At the 10th British Academy Video Games Awards, the game received ten nominations and went on to win five awards: Best Game, Action & Adventure, Audio Achievement, Performer and Story. The Last of Us garnered awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for its story, sound and music, graphical and artistic design, and the acting of its cast. Within three weeks of its release, The Last of Us sold approximately 3.4 million copies, and seven million by July 2014, becoming one of the best-selling PlayStation 3 games.

Review aggregator Metacritic assigned the game a normalized score of 95 out of 100, indicating 'universal acclaim', based on 98 reviews. It was released worldwide on June 14, 2013, for the PlayStation 3, and in July 2014 for the PlayStation 4.

ДЇollowing its previews at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the game won numerous awards, including Best of Show from several gaming publications. It was awarded Most Anticipated Game from PlayStation Universe, receiving a nomination in the same category at the 2012 Spike Video Game Awards. The game was officially announced on December 10, 2011, and was widely anticipated. The game's development was led by Bruce Straley and Neil Druckmann, as game director and creative director, respectively. Players assume control of Joel ( Troy Baker), escorting the young Ellie ( Ashley Johnson) across a post-apocalyptic United States. The Last of Us is an action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. Some developers at Naughty Dog accepting Game of the Year at the Game Developers Choice Awards.

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