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Can The Last of Us TV series finally break the bad video game adaptation curse?

  • Written by: Jacqueline Burgess, Associate Lecturer in International Business, University of the Sunshine Coast
Can The Last of Us TV series finally break the bad video game adaptation curse?HBO

Even if you’re not a video game player, you might have heard about the just released and highly anticipated television series based on beloved and acclaimed video game The Last of Us.

However, to say video game adaptations are often awful is an understatement. It’s a long running joke just how terrible film and television series...

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