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LA Times Today: How ‘The Last of Us’ changed gaming, strained relationships and spawned an empire

LA Times Today: How ‘The Last of Us’ changed gaming, strained relationships and spawned an empire

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You’ve probably heard, “The Last of Us” is a bona fide hit. The series premiere is HBO’s second-most-watched in more than a decade and has now broken the record for audience growth between episodes.

But you might not know the action-packed drama was born of a video game that, at the time, was no safe bet.

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