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Research.

Shaun Escayg, creative director at Naughty Dog, recently posted an image on Instagram that he captioned simply, "Research." The photo was of a cannon that fans figured out was located at Fort George in Trinidad and Tobago. Fans, of course, also began speculating that the image was "research" for a new Uncharted game.

The hope may not be entirely out of left field. Escayg was the co-director on Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (pictured above)....

It's Joelver.

In an interview with Variety, The Last of Us creator Neil Druckmann said that fans should probably stop expecting a Part 3 of the game series from Naughty Dog.

The Naughty Dog veteran mostly talked about The Last of Us TV series, which will soon kick off its second season. Eventually, the discussion switched over to talking about the potential for Naughty Dog to develop The Last of Us Part 3. Druckmann made it pretty clear that they aren't working on a...

Oops, almost forgot about this one.

Hi, yeah, sorry about this late one. I almost forgot about this new reveal from Naughty Dog that was also made as part of The Game Awards last week. That's my bad.

Naughty Dog revealed a new sci-fi IP that they've been working on. It's called Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. This game will be the start of a new franchise and the first game is currently in development for PlayStation 5.

The announcement trailer introduces...

Shocking news.

Troy Baker will appear in the next Naughty Dog game, according to GQ. The publication says that Baker signed on to be some part of an unannounced title that Naughty Dog is working on.

This is the kind of news day we're having here, where news about Troy Baker being cast in a video game, one from Naughty Dog no less, is making headlines. Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann says, "In a heartbeat I would always work with Troy." This statement has so far...

May have been held back to release alongside Season 2 of the TV show.

A new report from reliable leaker billbil-kun says that the PC version of The Last of Us Part 2 is coming. Not only will the sequel be released on PC but development on this port was apparently completely since "at least November 2023."

Their report says that The Last of Us Part 2 was in development for PC since at least 2021. Development on the game allegedly wrapped up in November 2023...

Druckmann never said Naughty Dog's next game "could redefine mainstream perceptions of gaming."

Sony recently conducted an interview with Naughty Dog studio lead Neil Druckmann. The published article caused quite a stir when it attributed a quote to Druckmann that said Naughty Dog's next game "could redefine mainstream perceptions of gaming."

Shortly after that interview was published, Druckmann took to social media to share what he actually said....

Whatever that means.

Update: Neil Druckmann took to Threads to clarify the statement that was shown in the interview. Druckmann's full response to the question posed by the interviewer was much longer and contains quite a bit more context than simply "it could redefine mainstream perceptions of gaming." Reading through Druckmann's full response here shows that there is a lot more nuanced information not included in the original article's quote. The line about how Naughty Dog's next ...

Plus, Young Mazino cast as Jesse.

Following the reveal that Kaitlyn Dever will play Abby in the second season of HBO's The Last of Us, comes word of two additional hires.

First we have Young Mazino, an actor best known for his role in the TV mini series, Beef. Mazino will play Jesse in the second season of The Last of Us. Mazino's casting was announced the other day, but we somehow missed the announcement.

Joining Dever and Mazino will be Isabela Merced...

This Booksmart star will play Abby in the show's second season.

HBO just announced that Kaitlyn Dever will play Abby in the second season of HBO's The Last of Us series. She will join Bella Ramsey's Ellie and Pedro Pascal's Joel in the award-winning series. Abby will have a major role in season 2 and possibly beyond depending on how much of the plot is covered throughout the second season.

HBO describes Abby as a "skilled soldier whose black-and-white view of the...

The writing was on the wall for quite some time.

In early November, Naughty Dog game director Vinit Agarwal said that the studio was still working on the dedicated The Last of Us Multiplayer game, or The Last of Us Online as Naughty Dog called it. This was despite several reports that said the project was basically dead or stuck in development limbo. Today, Naughty Dog officially announced that The Last of Us Mutiplayer is officially dead.

Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann...

A remaster of the 2020 game is coming.

The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered was leaked via a PlayStation Store listing that was spotted by fans early in the day on November 17. A trailer for this game, which still wasn't even announced yet, also leaked online. The leaked information and trailer say that The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered will be released on January 19, 2024.

Since that initial leak earlier in the day, Sony confirmed all of the information and also made the...

At least 25 contract workers were let go without severance. Staff told to keep the news quiet.

According to a new report by Kotaku whom cites two sources familiar with the situation, The Last of Us developer and Sony owned studio, Naughty Dog, has let go at least 25 contract workers. These lay offs were mostly focused on the quality assurance team with a few layoffs happening to contract workers in the art department and production.

Kotaku's sources say that at least 25...

The music composer may have just let slip something he shouldn't have.

There may be more of The Last of Us on the way. During a recent interview, series composer Gustavo Santaolalla mentioned that "new editions" of The Last of Us Part 2 are coming. Santaolalla says, "In the new editions, you can make me play certain themes and well, I can't tell you anything else."

New editions of The Last of Us Part 2? Some media outlets have immediately jumped on...

The multiplayer just wasn't engaging enough.

It was certainly a curious thing when The Last of Us multiplayer project was a no-show during the latest PlayStation Showcase event this week. The last we heard anything about this project came in January 2023 when Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann promised we would hear more about it later in 2023.

Technically, he didn't lie because there was some new information shared today about the multiplayer project. Only it's probably not...