Whilst we know that a third season of HBO's The Last of Us is currently in production, the same cannot be said for the award-winning video game franchise that inspired it. It has now been well over a decade since the first entry, The Last of Us, launched back in 2013, and more recently, fans were treated to the aptly-named sequel, The Last of Us Part II in 2020.
However, since then, a potential third installment has been something of a mythical beast, as it has only been mentioned in passing, and never really received an official sighting, or announcement/confirmation in this case. Not only that, but with Naughty Dog head and The Last of Us creator Neil Druckmann giving mixed signals when asked about The Last of Us Part III, it is no wonder that fans have been left confused.
However, with many of us choosing to believe that a lack of direct denial does mean that there is hope, it seems as though the positivity may have paid off.
Back on 26 September, which is the day that fans refer to as 'The Last of Us Day' or 'Outbreak Day', Druckmann released a blog post talking...
