Last of Us Multiplayer Will Be Naughty Dog's Most Ambitious Game | GameSpot News

Neil Druckmann sets expectations for The Last of Us multiplayer game, Redfall's release date leaks, and new Assassin's Creed Mirage details.
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It’s the tenth anniversary of The Last of Us this year, and Naughty Dog is bringing the hype, with game director Neil Druckmann coming out swinging that The Last of Us Multiplayer will be the studio’s most ambitious project to date.

Speaking to ComicBook, Druckmann said Naughty Dog has been working on the title for a "long time," specifying that work began on the project before The Last of Us: Part II was released in 2020.

The Last of Us: Part II was originally expected to launch with a new version of the first game's Factions multiplayer mode. Naughty Dog explained in 2019 that the scope of the Factions mode the studio originally announced for the game grew to the point where it couldn't be included alongside the main campaign.

The new Last of Us multiplayer game hasn't been officially unveiled yet, though Naughty Dog has released concept art and other details. In 2023, Naughty Dog will begin to provide details on the game, which the studio said is "shaping up to be a fresh, new experience from our studio."

Naughty Dog is known best for its single-player story games, and the studio stressed that the new Last of Us multiplayer title will be rooted in the company's "passion for delivering incredible stories, characters, and gameplay."

Another multiplayer game with some huge expectations is Arkane’s Redfall. While Arkane Lyon was the studio behind GameSpot’s 2021 Game of the Year winner Deathloop, it’ll be the developer behind 2017’s Prey, Arkane Austin, that is helming the vampire hunting cooperative shooter.

While more details on the title will be coming in January 25’s Xbox Developer Direct, some information about it might have already leaked, namely, its release date. According to industry insider eXtas1s, who had previously accurately revealed details on Hideo Kojima's Overdose, the release date will be May 2 of this year.

"If there was any doubt, Redfall can now be 100% confirmed with a release date of May 2, 2023," eXtas1s tweeted after fellow insider Brad Sams posted a pair of cryptic tweets hinting at Arkane's upcoming game. The tweets from Sams have since been deleted, but they contained emoji that read "Red Fall Second May" before they were removed.

We likely won’t have to wait long for official word from Microsoft as Redfall will be headlining the Developer Direct on the 25th, with Xbox confirming that the event will cover both single and multiplayer combat, customization, and bosses for the FPS.

[NeonReaperMkVII]

People only talk about the Singleplayer but The Last of Us Multiplayer was amazing, I played it for hundreds of hours.

[jrad]

Factions MP was a very underrated game mode. Real fun if you have it a chance.

[officaltripleedits]

the first factions game was actually so goated and unique and it’s crazy knowing the MP has still got some players on it after these many years. i hope the next one will live up to its hype 🙏

[kradwolf]

Had a fun time with last of us. Being able to collect parts and craft mid match all kinds of equipment and ammo was a fun way to play.

[drayy]

I have logged a TON of hours in TLOU multiplayer. I am beyond hyped.

[SimonHill]

Fallout 76 was also Bethesda's "most ambitious game"

[axelstone]

Show us some footage already. I’m getting bricked up just thinking about it

[cvgamefreak]

Most ambitious is what every Developer ever says when they bring out a new game....

[NewAgeSlaves]

I sure hope so it has great potential slightly open ended survival elements help from companions walking dead vibes great stuff

[meataxenarll]

CO-OP !!! Make a Last of Us Co-Op mode!

[ala]

Watch it be a free to play live service game full of micro transactions

[leoriopaladiknight]

I hope the campaign is split screen, sneaking through clickers and both of you trying not to make a noise sounds so stressful and fun

[Pttrean]

I have a feeling that the new multiplayer is going to be destiny style.

Big world to play solo or with friends, then will have a pvp mode.

[drifterxexe]

will the MP be like a live serivce type game? idk it seems off but im looking foward to it

[JBxIx]

What we need with this new Factions MP game is a dedicated leaderboard, similar to what Rockstar had with Max Payne 3 which in my opinion is STILL the best mp game ever made!

[ztaylor]

Its gonna be battle royal with added infected. You heard it here first

[AlejandroLopez-vxle]

I’m hoping for it to be something like dayz

[thatcoreylad]

for both assassins creed and the last of us multiplayer

[SpencerShirey]

If they do that they better make it available on xbox.

[EziosBladez]

I hope its coop and not just a pvp bore fest.