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The video game industry went through a phoenix-like transformation during the pandemic. Global game sales rose by 20% and 227 million Americans reported that they played video games regularly. To support that demand, a host of…

*This post contains spoilers for both The Last of Us games.*  It's rare I'll play a game in order to experience the consequences of my actions as a player. If it's an RPG I'll go all in agonising over whether to leave either Ashley or…

*This post contains spoilers The Last of Us Part II.*  The Last of Us Part II, just like its much lauded predecessor, was meant to be the swansong for a console generation. While other critics and writers have mostly heaped well deserved…

Naughty Dog has had a tough couple of months in the lead up to the release of The Last Of Us: Part II. From the majority of the game's plot being leaked online to backlash from both the gaming and YouTube community over DMCA strikes…

It's hard to find a more crowd-pleasing series than Uncharted. Whether it's finding a Nazi submarine in the Amazon, shooting Yetis in the Himalayas, uncovering a lost city in the Sahara or searching for pirate treasure in the Caribbean…

*Spoilers abound for The Last of Us below.* The cut to black at the end of The Last of Us hits like a punch in the gut and a kick in the teeth all at once. For years it's been unclear exactly what kind of reaction and effect Joel's lie…

Violent games are a dime a dozen and I've written about plenty of them for HeadStuff. Some delve into the depths of their characters' minds as to why they commit so much brutal violence. For some it's about freeing the world from Nazi…

It was inevitable that #MeToo would expand beyond the movie industry. You’d have to be a card-carrying, tunnel-visioned member of the patriarchy to think that Hollywood was uniquely shitty in its attitude towards women. Indeed, if you were…

The Last of Us, a video game released to critical acclaim in 2013, follows a man's journey, along with his adolescent female charge, through a post-apocalyptic, zombie-infested world. The game, though popular with critics and gamers alike,…