A voice over actress has been bombarded with death threats following a backlash to the plot of video game The Last of Us Part II. Laura Bailey has been left shaken after receiving a string of violent and abusive messages on social media following the release of the critically acclaimed video game last month. While the critics have enjoyed the graphically violent game, players gave the shoot-em-up a much less glowing review, bombarding review website Metacritic with negative reports and forcing down the average user score of the game. For 39-year-old voice actress Laura, this has meant being confronted with an endless barrage of abuse whenever she logs in to social media. It means more than I can say.”Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn was among those sending positivity to Laura.

Source: Daily Mirror July 04, 2020 03:35 UTC