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Naughty Dog Sold to Sony to Avoid Being 'Crushed' by Cost of Game Dev

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Naughty Dog
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Naughty Dog
Role · Developer
Active · 1988–2020
Latest · The Last of Us Part II
Top genres · fps, adventure, platformer
1125 articles 275 writers 40 games
Sony
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Sony
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Active · 1983
Latest · Mr. Do!'s Castle
Top genres · platformer, arcade, puzzle
2163 articles 230 writers 3 games
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Active · 1995
Latest · Mega Man X3
Top genres · fps
339 articles 141 writers 1 games
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