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‘The Last of Us’ Multiplayer Project Has Been Delayed, New “Single-Player Experience” Hinted by Naughty Dog
It would appear that we’ll be waiting a bit longer for the long-awaited standalone multiplayer project for The Last of Us. Naughty Dog took to Twitter to announce that the project needs a more time. At the same time, they’ve also hinted at a new “single-player experience.”
After announcing the multiplayer project back in January during The Last of Us 10th anniversary celebrations, the developer explained that as development has continued on the project, they’ve realized that it’s best for the game to be given more development time. This comes after a Bloomberg report stating that the project’s “quality and long-term viability” is under scrutiny, with many of devteam members that were working on the project having been moved on to other projects.
“We know many of you have been looking forward to hearing more about our The Last of Us multiplayer game. We’re incredibly proud of the job our studio has done thus far, but as development has continued, we’ve realized what is best for the game is to give it more time.
Our team will continue to work on the project, as well as our other games in development, including a brand new single-player experience; we look forward to sharing more soon.”
Apart from concept art shared back in January, not much has been shared regarding the multiplayer project. According to Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann at the time, the project was “shaping up to be a fresh, new experience from our studio, but one rooted in Naughty Dog’s passion for delivering incredible stories, characters, and gameplay.”
As for the single player project, if it is The Last of Us Part 3, the developer had mentioned a few years ago that the game had an outline, but nothing more.
— Naughty Dog (@Naughty_Dog) May 26, 2023
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Bloody Body Horror Revealed in ‘Stellar Blade: Blood Rain’, Currently in Development [Trailer]
Shift Up has shifted things dramatically from 2024’s action-adventure game Stellar Blade, offering up a body horror bonanza in the newly announced sequel, Stellar Blade: Blood Rain. The sequel is currently early in development, but if the trailer is any indication, players will be in for plenty of body horror.
Continuing the story from the original Stellar Blade, Blood Rain will star a new protagonist named Eve. Earth has been abandoned, and what is left of humanity has fled to a Colony in outer space.
Shift Up had mentioned during a Q&A following its latest earnings presentation last month that development on Blood Rain (which was still unannounced at the time) was progressing smoothly, and was on track to meet their targeted quality standards.
Shift Up stated that with this new title it would be transitioning to a first-party service model, effectively moving away from the restrictions the game experienced with original publisher Sony, which had the game under an exclusivity agreement for the PlayStation 5. “This will allow us to lead marketing strategies that fully reflect the distinctive identity of the Stellar Blade IP, and we expect to communicate the unique appeal of its universe to players more directly and effectively.”
Whether this means that Xbox Players will finally be able to play the original game (or its sequel) is still not clear. Meanwhile, Stellar Blade is reportedly being ported to the Nintendo Switch 2, but no official confirmation has been made.