The Last of Us: Remastered, which is a remake of last year’s critically-acclaimed survival horror game, might finally have an exact release date.

Previously, all we knew about The Last of Us: Remastered was that it was coming this Summer, but several retailers such as GameFly, Target and Best Buy are now listing the game’s release date as June 20th.

Of course, these could just be placeholders and Sony has yet to confirm an official release date, but it is worth noting that 3 major retailers are all listing the same release date.

Condemn (OR) Condone:

If this ends up being true, then this is just about as best as a best-case scenario can turn out. The release window was originally listed as Summer, but this is actually the day *before* Summer! Can’t complain about this rumor!

The Scoop:

So we finally know that The Last Of Us will indeed be getting the remaster treatment for PlayStation 4, but what we didn’t know was just when this project was underway.

Now, in an interview with PlayStation Access, Naughty Dog co-president Evan Wells has revealed that The Last Of Us: Remastered has been in development since the original version came out.

Here’s what Mr. Wells has to say to PlayStation Access:

“We had a lot of people on the forums saying ‘can I play this on PlayStation 4?’ We’ve been actually anticipating that, and started working on it pretty much as soon as we finished the PlayStation 3 [version of the game]. We weren’t sure whether it was going to go anywhere, but when we saw the fans clamoring for it we doubled-down, and put more effort behind it.”

He also talked about just how much improvement will be noticeable in this enhanced version:

“The graphic fidelity has been turned up to eleven. We’ve got 1080p, we’re pushing the draw distances further, we’re creating higher resolution character models, better lighting, better shadows.”

Check out the full PlayStation Access interview below.

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Condemn (OR) Condone:

This is really good news to hear. I was beginning to doubt just how much they would be able to improve this game if the project just went underway recently, but the fact that it has been going on for many months has me much more confident. It sounds like this thing wont be the rush job people were initially fearing, but instead an all-knew and potentially even more incredible way to enjoy this game. My judgment is Condone.

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The Scoop:

Gamers have been tormented for weeks now about a possible PS4 port of last year’s The Last Of Us, and now (after much teasing) developer Naughty Dog has decided to stop your bleeding and just confirm the damn thing already.

How did they confirm it? Well, by way of this little announce trailer that you can watch right below.

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Condemn (OR) Condone:

OK, so I understand that this trailer basically gives us *nothing* when it comes to information we don’t already know. We know how many flippin’ game of the year awards it won, we know that Joel is emo and we know that this thing will look all pretty when it hits this summer.

The one thing it *does* give us is a remastered version of the emotional giraffe scene at the end of the game. It looked completely stunning, and was quite enough to make me soil myself.

I need a new pair of undies, but before that I’ll let you know that my judgment is Condone.

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The Scoop:

After a leak displaying product information on The Last Of Us: Remastered, developer Naughty Dog went ahead and pulled the curtains on the remastered version of their winner of numerous game of the year awards.

The Last Of Us: Remastered will contain the main game, DLC and director’s commentary for all in-game cinematics. A price point hasn’t been revealed yet, but many retailers are listing the game at $60.

As far as actual specs for this enhanced version, we know that the game will run at 1080p and have higher resolution character models, improved shadows + lighting and upgraded textures.

Check out the box art below.

If you preorder the physical version of the game you will get the following bonuses:

• 100 supply points (XP) to use in Factions mode
• Two bonus skins for Joel and Ellie which unlock after completing the single player campaign
• Increased crafting speed in single player campaign
• Increased healing speed in single player campaign
• 9mm reload speed increase in single player campaign
• Rifle clip capacity increase in single player campaign

If you preorder the digital version from the PlayStation Store you get the following bonuses:

• Early access to brawler survival skill in Factions mode
• Early access to additional loadout points in Factions mode
• Early access to the jeep cap and surgical mask in Factions mode

Condemn (OR) Condone:

Though this certainly isn’t a package that will be offering anything mind-blowingly unique compared to last years PS3 version, you better believe that just about everyone will happily fork over money to play this for the updated PS4 graphics alone. I think the PS4’s controller is much better suited to this game’s style of play compared to the PS3 controller, so this good very well end up being the definitive version of the game. My judgment is Condone.

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The Scoop:

Eurogamer has just revealed a screen capture that they apparently took that reveals the long-rumored PlayStation 4 version of The Last Of Us.

According to the image, it will be a day-one digital release, which suggests a physical version will also be coming.

Although no release date information has been spotted, it has been previously suspected that the game will release this June.

Check out the image below.

Condemn (OR) Condone:

This is all starting to look pretty legit now. The fact that we have an actual screen capture of the image on PSN along with a price and platform information makes me think a reveal could be coming very soon. Or they could just be screwing with our heads, and in that case I will have to call in Jack Bauer to go and take them all out. He’s on speed-dial, Sony, he’s on speed-dial. Judging the legitimacy of this pic, my judgment is Condone.

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