Naughty Dog Promotes Neil Druckmann, Head of TLoU, to Co-President of the Studio

This weekend it was announced by the studio Naughty Dog that the director responsible for the company's main titles, Neil Druckmann, has become co-president and creative director. Neil was a programmer and designer before being named vice president in March 2018, as well as being responsible for developing titles like The Last of Us and Uncharted 4.

With Neil stepping down from his former role, Naughty Dog also promoted Alison Mori and Christian Gyrling to the position of vice presidents. Previously Alison and Christian held the positions of Director of Operations and Co-Director of Programming at Naughty Dog. Neil posted on his Twitter declaring that he will continue to direct and write games, despite his job promotion, in addition to mentoring upcoming creators.

Excited to help lead the most amazing group of devs with my friend and mentor, @evan_wells! And big congrats to @cgyrling and @yoalimo on their well deserved and overdue promotions! https://t.co/7pNIXpZHRY

— Dr. Uckmann (@Neil_Druckmann) December 5, 2020

Review: The Last of Us II, an innovative game that doesn't deserve the hate it's getting

HBO will release an adaptation of The Last of Us

Last month, HBO announced that it will release, in series format, an adaptation of the game The Last of Us. To help with production, Neil Druckmann undertook to oversee production on the series.

.@HBO gives series order to #TheLastOfUs. @clmazin and @Neil_Druckmann set to write and executive produce. Carolyn Strauss, @evan_wells, @aqizil, and @CarterSwan also executive produce. @SPTV, @Naughty_Dog, @PlayStation productions are set to produce: https://t.co/dIOCovjGqK pic.twitter.com/tOsuWFwklR

— HBO PR (@HBOPR) November 20, 2020

The Last of Us Part II was nominated for multiple awards this year

The Last of Us Part II was released in early 2020 after 6 years of development. In addition, the new title in the series won several nominations for game of the year, in addition to being nominated for a competition for best narrative.

In this year 2020, at the Spain Game Awardsm event, TLoU is competing for best Spanish Dubbing, best action-adventure game and game of the year. Will he win in every category?

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