Sony Axes The Last Of Us Part 2 Multiplayer Mod Right Before Its Release
A fan-made multiplayer mod for The Last of Us Part 2 has been shut down just weeks before its planned release, after Sony Interactive Entertainment…
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| Factor | Weight | Score | Contribution | Where it came from |
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| Corroborationleads | 0.35 | 0.39 | +0.135 55% | 1 independent org on the story. Tier-3 aggregators never corroborate — they can show something is circulating, never that it is true. |
| Source trust | 0.25 | 0.44 | +0.110 45% | Video Games Chronicle is the highest-trust source on this story. Trust is taken from the best source, not averaged. |
| Pickup rate | 0.20 | 0.00 | +0.000 0% | One counted organisation, so there is no spread to measure — nothing has picked this up to set a rate. |
| Freshness | 0.20 | 0.01 | +0.001 1% | Halves every 10 hours from the newest item on the story. This is the only factor that rewards a story for nothing more than being recent. |
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What happened
A fan-made multiplayer mod for The Last of Us Part 2 has been shut down just weeks before its planned release, after Sony Interactive Entertainment sent the project's creator a letter asking it not to go public. Modder Speclizer had been building the unofficial PC mod since January, and it was reportedly close to finished, with matchmaking, a loadout system, perks, and multiple maps already in place. Speclizer confirmed the news on X, saying the mod was expected to release this month and calling it "extremely sad" that it never got to come out. A 25-minute gameplay demo went up back in June, and the modder had been posting regular progress clips throughout the year, with the most recent one published on August 22.
How this story arrived
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- 01 Videogameschronicle first seen Last of Us Part 2 multiplayer mod ‘canceled by Sony’
- 02 Ign +2.8h The Last of Us Part 2 Multiplayer Mod Cancelled at Sony’s Request
- 03 Eurogamer +8.8h A multiplayer mod for The Last of Us 2 was reportedly cancelled "at Sony's request"
- 04 Polygon +14.7h Last of Us 2 Multiplayer Mod Officially Canceled by Sony
- 05 Techpowerup +24.0h Sony Axes The Last Of Us Part 2 Multiplayer Mod Right Before Its Release
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