According to a LinkedIn update, former Naughty Dog developer Robert Ryan joined Microsoft’s newest game studio, The Initiative, as a senior systems designer back in April. Despite being less than a year old, The Initiative is already filled with brilliant minds likeGod of War lead producer Brian Westergaard and Red Dead Redemption lead writer Christian
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Another week has arrived and PlayStation fans continue to shout into the ether, “When, oh when, God, will The Last of Us Part II arrive?” While we unfortunately still don’t have a firm answer to that question, new information has arrived that seems to indicate where the game is at in its current state. In a
If you’ve been eagerly anticipating the release of The Last of Us Part II like I have, then know that we are officially one step closer to the game being in our hands. Today, game director Neil Druckmann revealed that Naughty Dog had officially shot the game’s ending. Druckmann revealed the news via Twitter, implying that, as
While weapon-crafting was a mainstay for the original The Last of Us, another less-utilized mechanic were the peppered Workbenches that let players upgrade their guns. If you were wondering whether The Last of Us Part II would include this, eagle-eyed dives into some Naughty Dog promotional videos would suggest so. News originally came from, of all places, Naughty
I think it’s fair to say that The Last of Us Part II excitement levels is spilling over at this stage due to fans eagerness to hear more about the upcoming sequel by Naughty Dog, but the studio is notorious for holding their cards close to their chests and revealing very little of what’s in
There’s been a lot of rumblings about The Last of Us Part II in recent weeks, including (suspect) “leaks” of a 2019 release date. And while so much of the game is still a mystery, some relatively unnoticed character art surfaced from the Lead Character Artist at Naughty Dog. And it certainly shows the power that the
Creating throwback PlayStation-era jewel cases for modern games have been all the rage lately. Within the past few weeks alone, we’ve seen some rad new creations centered around games like Death Stranding and Kingdom Hearts 3 both in the packaging that many might remember from the original PlayStation all those years ago. Now, one Redditor by the
It’s Valentine’s Day and love is in the air, or so I’ve been told. To celebrate, Naughty Dog today released a new piece of concept art from the studio’s current project, The Last of Us Part II. The image released is one that will likely be very familiar to fans as it is a callback to The
James Martinchek, who worked as an animator at Naughty Dog for one month before jumping ship to Rockstar Games has jumped back into Sony according to a tweet from Quentin Cobb, currently a Senior Game Designer at Sony who is working at an unnamed studio on an unnamed project. Cobb became Senior Game Designer in
If you are developing a game, whether it be a development team of under ten people or a hugely expensive title spanning several worldwide offices, it’s likely that your game is going to be delayed. Whether it be because of missed milestones, a packed release week, or you’re a billion dollar company that didn’t have
The Uncharted feature film starring Tom Holland has found its new director, according to a new report. Since the stepping down of director Shawn Levy in December 2018, Sony Pictures has been on the hunt for a replacement. Today, Variety reported that 10 Cloverfield Lane director Dan Trachtenberg would be taking the lead for the project. Trachtenberg is
The Last Of Us Part II‘s co-writer Halley Gross has taken to the mo-cap stage. In an Instagram post last night, Gross shared that she is “in a video game.” It is unclear if she will play a prominent role, be an extra character, or simply be a cameo like Hideo Kojima in Metal Gear
The Last of Us director and Naughty Dog Vice President Neil Druckmann has responded to claims that a Netflix film titled What Still Remains has marketed itself with posters almost exactly like the promotional material and box art for the critically acclaimed The Last of Us. Twitter user Rob Trench took to the social media
Developer Naughty Dog may be heading home for the holidays, but both developers and voice actors are mulling over the latest-recorded scene of The Last of Us Part II. While the game’s Director Neil Druckmann already chimed in on the scene, we now have some feedback from Ellie’s voice actress Ashley Johnson on the scene. Earlier
Today, Naughty Dog Vice President Neil Druckmann gave a small behind the scenes update regarding the highly anticipated The Last of Us Part II on Twitter. While this tweet’s main purpose was to celebrate the fact that the studio is taking a break for the holidays, Neil Druckmann did give us an idea of what
