<P> Within seven days of its release, The Last of Us sold over 1.3 million units, becoming the biggest video game launch of 2013 at the time . Three weeks after its release, the game sold over 3.4 million units, and was deemed the biggest launch of an original game since 2011's L.A. Noire and the fastest - selling PlayStation 3 game of 2013 at the time . The game became the best - selling digital release on PlayStation Store for PlayStation 3, though numerical sales figures were not disclosed; this record was later beaten by Grand Theft Auto V . The Last of Us ultimately became the tenth best - selling game of 2013 . By August 2014, the game had sold eight million copies: seven million on PlayStation 3 and one million on PlayStation 4 . It is the third best - selling PlayStation 3 game of all time . In the United Kingdom, the game remained atop the charts for six consecutive weeks, matching records set by multi-platform titles . Within 48 hours of its release, The Last of Us generated more than the £ 3 million earned by Man of Steel in the same period . The game also topped the charts in the United States, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Spain, and Japan . </P> <P> The Last of Us is one of the most awarded games of all time, winning over 240 Game of the Year awards . Prior to its release, it received numerous awards for its previews at E3 . It was review aggregators Metacritic and GameRankings' second - highest rated for the year 2013, behind Grand Theft Auto V . The game appeared on several year - end lists of the best games of 2013, receiving wins from the 41st Annie Awards, The A.V. Club, the British Academy Video Games Awards, Canada.com, Daily Mirror, The Daily Telegraph, Destructoid, the 17th Annual DICE Awards, The Escapist, GamesRadar, GameTrailers, the 14th Annual Developers Choice Awards, Game Revolution, Giant Bomb, Good Game, Hardcore Gamer, IGN, IGN Australia, International Business Times, Kotaku, National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers, VG247, VideoGamer.com . It was also named the Best PlayStation Game by GameSpot, GameTrailers, Hardcore Gamer, and IGN . Naughty Dog won Studio of the Year and Best Developer from The Daily Telegraph, Edge, the Golden Joystick Awards, Hardcore Gamer, and the 2013 Spike VGX . </P> <P> Baker and Johnson received multiple nominations for their performances; Baker won awards from Hardcore Gamer and the 2013 Spike VGX, while Johnson won awards at the British Academy Video Games Awards, DICE Awards, VGX 2013, and from The Daily Telegraph . The game's story also received awards at the British Academy Video Games Awards, the DICE Awards, the Game Developers Choice Awards, the Golden Joystick Awards, and the Writers Guild of America Awards, and from GameTrailers, Giant Bomb, Hardcore Gamer, and IGN . The sound design and music received awards at the DICE Awards, the Inside Gaming Awards, and from IGN . The game's graphical and artistic design also won awards from Destructoid, the DICE Awards, the Golden Joystick Awards, and IGN . </P> <P> The Last of Us was awarded Outstanding Innovation in Gaming at the DICE Awards, and Best Third Person Shooter from GameTrailers . The game received Best New IP from Hardcore Gamer, Best Newcomer at the Golden Joystick Awards, and Best Debut from Giant Bomb . It received Best Overall Sound, Best PlayStation 3 Multiplayer, and Best Action - Adventure Game on PlayStation 3, and overall at IGN's Best of 2013 Awards . It also won Best Action - Adventure Game at the British Academy Video Games Awards, and The Escapist, as well as Best Action Game from Hardcore Gamer and Adventure Game of the Year at the DICE Awards . </P>

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