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Speaking this weekend during PlayStation Experience, Naughty Dog teased the story of The Last of Us: Part II and more. Asked by the interviewer if Joel is dead or alive, writer/director Neil Druckmann teased, “Everybody dies at some point.”

More seriously, he said no character is safe in The Last Of Us: Part II. “There are stakes–there are real stakes,” he explained. “With The Last of Us, no one is safe. We want people to go into The Last of Us: Part II, especially with this theme [of hate] and what we’re trying to say with this game, is knowing that no one is safe–not even these two [Joel and Ellie].”

Whereas the main theme of The Last Of Us 1 was love, the theme of the sequel is “hate,” and that was pretty clearly demonstrated in the brutal new trailer from Paris Games Week.

Also during the panel, writer Halley Gross (Westworld) talked about how she enjoyed the collaborative writing process that she’s been involved with to make “the best game ever” in The Last Of Us: Part II. Intriguingly, Druckmann said he was happy with the story beats he had in place for the start and end of the game, but he was struggling to come up with story elements to fill out the middle. Gross hit the ground running, Druckmann said, contributing great ideas for how the story should play out.

Druckmann wanted to give the PSX audience an example of what he meant by this, and, after fidgeting in his seat he relented and gave a very interesting tease. He said of writer Halley Gross, “After her first day, Halley goes home and says to her husband, ‘I think I got someone pregnant.’ And you’ll see what that means [in The Last Of Us: Part II].”

Also during the panel, Druckmann said that while the game has an overarching theme of hate, there are elements of hope, as well as some lighthearted scenes. Overall, the game tells a story about “pursuing justice; the positive and the negative and the really messy grey area that can occupy that,” Druckmann said.

Below are some other things Druckmann said about The Last Of Us: Part II during the PSX panel. You can watch the full panel above; it starts with a moving musical performance by Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson.

• A “large part” of the game takes place in Seattle.
• Naughty Dog is about 50-60 percent finished with The Last Of Us: Part II
• Actress Laura Bailey, who plays an unnamed character, says she feels like she wants to throw up every day on set because she wants to live up to the expectations.
• Fans of the first game might not like the sequel, Druckmann said.
• “We will forever continue to make single-player, linear, narrative-based games,” Neil Druckmann said.
• More details on The Last Of Us: Part II are coming at E3 2018.

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The first people to see Star Wars: The Last Jedi are taking to Twitter to deliver their verdicts on the on the forthcoming film. Full reviews won’t be up for a few more days, but critics fresh out of the cinemas are offering their two cents, and we’ve gathered them up for you.

So far it seems The Last Jedi is faring well with critics. In a series of tweets, EW’s Anthony Breznican said The Last Jedi “may be the first Star Wars movie that’s not just about growing up, but also about growing old.”

IGN’s Joshua Yehl was equally as enthused about The Last Jedi.

Terri Schwartz, meanwhile, praised the performances of The Last Jedi’s cast.

Comicbook.com’s James Viscardi went as far as saying The last Jedi is a new benchmark for the series.

From what we can gather, The Last Jedi may live up to expectations. GameSpot’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi review will go up soon, and we’ll have plenty of video coverage on the site too. If you need more Star Wars right now, be sure to check out the latest international trailer and you can also see how Leia became a general from A New Hope to The Last Jedi.

Looking further ahead for the blockbuster film franchise, JJ Abrams–who was hired to helm the ninth film in the Star Wars saga after director Colin Trevorrow left the project–said he wants Episode IX to “take [viewers] places that they haven’t gone [before].”

Star Wars: The Last Jedi hits theaters on December 17. Its sequel, Star Wars: Episode IX, releases on December 20, 2019. Between those two movies, Solo–the Han Solo standalone film–will debut on May 25, 2018.

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There are plenty of new trailers and videos coming out this year’s PlayStation Experience. To help you keep track of everything that was shown, we’ve gathered all the trailers from the show below. You can also check out all the biggest news and announcements from the event in our roundup.

What’s your favorite trailer from the show so far? Let us know in the comments below.

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle

Check out the trailer for Arc System Works’ crossover fighting game, BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle. It features characters from BlazBlue, Persona 4, and a few anime properties.

Detroit: Become Human

The upcoming Detroit: Become Human was played with a live audience at the PSX 2017 opening ceremony.

Donut County

Donut County is a physics adventure game where you control a hole in the ground. Every time you swallow something, the hole grows a little bit bigger.

Jupiter & Mars

Jupiter & Mars is an underwater adventure game developed for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR.

