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Did you try out the demo for The Last Guy yesterday? If you did, and if you liked it, you'll probably be glad to know this bit of news. According to IGN, The Last Guy will be available for the North American PS Store next week on August 28. As for the price, it's going to cost only $9.99 -- nearly half the price of the Japanese version which will release on the same day.

So make sure you play up that demo over and over again, and practice saving the herds and herds of people. You'll also want to check out Andrew's hands-on with the US version to prepare for the monster-dodging to come.

The Last Guy will be fully released in Japan next week. On August 28, the full game will be available on the Japanese store for ¥2,000 ($18.44). For those who purchased the Japan Premium pack (which was the Asakusa-only level), you can get a refund of your ¥500 for purchasing the full game. However, you'll only have until October 31 to get the "discount."

Checking out the newly released trailer (embedded above), the game will include cities such as London, Berlin, Sydney, Yokohama, Washington D.C., and San Francisco, and will also include a whole slew of new (and deadly-looking) monsters. Now, all we need to do is wait for dates and prices on a Western release to pop up.

For those curious about The Last Guy, make sure you read Majed's import impressions. He recommended that players "wait for the release in your region" and I'd have to completely agree. At a recent media preview, we tried the American version of The Last Guy, and discovered a few differences that are sure to please the masses. Firstly, the game takes place in America for us. The first level is rather simple -- a tutorial level set in San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf. In the level, you'll learn about the various poewr-ups at your disposal: you can gain stamina, or even freeze enemies in their tracks.

Controlling the size of your following crowd is going to be an important part of The Last Guy experience. The larger your crowd, the more abilities you'll have. Your stamina (ability to run) will increase with every 100 people you add to your chain. You'll also be able to break down certain barriers provided you have enough people. However, larger lines are easier to target and enemies can (and will) make quick work on them. Be careful!

A good strategy that worked for us in the game's first three levels is to get as large a chain as comfortable, and then return to the Escape Zone. Players can then zoom around the level collecting smaller groups, keeping an eye out for places which may include VIPs.

Remember that crazy "developer interview" we posted about The Last Guy a few weeks ago? Well, since the announcement of a US release for the game, SCEA has officially translated the video. It goes to capture the wild and zany spirit of the title, but note that these aren't the real developers. The real development team is known for their work on Work Time Fun for PSP, which also featured a mini-game that plays almost exactly like this game. Check out fresh new screens in our gallery, and then check out the "story" after the break.

[Thanks, Gambit07! Video embed via Analog Hype]

The Last Guy certainly gets around; traveling all over the world saving people from monsters and zombies. He's already arrived in Japan and, according to a press release sent out by SCEE today, he'll be protecting innocents in Europe later this month. "August" is as specific as the release date gets. We've had a go with the Japanese version, so be sure to check out our hands-on impressions.

Considering this game was only revealed last month, we're surprised to see it releasing so soon. Especially in Europe. But who are we to complain? More content is more content. Bring it on.

The Last Guy is a title that has caught our eye recently, simply because it's a game with a bizarre concept, and its developers are an equally odd bunch to say the least. Its strangeness has ensnared us, pulling us in; it's even gone as far as making us purchase it off the Japanese PS Store -- not waiting for a full English release. So we did just that, we bought the Japanese release and what we got was a delightful little surprise. Want to know how it fared? Then you know the drill, read on after the break.

Yes, you can play a Flash version of The Last Guy on your computer right now. In fact, you play it on the PS3 Fanboy website! Too bad our website doesn't make for a particularly interesting level ... but don't fret, you can play on any website address you input. How awesome is that? So awesome.

Feel free to tell us what you think about the Flash game, and give us some good (non-adult) URLs we can play with.

[Thanks, Kristopher G.!]

Want more gameplay footage of The Last Guy? Check out the video above. The game still looks bizarrely awesome. Especially with the levels based on real world loca-- wait, is that Trafalgar Square? The PlayStation Blog contains even more information on the title, including some background "story" involving monsters, aliens and purple ray beams. Sold.

