14 Facts About Naughty Dog

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Naughty Dog, LLC is an American first-party video game developer based in Santa Monica, California.

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Naughty Dog developed three Crash Bandicoot games over the next several years.

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Naughty Dog was previously known for having a history of developing one game at a time, and one franchise per console, a controversial trend that was criticized by fans.

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Naughty Dog created and developed Rings of Power, which was published by Electronic Arts for the Sega Genesis in 1991.

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Production of the game began in 1994, during which Naughty Dog expanded its number of employees and invented a development tool called Game Oriented Object Lisp, to create the characters and gameplay.

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Naughty Dog continued to develop two more Crash Bandicoot games, with a spin-off Crash Team Racing kart racing game.

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In 2007, Naughty Dog began work on the Uncharted series, and made their first approach to realistic worlds and characters, in contrast to their Crash Bandicoot and Jak and Daxter series, which featured fantastical worlds set in a fictional setting.

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In 2012 and 2013, Naughty Dog teamed with Mass Media Inc to release the Jak and Daxter Collection.

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On December 7,2013, during the first edition of Spike's VGX award show, Naughty Dog won the Studio of the Year award for its work on The Last of Us.

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In September 2017, game director Bruce Straley announced his departure from Naughty Dog, stating that he "found [his] energy focusing in other directions" following a sabbatical.

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Naughty Dog responded to the allegations with a statement declaring that it had "not found any evidence of having received allegations from Mr Ballard that he was harassed in any way".

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Naughty Dog is known for its unique way of handling game development, as the studio does not have a producer in either of their teams.

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Naughty Dog is home to the ICE Team, one of Sony's World Wide Studios central technology groups.

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Naughty Dog won the Studio of the Year award at the 2013 VGX, the 2013 Golden Joystick Awards, and the 2020 Golden Joystick Awards.

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