011The Big 10
STORIES EVERYONE’S TALKING ABOUT
of the new DualShock’s haptic
triggers, “This can bring an extra
dimension to shooting and/or being
shot at [or] suppressed.”
PlayStation 5’s specs have yet
to be fully officially confirmed
(though we do now know a little
more about its capabilities – see p
for more on those). Rodriguez said
that if the rumoured stats turn out
to be true, “It could make PS
potentially have graphical and
framerate parity with the PC build
[...], which excites us [...].”
The game will go into beta and
alpha later this year but only for
players who pre-order it on PC.
Watch this space for news of a
possible PlayStation 5 release and
the latest on Sony’s next-generation
consoleitself.
Find out more at the official website
here: voidinteractive.net.Naughty Dog collaborateswith HBO forTVseries
Far from seeing
The Last Of Us
It’s going to be weird
seeing the story on
telly without being able
to control any of it.03
Ellie and Joel will
return, not only in
TLOU Part II but
also in a new series
from HBO. The US
TV giant will
co-produce the project with
PlayStation Productions and Sony
Pictures Television. According to The
Hollywood Reporter,a numberofbig
names have
already signed on
to the show,
though a cast list
has yet to be
officially revealed.
Get ready to cry
all over again,
because the
series looks set to
cover the events ofthefirstgame
pretty closely.
Craig Mazin, creator of acclaimed
series Chernobyl, will be working
alongside Neil Druckmann, the
game’s creative director, as both
writer and executive producer on
this adaptation. Naughty Dog
president Evan Wells is also an
executive producer, alongside
former HBO boss Carolyn Strauss.All of the above big names had
lovely things to say about each other.
Neil Druckmann told The Hollywood
Reporter, “From the first time I sat
down to talk with Craig I was equally
blown away by his approach to
narrative and his love and deep
understanding of The Last Of Us. With
Chernobyl, Craig and HBO created a
tense,harrowing, emotional
masterpiece. I
couldn’t think of
better partners to
bring the story
of The Last Of
Us to life as a
television show.”
Craig Mazin
himself said of the
collaboration, “Neil
Druckmannis without question the
finest storyteller working in the
videogame medium, and The Last Of
Us is his magnum opus. Getting a
chance to adapt this breathtaking
work of art has been a dream of
mine for years, and I’m so honoured
todoit in partnershipwithNeil.”THE SERIES
LOOKS SET TO
COVER THE
EVENTS OF THE
FIRST GAME.Who do you most want to see play Ellie
and Joel? Tweet us @OPM_UK.PROMISING BEGINNINGS
This will be PlayStation
Productions’ first television effort.
The studio, founded in 2019, is
already developing its plans for
the Uncharted movie, and at least
one other series for TV.