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Naughty Dog

American video game developer

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Formerly: JAM Software, Inc., (1984–1989) Naughty Dog, Inc., (1989–2015)
Company type: Subsidiary
Industry: Video games
Founded: 1984 ; 42 years ago ( 1984 ) in McLean, Virginia , US
Founders: Andy Gavin Jason Rubin
Headquarters: Santa Monica, California , US
Key people: Neil Druckmann (head of creative, president ) Alison Mori (studio manager)
Products: Crash Bandicoot , (1996–1999) Jak and Daxter , (2001–2005) Uncharted (2007–2022) The Last of Us , (2013–present) Intergalactic (forthcoming)
Number of employees: 400+ (July 2023)
Parent: Sony Computer Entertainment (2001–05) PlayStation Studios (2005–present)
Website: naughtydog.com

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Naughty Dog, LLC (formerly JAM Software, Inc.) is an American first-party video game developer based in Santa Monica, California. Founded by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin in 1984, the studio was acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment in 2001. Gavin and Rubin produced a sequence of progressively more successful games, including Rings of Power and Way of the Warrior in the early 1990s. The latter game prompted Universal Interactive Studios to sign the duo to a three-title contract and fund the expansion of the company.

After designer and producer Mark Cerny convinced Naughty Dog to create a character-based platform game that would use the 3D capabilities of the new systems, Naughty Dog created Crash Bandicoot for the PlayStation in 1996. Naughty Dog developed three Crash Bandicoot games over the next several years. After developing Crash Team Racing, the company began working on Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy for the PlayStation 2.