To celebrate the launch of the eagerly anticipated new title from the makers of Uncharted™ 3, Naughty Dog Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment Europe will be releasing two Special Edition packages for The Last of Us™ 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.

Contents:

• 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
• Survival DLC Pack
  • 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
• Sights & Sounds DLC Pack
• 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 Last of Us (available from all retailers), will receive the ‘Sights & Sounds DLC Pack’, as a ‘thank you’ bonus.