{"id":287,"date":"2023-03-16T10:01:53","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T15:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asdesignltd.com\/the-last-of-us-is-a-finalist-for-the-2023-world-video-game-hall-of-fame\/"},"modified":"2023-03-16T10:01:53","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T15:01:53","slug":"the-last-of-us-is-a-finalist-for-the-2023-world-video-game-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asdesignltd.com\/the-last-of-us-is-a-finalist-for-the-2023-world-video-game-hall-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"The Last of Us is a Finalist for the 2023 World Video Game Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On March 15, 2023, The Strong National Museum of Play announced the 12 finalists for the 2023 World Video Game Hall of Fame.<sup id=\"cite_ref1-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note1-0\">[0]<\/a><\/sup> From these finalists, the public and experts will vote to decide which four will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at a virtual ceremony on Thursday, May 4.<sup id=\"cite_ref1-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note1-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup> Notable entries include Wii Sports, GoldenEye 007, Age of Empires, Angry Birds, Barbie Fashion Designer, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Computer Space, FIFA International Soccer, The Last of Us, NBA 2K, Quake, and Wizardry.<sup id=\"cite_ref1-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note1-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>The Last of Us, released by Naughty Dog and Sony Interactive Entertainment in 2013, has seen a surge in popularity due to its adaptation into a series by HBO, and it is now one of the finalists for the Hall of Fame.<sup id=\"cite_ref1-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note1-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup> The Strong National Museum of Play described the game as \u201cjumping into an oversaturated field of post-apocalyptic zombie games and quickly stood out among the rest with its in-depth storytelling, intimate exploration of humanity, thrilling game jumps and cutscenes, and its memorable characters.\u201d<sup id=\"cite_ref1-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note1-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Past inductees into the Hall of Fame include Pac-Man, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Super Mario Bros.<sup id=\"cite_ref1-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note1-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup> The public and experts will now have to decide if The Last of Us will join these esteemed titles when the final inductees are announced on May 4.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"cite_note1-0\">0. <\/span>&#8220;The Strong announces 2023 finalists for Video Game Hall of Fame&#8221; VentureBeat, 15 Mar. 2023, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/games\/the-strong-announces-2023-finalists-for-video-game-hall-of-fame\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/games\/the-strong-announces-2023-finalists-for-video-game-hall-of-fame<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"cite_note1-1\">1. <\/span>&#8220;Strong Museum's World Video Game Hall of Fame finalists announced&#8221; News10NBC, 15 Mar. 2023, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whec.com\/local\/strong-museum-will-reveal-12-finalists-for-world-video-game-hall-of-fame-induction\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/www.whec.com\/local\/strong-museum-will-reveal-12-finalists-for-world-video-game-hall-of-fame-induction\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"cite_note1-2\">2. <\/span>&#8220;Entertainment News&#8221; Hometown News Now, 15 Mar. 2023, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hometownnewsnow.com\/entertainment-news\/6b75efaa10b8a5e9fd6aa0815e83fb49\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/hometownnewsnow.com\/entertainment-news\/6b75efaa10b8a5e9fd6aa0815e83fb49<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"cite_note1-3\">3. <\/span>&#8220;&#8216;The Last of Us' among finalists for Video Game Hall of Fame &#8211; X101 Always Classic&#8221; X101 Always Classic Local News, 15 Mar. 2023, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wxhc.com\/the-last-of-us-among-finalists-for-video-game-hall-of-fame\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/www.wxhc.com\/the-last-of-us-among-finalists-for-video-game-hall-of-fame\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 15, 2023, The Strong National Museum of Play announced the 12 finalists for the 2023 World Video Game Hall of Fame.[0] From these finalists, the public and experts will vote to decide which four will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at a virtual ceremony on Thursday, May 4.[1] Notable entries include [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asdesignltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asdesignltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asdesignltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asdesignltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asdesignltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=287"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/asdesignltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":288,"href":"https:\/\/asdesignltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287\/revisions\/288"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asdesignltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asdesignltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asdesignltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asdesignltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}