Last of Us gets Special Editions

Naughty Dog has announced two special editions for their upcoming game, The Last of Us, which is due to be released on May 7. The Last of Us: Ellie Edition (available at GAME) and The Last of Us: Joel Edition (available at Tesco & Independents) include plenty of collectable bits (see the laundry list below).

It was also announced that anyone who pre-orders the standard edition of the game will get the Sights and Sounds DLC pack as a "thank you."

Contents include:

The Last of Us mini artbook: explore the world of The Last of Us through some of the remarkable artwork that gave shape to the game

The Last of Us: American Dreams Issue #1: the first in a series of comics created in partnership with Dark Horse to delve into the backstory of Ellie. The version included features a variant cover found only in these special editions

Exclusive game pack: The Ellie Edition showcases the character Ellie on the game pack artwork, while the Joel Edition will feature Joel's face

Collectable poster: an exclusive screen print effect poster of each character can be found in their respective editions

DUALSHOCK3 skin: skin your PS3 controllers with Joel or Ellie, depending on which edition you decide to order

Survival DLC Pack

Multiplayer Bonuses: Bonus XP, Melee booster, In-game currency, Customizable character items

Bonus Joel and Ellie skins available once the single player game is completed

Sights & Sounds DLC Pack

Official Game Soundtrack by Academy Award winning musician Gustavo Santaolalla

PS3 Dynamic Theme

PSN Avatars: Winter Joel & Ellie

LittleBigPlanet Sackboy Skins: voucher codes for a downloadable Joel skin or a downloadable Ellie skin for your Sackboy character depending on which special edition you choose