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News Naughty Dog Apologises For Using Subway Map In The Last Of Us Without Permission
Naughty, dog
The Last of Us developer Naughty Dog has been forced to apologise to the creator of a map which appears in the critically-acclaimed survival horror epic. The angered (but now satisfied) party is cartographer Cameron Booth, who created a map of the Boston Subway system which was subsequently used in PS3 game. Below is the image taken...
News The Last of Us Review Scores Venture into Uncharted Territory
Ellie of a ride
We’ve played The Last of Us, and it’s absolutely incredible. Keeping a lid on this game – which we’ve been in possession of for a while – has been difficult, but now we can finally spill our guts on what’s shaping up to be one of the strongest titles of the generation. If you haven’t already read our review – and you...
News Naughty Dog Sticking with Existing Engine for PS4 Projects
Among thieves
Naughty Dog consistently pumps out some of the best looking games in the industry, so it’s no surprise that the developer’s sticking with its current generation engine for the PlayStation 4. Chatting with Digital Spy, The Last of Us’ game director Bruce Straley admitted that the company went through “turmoil” transitioning...
News What If Uncharted Protagonist Nathan Drake Was Nyan Cat?
Kitty got wet
Ever wondered what Nathan Drake would look like if his body was made out of Pop-Tarts? No, us neither – but it’s clearly a topic that’s caused a great deal of debate behind-the-scenes at developer Naughty Dog. The studio has sneakily uploaded a mini-game to its official website, portraying the Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception...
News Former Irrational Games Art Director Joins Naughty Dog
Wishing you Wells
BioShock Infinite art director Nate Wells may have only just departed Irrational Games, but he’s already landed himself a new gig at award winning Uncharted developer Naughty Dog. Wells announced the news on Twitter overnight, but didn’t offer any specific details. It’s unclear whether he’ll be working on The Last of Us, or...
News Naughty Dog Discusses The Last of Us' Dynamic AI
Use your head
Naughty Dog’s upcoming The Last of Us will not succumb to the same issues that have plagued the stealth genre since its inception. Instead of forcing you to learn the patterns of enemy foes, the developer hopes to make you question the consequences of your actions. It intends to do that through dynamic AI. The concept itself is...
News Catch Up With The Last Of Us's Comic-Con Panel
Insect inspiration
Sony has been doing a good job keeping us up to date with highlight trailers of its Comic-Con panels. The latest one is for Naughty Dog's much-anticipated The Last of Us. Creative director Neil Druckmann and director Bruce Straley told the audience about the inspirations behind the survival action-adventure. Apparently the idea...
News Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Levels Up with New Patch
Lab rat
If you’re still engaged in the tense online action of Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (or perhaps looking for a reason to go back), Naughty Dog has announced details relating to the title’s latest patch. Version 1.11 brings with it some new tweaks and features, the most notable of which is the return of the Lab playlist. For those that...
News Richard Lemarchand Leaves Naughty Dog
Takes teaching role
Naughty Dog’s lead game designer Richard Lemarchand has exited the company in order to accept a position at the University of Southern California. The Uncharted man – who played a pivotal part in the franchise’s rise to success – will join the school’s Interactive Media Division. Previous students include...
News Naughty Dog Teases New Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Maps
Rusting corpses
Fortune Hunters’ Club subscribers are still due one final piece of Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception DLC. It looks like that content will come in the form of two new maps, as evidenced by a couple of screenshots uploaded to developer Naughty Dog’s Flickr account. The new maps include the exotic Old Quarter and industrial...
News Naughty Dog Not Working on PlayStation Vita
Consolation
Naughty Dog’s responded to erroneous reports suggesting that it is about to jump on the PlayStation Vita development bandwagon, stating emphatically that it is “not working on anything for the PS Vita”. Community manager Arne Meyer was quick to thwart reports stemming from comments made by new SCEA marketing manager Guy Longworth,...
News Naughty Dog Discusses the History of Jak & Daxter
Platforming perfection
Naughty Dog may have secured its name in the mainstream gaming community with Uncharted, but the developer’s been kicking out great products for decades now – dating all the way back to the original Crash Bandicoot on PSone. The Jak & Daxter trilogy – originally released on PS2 – is amongst some of the...
