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News Naughty Dog 'Making Something Very Cool' as Hiring Spree Advertised
A new IP? The Last of Us 3?
Want to work for Naughty Dog? Join the queue because we have to imagine the developer will be inundated with CVs for the open positions it has to offer as part of its next big project. Shared by the team's official Twitter account and then retweeted by Neil Druckmann, lots of different production sectors are hiring staff,...
News Naughty Dog Confirms All of Its PS4 Games Will Play on PS5
Including the Jak & Daxter series
There are no megatons here considering only a measly number of PlayStation 4 games won’t play on the PlayStation 5, but developer Naughty Dog took to Twitter overnight to confirm that its entire library of PS4 releases will play on Sony’s next-gen console. That includes: The Last of Us: Part II, The Last of Us...
News Naughty Dog Rebrands Outbreak Day Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Now known as The Last of Us Day
Naughty Dog has branded 26th September – the fictional date referring to the spread of the cordyceps virus in The Last of Us lore – as Outbreak Day for some time now, but amid the coronavirus pandemic, the developer has committed to a name change. As part of a Twitter statement, the studio said that it will now...
News After The Last of Us 2's Record Success, Naughty Dog Is Staffing Up for PS5
And it's working on a single player game
The Last of Us: Part II may be on store shelves and a colossal success, but that’s not stopping developer Naughty Dog from turning its attention to the future. The Californian team is currently on a hiring spree, and particular interest must be paid to the role of a Level/Environment Designer which makes...
News Naughty Dog Explains Why It's Excited for PS5
It's all about that SSD again
The Last of Us: Part II is far-and-away the most visually impressive release on the PlayStation 4 thus far, so it’s hard to imagine what Naughty Dog will be able to achieve with the new, uber-powerful PlayStation 5 hardware. Speaking as part of a podcast with Reggie Fils-Aime, vice president Neil Druckmann explained...
Poll Did You Buy The Last of Us 2?
Can't be for nothing
You knew this poll was coming, didn't you? The Last of Us: Part II released today -- that's the 19th June 2020 at the time of writing -- and we want to know if you've snapped it up. We've been waiting a long, long time for this one. The PS4 sequel was first announced all the way back in December 2016, and now -- after multiple...
News The Last of Us 2 Director Unsure of What's Next for Naughty Dog
New IP, or a sequel?
What game will Naughty Dog be working on next, once The Last of Us: Part II has hit store shelves? Well, it's safe to assume that the studio's multiplayer project will kick into full gear -- if it hasn't already -- but is the developer thinking about making another sequel, or something completely new? According to company vice...
News PlayStation Disables Likes, Dislikes, and Comments on The Last of Us 2's New Trailer
The times we live in
Perhaps we should have seen this coming, but it's still strange to see PlayStation disable all viewer interaction on its new trailer for The Last of Us: Part II. On both the official PlayStation and PlayStation Europe YouTube channels, the new video hides the likes and dislikes bar, while also turning off the comments section...
News Don't Believe Everything You Read About Naughty Dog Right Now
A lot of it is nonsense
It’s not been the best couple of months for Naughty Dog, has it? The developer was forced to delay The Last of Us: Part II due to the escalating coronavirus situation, and then moments before it stamped a new date on the anticipated PlayStation 4 exclusive,
News Amazing The Last of Us 2 Ellie PS4 Theme Changes from Day to Night, Is Free with These Codes
It's a beaut
Naughty Dog has released an amazing dynamic PlayStation 4 theme based on The Last of Us: Part II. It features lovely artwork of lead character Ellie sitting up against a tree with a guitar. Despite the apparent brutality of the upcoming sequel, it's a surprisingly peaceful theme, and the best part is that the artwork changes based on...
News Naughty Dog 'Putting the Finishing Touches' on The Last of Us 2 Ahead of May Release Date
"Final stretch"
The Last of Us: Part II has entered its "final stretch of production", according to developer Naughty Dog. You may recall that the highly anticipated sequel was actually due to release in just a couple of weeks as per its original 21st February release date, but back in October of last year, it was hit with a delay. Fortunately, it...
It can't all be for nothing
We’re listing the ten best Soundtracks of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation scores released over the past decade that we believe left the biggest impression on our sonic palettes. Whether it’s Journey's Grammy nominated masterpiece or Destiny’s 8 movement symphony, these are the soundtracks that hit the best...
Book it
Who doesn't love a big fancy art book on their favourite video game? Naughty Dog certainly seems to understand the desire for coffee table tomes to leaf through from time to time, releasing huge and beautiful books for each of its more recent releases. The Last of Us: Part II is of course the latest to get this same treatment, and it's...
