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Naughty Dog has announced a new Uncharted title is in development for PlayStation 4. The studio revealed the new title earlier today as part of Spike’s PS4 launch event. The teaser trailer (below) features the voice of a man in search of revenge for a past betrayal. Naughty Dog creative …
Read More »Naughty Dog apologises for sex chat line numbers in The Last of Us
There are many hidden delights in The Last of Us, but one of them won’t be there for much longer. At one point in the game co-star Joel encounters a notice board with two phone numbers for a ‘pest control’ service. A Kotaku reader thought he’d give them a ring… …
Read More »Naughty Dog accused of stealing art for The Last of Us
Graphic designer Cameron Booth has accused The Last of Us developer Naughty Dog of stealing his artwork for the PS3-exclusive. Booth stated on his website that he was "fucking furious" to discover that an unofficial map he created depicting the Boston subway system appeared in the title. "For a software …
Read More »Ellen Page: Last of US ripped off my likeness
Similarities with character Ellie 'not appreciated'
Read More »Ellen Page: Naughty Dog ripped off my likeness for The Last of Us
Ellen Page has spoken out against the character of Ellie in The Last of Us, claiming that Naughty Dog ripped off her likeness for the game. VG247 points to a Reddit AMA by Page, where she mentions her thoughts on the PS3-exclusive. I guess I should be flattered that they …
Read More »Swedish mag explains Ellie removal from Last of Us cover
Naughty Dog has called out a Swedish games mag for its presentation of The Last of Us on its cover. A recent edition of GameReactor contained an image of co-protagonist Joel standing over a felled enemy. However, as pointed out Naughty Dog game’s creative director Neil Druckman on Twitter the …
Read More »Naughty Dog had to demand female testers for Last of Us
Research group intended to only use male gamers
Read More »Uncharted 3 multiplayer downloads increase as new DLC revealed
Uncharted 3’s multiplayer client has been downloaded 350k times since Sony flipped the free-to-play switch. Naughty Dog announced the figure in a Playstation US blog post that also revealed new multiplayer DLC will arrive for Drake’s Deception each month through June. The paid content offerings start today, with the ‘Oddball’ …
Read More »The Last of Us pushed to June
Naughty Dog has confirmed its upcoming PS3-exclusive title The Last of Us has been delayed. The game will now launch internationally on June 14th, according to the developer. The game had previously been set to release on May 7th. As a team we pride ourselves on setting a very high …
Read More »Naughty Dog fought to get Ellie a starring role on The Last of Us cover
The creative director of The Last of Us has admitted that the studio has come under pressure to relegate the game’s female lead Ellie to the background of the game’s cover. The final box art of the game, which can be seen below, has Ellie in the foreground with fellow …
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