The Last of Us Part 2 Animator Leaves Naughty Dog

Jonathan Cooper moves on after nearly 6 years at the studio.

Posted By | On 27th, Oct. 2019

the last of us part 2

The Last of Us Part 2 has been in a rollercoaster of a news cycle over the last month. After finally receiving a February 2020 release date after years of anticipation last month, Naughty Dog announced just a couple weeks later that the game’s release had been delayed by three months to May. We now have another little update on some behind-the-scenes stuff about the game’s development.

Jonathan Cooper, who was an animator at Naughty Dog, recently announced on Twitter that he has left the studio. His LinkedIn profile actually shows that he left last month- a look at his profile also shows that he’s been involved in all of Naughty Dog’s recent major stuff. After working on Uncharted 4, he then moved on to Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, before working on The Last of Us Part 2 for over two years.

Naughty Dog has touted the new and advanced animation techniques that they’ve made use of in The Last of Us Part 2, so it’d be interesting to know how much Cooper was involved in that, and how his departure affects development.

Either way, The Last of Us Part 2 is out on May 29, 2020 for the PS4.


Amazing Articles You Might Want To Check Out!



Share Your Thoughts Below  (Always follow our comments policy!)



Keep On Reading!

Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr Definitive Edition Out Now, Includes All DLC and Expansions So Far

Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr Definitive Edition Out Now, Includes All DLC and Expansions So Far

The new definitive edition release is also currently available at a deep 90 percent discount on Steam.

Everspace 2 Gets New Loot, Perks and Bug Fixes in Armed and Dangerous Update

Everspace 2 Gets New Loot, Perks and Bug Fixes in Armed and Dangerous Update

The Armed and Dangerous update adds a host of new content to Everspace 2, alongside bringing some bug fixes an...

Everspace 2 Celebrates Over 400,000 Copies Sold Across All Platforms With New Trailer, Played by Over 1.1 Million Players on Game Pass

Everspace 2 Celebrates Over 400,000 Copies Sold Across All Platforms With New Trailer, Played by Over 1.1 Million Players on Game Pass

Everspace 2 has been quite successful for developer Rockfish Games, especially with the console release from b...

Mortal Kombat 1 Patch Fixes Player 1 Advantage, Makes Character Adjustments, and More

Mortal Kombat 1 Patch Fixes Player 1 Advantage, Makes Character Adjustments, and More

However, the patch has only been released for the fighter's PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC versions.

Team17 Reportedly Hit with “Significant” Layoffs

Team17 Reportedly Hit with “Significant” Layoffs

Around 50 employees are set to lose their jobs, while Team17 has also confirmed the "amicable" departure of CE...

Sony Announces Another New Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 PS5 Bundle

Sony Announces Another New Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 PS5 Bundle

The bundle, which will include a Standard Edition PS5 console and a download code of the game, will launch on ...