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Former Uncharted and The Last of Us game designer starting new studio


Former Naughty Dog game director Vinit Agarwal has announced he is off to Japan to start his own studio.

Watch on YouTube Sharing a "couple of life updates" on social media last night, Agarwal said: "Moving to Japan tomorrow. While the developer did not share any further specifics on exactly what he will be working on when his new studio takes shape, in an earlier exchange on social media Agarwal said he would continue to make multiplayer games following The Last of Us online's cancellation, as that is what he is "passionate about". The former studio director then thanked his colleagues and mentors, namechecking Robert Cogburn, Erin Daly, Bruce Straley, Neil Druckmann and Evan Wells.

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