News Uncharted 3 Up for BAFTA Game of 2011
Test of Drake's fortune
One of the best PS3 games of last year — heck, of any year — is up for this year's BAFTA GAME Award. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception has been nominated in the only category determined by public votes, which means you have a real chance to shape its outcome. You can head over and vote for Uncharted 3 — or, you know, any...
News Naughty Dog Considered New Jak & Daxter
On hiatus
Before Naughty Dog settled on its upcoming survival horror PlayStation 3 exclusive, The Last Of Us, the Uncharted developer strongly considered working on a new entry in the acclaimed Jak & Daxter series. Naughty Dog co-president Evan Wells explained: We’d all talked about it in interviews with fans asking, ‘Where’s the next Jak...
News The Last of Us Screens Wander into Pittsburgh
Grim
As promised last night, Game Informer magazine’s released the first screenshots of Naughty Dog’s mysterious upcoming survival horror project, The Last of Us. The screenshots show protagonists Joel and Ellie wandering through an apocalyptic Pittsburgh. It looks marginally better than the current-day city (sorry, readers).
News Go Backstage With The Last of Us' Performance Capture
You are not alone
We've only seen a glimpse of Naughty Dog's upcoming survival horror debut, The Last of Us, but it's already one of our most anticipated games. In a new video, the Sony owned developer has released some behind-the-scenes footage, showing actors Ashley Johnson and Troy Baker recording performance capture for the trailer. It all looks...
News We're Not Sure What To Think Of This Uncharted 3 Store Display
In order to drum up enthusiasm in recent PlayStation 3 release, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Sony put together a Japanese retail competition, pledging to honour whichever store concocted the best promotional display for the Naughty Dog exclusive
The prize went to Futaba Tosho, a small store outside Kure Station in Hiroshima. Their display saw...
That's alot
If you're looking to beef up your PlayStation Network profile with fresh digital trinkets, the Jak & Daxter Trilogy (or Jak & Daxter Collection in North America) should provide you with plenty of excuses. The restored compilation bundles all three of Jak's PlayStation 2 outings, each re-imagined with slick 720p visuals. But...
News Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception DLC Heads Up PlayStation Store Update
With today's North American PlayStation Store update comes the release of a brand new DLC pack for Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
The pack — which was teased way back in November — bundles four classic maps from the Uncharted series (Cave, Fort, Lost City, and Sanctuary) enhanced by "dynamic lighting effects, new particle effects and a slew...
News The Last Of Us To Adorn Latest Issue Of Official PlayStation Magazine
No, those aren't the eyes of Ellen Page looking back at you; that's the dishevelled face of The Last Of Us' female protagonist, Ellie
The British arm of the Official PlayStation Magazine's confirmed that Naughty Dog's upcoming survival horror game will be the latest title to grace the publication's cover. The game was officially revealed during...
News Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Leads AIAS 2011 Award Nominations
We've already voted on our game of the year, and we picked Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
It appears that the Academy Of Interactive Arts And Sciences agrees with our opinion, having nominated the Naughty Dog developed PS3 exclusive for a whopping 12 awards. The final awards will be dished out at the annual DICE summit in Las Vegas on February 9th...
News Batman: Arkham City Was Gamefly's 'Most Wanted' Game Of 2011
Batman: Arkham City was the most demanded game of 2011, according to subscriber data released by video game rental service Gamefly
The caped crusader topped the charts for the most wanted multiplatform title based on subscriber queue numbers. Unsurprisingly, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception was the most coveted game on PS3. Given Batman: Arkham City's...
News Naughty Dog Describes The 'Terrifying' Switch To PlayStation 3
Believe it or not, Naughty Dog's not always been the assured industry leader you think it has
In an interview with Eurogamer, the Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception developer admitted to being terrified of the "difficult" switch to PlayStation 3, describing the transition as a "double-edged sword". "The geek inside you is always...
News The Last Of Us Concept Art Hints At Gameplay Possibilities
You'd think that for the number of stories we've written about The Last Of Us over the past week, we'd know a thing or two about the upcoming title's gameplay
But we don't. Naughty Dog's insisted that fans should watch the game's debut trailer over and over in order to etch out some new details, but we're more taken with the game's concept art. One...
News Get Prepared For The Last Of Us With Various PlayStation Network Goodies
We barely know anything about Naughty Dog's upcoming PlayStation 3 horror title, The Last Of Us -- but that's not stopping the developer from packing the PlayStation Store with new goodies relating to the upcoming title
Those that head to the North American PlayStation Store right now will be able to grab the game's debut trailer, a couple of...