News The Last of Us 2 Job Listing Asks for PC Experience, Has Some PlayStation Fans in an Uproar
But let's be reasonable
Last week, a report outed that Horizon: Zero Dawn is coming to PC in 2020. This sparked a wave of outrage among some hardcore PlayStation fans -- many of them upset that Sony appears to be keen on moving into the PC market, and that it's potentially willing to take its biggest exclusive games with it. The argument is that...
News The Last of Us 2's 'Heartbeat' System Sounds Completely Nuts But Very Impressive
Just a heartbeat away
Naughty Dog's seemingly gone mental with all of this tech in The Last of Us: Part II. In an interview with Polygon, co-director Anthony Newman explains the game's "heartbeat" system, which sounds equal parts insane and impressive. The gist of it is that in The Last of Us: Part II, every character -- that's Ellie, her allies,...
News The Last of Us 2's 'Motion Matching' System Sounds Like the Future of Animation in Games
Smooth moves
The Last of Us: Part II has this system Naughty Dog is calling "motion matching". Basically, it's this advanced animation process that makes the game look incredibly smooth in motion, regardless of what your character is doing. If you've seen the latest gameplay footage, then you'll already know that the upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive...
News The Last of Us 2 Multiplayer Isn't Dead, It's Evolved Into Something Too Big for the Game
Studio teases Factions future
The Last of Us: Part II will not have a multiplayer component. Naughty Dog confirmed this yesterday (at the time of writing), causing a bit of a ruckus in the process. However, this doesn't mean that the studio has abandoned multiplayer entirely. Naughty Dog has posted a statement on Twitter that reads: "We wanted to...
Talking Point What Do You Expect to See from The Last of Us 2 Tomorrow?
Trailer? Release date? Joel?
Can you believe that it's been over 15 months since we last saw The Last of Us: Part II in action? There have been plenty of interviews and rumours and other kinds of minor coverage since, but the last time we actually got to see Naughty Dog's sequel was at E3 2018. Maybe things would have been different had Sony shown...
Rumour The Last of Us 2 Release Date Leaked Ahead of State of Play Appearance
Here we go again
With The Last of Us: Part II set to go big during next week's State of Play broadcast, many eager PlayStation fans are hoping for a release date. After all, it's been over a year since we last saw Naughty Dog's sequel in action. As it turns out, the release date may have arrived early. An updated product page for The Last of Us:...
Poll Are You Hyped for The Last of Us 2's Return?
A long time coming
The Last of Us: Part II is going to play a key role in Sony's upcoming State of Play broadcast. The show is set for the 24th September, and Naughty Dog boss Neil Druckmann has confirmed that the long awaited PlayStation 4 exclusive will be reemerging fro
News The Last of Us: Part 2 Finally Returns Later This Month
It can't be for nothing
The Last of Us: Part II was shown off behind closed doors in August at a GameStop employee event, and now it sounds like we may finally get to feast our eyes on the upcoming exclusive once again. As teased by the one and only Geoff Keighley on Twitter, Naughty Dog is inviting members of the press to a media event later this...
News Shooting for The Last of Us: Part 2 Is All Wrapped Up
2019, we hear you cry
Is The Last of Us: Part II actually releasing this year? A lot of people are starting to think so, and although we're not quite convinced just yet, it does seem as though the project has hit an important milestone. Over on Twitter, director and writer Neil Druckmann has stated that "the most ambitious cinematic shoot we’ve...
Rumour Naughty Dog Currently Casting for Secret Project
A new intellectual property, perhaps?
Naughty Dog is purportedly casting for a secret project, according to a movie insider who’s previously leaked information on Hollywood blockbusters. According to Daniel R, one of the project’s leads is “a black African American male [in his] 40s to 60s with short to medium length hair”. It apparently...
News Ellie Won't Have to Fight Alone in The Last of Us: Part II
Buddy up
Although the E3 2018 demo for The Last of Us: Part II showed Ellie fighting alone, it sounds like she'll have some help in the full game. Speaking to Buzzfeed, director Neil Druckmann all but confirms that the rough and ready protagonist will be joined by a computer controlled character. "It’s safe to say with the game that we made in...
News The Last of Us' Neil Druckmann Promoted to Vice President of Naughty Dog
Game Directors and Lead Designers for The Last of Us 2 announced
Naughty Dog veteran Neil Druckmann has been promoted to the position of Vice President at the Californian developer. According to President Evan Wells, this is in recognition of Neil’s “expanded role, contributing on critical, studio level decisions”. The former programmer will...
