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==Associates == ===Insomniac=== Since working together in the same building on the Universal Interactive Studios backlot, Naughty Dog and [[Insomniac Games]] have had a close relationship. Producer [[Mark Cerny]] has worked extensively with both companies. They have made similar types of games. For example, in the late 1990s, Naughty Dog's ''Crash Bandicoot'' series and Insomniac's ''[[Spyro the Dragon]]'' series both competed on the PlayStation as character-heavy platforming games with imaginative environments. With the release of the PlayStation 2, the two series were left in Universal's (now [[Activision]]) hands, and both developers continued in friendly competition after the creation of their new flagship franchises (''[[Jak and Daxter]]'' and ''[[Ratchet and Clank (series)|Ratchet and Clank]]'', respectively). With the release of the [[PlayStation 3]], both developers changed focus, with Naughty Dog's action series ''[[Uncharted (series)|Uncharted]]'' and Insomniac's [[sci-fi]] [[first-person shooter]] series ''[[Resistance (series)|Resistance]]'', although Insomniac continued to work on the ''Ratchet and Clank'' series. Both Naughty Dog and Insomniac have stated that they don't have plans for making a game together, even though, with [[Activision]] holding the [[video game publisher|publishing rights]] to both the ''Crash Bandicoot'' and ''Spyro the Dragon'' characters, there have been a pair of [[Fictional crossover|crossover]] games released between the two, while Sony announced ''[[Heroes on the Move]]'', a PS3 game which featured both ''Jak and Daxter'' and ''Ratchet and Clank'' characters in the same game as well as characters from Sucker Punch's ''Sly Cooper'' series. Neither Naughty Dog nor Insomniac had any creative input or involvement with these games. === Ready at Dawn=== In 2003, Didier Malenfant of Naughty Dog left to form a new development company, [[Ready at Dawn Studios|Ready at Dawn]], with various former members of [[Blizzard Entertainment]]. Their first project was ''[[Daxter (video game)|Daxter]]'' for the [[PlayStation Portable]]. ===Other companies=== The credits for ''Uncharted'' series lists [[SCE Japan Studio|SCE Japan]], [[SCE Studios Santa Monica|Sony Santa Monica]], [[Guerilla Games]], [[Sucker Punch Productions]], [[Media Molecule]], [[Zipper Interactive]], [[Incognito Entertainment|Incognito Games]], [[Infinity Ward]] and [[Bungie Studios]] under "Thanks" in addition to the above. Insomniac has also stated that [[Sony Computer Entertainment|Sony]]'s first-party developers are coming together and sharing technology and ideas.
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