For those of you who haven’t heard, The Last of Us is the next game by Sony’s very own Naughty Dog, who are the masterminds behind the Uncharted series and even Crash Bandicoot back on the original Playstation. Now to celebrate the launch of the eagerly anticipated new title, Sony will be releasing two Special Edition packages for the game on May 7th 2013.
Fans will be able to choose between The Last of Us: Ellie Edition (available exclusively at GAME) and The Last of Us: Joel Edition (available exclusively at Tesco & Independents), each packaged in a unique canvas wrap, and filled with exclusive physical and downloadable content.
The contents of the Special Edition are:
- The Last of Us mini artbook: explore the world of The Last of Us through some of the remarkable artwork that gave shape to the game
- The Last of Us: American Dreams Issue #1: the first in a series of comics created in partnership with Dark Horse to delve into the backstory of Ellie. The version included features a variant cover found only in these special editions
- Exclusive game pack: The Ellie Edition showcases the character Ellie on the game pack artwork, while the Joel Edition will feature Joel’s face
- Collectable poster: an exclusive screen print effect poster of each character can be found in their respective editions
- DUALSHOCK®3 skin: skin your PS3™ controllers with Joel or Ellie, depending on which edition you decide to order
- You will also get 2 DLC Packs. First is the Survival DLC Pack, which includes:
- Multiplayer Bonuses:
- Bonus XP
- Melee booster
- In-game currency
- Customizable character items
- Bonus Joel and Ellie skins available once the single player game is completed
- And Secondly you will recieve the Sights & Sounds DLC Pack, which includes:
- Official Game Soundtrack by Academy Award winning musician Gustavo Santaolalla
- PS3® Dynamic Theme
- PSN Avatars: Winter Joel & Ellie
- LittleBigPlanet™ Sackboy Skins: voucher codes for a downloadable Joel skin or a downloadable Ellie skin for your Sackboy character depending on which special edition you choose
Finally, in addition to the Special Edition packs, anyone who pre-orders the standard version of the game (available from all retailers), will receive the ‘Sights & Sounds DLC Pack’, as a ‘thank you’ bonus.