News Naughty Dog Responds to Sexual Harassment Allegations
"We have not found any evidence"
Over the course of the weekend, former Naughty Dog employee David Ballard publicly stated that he was a victim of sexual harassment during his tenure at the developer. He claimed that he was harassed by a “lead” in late 2015, and after sharing his complaints with Sony’s HR department, he alleges that he was...
News Uncharted, The Last of Us Director Bruce Straley Departs Naughty Dog
Woof
He’s been on sabbatical for a year, but Naughty Dog veteran Bruce Straley will not be returning to the kennel. After spending 18 years at the Californian company, The Last of Us and Uncharted director has called time on his tenure at the award-winning studio. There’s no word on what he’ll do next, but we’re sure that we’ll be hearing...
News Naughty Dog Announces Limited Edition Nathan Drake Figure
And it's looking mighty fine
In succession to Uncharted: The Lost Legacy’s release last month, Naughty Dog has revealed its second limited edition statue of the franchise, featuring the dashing yet daring adventurer Nathan Drake. The meticulously crafted figure features a heroic shot of Drake mid-lunge, as he prepares to plant a firm fist into...
News Naughty Dog Is Hiring, Like, Everyone for The Last of Us: Part II
Studio on enormous recruitment spree
Looks like The Last of Us: Part II is about to enter full production, as Naughty Dog is hiring for… Well, a frightening number of new positions. The award-winning developer’s looking for everything from artists to programmers to designers to animators to… Well, you get the picture. You can find out more...
News Uncharted 4 Is Getting a Proper Survival Horde Mode Next Week
The Lost Legacy, too
Naughty Dog will be bringing an all-new cooperative component to Uncharted 4: A Thief's End next week. The game already features a healthy suite of multiplayer modes, including an objective-based co-op mode, but Survival Arena looks to be the classic wave-based horde mode that some fans have been begging for. You...
News Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Is Ready to Plunder Some Riches on PS4
Naughty Dog's latest goes gold
Sort-of-spin-off Uncharted: The Lost Legacy has gone gold, developer Naughty Dog has announced. For those who may not know, going "gold" means that development of the game has finished, and so it won't be long before it enters mass production. The standalone adventure was originally revealed back at the...
News The Lost Legacy Isn't the End for Uncharted, Says Naughty Dog
Obviously
Over the years, Uncharted has blossomed into one of PlayStation's most recognisable, most successful modern properties. Building on the more specific success of Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, developer Naughty Dog is currently putting the finishing touches on Uncharted: The Lost Legacy - a standalone PlayStation 4 story that spotlights fan...
E3 2017 The Last of Us: Part II Left Out So Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Could Shine
Makes sense to us
Many were expecting The Last of Us: Part II to put in an appearance during Sony's E3 2017 press conference last night, but it never showed up. The sequel was revealed at the PlayStation Experience last year, but Naughty Dog has always suggested that Joel and Ellie's next adventure is a while off yet. As such, the developer was...
E3 2017 Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Still Looks Amazing in New PS4 Trailer
Lost and found
Standalone spin-off Uncharted: The Lost Legacy received a brand spanking new cinematic trailer in Sony's E3 press conference today. The clip sees Chloe and Nadine getting into some typically treacherous situations, and gives us a better idea of the geographical scope of the adventure. Will you be picking up the game when it...
News Naughty Dog 'Very Impressed' and 'Quite Touched' By Crash Bandicoot PS4
Top dog
We reckon Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy looks the biz, but what does Naughty Dog think of the upcoming collection? For those who perhaps don't know, the studio behind the Uncharted games started on its path to greatness by creating the original Crash Bandicoot titles on PSone. Naturally, we're all interested in hearing what the team...
News The Last of Us Dev Naughty Dog's on a Real Hiring Spree
Fresh blood
We assume Naughty Dog's really starting to ramp up production on The Last of Us: Part II right now, as it's on a huge hiring spree. The Californian developer is trying to fill a wide gamut of positions, including everything from gameplay animators right the way through to visual effects artists. The studio's got a lot on its plate right...
News Naughty Dog Co-President Christophe Balestra Retires
Leaving the kennel
When Evan Wells and Christophe Balestra replaced founders Jason Rubin and Andy Gavin as the co-presidents of Naughty Dog, many commentated that they had big shoes to fill – but they still managed to turn the Californian studio into one of the greatest in the industry today. It's with sadness, then, that we can reveal that...