The Last Guardian VR

The Last Guardian is getting standalone PlayStation VR experience, which will be a free download.

MediEvil Remastered

Sir Daniel Fortesque returns in a PS4 Remaster of the PS1 Cult Classic.

Monster Hunter: World

The upcoming Monster Hunter: World is going to sport Mega Man crossover DLC.

Rick & Morty: Virtual Rick-ality

Experience life as a clone of Morty and all the trauma that comes with it. Step through portals to strange worlds, help Rick with his bizarre experiments, and use your hands in VR to pick up and play in a 3D Rick-ality.

Soul Calibur VI

See Mitsurugi and Sophitia fight it out in this new SoulCalibur VI trailer.

Hear from the producer of SoulCalibur VI to find out about the brand new Reversal Edge mechanic and watch some brand new gameplay.

Wipeout Omega Collection VR

The recently released Wipeout Omega Collection is getting VR support. It’ll be available as a free update to the game in early 2018.

Knockout League

Knockout League, an arcade style VR boxing game, is coming to PSVR.

Mulaka

Mulaka, a 3D action-adventure game based on the rich indigenous culture of the Tarahumara, is coming to PlayStation 4.

20XX

20XX, the indie roguelike platformer, is coming to PS4 in early 2018.

Fantasy Strike

Fantasy Strike is a fighting game from David Sirlin, the lead designer of Super Street Fighter 2: HD Remix. It will be coming to PS4 in 2018.

Children of Morta

Children of Morta is coming to PS4 in 2018.

Tower 57

Tower 57 is a fast-paced neo-retro shooter where cooperation is as important as your ammo capacity.

Moonlighter

Moonlighter is an action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin. Every adventure has to pay off.

DJMax Respect

DJMax Respect is coming to PlayStation 4

Shooty Fruity

Shooty Fruity is a multi-tasking shooter coming to PlayStation VR & PlayStation Move.

Absolver

The Absolver 3v3 Overtake update is live on PlayStation 4 with new gameplay modes, private 1v1 matches, and more.

Guns of Icarus Alliance

Guns of Icarus Alliance, a team-based experience, is coming to PlayStation 4.

A Walk in the Park

A Walk in the Park opens up to PlayStation 4 owners today and is, along with the original game, optimized for PS4 Pro.

Hover

Hover is a fast-paced single and multiplayer parkour game in a futuristic 3D open world.

Anamorphine

Anamorphine is coming to PSVR on January 16, 2018.

The Forest

Survival horror title The Forest is coming to PS4 in 2018.

Flipping Death

From the developers of Stick it to the Man! come s a new platforming title, Flipping Death, with an interesting twist. Expect it Spring 2018.

Horizon Chase Turbo

Horizon Chase Turbo is the new version of the acclaimed retro racing game Horizon Chase: World Tour.

Marvel’s Spider-Man

Get a behind-the-scenes look at how Insomniac Games, in collaboration with Marvel Games and PlayStation, is building a blockbuster action experience where Peter Parker and Spider-Man’s worlds collide.

Shadow of the Colossus

Take a look at about 14 minutes of PS4 gameplay from Shadow of the Colossus for the PS4.

Watch the evolution of Shadow of the Colossus from PS2 to PS3 and see how it’s been rebuilt from the ground up for PS4.

2064: Read Only Memories

2064: Read Only Memories is now available for the PlayStation Vita.

LocoRoco 2 Remastered

LocoRoco 2 Remastered is available now on the PlayStation Store.

Killing Floor: Incursion

Killing Floor: Incursion is coming soon for PSVR.

Concrete Genie

Watch about 12 minutes of Concrete Genie gameplay, recorded live at PSX 2017.

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This weekend’s PlayStation Experience has showed us a great number of new game reveals and announcements, and Endnight’s The Forest is no exception. Debuting with a brand-new trailer, the survival horror title is making its way to PS4 in Spring 2018.

After surviving a plane crash that lands in a forest, you’re left to fend for yourself. You’ll get to enjoy the simple things in life such as fishing, exploring, building forts and the like–but uh, sprinkle some flesh-starved cannibals in there for good measure.

Where this steps aside from the usual survival horror game is that it doesn’t have any sort of NPC guidance. There is no quest system, and there is no clear story line to follow. As the player, you truly are left to your own devices to figure out how the world works, and how to stay alive until the sun rises again.

We first saw The Forest in 2013 as an early access title for Steam on PC. Since then, the game still hasn’t quite reached a full launch, but it has been iterated on with guidance from its community. This weekend’s announcement did not detail if the PS4 launch will be a full or early access launch.

