Naughty Dog confirms its working on fixes for 'The Last of Us Part I' for the PC

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Unfortunately, The Last of Us Part I for the PC isn't as big a hit as the recent television adaptation. The just-launched game has been hit by massive issues, including frequent crashes and poor hardware utilization. Some Steam Deck users report that it takes over an hour for the PC port to compile shaders on its initial launch. And then it's still hit by issues. Naughty Dog acknowledges the problem and tweeted that they are "actively investigating multiple issues" that the players have reported.

The developer has a "known issues" page running, which acknowledges issues like the shader loading trouble, potential memory leak, older graphics drivers instability, and the game's inability to boot even if the systems meet minimum requirements.

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'The Last of Us' gets greenlit for a 2nd season

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The TV adaptation of the popular game series The Last of Us has been confirmed for a second season. Co-creator (and writer of the games) Neil Druckmann thanked the cast and crew behind the show alongside the viewers who've engaged with it so far. "I’m humbled, honoured, and frankly overwhelmed that so many people have tuned in and connected with our retelling of Joel and Ellie’s journey," he said in a statement.

Since the first season is still ongoing, we can expect a bit of a wait. But at least if you've gotten hooked so far, you can expect another season of the show. The Last of Us stars Pedro Pascal (The Mandalorian) as Joel Miller and Bella Ramsey (Game of Thrones) as Ellie. Joel needs to escort Ellie across mid-America to a military resistance group called the Fireflies. She's seen as the last hope for humans as a fungal-based infection has ravaged the planet and turned humans into zombie-like creatures.

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HBO drops first trailer of 'The Last of Us' adaptation

HBO is finally ready to show a bit more of its adaptation of the Naughty Dog video game, The Last of Us. The series stars The Mandalorian's Pedro Pascal as Joel and Game of Thrones's Bella Ramsey as Ellie. Similar to the games, the show tells the story of Joel and Ellie, two people living in a world devastated by the outbreak of a deadly fungus that mutates the infected into terrifying monsters. 

If this first full-length trailer is any indication, the story understandably focuses on Joel and Ellie instead of the monsters themselves. The trailer is leaving us intrigued, and we can't wait to see it when HBO debuts the show in 2023. 

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HBO's 'The Last of Us' adaptation gets delayed

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If you were waiting for HBO's The Last of Us series, unfortunately, it isn't arriving any time soon. The company's channel programming president Casey Bloys told The Hollywood Reporter that the adaptation of Naughty Dog's apocalyptic games won't air this year. He didn't commit to another release date but said that filming was still underway in Calgary.

The Mandalorian's Pedro Pascal stars as the grizzled survivor Joel opposite his Game of Thrones' co-star Bella Ramsey as teen Ellie. The series' plot is based on the first game. We have Joel tasked with escorting Ellie to an organization looking for a cure to the brain infection ravaging humanity. The Last of Us series is written and executive produced by Chernobyl's Craig Mazin and Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann.

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