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Neil Druckmann Is Tired
29.2.2024
Neil Druckmann, the co-president of Naughty Dog and creative director of The Last of Us, is tired. From the sound of it, he might be looking to change his career up so he doesn’t have to deal with the stress of leading a AAA team that puts out games on the scale of Sony’s flagship studio.Read more
There’s A Silver Lining To The Death Of The Last Of Us Online
15.12.2023
It’s a bit of a sad day for The Last of Us fans…well, sort of. Last night the world learned that the highly anticipated yet stubbornly secretive multiplayer TLoU game isn’t going to happen. Despite plowing multiple years of development into the project, Naughty Dog announced it was pulling...
I Can’t Miss The Last Of Us If It Won’t Leave
21.11.2023
Remember when it took us seven years to get a new The Last of Us game? Remember when there was even a question about whether or not we’d ever get a sequel to Naughty Dog’s post-apocalyptic action game because the ending was so intentionally ambiguous and thought-provoking? Now, it seems we can’t...
Kotaku Asks: How Soon Is Too Soon For A Video Game Remaster Or Remake?
20.11.2023
How much time has to pass before it becomes acceptable to remaster or even remake a game? 10 years? 15 years? What about three-ish years? Is that enough time between the original and the remaster? Well, that’s what’s happening early next year as Naughty Dog is remastering 2020’s The Last of Us Part...
Last Of Us Studio Naughty Dog Is Cutting Developers
3.10.2023
The video game industry is currently facing a big wave of layoffs, and even contract developers at PlayStation first-party studio Naughty Dog aren’t immune. Kotaku has learned that the maker of hits like Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and The Last of Us Part II has begun cutting contracts short...
Uncharted 2's Co-Director Also Noticed That Mission: Impossible Train Scene
17.7.2023
A suspenseful action sequence in the recently released Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One involving a dangling train and some precarious jumps might have seemed a bit familiar to anyone who’s played Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. That game’s co-director thought so too, and pointed out...
Neil Druckmann Takes Over Naughty Dog After Co-President Of 25 Years Retires
12.7.2023
Naughty Dog, the developers behind The Last of Us and Uncharted, is about to undergo a pretty big shakeup in leadership. Co-president Evan Wells has announced he’ll be retiring, and co-president and Last of Us director Neil Druckmann will be the sole president of the company moving forward.Read more
PS5's Prestige Pivot Makes The Innovative Games Stand Out
25.5.2023
While Sony’s shuttering of Concrete Genie developer PixelOpus earlier in May wasn’t making headlines the way yesterday’s PlayStation Showcase announcement of the Metal Gear Solid 3 remake did, it still hangs over the PlayStation brand like a dark cloud, even when Sony’s showing an hour’s worth...
The Last of Us Season 2 Promo Starts Hype Train On Buff Abby
20.3.2023
With the finale of The Last of Us’ excellent TV adaptation behind us, we’re once again stuck in that space of moral uncertainty. But even for those of us who have played The Last of Us’ game sequel and are more than familiar with its emotionally intense ups and downs, it’s hard not to get excited...
These Last Of Us Bloopers Are The Emotional Reprieve We Need
16.3.2023
While The Last of Us’ haunting emotional beats and turbulent moral themes can sometimes be fodder for a more hopeful, reparative perspective, that’s not always the case. The Last of Us is heavy as hell, but fortunately, if the HBO series finale has left you in a dour mood, the outtakes and bloopers...
The Last Of Us Co-Creator On Studio’s Next Game After The Show
15.3.2023
With a wildly successful TV adaptation, The Last of Us has done the unthinkable and proven that it is possible to make a good show based on a video game. Add to that the recent remake of the first game smashing sales records, and surely, you must be thinking, this momentum will lead to another...
11+ Captivating Games To Play After The Last Of Us
24.2.2023
The Last of Us arrived in 2013 on the PlayStation 3 and almost instantly won gamers over with its gripping narrative, challenging stealth and survival gameplay, and unique spin on the well-worn genre of zombie drama. But after Joel and Ellie reach the end of their journey in the first game, what...
Bella Ramsey Responds To The Last Of Us Gay Backlash: 'Get Used To It'
14.2.2023
The actress behind The Last of Us TV show’s Ellie has no time for the internet’s bullshit. Asked about a vocal minority of fans who take issue with the existence of gay and transgender character arcs in both TLOU Part II game and the HBO adaptation, Bella Ramsey said “they’re gonna have to get used...
Fans Think Sony Is Teasing A New Uncharted Starring Nathan Drake’s Kid
30.1.2023
Sony may have just teased its next Uncharted game in a new commercial about a supposed end to the PlayStation 5 console shortage. In between vignettes for announced games like Spider-Man 2 is a brief clip of a woman carrying a torch through a cave, and fans think it might be pointing to a...
The Last Of Us’ Original Co-Director Unhappy Over HBO Show Credits Snub
19.1.2023
Bruce Straley hasn’t been at Naughty Dog for six years, but the game director behind the original PlayStation 3 version of The Last of Us isn’t happy about his lack of credit in the HBO adaptation that began airing this week.Read more
Naughty Dog Exec Kind Of Regrets Announcing Uncharted 4, TLOU2 So Early
13.1.2023
If you’ve been wondering why the critically acclaimed Sony studio Naughty Dog has been so mum about its current projects of late, the reason appears to be that it wants to focus more on maintaining a manageable work-life balance for its employees. Co-president Neil Druckmann, in an interview with...
The State Of PlayStation In 2022
29.12.2022
The decision-makers behind Sony’s console juggernaut spent a lot of 2022 putting down railway for 2023 and beyond, dumping money and time into growing the PlayStation brand beyond the funky-looking device in your entertainment center. The company wants the PlayStation name to be ubiquitous,...
Call Of Duty's Year-Defining New Mode Is Everything Shooters Should Aspire To Be
20.12.2022
Racing to the last possible helicopter to flee an increasingly radiated map, my heart is pounding. I know the chopper is going to sit there for nearly two minutes, and here I am running, alone and vulnerable. I sped halfway across the map in a truck to outrun the radiation and must now defend...
Uncharted Gets Roller Coaster Based On Movie Based On Game
2.12.2022
The Uncharted movie wasn’t great, but it did make a lot of money, so someone has decided to turn it into a roller coaster. But, as I likely don’t need to point out to you, Uncharted was a film adaptation of the Uncharted games. That leads us to now, where you are reading a story about a roller...
The Last Of Us TV Show’s Release Date Accidentally Leaks Online
1.11.2022
Someone at HBO Max made an oopsie today by accidentally publishing the release date for when The Last of Us’ found-family duo of murder papa and cub Joel and Ellie will hit our TV screens next year.Read more