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Resident Evil 7: Biohazard has been netting award nominations at several outlets, and for good reason: it’s tense, terrifying, and one of the best entries in the long running series. So, the timing couldn’t be better for our playthrough.

And if you thought Mary Kish had an itchy trigger finger before this episode, you have no idea. In fact, one might say her trigger finger is more than itchy. In this episode of Resident Kinevil 7, Mary’s trigger finger essentially spasms every five minutes. It definitely doesn’t lead to her wasting any ammo, though, so that’s good. Anyway. Enjoy the episode!

To catch up on previous episodes of Resident Kinevil, where Mike Mahardy and former GameSpot member Mary Kish play through every numbered Resident Evil game, you can visit the show’s page here, or its YouTube channel here.

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As was the case with The Dark Below DLC for the original Destiny, Bungie has effectively locked Destiny 2 owners out of some activities they previously had access to if they have not purchased Curse of Osiris. The expansion launched earlier this week and, among many other things, increased the level and Power level caps, resulting in a corresponding increase to level requirements for select modes. As a result, those who have not purchased Curse of Osiris suddenly find themselves unable to take part in things they could play just a few days ago.

This affects a number of areas in the game. The Prestige Nightfall has seen its Power level cap requirement increased to a point that non-DLC owners cannot reach, rendering it inaccessible to them. The same is true for the Prestige version of the Leviathan Raid, which means it’s not possible to earn the Achievement/Trophy for completing a Prestige Nightfall or Raid. Additionally, one of the three Meditations offered by Ikora this week is from Curse of Osiris, meaning those without the DLC only have two they can play. The same problem could potentially hit the standard Nightfall in the future; featuring an Osiris Strike would mean only DLC owners have access for that week.

The Heroic Strike playlist from Destiny 1 was also introduced to Destiny 2 for the first time this week. It seemingly could have been added for everyone to help compensate for the loss of the aforementioned modes, but it’s restricted to Curse of Osiris owners.

At this point, Crucible is largely unaffected, as new playlists have been introduced for Osiris owners to be able to play the new maps. It’s unclear at this point if, for instance, Trials will be limited to some players if an Osiris map is featured during a given event.

As you’d expect, players are incredibly angry, flocking to places like Reddit to express their frustration. Particularly in light of how long the game has been out–about three months, or closer to six weeks on PC–there are complaints about already having limited access to content. Players have described the expansion pass as feeling more like a subscription fee required to continue making full use of the game, rather than an optional DLC.

This anger surfaces not long after another incident incited the rage of the fanbase. Players recently discovered an undisclosed system that throttled the amount of XP that could be earned from certain activities. Bungie subsequently disabled this and vowed to improve its communication, though this latest discovery involving the DLC has further hurt the studio’s reputation with fans.

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One of the key post-campaign activities for Destiny 2 players to check out after finishing the new Curse of Osiris DLC expansion’s campaign are Lost Prophecies. Completing these reward you with unique new, Vex-style weapons, but you don’t immediately gain access to any of this. Here’s how to unlock Lost Prophecies.

After finishing the campaign, speak with Brother Vance at the Lighthouse on Mercury. He’ll provide you with a mission to complete some Adventures. Once you’ve done three of them, you’ll unlock access to Heroic Adventures. These are more difficult versions of standard Adventures with a recommended Power level of 300 and Nightfall-style Modifiers to contend with. While difficult, you can thankfully respawn. Completing one of these will earn you a variety of rewards (including a new shader and emblem), and you’ll be able to speak with Vance to move things along.

At this point, he’ll provide you with your first Lost Prophecy quest. You’ll receive an item that needs to have certain requirements fulfilled; for instance, you might have to farm Heroic Public Events or chests to obtain a specific type of item that must be consumed. (This can take the form of a single blue item, or a green version–in which case you’ll need to acquire 10 and then trade them into Vance.) Once you’re done that, head back to the Lighthouse, speak with Vance, and activate the Forge. From here, you can craft the first of the new Vex weapons–check out one we got above. It’s unclear at this point exactly how often you can repeat all of this, but there are a number of weapons and Lost Prophecy “verses” to complete.

Even aside from these, there are numerous new weapons in Curse of Osiris to obtain. There’s also a variety of new gear, new Exotics, and tons of new Eververse cosmetics to obtain through the newly refreshed Bright engrams. As noted above, the expansion also introduces a new (if somewhat brief) campaign set on Mercury, additional Crucible content, and more.

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