Two of gaming’s most recognizable characters from the mid-1990s have joined forces to pack all the early 3D platforming action a person could possibly ask for under one roof with the Spyro + Crash Remastered Game Bundle. Spyro + Crash Remastered Game Bundle catalogs the adventures of Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon who both
Limited Run Games have teamed up with Sony and Naughty Dog to bring an exciting announcement for fans of the Jak and Daxter series that originally arrived on the PlayStation 2 17 years ago. Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy is getting a physical release on PS4 via the Limited Run Games store in both
It seems there’s just no end to the string of major announcements for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. The game’s biggest news of recent weeks was that it will soon be launching on PlayStation 4. In celebration of this, PUBG will also feature a little nod to some of PlayStation’s biggest heroes. Those who pre-order the PlayStation 4
The Electronic Entertainment Expo (or simply, E3) is one of the largest trade fairs in the world, and is an event that millions of gamers from around the world tune in every year in anticipation of their favourite companies announcing brand new titles. That’s why Sony announcing PlayStation’s absence from the trade show this week
*Editor’s Note: Some specific story moments and spoilers from The Last of Us, The Last of Us: Left Behind, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy will be addressed in the course of this editorial. We all have heard of Naughty Dog; whether you’re a fan of their games or not, there is no denying they continuously
One year ago today, Uncharted 4: A Theif’s End’s standalone expansion (kind of) Uncharted: The Lost Legacy was released to the world, much to the excitement of long-time fans. Now, Naughty Dog is celebrating its anniversary by giving players a small little contest based on the game’s photo mode. All you have to do to enter the contest is
The year is 2009. I’ve just woken up on Christmas morning to find out that my parents got me Uncharted 2: Among Thieves for the PlayStation 3. I stuck it in my console and, frankly, I didn’t see them the rest of the day until dinner. Never before had I seen a game be so cinematic and
Following several teases last week from actor Nathan Fillion relating to the Uncharted series, today we saw the result being a brilliantly-made fan film starring Fillion as the series’ protagonist Nathan Drake, and new details have arrived from Fillion on how it all happened, along with what is in store for him and his fan favorite Destiny
When The Last of Us Part II was originally announced back in late 2016, it was also revealed that Ellie, who was your NPC partner in the original game, would be the main character in this entry, leaving some fans to wonder if she would have someone helping her out this time around. This seems to be
From its original release in 2013, The Last of Us already had many claiming it was an instant classic thanks to its incredible sense of storytelling and gritty, impactful gameplay, and now five years after its release, Naughty Dog has revealed that it’s had quite the sales success in the years since. Over on the studio’s
Coming off the release of Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and the preparation for the upcoming The Last of Us: Part II, developer Naughty Dog has revealed that a few change-ups in the company leadership will be occurring heading into the studio’s future. Naughty Dog president Evan Wells announced through the company’s blog that Neil Druckmann, the longtime
Shaun Escayg served as the creative director and writer on Naughty Dog’s most recent release, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. Today via Twitter, Escayg announced that his tenure at the kennel is up, and he’s moving onto something new. Escayg joined Naughty Dog seven years ago where his first work at the company was on that of The
Since its debut on the PS3 ten years ago, Uncharted has been one of the crowning achievements of Sony and Naughty Dog, and during this weekend’s PlayStation Experience, Sony took to celebrating the tenth anniversary of the beloved action series. A new panel video from PlayStation Experience was released highlighting the tenth anniversary of the Uncharted series,
During a live panel form PlayStation Experience in Anaheim, California, Naughty Dog provided more information about the upcoming The Last of Us Part II. Game Director Neil Druckmann, Co-Writer Halley Gross, and voices of Ellie and Joel Ashley Johnson and Troy Baker were on stage from the beginning of the panel; Druckmann kicked the discussion off by
Today, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that the next three installments in the Jak and Daxter series are hitting the PlayStation 4 digitally this month. According to the press release, fans of the dynamic duo will be able to complete their collection once again when Jak II, Jak III, and Jak X: Combat Racing comes to PlayStation