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flag Naughty Dog mandated overtime and five-day office returns to finish a 2027 game demo, renewing crunch concerns.

flag Naughty Dog required employees to work mandatory overtime and return to five days in the office to finish a demo for its upcoming game Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, according to a Bloomberg report. flag The effort, begun in late October, involved at least eight extra hours weekly and ended this week, with the studio reverting to a three-day in-office schedule through January. flag The project, described as the studio’s most ambitious, lacks a public release date but is targeted for mid-2027. flag The report highlights ongoing concerns about crunch, despite past promises to reduce workloads, and notes that many producers hired to address burnout have since left.

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