News No, Naughty Dog Has Nothing To Do With the Uncharted Movie
Developer hasn't even read the script
When it comes to movies based on video games, there's a surprisingly common misconception that developers have a say in the production of the big screen adaptations that are based on their work - but most of the time, this isn't the case. Usually, brands are simply passed along to movie studios who then produce...
News Uncharted 4 Is Still Winning Awards
And rightly so
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End nabbed more than a few Game of the Year awards in 2016 - including our own - but it would seem that Nathan Drake isn't done hoarding treasures just yet, as the PlayStation 4 exclusive won the 'Outstanding Achievement in Character Animation' award at the Annie Awards over the weekend. The event celebrates...
News Uncharted 4: Survival Launches Today on PS4 as a Free Update
Cover buddies
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End is getting a big update on PlayStation 4 at some point today, which introduces the game's long-awaited co-op component. Titled Uncharted 4: Survival, the new mode is playable by up to three players - friends or strangers - with the AI filling in for missing players. This means that you can even tackle...
Live Settle Down with Uncharted 4's Co-Op Survival Stream
Find some cover
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End is getting its long awaited co-op component this week, and Naughty Dog is live streaming some gameplay. Those of you on the fence might take a liking to what you see, but we're just hoping that it's been worth the long wait. The stream starts at 19:00PM GMT / 14:00PM EST / 11:00AM PST. Are you up for some...
Feature The Last of Us: Part II Is Our PSX 2016 Game of the Show
Surprise!
Wow, we bet that none of you saw this coming! After providing the stunning closing trailer for Sony's PlayStation Experience 2016 press conference, The Last of Us: Part II was always going to be the game to beat when it came to deciding our Game of the Show. The reveal was, naturally, another masterclass from Naughty Dog - a developer that...
PSX 2016 Naughty Dog Spills Loads of Details on Uncharted 4: Survival
Find some cover
Uncharted 4: Survival is Uncharted 4: A Thief's End's long awaited co-op component, and it's releasing later this month on PlayStation 4. Announced in November, Survival will have its own suite of modes, progression systems, and unlocks - it even has bosses in the form of undead pirates. It's also worth mentioning that Survival isn't...
Soapbox Uncharted 4's Higher Difficulties Kill the Joy of Combat
Joey Thurmond's sick of sitting behind cover
I'm on chapter 20 of Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, having just escaped explosive deathtraps with a good companion by my side. We're ready to take on the bad guys that have taken another friend hostage, and I happen to see him attempting to escape from my vantage point. I'm overlooking a vast cove run dry...
Reaction Naughty Dog's Influence Looms Large at Sony's E3 2016 Presser
Trend setters
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then the team at Naughty Dog will have very rosy cheeks today – and not just because it's still got gin blossoms from the Uncharted 4: A Thief's End wrap party. Sony debuted several new titles at E3 2016 last night – including God of War, Days Gone, and a handful more – but Naughty...
Poll Which Uncharted Game Is the Best?
Draaaaake!
We bet that some of you saw this one coming. Naughty Dog's hardly put a foot wrong with Nathan Drake, the luckiest man alive and protagonist of the Uncharted series. Although Uncharted: Drake's Fortune didn't quite set the world alight when it launched back in 2007, we're not sure that anyone could have anticipated the runaway success of...
Poll Are You Enjoying Uncharted 4 on PS4?
A worthy end?
We assume that many of you will have sunk a decent amount of time into Uncharted 4: A Thief's End by now - and we bet that some of you will have finished it - but we just have to ask: are you enjoying it as much as we did? If you didn't get a chance to read Sammy's 10/10 review earlier this week, you can click through here and see why...
News Uncharted 4 Stars Play a Dumb Game in This Very Funny Video
Draaaaake!
Official PlayStation YouTube channel PlayStation Access has come up with a corker of a video here, as they convince prolific voice actor Troy Baker to partake in a game of 'Drake or Drake?' Basically, they get Nolan North - voice of Uncharted protagonist Nathan Drake himself - to read lines, and Baker has to guess whether each line was...
News People Are Already Playing Uncharted 4 on PS4
That was fast
Who cares about release dates, eh? According to various sources, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End has gone on sale well before the 10th May, its official launch date. Reports began last night, when German publication PCGames.de pointed out that Amazon Germany is already dispatching the game to those who have pre-ordered it. Likewise,
News People Will Argue Over Uncharted 4's Ending
What's going to happen?
We've been beating the Drake's going to die drum for years now, but Naughty Dog's naturally remaining schtum about the manner in which Uncharted 4: A Thief's End will, er, end. It does, however, believe that the conclusion will be divisive – with arguments already breaking out over the finale. "If focus tests are anything...
