We all know N, that development house that built its success with the legendary Crash Bandicoot. The American company has contributed to the creation of great genre masterpieces, including the last The Last of Us Part 2, which already with the previous chapter had redefined the canons of action games. The new adventure of the work conceived by N defines even better the clear cut with previous generations of games: The Last of Us Part 2 turns into a complete cine-videogame experience. Naughty Dog has also produced other hits such as Uncharted, but definitely the adventures of Ellie e Joel have left their mark. Now, fans are hoping for a big comeback from the American development team with a new production for the current generation consoles.
Speaking of the previous plans, after Neil Druckmann's work with the second part of The Last of Us - playable only in single player -, the public expected the announcement of the multiplayer sector which, however, was temporarily sidelined. In short, no updates for the edition PS4 of the game, but it is possible that we will see this option realized on PS5, after the release of the version dedicated to the new console. Evidence that the US development firm is currently working on a new project comes from a simple curious glance at the profile Linkedin of some Naughty Dog employees. Fans were attracted by the name of several developers who were promoted to co-game director e game director: We are talking about Vinit Agarwal e Richard Cambier, or new ones Lead Game Designers. The same situation was repeated with Kurt Margenau e Anthony Newman, respectively promoted to heads of the creative section of the title Uncharted: The Lost Legacy.
Returning to our point of interest, the development house has appointed new team leaders and this makes us aware of a fact: something new is being worked on, already in the pipeline since 2020. We note, moreover, that new senior developers have been sought to fill main roles within the company; we remember Robert Krekel, new sound designer; Michal mach like lead animator, Max Dyckhoff like lead AI engineer. Infine, Waylon Brick has been appointed development director a October 2020. The recruiting positions within the development team are still open. Linkedin lists that more than 400 developers are currently working on Naughty Dog, therefore a sufficient number of staff to focus on different projects; one of these could be the elusive multiplayer of The Last of Us Part 2, while the other something completely different.
