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Mike Drucker

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Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Naughty Dog Unannounced Game in Development for 3 Years?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.28.25

Yeah. Drucker, as... You know what I'd like? I'd like a very cinematic Crash Bandicoot. Like, I'd like them to combine all of their history.

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Naughty Dog Unannounced Game in Development for 3 Years?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.28.25

Yeah. Drucker, as... You know what I'd like? I'd like a very cinematic Crash Bandicoot. Like, I'd like them to combine all of their history.

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Naughty Dog Unannounced Game in Development for 3 Years?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.28.25

I mean, that could look like a couple things, you know, it's, you know, it could also, it could be just the pressure of it all, you know, like, The Last of Us, and I love The Last of Us, but whether or not you like The Last of Us, it's now one of the big triple-A series. And it's also one of the big prestige television series.

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Naughty Dog Unannounced Game in Development for 3 Years?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.28.25

I mean, that could look like a couple things, you know, it's, you know, it could also, it could be just the pressure of it all, you know, like, The Last of Us, and I love The Last of Us, but whether or not you like The Last of Us, it's now one of the big triple-A series. And it's also one of the big prestige television series.

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Naughty Dog Unannounced Game in Development for 3 Years?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.28.25

And so when you feel that much pressure, especially pressure from some audiences that didn't necessarily like some of the characters and kind of... maybe went a little overboard with things regarding that. Maybe a little bit, you know, like it's, it's like, it's, it's, it makes you nervous. It makes you question yourself.

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Naughty Dog Unannounced Game in Development for 3 Years?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.28.25

And so when you feel that much pressure, especially pressure from some audiences that didn't necessarily like some of the characters and kind of... maybe went a little overboard with things regarding that. Maybe a little bit, you know, like it's, it's like, it's, it's, it makes you nervous. It makes you question yourself.

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Naughty Dog Unannounced Game in Development for 3 Years?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.28.25

It makes you, you know, even though they're at the very top of things, they're kind of like, Oh God, what if we do this? And it ruins everything. And also, I think, like, you know, when you look at things like Mass Effect 3, you know, that was a game that they proudly released.

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Naughty Dog Unannounced Game in Development for 3 Years?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.28.25

It makes you, you know, even though they're at the very top of things, they're kind of like, Oh God, what if we do this? And it ruins everything. And also, I think, like, you know, when you look at things like Mass Effect 3, you know, that was a game that they proudly released.

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Naughty Dog Unannounced Game in Development for 3 Years?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.28.25

And the fan backlash was so big that it almost, like, you could see it almost ruin their love of Mass Effect in real time.

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Naughty Dog Unannounced Game in Development for 3 Years?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.28.25

And the fan backlash was so big that it almost, like, you could see it almost ruin their love of Mass Effect in real time.

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Naughty Dog Unannounced Game in Development for 3 Years?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.28.25

Like, they changed the ending. It felt like the next game didn't have the same, like, feeling of excitement. I don't think that alone killed it. I just mean, like, it felt like that type of moment that you fear as a creative, which is the people who love what I've made so far hate what I'm ending on. And so it's just a ton of pressure.

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Naughty Dog Unannounced Game in Development for 3 Years?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.28.25

Like, they changed the ending. It felt like the next game didn't have the same, like, feeling of excitement. I don't think that alone killed it. I just mean, like, it felt like that type of moment that you fear as a creative, which is the people who love what I've made so far hate what I'm ending on. And so it's just a ton of pressure.

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Naughty Dog Unannounced Game in Development for 3 Years?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.28.25

I mean, I have friends who are game writers who like will move to different countries for gigs because all of these studios are spread out, you know, around the world, which is very good. But like someone, I know someone who like moved to France for a job and then the project kind of ended after a month or two. Jesus. And it's like, that's nuts. That is a nuts way to make people live.

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Naughty Dog Unannounced Game in Development for 3 Years?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.28.25

I mean, I have friends who are game writers who like will move to different countries for gigs because all of these studios are spread out, you know, around the world, which is very good. But like someone, I know someone who like moved to France for a job and then the project kind of ended after a month or two. Jesus. And it's like, that's nuts. That is a nuts way to make people live.

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Naughty Dog Unannounced Game in Development for 3 Years?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.28.25

I did. I did. I thought they did a really good job. And honestly, I like Last of Us 2 more than Last of Us 1 in terms of just my preference for games. So I'm very curious to see what they do this season.

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Naughty Dog Unannounced Game in Development for 3 Years?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.28.25

I did. I did. I thought they did a really good job. And honestly, I like Last of Us 2 more than Last of Us 1 in terms of just my preference for games. So I'm very curious to see what they do this season.

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Naughty Dog Unannounced Game in Development for 3 Years?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.28.25

Oh, man. I mean, I also, I think someone else I saw, it might have even been the same person, but I saw someone say something along the lines of, like, you can tell Nintendo's over dealing with these other companies. Like, it does not want to deal with, doesn't want to deal with Twitter. It probably doesn't understand Blue Sky yet.

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Naughty Dog Unannounced Game in Development for 3 Years?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.28.25

Oh, man. I mean, I also, I think someone else I saw, it might have even been the same person, but I saw someone say something along the lines of, like, you can tell Nintendo's over dealing with these other companies. Like, it does not want to deal with, doesn't want to deal with Twitter. It probably doesn't understand Blue Sky yet.

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Naughty Dog Unannounced Game in Development for 3 Years?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.28.25

It's like, you know what, do we have to do this for everything every time something happens? And a very Nintendo solution is just taking their ball and going home. Just follow us. Yeah. You want Nintendo news, kids? Download the app. We'll get it to you. Like, I think it's kind of like that.

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Naughty Dog Unannounced Game in Development for 3 Years?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.28.25

It's like, you know what, do we have to do this for everything every time something happens? And a very Nintendo solution is just taking their ball and going home. Just follow us. Yeah. You want Nintendo news, kids? Download the app. We'll get it to you. Like, I think it's kind of like that.