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Naughty Dog is one of the big players when it comes to gaming studios. It has given us timeless titles from Jak and Daxter to The Last of Us. The President of Naughty Dog, Neil Druckmann, recently sat down for an interview with the rapper Logic to discuss their career trajectories and their plans for the future. It’s an hour-and-a-half-long interview worth watching if you’re interested in learning how Druckmann found his way into the gaming industry and moved up the ranks in Naughty Dog. It also offers insight into how…

Japan's Sony is cutting about 900 jobs at its PlayStation unit and shutting a studio in London, it said on Tuesday as the videogame industry struggles to recover from a post-pandemic slump.The layoffs will affect about 8 percent of the division's staff in regions from the Americas to Asia and come days after Sony slashed the annual sales expectation for its PlayStation 5 console."We have concluded that tough decisions have become inevitable," said Sony gaming chief Jim Ryan, blaming it on changes in the way the videogame…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Aylo, the parent company of Pornhub and other adult entertainment sites, for failing to enforce the state’s new age verification laws, first reported by 404 Media on Monday. Dave Bautista Opens Up About His Relationship With Denis Villeneuve“Texas has a right to protect its children from the detrimental effects of pornographic content,” said Attorney General Paxton in a press release. “I look forward to holding any company accountable that violates our age verification laws…

It’s another bleak day for the gaming industry as there’s more news of . This time around, its that’s gutting its studios. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) it’s laying off around 900 staff from its PlayStation division, roughly 8 percent of that department’s headcount.Insomniac (Spider-Man and Ratchet and Clank), Naughty Dog (The Last of Us) and Guerrilla (Horizon) are all affected by the cuts. Those studios are behind some of PlayStation's most important franchises. For instance, within three and a half months,…

Naughty Dog boss and The Last Of Us co-creator Neil Druckmann has teased “one more chapter” in the franchise with The Last Of Us Part 3. The studio recently released Grounded 2, a making-of documentary for 2020’s The Last Of Us Part 2. Originally the two-hour film was scrapped due to the pandemic but was revisited following the announcement of The Last Of Us Part 2 Remastered. Towards the end of the film, Druckmann confirmed he had a “concept” for a third instalment after years of struggling to find a strong narrative.…

Image: Naughty Dog/PlayStationThe Last of Us is one of PlayStation’s biggest properties, and its odds of continuing have grown with each remaster and its currently ongoing HBO adaptation. Unsurprisingly, a third game is planned to come out at some point—just don’t expect it within the next few years. Thanks, Last of Us. Thanks a Lot. | The Last of Us Episode 7 ReviewDeveloper Naughty Dog released its Grounded 2 documentary ahead of the weekend, which goes all into the development (and aftermath) of 2020's The Last of Us…

The Last of Us Part II Remastered arrived last week, and if the cutscene commentary from the game's director, writer and key actors wasn't enough for you, Naughty Dog has another behind the scenes piece coming. Grounded II: Making The Last Of Us Part II, a documentary on the game's creation, will arrive on February 2 at 12PM ET on YouTube as well as in the game itself. There's a trailer in the remastered game currently, and the full documentary will be added via a downloadable patch. That patch will also have some new…

Naughty Dog has confirmed the previously-abandoned making-of documentary for The Last Of Us Part 2 is finally being released. Following the release of The Last Of Us in 2013, Naughty Dog shared the 85-minute making-of documentary Grounded, which allowed fans to “go behind-the-scenes learn about the dogged development and unique philosophy at work in the making of the universally acclaimed hit video game”. The studio has now confirmed a similar film about The Last Of Us Part 2 is due for release. Work on Grounded 2…

Naughty Dog has canceled its The Last of Us multiplayer game, as the studio shifts its focus to single-player games. The studio has at least two of these projects in the works now, the company said in a blog post. These games are unannounced. Given the massive success of Naughty Dog's The Last of Us series, many are expecting that The Last of Us: Part III might be one of the upcoming games, but this is not confirmed. Naughty Dog has said it might make The Last of Us: Part III, and there is already an…

The Last of Us multiplayer game has been cancelled. In a blog post, developer Naughty Dog confirmed that the development on the promised online experience within the post-apocalyptic universe, which it was calling ‘The Last of Us Online,' has been stopped. The astonishing news comes just a month after game director Vinit Agarwal assured fans that the project was still happening despite the numerous reported setbacks, including the laying off of 25 employees. One can't simply release a live-service game into the wild and…