After finishing filming on the TV adaptation of The Last of Us, Neil Druckmann has time to work on a new game. And no, it's probably not what you think it is...
Naughty Dog are working on at least one new game. That much is clear. But what could it be? There have been a lot of rumors swirling around, chatter about a remake of the first Last of Us or a new Uncharted game. That's what we would expect from the ladies and gents at Naughty Dog, right? Well... according to a new rumor (and a hint by Neil Druckmann himself), the new Naughty Dog game will not be what you think it is...
Naughty Dog’s New Game Is Not What You Thought It Would Be
So. Let's start with what we know. What we know, is that part of Naughty Dog are working on The Last of Us: Factions 2and thatNeil Druckmann finished his work on the Last of Us TV show. So what's next for the creative director and co-president of Naughty Dog? Well... it is pretty surprising...
Naughty Dog Are Working On A New Game Inspired By Moonlight
Yes, you read that right. According to a leak by insider @RalphsValve, who has been spilling the beans on all kinds of games recently, Naughty Dog is working on a new IP inspired by the Award-winning film Moonlight by director Barry Jenkins.
Naughty Dog are looking at films like, 'Moonlight', inspiring their alleged new IP pic.twitter.com/FTWdjM7XLp
— Ralph (@RalphsValve) November 10, 2021
Now, that is immediately extremely exciting, because Naughty Dog make amazing, cinematic games and Moonlight is a brilliant film. And it does line up with some earlier rumors and leaks, which claimed that the studio was casting African-American actors for their first black lead role in a game. So there could be something to this... could this really be Naughty Dog's big new game?
In addition to this, Neil Druckmann dropped a cheeky little hint towards the next Naughty Dog game on his Twitter account. If you go on there, you will see that he updated his bio. It includes some of his biggest project... and a bit at the end saying "and THAT future game!" Well... I wonder what that could be...
But before we get carried away, let's remember that, at this point, this is all still mere speculation and there has been nothing official yet, so take this with at least one grain of salt. But it would make so much sense for Naughty Dog to make something like that. And it would be mad exciting, that's for sure...