Gameplay seems pretty simple. Collect the survivors and desposit them in the Escape Zones, while avoiding the aforementioned zombies and monsters and utilising your heat-vision and any power ups you may come across. The PSN keeps getting better and better as more unique titles like this one become available. We're definitely looking forward to The Last Guy's release.

Unlike the previous trailer that certainly grabbed our attention, this new The Last Guy trailer is all gameplay. You fill the shoes of "the last guy" who must go around different cities and lead survivors to safety in a Godzilla-esque attack by giant insects and monsters. Players try and gather the highest number of people in a single trip and bring them to the Escape Zone. It also appears there will be a time limit as well as a stamina bar. It looks to be almost exactly like Super Rub a Dub to us, without the SIXAXIS controls.

The Japanese release date is July 31st via the PSN for 500 yen (about $5 US). We are actually pretty intrigued by this, so hopefully we can see at least a demo on the US side soon.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]

We really don't know what to say about this first promotional video for the newly revealed The Last Guy game. All we can tell is that The Last Guy is going to be SO weird. Guaranteed. Supposedly shot from the Himalayas, this video reveals nothing about the game. Well, we're going to have another update next week. Hopefully, it'll be a bit more helpful.

Update: Check out a translation of some of this video here.

[Thanks, Clint!]

That teaser site didn't have us speculating for long. Only a short while after it was unveiled, some sketchy details on what we can expect from The Last Guy have surfaced. From the sounds of it, The Last Guy will be another quirky, unique PSN title with an interesting art style. Sounds great to us -- that's exactly what we love about the PSN. There are conflicting reports with regards to the exact details, but the general consensus is that it will be a "rescue game" where the player is expected to guide people through a city to a safe zone.

Kotaku is reporting that there are zombies involved and that the game's environment will utilize Google Earth. PS3 Attitude says that the images are far higher resolution than Google Earth and makes no mention of zombies. It does mention that there will be VIPs to save, along with the normal plebs, which will obviously be worth more points. It's all still very vague but also very intriguing. We're expecting to find out more this Friday the 11th -- the date found on the Teaser site.

Source - "The Last Guy is a 'rescue game'" @ PS3 Attitude
Source - "Sony combines Zombies and... Google Earth" @ Kotaku

Remember The Last Guy? It was a title that Sony trademarked awhile back. Other than that fact and a name, the only other thing we knew about the game was that it received an E10 rating from the ESRB. However, now we've got a little more to work with as Gpara points out a teaser site for this supposed title.

On the teaser site, we can see rows of red caricatures seemingly marching. The red text stating "2008.7.11" suggests we may see something soon this Friday. A star adjacent to The Last Guy text also seems to be more than just a design -- it appears to be part of the title itself. We sense a strong allusion here; the game could possibly be about Communism (soldiers, red star, etc.), but that's just a thought. Anyway, feel free to play around with the site; maybe you'll find something we've missed.

[Via Gpara]

We still don't know what The Last Guy is. We do know that it's a game coming from Sony Computer Entertainment, and thanks to the ESRB, we know that it contains alcohol references, mild suggestive themes and mild violence. Given its E10 rating, it can't be too violent. Popular theories around the web suggest that this will be a downloadable title. It shouldn't be too long (E3, perhaps?) before we find out more about this mysterious game.

As pointed out by Siliconera, a trademark filing for Sony Computer Entertainment America revealed a possible new title called "The Last Guy." It's not the first time we've heard of this name before; it was previously listed on a "leaked EU release schedule" for PSN titles. The previous listing has been pretty accurate in some areas -- such as mentions of the new Siren game, Resistance 2 trailer, and echochrome's release. The findings of the trademark combined with the leaked sched point to a good chance for "The Last Guy" becoming an actual game.

Alas, this game could become reality, but hopefully "The Last Guy" is just a tentative title. Or, at least it's only withholding a subtitle such as "The Last Guy: In Line" or "The Last Guy: Is Lonely." Nah, all horrendous ideas. Perhaps you could think up some better subtitles. Oh, and one other thing, chances are "The Last Guy" is not about I am Legend (... or is it).