Developers of Canceled Last of Us Game Working on Their Own Multiplayer Title

The Last of Us Online’s Director Continues His Concept in a New Studio!

Although Naughty Dog has given up on its multiplayer (live service) project, the director wants to bring his vision to life elsewhere, away from the studio.   The Last of Us Online was a project that had fans genuinely excited, as many players are still active in the Factions multiplayer mode from the first installment released back in 2013. However, Naughty Dog ultimately decided it did not want to become a multiplayer-centered studio. After ye…

Developers of Canceled Last of Us Game Working on Their Own Multiplayer Title

It’s been nearly two years since The Last of Us Online was officially canceled. This ambitious online multiplayer project would have been a beefed-up version of the Factions mode from the first Last of Us game. Alas, Naughty Dog ultimately axed the project due to the sheer amount of support the live service model would’ve required. But now, two of the developers behind the project have confirmed they’re working on something new. In a recent inte…

The Last of Us Online Might Be Dead at Naughty Dog, but its Former Game Director Now Wants to Make A Cinematic Multiplayer Game with his New Studio

The Last of Us Online was a project that many fans of the series were excited about, since there are still people who, to this day, play the Factions multiplayer mode that launched with the original game in 2013. But Naughty Dog decided it didn't want to be a multiplayer-focused studio, and ended up cancelling the project after years of development work, to the disappointment of fans, and the developers at Naughty Dog who worked on the project a…

Director of scrapped The Last of Us Online says his new US/Japan studio is making a cinematic multiplayer title

Naughty Dog cancelled the online Last of Us game in December 2023… Source

Uncharted 4 and The Last of Us 2 dev's new Japan-based studio aims to make a multiplayer game with Naughty Dog-level cinematic action and a Breaking Bad-style story, and it's already playable

Former Naughty Dog game director Vinit Agarwal was inspired by FromSoftware's Hidetaka Miyazaki