Naughty Dog
More info
- Creator
- Andy Gavin, Jason Rubin
- Founded
- Owner
- Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Type
- Game developer
- Website
- naughtydog.com
Sony's flagship studio, which went from Crash Bandicoot to The Last of Us without ever losing its focus on storytelling.
Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin started the studio in 1984 (as JAM Software) and broke out on the PlayStation with Crash Bandicoot (1996), followed by Jak and Daxter. Sony bought the company in 2001. The Uncharted series (from 2007) and The Last of Us (2013) established it as one of the industry's foremost storytellers, with lavish animation and cinematic direction — and a reputation for brutal crunch behind the scenes. The Last of Us Part II (2020) was both acclaimed and fiercely debated. Based in Santa Monica.