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Naughty Dog forced staff into mandatory overtime. Nt to ship a game, but to finish an internal demo. The full release isn’t expected until 2027. Clearly, Something has gone very wrong.
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00:00 “The Suffering of Generations”
01:02 They Promised To Stop
04:47 The Bloomberg Report
07:20 PlayStation Spares No One
09:58 Why Did This Happen Now?
11:42 Why Studios Keep Doing This
Sources:
https://kotaku.com/as-naughty-dog-crunches-on-the-last-of-us-ii-developer-1842289962
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/uncharted-4-was-inspired-by-the-industrys-struggle-against-crunch
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-07-22/sony-s-naughty-dog-video-game-studio-finally-has-a-team-of-producers
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-18/sony-s-naughty-dog-studio-orders-employee-overtime-on-intergalactic
https://bellular.games/loading-screen-playstations-future-live-services-efficiency-and-expanding-platforms/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-16/sony-cancels-two-more-playstation-projects
https://sonyinteractive.com/en/news/blog/an-important-update-from-playstation-studios/
https://www.naughtydog.com/blog/neil_druckmann_naughty_dog_studio_leadership_team
https://x.com/realradec/status/1740042972190880172
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/what-does-the-minecraft-movie-and
https://variety.com/2025/gaming/news/neil-druckmann-last-of-us-exit-intergalactic-video-game-1236514453/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accolades_received_by_The_Last_of_Us_Part_II
And the last, but certainly not least award of the night, the Players' Unpopular Choice Award for "Worst CEO" goes to…TIM SWEENEYCEO of Epic GamesWOE BE UPON YOU, TOO ❤️
— United Videogame Workers-CWA (@videogameworkers.bsky.social) 2025-12-11T06:36:33.078Z
The Workers' Choice Award for "Worst Crunch Culture" goes to…NAUGHTY DOG
— United Videogame Workers-CWA (@videogameworkers.bsky.social) 2025-12-11T05:42:49.385Z