Now Naughty Dog has cut back on freelance workers

The Last of Us development team Naughty Dog is laying off dozens of employees. That’s according to a new report from Kotaku, which claims that PlayStation Studios announced the layoffs internally last week, according to two sources familiar with the situation.

The Last of Us developer Naughty Dog is laying off dozens of staff, according to two sources familiar with the situation.

The sources said at least 25 developers were hit by the cuts, with the cuts affecting both art and production departments, but «most» of those laid off worked in the QA department.

Kotaku’s sources say that those being laid off are not being offered severance packages and that developers hit by the cuts, as well as remaining employees, are being pressured to keep the news quiet».

Kotaku’s sources say that there is no severance package being offered to those being laid off, and that the developers who have been cut, as well as the remaining employees, are being pressured to keep the news quiet.

Staffers were not hit by the cuts, according to the report. Sony did not immediately respond to Kotaku’s request for comment. Naughty Dog was working on the multiplayer spin-off The Last of Us, which was cut due to a negative internal review.

The Last of Us is a multiplayer spin-off.