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Industry News December 15, 2023

Naughty Dog abandons The Last of Us Online: what it says about Sony’s live service strategy

The Last of Us multiplayer spin-off has now officially been canceled. While there are still other live service games in development at PlayStation Studios, Naughty Dog will now focus on single-player experiences.

Industry News May 24, 2023

Sony expects to make $450 million on PC this year and significantly increase investment in live service games

Sony has held a special keynote for investors where it outlined its growth strategy and shared some business plans. PlayStation also revealed sales figures for some of its PC releases and announced a major investment in live service games.

Industry News March 29, 2023

The Last of Us Part I receives 77% negative reviews on Steam, with some players calling it “Crash Simulator”

The PC version of The Last of Us Part I has been released in a very poor technical state. This has already resulted in one of the worst AAA launches on Steam in terms of player reception in recent memory.

Game Development September 21, 2022

Remedy, Naughty Dog, and other devs show how “bad” their games looked early in development amid GTA VI leaks

Many developers have supported Rockstar after the recent GTA VI leaks. Naughty Dog, Remedy, Massive Monster, and other studios started sharing early footage from their games to debunk the “graphics are the first thing finished in a video game” myth.

Industry News July 13, 2022

Naughty Dog artist on not having to crunch for first time in his 13-year career: “Feels good, really good”

Naughty Dog principal environment artist Anthony Vaccaro has opened up about his experience of working on the Last of Us remake. This seems like the studio managed to finish the game without crunch this time, creating a healthy work culture.

Game Development October 20, 2021

Naughty Dog’s Lead Designer Arnaldo Licea on making flooded mall level in TLOU 2

Naughty Dog’s Lead Designer Arnaldo Licea discusses how the flooded mall level was created for The Last of Us Part II.

Industry News September 17, 2021

Neil Druckmann to seemingly direct episode(s) of The Last of Us show

Neil Druckmann may have been confirmed as the director of at least one episode of the upcoming The Last of Us TV show. That’s in addition to his role as the show’s co-writer.

Industry News April 12, 2021

Report: Sony’s obsession with AAA blockbusters damages small studios and leads to high turnover

Sony’s decision to focus on AAA games and to almost stop supporting smaller games and studios might be a good business move. However, this strategy has already led to staff turnover, Days Gone 2 rejection, and other internal issues.

Industry News January 11, 2021

Ellie from The Last of Us Part II named one of most beautiful women in 2020 by TC Candler

Ellie from The Last of Us Part II has become the first video game character to be included in TC Candler’s list of the most beautiful women of the year.

Industry News December 23, 2020

Sony making three movies and seven TV shows based on PlayStation titles

Sony is making three movies and seven TV shows based on the PlayStation video games.

Industry News December 14, 2020

Opinion: The Last of Us Part II doesn’t deserve award for best direction

“No game that required its developers to crunch, like The Last of Us Part II did, should be given a Best Direction award.”

Industry News December 11, 2020

TGA 2020: The Last of Us Part II named Game of the Year, takes home six other awards

The Last of Us Part II was named the Game of the Year at the 2020 Game Awards. It also took home six other big awards including best direction, narrative, action/adventure game, audio design, innovation in accesibility and performance for Laura Bailey.

Industry News December 5, 2020

Neil Druckmann becomes co-president of Naughty Dog

Naughty Dog President Evan Wells announced that Neil Druckmann has just been promoted to co-president of Naughty Dog.

Industry News July 27, 2020

GfK: Animal Crossing, FIFA and The Last of Us Part II top Europe’s 2020 half-yearly charts

A study by data and analytics company GfK found that three titles dominated the European video games boxed charts in the first half of 2020: Animal Crossing: New Horizons, FIFA 20, and The Last of Us Part II.

Industry News July 9, 2020

“Please spend some time playing the game.” Metacritics updates its user review policy

Metacritic no longer allows users to submit reviews until at least 2 days after the game comes out.

Industry News July 3, 2020

UK Charts: The Last of Us Part II sells more copies in June than rest of top ten combined

According to the UK boxed charts, The Last of Us Part II became June’s top game, selling more copies than the rest of the top ten combined.

Industry News June 26, 2020

The Last of Us Part II shoots past 4 million in three days since launch

The latest PlayStation blog post has revealed that The Last of Us Part II has sold over 4 million copies in three days since the game came out. How it breaks down between physical and digital isn’t mentioned.

Industry News June 22, 2020

The Last of Us Part 2 becomes Sony’s fastest-selling PS4 title

The Last of Us Part 2 has topped the UK boxed charts.

Industry News April 27, 2020

Russian blogger and Liberal Democratic Party member calls on Sony to not sell The Last of Us Part II in Russia over LGBT content

Videos of gameplay, cutscenes, and developer menus from The Last of Us Part II were leaked during the weekend sparking heated debate across the internet.

Industry News April 9, 2020

Early digital release highly unlikely for The Last of Us Part II

With The Last of Us Part 2 delayed indefinitely, Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann suggested on PlayStation Blogcast that Sony is still exploring different scenarios for when and how to launch the title. One such option might involve the game’s digital-only release on May 29, with the physical copies arriving later.

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Naughty Dog abandons The Last of Us Online: what it says about Sony’s live service strategy

Sony expects to make $450 million on PC this year and significantly increase investment in live service games

The Last of Us Part I receives 77% negative reviews on Steam, with some players calling it “Crash Simulator”

Remedy, Naughty Dog, and other devs show how “bad” their games looked early in development amid GTA VI leaks

Naughty Dog artist on not having to crunch for first time in his 13-year career: “Feels good, really good”

Naughty Dog’s Lead Designer Arnaldo Licea on making flooded mall level in TLOU 2

Neil Druckmann to seemingly direct episode(s) of The Last of Us show

Report: Sony’s obsession with AAA blockbusters damages small studios and leads to high turnover

Ellie from The Last of Us Part II named one of most beautiful women in 2020 by TC Candler

Sony making three movies and seven TV shows based on PlayStation titles

Opinion: The Last of Us Part II doesn’t deserve award for best direction

TGA 2020: The Last of Us Part II named Game of the Year, takes home six other awards

Neil Druckmann becomes co-president of Naughty Dog

GfK: Animal Crossing, FIFA and The Last of Us Part II top Europe’s 2020 half-yearly charts

“Please spend some time playing the game.” Metacritics updates its user review policy

UK Charts: The Last of Us Part II sells more copies in June than rest of top ten combined

The Last of Us Part II shoots past 4 million in three days since launch

The Last of Us Part 2 becomes Sony’s fastest-selling PS4 title

Russian blogger and Liberal Democratic Party member calls on Sony to not sell The Last of Us Part II in Russia over LGBT content

Early digital release highly unlikely for The Last of Us Part II