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Modern AAA Games Are 'Boring', Says The Last of Us Game Director

Bruce Straley weighs in on big budget titles. Bruce Straley, formerly a key senior staff member at Naughty Dog, has aired his grievances with modern AAA games. In a feature from Edge magazine, which examines the "broken" state of the industry's big budget productions, he shares his distaste for how risk-averse they…

Modern AAA Games Are 'Boring', Says The Last of Us Game Director
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Bruce Straley weighs in on big budget titles. Bruce Straley, formerly a key senior staff member at Naughty Dog, has aired his grievances with modern AAA games. In a feature from Edge magazine, which examines the "broken" state of the industry's big budget productions, he shares his distaste for how risk-averse they…

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Push Square reported it, and IGN is on it too. Worth remembering the scale here: The Last of Us changed what people expected from the genre back in 2013, and the bar stayed up. In the 30 days before this one, 14 other The Last of Us stories ran here.

Bottom line: Take it with a grain of salt until another site confirms — details often change along the way.

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09/18/2026 11:45
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  1. The Last of Us Game Director Finds Modern AAA Games 'Boring,' Says He's 'Not Excited' by God of War Laufey's GameplayIGN

Timeline: The Last of Us

What’s come out about The Last of Us so far, newest first.

  1. The Last of Us game director apologizes for God of War Laufey criticism, points finger at industry leaders for triple-A stagnationPC Gamer
  2. The Last of Us Game Director Apologises for Dragging God of War Laufey into 'Boring' AAA Game DiscussionPush Square
  3. The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 1: TV Show vs Game ComparisonIGN Brasil · Season
  4. Chefe da HBO praticamente confirma que a série The Last of Us terminará na 3ª temporadaIGN Brasil
  5. The Last of Us: HBO revela janela da 3ª temporada e sinaliza fim da sérieÚltima Ficha

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