Report: The Last of Us multiplayer game is being "reassessed" by Naughty Dog
It's another very news-y edition of the digest today, with headlines from the The Last of Us multiplayer game, Pokemon, Antimatter Games, and more.
Naughty Dog is determining if the multiplayer spinoff for its flagship franchise is still worth investing in.
Bloomberg underlined that the game was not canceled, though added that most of its?developers have been transferred to other projects.
Presently just known as?The Last of Us: Factions,?it'll be?the first solely multiplayer offering the studio has made.?In the past, Naughty Dog has had multiplayer games in its Uncharted and Crash Bandicoot franchises alongside its traditional single-player modes.
More broadly, it'll also be one of several?live service offerings?from PlayStation. Future endeavors include Bungie's?reboot of Marathon and a?co-op spinoff?of Guerrilla's Horizon series.
Gotta catch (and buy, and make) 'em all.
The Swedish company hopes to shrink its operating costs by shuttering the?IGI Origins?and?Rising Storm?developer.
Beech has been with the UK studio since 2009 and replaces co-founder Mark Healey.