Naughty Dog: Neil Druckmann appointed Co-President of Uncharted, Last of Us Studio

Naughty Dog, the video game developer behind The Last of Us and Uncharted series, has announced that Neil Druckmann will be promoted to co-chairman of the company. AlisonMori and Christian Gyrling will also serve as vice presidents of Naughty Dog. Druckmann, who co-created The Last of Us with former Naughty Dog director Bruce Straley, has led the direction of Naughty Dog’s biggest games of the past 10. years. This includes the Creative Director’s credits on The Last of Us, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, and The Last of Us Part 2.

Druckman was director of The Last of Us Part 2 with Anthony Newman and Kurt Margenau. The sequel to the 2013 action-adventure title was critically acclaimed, earning multiple Game Award nominations and a Golden Joystick Award for Ultimate Game of the Year.

Alison Mori and Christian Gyrling, who are now vice-presidents of Naughty Dog, are also being promoted to Naughty Dog. Mori was previously Director of Operations and Gyrling was previously Co-Director of Programming respectively.

“We have an amazing team at Naughty Dog and being able to work alongside each of them is especially meaningful these days,” writes Naughty Dog President Evan Wells. “I am proud of the team when I am able to recognize their accomplishments and contributions to the studio.”

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For more, check out IGN’s The Last of Us Part 2 review and Neil Druckmann’s interview.

Matt TM Kim is a reporter for IGN.