recently been revealed. On Metacritic the game has a 3.4 User Score from 8911 ratings. There are 2,539 positive ratings, 226 mixed ratings, and 6,146 negative ratings...

The Last Of Us Part II’s Sex Scene Featuring Abby, Promoted as “Tasteful,” Leaks Ahead of Official Release

Spencer Baculi

June 18, 2020

Censorship, Video Games

A sex scene in The Last of Us Part II touted as “tasteful” by Naughty Dog VP Neil Druckmann has leaked just days before the game’s official release, and contrary to intentions, the scene is anything but. The...

Twitter Suspends Jeremy Griggs of Geeks + Gamers Following Naughty Dog DMCA Strikes Over The Last of Us Part II Memes

Spencer Baculi

June 18, 2020

Video Games

Twitter has permanently suspended Geeks + Gamers founder Jeremy Griggs from the platform after receiving multiple DMCA complaints from Naughty Dog over memes Griggs posted to his account mocking The Last Of Us ...

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