Updated
Updated · Eurogamer.net · Jun 22
Specilizer Sets September Release for Last of Us Part 2 Multiplayer Mod After 80% Canceled Project
Updated
Updated · Eurogamer.net · Jun 22

Specilizer Sets September Release for Last of Us Part 2 Multiplayer Mod After 80% Canceled Project

3 articles · Updated · Eurogamer.net · Jun 22

Summary

  • September is the target release for Specilizer’s The Last of Us Part 2 multiplayer mod, newly shown in a video featuring tense 1v1 shootouts.
  • The PC mod includes a lobby system plus matches on one custom map and one map pulled from the main story, extending work that began in January.
  • Specilizer built the project after Naughty Dog’s official The Last of Us Online was canceled, despite reports it was about 80% complete and had already won over early players.
  • The release revives interest in the series’ multiplayer roots, with development videos on Specilizer’s YouTube channel documenting how the unofficial mode came together.

Insights

Can one modder deliver the multiplayer game that Naughty Dog spent seven years and millions to cancel?
After its official game was canceled, how will Sony react to a fan successfully rebuilding it for free?