The Last of Us 2 has Possibly Been in Development Since Early this Year

Naughty Dog fans should be happy. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End is well on its way to being finished, and gameplay videos have started to surface. There's also a strong host of content to sort through in Naughty Dog's The Last of Us, which had numerous Game of the Year wins in 2013; against titles like Grand Theft Auto 5, that's quite the accomplishment.

The Last of Us put players into the dystopian world following an outbreak of a mutated version of the Cordyceps fungi. This basically turns whoever breathes its spores into the walking dead, and unlike most zombies you've seen in movies or other media, these things book it.

As it turns out, rule number one of Zombieland turns out to be pretty true:

Even with Uncharted 4 on the horizon, some players might be asking, "What's next?" Well, as it turns out, we might have an answer for you.

Michael Knowland was a lead character artist on both the Uncharted series, as well as the original The Last of Us. While this might not come as a surprise, a recent addition to his Linkedin profile may shake things up a bit:

Did you notice that last line of text? It says The Last of Us 2, and has some pretty big implications if true. Previously, this was listed as an "unannounced AAA game." I find it hard to believe that Naughty Dog would let something like this slip, and considering Knowles isn't with the company anymore, I'd take this with a grain of salt. There's no telling what kind of terms Knowles and Naughty Dog left each other under, though I'd like to believe they were good.

We'll keep you posted.