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Each of the games from Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection will be available individually from November 16th. Uncharted 1, 2 and 3, all of which were remastered for the collection last year, will be available individually in Europe, although seemingly not in other territories for the time being. No price …
Read More »Insomniac and Naughty Dog weigh in on the benefits of HDR for devs
‘Because Ratchet & Clank wasn’t authored in 4K the addition of HDR has a lot more punch than the improved resolution,’ says chief architect Al Hastings
Read More »‘I just wanted to be a bad guy Nathan Drake threw off a ledge’: Troy Baker on Uncharted and making art
With credits in franchises as iconic as BioShock, Uncharted, Metal Gear Solid, Batman and Far Cry, Troy Baker is undoubtedly one of the industry's most prolific voice actors. In an expansive interview, he looks back upon his career and examines why games remain his greatest passion
Read More »Skylanders dev Vicarious Visions working on Crash Bandicoot remasters
Studio is also creating Imaginators instalment in toy-to-life franchise, starring the manic marsupial
Read More »Develop Studio Sales Chart: Uncharted 4 puts Naughty Dog on top in May
Acclaimed PlayStation developer was most successful studio based on UK retail
Read More »BioWare, Bungie, Naughty Dog, Swery and more join 2017 ‘Men of Game Dev’ calendar
‘The Grand Canyon. Mount Everest. The Great Barrier Reef. You know them as some of the seven natural wonders in the world. When you see the Men of Game Development for 2017, you'll need to make room for another twelve’
Read More »Naughty Dog: We set out to introduce strong female characters to Uncharted 4
'When I'm describing a new character to our lead character concept artist, constantly she will ask: ‘What if it was a girl?’' recalls creative director Neil Druckmann. 'And I'm like: 'Let me think, does that affect or change anything? No? Let's do it''
Read More »‘Games do more than entertain the disabled’: How Naughty Dog made Uncharted 4 more accessible
Changes ranged from snap-on targeting and camera assistance to optional ability to hold button instead of mashing and multiplayer UI colour tweaks
Read More »The Big Game: Naughty Dog on the end of Uncharted
Four appears to be the magic number for Sony’s Naughty Dog studio. It made four Crash Bandicoot games on the first PlayStation, before walking away from the smash hit series. It created four Jak and Daxter titles on PS2, and then waved goodbye to those characters. And now it says …
Read More »‘There’s a lot of sadness about Uncharted’s end,’ says Naughty Dog
Developer Naughty Dog says it became emotional as it put the finishing touches to Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. The major PS4 sequel, which is due on May 10th, will be the studio’s final ever Uncharted game. Lead designer Ricky Cambier tells MCV that the studio feels this is the …
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