Despite details being relatively scarce, Naughty Dog's The Last Of Us has been a hot point of discussion all over the Internet since its announcement at the weekend
The game — borne out of a BBC documentary about the haunting cordyceps fungus — depicts the story of Joel and his teenage companion Ellie, who find themselves survivors in an...
News The Last Of Us Nets Oscar Winning Composer Gustavo Santaolalla
Don't ever expect Naughty Dog to do things by halves
The Uncharted developer has announced that it has snapped up Oscar winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, Babel) to score the music for its recently revealed PS3 exclusive, The Last Of Us. "He's awesome," creative director Neil Druckmann said of the musician. "He...
News Naughty Dog Talks About Keeping The Last Of Us Secret
The announcement that upcoming PlayStation 3 exclusive The Last Of Us is in development at Naughty Dog came as a surprise to most people at the VGAs this weekend
And in an interview with the PlayStation Blog, co-presidents Evan Wells and Cristophe Balestra have discussed a little about what the process was like keeping the game secret for almost two...
News Fresh The Last Of Us Details Trickle Online
While a lot is still unknown about Naughty Dog's upcoming PlayStation 3 exclusive The Last Of Us, a sparse number of development details have leaked online overnight
The first of which is that Enslaved lead designer Mark Davies is working on the project. "Okay, so I never worked on Uncharted 3 - I was really doing this," the newly employed...
Feature Why The Last Of Us Looks Like More Than Just 'Another Zombie Game'
As gamers we've probably dismembered thousands of zombies over the years
Reanimated corpses have become a crux for game designers wanting to add a "horror" edge to their action games, and as a result we've all got a little tired of them. It's unsurprising to see a corner of the Internet dismiss Naughty Dog's latest franchise, The Last Of...
News Naughty Dog Shares More Details About The Last Of Us
Still in a state of shock regarding the unveiling of The Last Of Us overnight? Yeah, we are too actually
Not about the game itself — it looked pretty much like we'd expected it to — but the fact that Naughty Dog is at the helm. We'd never have suspected that in a million years. But now that the cat's out of the bag, we've started to turn our...
During the build-up to the VGAs, Geoff Keighley pondered how Sony's new PlayStation 3 exclusive, The Last Of Us, hadn't leaked
It's a question we're asking ourselves right now. Despite Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception launching to critical acclaim less than a month ago, Naughty Dog has confirmed that it is the developer behind the upcoming horror...
News The Last Of Us Teaser Spotted In Uncharted 3
So this is getting really cool now
Regular readers of the site will be aware of the build-up to Sony's new PlayStation 3 exclusive, The Last Of Us. If you're not up to date, you can read our big blow-out piece on the impending announcement through here. Sony has been gradually drip-feeding information about the game all week, going as far as to add...
News Uncharted Series Serves Up 13 Million Sales
Don't expect the Uncharted series to go anywhere soon
According to an interview on Industry Gamers, the franchise has netted a whopping 13 million sales to date. Nathan Drake's first escapade appeared on PlayStation 3 back in 2007. Naughty Dog's developed two more entries in the series since, with the latest releasing last month on PS3. A fourth...
News The Jak & Daxter Trilogy Celebrates Ten Years Of Perfect Platforming
Happy Birthday!
Whether you were around day one for the release of the original Jak & Daxter or are only just learning about the series, it's hard to deny the legacy Naughty Dog's platforming duo have left on PlayStation. With the franchise's tenth anniversary quickly approaching, Naughty Dog's teamed up with Mass Media to produce the Jak &...
News Uncharted Without Nolan North Is Like Bread Without Butter
Some things go together perfectly: bread and butter, fish and chips, cheese and pineapple
.. You get the idea. Uncharted and Nolan North is one of those things, so it's jarring sitting through footage of the adventure game without the well-timed quips of the video game industries most recognisable voice actor. But if you want to catch a glimpse of...
News Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Patch Includes Alternate Aiming Option
Naughty Dog has responded to fan criticism regarding the aiming mechanics in Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, updating the game to version 1
0.2 overnight. The update includes the previously promised "alternate aiming" fix, which seems to have quelled concerns online. Other updates to the single-player include the addition of a cut-scene...
