Naughty Dog confirms it’s working on its first major multiplayer game

After many rumors spread about the upcoming project of obedient dog, especially those who indicated that this would be a title multiplayerAnd It’s finally confirmed. In this way, thanks to the publication of many job offers To enter the studio in California, Twitter announced that they are working on “the studio’s first multiplayer indie game.”

Obviously, as we know, Naughty Dog is far from new to these struggles, as they have implemented online competitive modes in both sagas. Anonymous As in the first batch of the last of us. In fact, many of the rumors mentioned above suggest that this multiplayer game could be a larger faction mode set in the game world, which of course has not been officially confirmed or denied. In general, they are talking about a standalone game, so if the factions are this way, it will not be necessary to have a copy of The Last of Us Parte II To be able to enjoy it.

What does a Naughty Dog need?

Regarding the offers that have been published, it can be concluded that today they need staff on several fronts, and that the project is still in its infancy. Level designer, special effects artist, AI programmer, animation programmer … It is also worth noting the position of economics and monetization designer, which, like any self-respecting multiplayer, will have a certain economic model in which it can enter many directions: payments Small, battle corridors… Nothing has been confirmed at the moment.

This does not mean at all that Naughty Dog does not continue to develop single player games. In fact, there have been a few occasions on which Neil Druckmann, one of the visible heads of the study, has claimed that And plot-level ideas for a third virtual installment of The Last of Us, although for now, we’ll have to settle for the next premiere of the TV series on HBO.