The Last of Us Part 1 features a fitting tribute to a late developer

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Daniel Kinnard will live on in The Last of Us

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The Last of Us Part 1 developer Naughty Dog has paid tribute to a former PlayStation developer by immortalizing them in-game.

Animator Robert Morrison has shared the tribute to Twitter, explaining that Daniel Kinnard, who previously worked as a producer at PlayStation's Visual Arts studio, sadly passed away during the development of The Last of Us Part 1. "Daniel was a producer at Visual Arts. He passed away during development of the game. Naughty Dog immortalized him here. He was a wonderful person," Morrison's tweet reads.

To honor Kinnard's life, Naughty Dog immortalized the developer by adding a poster of them into the game. According to the replies to Morrison's tweet, you can find the tribute in the farmhouse with Tommy and the horses, the part where Joel is searching for Ellie. 

In case you missed it, The Last of Us Part 1 - a remake of the 2013 Naughty Dog game - was released today (September 2) and fans appear to be loving the new features. Not only has the action-adventure game received a visual overhaul, but it’s also now got improved gameplay and a host of other impressive additions. Including a new trophy that can be obtained by petting the dog and improved Infected AI. 

The game is so popular that The Last of Us Part 1 Firefly Edition is currently being resold for over five times its base price. Unfortunately for those desperate to get their hands on the collector’s edition of the game, scalpers are now attempting to sell it for over $500, in some cases on reselling sites like eBay. 

About to join Joel and Ellie on their journey for the very first time? Take a look at our The Last of Us Part 1 guide for a head start. 

Hope Bellingham
Hope Bellingham
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After studying Film Studies and Creative Writing at university, I was lucky enough to land a job as an intern at Player Two PR where I helped to release a number of indie titles. I then got even luckier when I became a Trainee News Writer at GamesRadar+ before being promoted to a fully-fledged News Writer after a year and a half of training.  My expertise lies in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, cozy indies, and The Last of Us, but especially in the Kingdom Hearts series. I'm also known to write about the odd Korean drama for the Entertainment team every now and then.