News Naughty Dog Formally Announces The Jak & Daxter Collection For PlayStation 3
We've known about it for a while, but now it's official
Naughty Dog's gaffer Evan Wells has hopped onto the PlayStation Blog to formally announce the Jak & Daxter Collection for PlayStation 3. Developed by Mass Media — in collaboration with Naughty Dog — the Jak & Daxter Collection will feature all three PlayStation 2 titles in the...
News Naughty Dog To Patch Uncharted 3's 'Iffy' Aiming Controls
Naughty Dog's listened to user feedback regarding the aiming issues in Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception and will offer a solution via a new patch
According to a report by GiantBomb, players will be given the option to toggle between the current controls and an updated version more in-line with Uncharted 2. Uncharted 3 hit some flak post-release when...
Nolan North voices many high-profile video game characters -- the most notable of which being Uncharted's Nathan Drake and Assassin's Creed's Desmond
Being involved in multiple high-profile projects gives North the rare opportunity to compare development styles, and in an interview with CVG the voice actor has suggested that Ubisoft should adopt the...
News Full List Of VGA 2011 Nominees Revealed, Naughty Dog Tops The Bill
There'll be some partying going on at developer Naughty Dog this evening
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception has scooped up nine nominations for this year's VGAs. Amongst its accolades include nominations for Best Graphics, Best Action Adventure Game, Best Performance (both male and female) and Game Of The Year. Naughty Dog has also been nominated in the...
News The Helghast Arrive In Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Debut Map Pack Teased
Don't tell the ISA, but the Helghast have taken a break from their intergalactic war
They've decided to drop into the luscious realm of Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception for a bit of respite. One Helghast trooper was overheard exclaiming, "Geez, it is nice to finally appear in a game with a bit of colour." Uncharted 3's Killzone content...
News PlayStation Move Was Considered For Uncharted 3
Virtually every banner PlayStation 3 exclusive includes PlayStation Move support at this point
Except one — Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. In an interview with JustPushStart, Naughty Dog's Keith Guerette has explained that the motion controller was initially considered for the banner third-person shooter, but was eventually rejected. Sony...
News Woah: Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Sells 3.8 Million Units On Day One
Blockbuster alert
Sony's just announced that Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception sold 3.8 million units in just one day globally. The numbers were sent out by SCEE in a brief press release that noted the title is "on course to be the biggest selling game in the trilogy". As always with Sony numbers, a few forum posters are pondering whether the...
News Jak & Daxter Trilogy Edition Confirmed For PlayStation 3
It's happening
After growing speculation, a spokesperson for Sony Computer Entertainment has confirmed that the publisher intends to release a Jak & Daxter Trilogy Edition for PlayStation 3. Rumours mounted overnight when ratings for the purported compilation popped up on various websites around the web. "We can confirm the Jak & Daxter...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Uncharted And Battlefield Get Off To Surprisingly Strong Starts
When a lot of people criticised the PlayStation Vita's launch line-up for being too Western oriented, we were right there with them
Who in Japan would want to play Uncharted: Golden Abyss? If the sales performance of Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is anything to go by, then a lot of people. Media Create's released its weekly sales figures for the...
News Naughty Dog Discusses Aiming Issues With Fans, Teases Remedy
Naughty Dog looks set to correct Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception's so-called "aiming issues" after holding a meeting with fans at its headquarters in Santa Monica
The meeting — held with members from NeoGAF — was dubbed as "really fruitful" by community manager Arne Meyer, and gamers were encouraged to "stay tuned" for future...
News Sony Releases Third Uncharted 3 Behind The Scenes Video
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception actors Nolan North and Emily Rose have returned for one final behind the scenes video, discussing the manner in which Naughty Dog's series uses historical themes to add believability to its plot
Those that have experienced the latest entry in the franchise will already be well aware of the way in which the plot is...
News Naughty Dog Hiring New Game Designer
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception was brilliant -- a landmark action game as far as we're concerned
But with the game already on store shelves, it's time to start deliberating what's next for developer Naughty Dog. Traditionally the developer has switched series with each new PlayStation platform, but we'd be surprised if that happened again. We think...
News Hand-Made Uncharted Journal Replica Hits eBay
One overlooked element of the Uncharted series is Nathan Drake's trusted journal
The paper-based notebook was a particularly big component of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, a tool Drake used to solve puzzles, make notes and generally goof around. You could spend a good half-hour perusing Drake's drawings and humorous...
