Contrary to some recent speculation, the Horizon 3 reveal is not imminent, a leaker of rising prominence has claimed. Aside from the next entry in the Horizon franchise, the insider also offered an update on the next Naughty Dog project.
17.03.2024 - 02:11 / ign.com
From becoming a staple name in the 3D platformer genre with Crash Bandicoot to creating one of the most beloved stories in video games with The Last of Us, Naughty Dog is without question one of the biggest and most respected names in game development. Jumping from genre to genre with each major franchise it creates, the team’s now-iconic paw print logo has become synonymous with huge productions, heart-wrenching storytelling, and characters that transcend the medium.
Naughty Dog’s rise from the home of colorful, light-hearted platforming to the go-to studio for gripping, mature storytelling has been lined with nearly two dozen games, ranging from fantasy RPGs to educational math games. So, let’s run through every title Naughty Dog has released through 2024.
In total, there are 23 Naughty Dog games, with its first hitting shelves in 1985 and its most recent launching in 2022. The list below includes all game releases, standalone expansions, and remakes. Remasters (including the recent Last of Us 2 Remaster) and DLC are not included.
The project that paved the way for the Naughty Dog we know today, Math Jam was a collaborative project between both of the studio’s founders: Jason Rubin and Andy Gavin. Developed for the Apple II under the studio name JAM, Math Jam was self-published by the duo while they were still in high school.
It taught basic arithmetic and was purely educational. However, both Rubin and Gavin decided their next game was going to move away from teaching and venture fully into the recreational side of video games…
Rubin and Gavin’s second game, Ski Crazed, launched in 1986 when they were just 16 years old. Also released for the Apple II, it saw players launch their avatars down various ski slopes while avoiding hazardous obstacles and attempting to rack up high scores.
Rubin and Gavin’s third game hit shelves in 1987 and saw the duo take on the point-and-click adventure genre. Titled Dream Zone, it sees players travel to a satirical fantasy realm based inside the protagonist’s dreams, where they must deal with the land’s range of eccentric imaginary inhabitants en route to escape.
Officially donning the Naughty Dog moniker for the first time and partnering with EA, Rubin and Gavin’s fourth project was another comedic point-and-click adventure game, this time titled Keef the Thief. Much as the title suggests, the main premise was to steal items, with Keef exploring a large city and its surrounding wilderness while interacting with NPCs.
Two years after Keef the Thief, Naughty Dog partnered with EA once again to release Rings of Power on the SEGA Genesis. Putting players in the shoes of a sorcerer called Buc, the game was an isometric RPG set in the fantasy realm of Ushka Bau, where a magical
Contrary to some recent speculation, the Horizon 3 reveal is not imminent, a leaker of rising prominence has claimed. Aside from the next entry in the Horizon franchise, the insider also offered an update on the next Naughty Dog project.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Eidos-Montréal’s 2018 sequel to Rise of the Tomb Raider, headlines Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass lineup in April. It’s backed by a solid, well-rounded lineup including the likes of Botany Manor, Lil Gator Game, Superhot: Mind Control Delete, Lego 2K Drive, and EA Sports PGA Tour. There’s a little something for everyone!
Players everywhere are now journeying through the lands of Vermund and Battahl discovering just how many quests feature in Dragon's Dogma 2.
Beginning its life as a Shin Megami Tensei spin-off, the Persona series has quickly launched into something entirely of its own and become one of the biggest names in modern RPGs. From multiple major sequels and remakes to anime adaptations and even stage plays, Persona is a multimedia sensation, and its popularity doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon.
As I mentioned in my Dragon's Dogma 2 review, despite the announcement of NVIDIA DLSS 3 being available at launch, NVIDIA's frame generation technique is nowhere to be found.
Dragon's Dogma 2 will be out in mere hours, and to celebrate the impending release, Capcom have revealed a new launch trailer as part of the Future Games Show, teasing some of the fantasy perils waiting for us on the other side.
, the arresting thriller series, is all set to return with its upcoming episodes, 9 and 10, this March 2024, on TVING. Starring among others, the K-drama has become popular among audiences since its arrival on the streaming platform on February 29, 2024.
Far Cry really has done it all: a two-decade-long span of sequels set across the world, a wide range of spin-offs, and a movie adaptation. The franchise even dove into the realm of anime last year, with Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix bringing the neon-tinged, tongue-in-cheek world of Far Cry: Blood Dragon to Netflix. As shown in the trailer video above, we can now celebrate 20 years of Far Cry, revisiting the journey from Far Cry 1 in 2004 to Far Cry 6 in 2021.
Songs of Silence, the upcoming strategy game from Chimera Entertainment, will launch in early access on Steam in May.
, the ongoing survival K-drama, is all set to arrive with its upcoming episodes, 7 and 8, on TVING this March 2024. Starring WJSN’s and, the series has gained popularity since its debut on February 29, 2024. TVING has disclosed that two new K-drama episodes air every Thursday on the streaming platform.
We’ve been seeing an increasing number of industry veterans breaking away from the traditional AAA publishing space to form their own independent AAA studios, and another name has now joined that list. emptyvessel is a new studio formed by former veterans of the likes of id Software, Activision, Naughty Dog, Crystal Dynamics, Striking Distance Studios, Illfonic, and more.
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