{"id":2067193,"date":"2026-07-29T11:52:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T08:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2067193"},"modified":"2026-07-29T11:52:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T08:52:58","slug":"the-last-of-us-creators-will-release-new-game-next-year-claims-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2067193","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Last Of Us\u2019 creators will release new game next year, claims report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Intergalactic-The-Heretic-Prophet.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Gaming News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">\u2018The Last Of Us\u2019 creators will release new game next year, claims report<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Naughty Dog are rumoured to launch \u2018Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet\u2019 in 2027\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Ali Shutler<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-29T12:52:58+01:00\">29th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Intergalactic-The-Heretic-Prophet-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet\u2019.\" title=\"Intergalactic The Heretic Prophet\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\"> \u2018Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet\u2019. CREDIT: Naughty Dog<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Naughty Dog, the studio behind <i>Uncharted<\/i> and <i>The Last Of Us<\/i>, will reportedly release their new game next year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: How \u2018Lord Of The Rings\u2019, \u2018Minecraft\u2019 and dungeon crawler games inspired Au\/Ra\u2019s \u201chopecore\u201d alt-pop debut<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet<\/i> was first announced in December 2024 at The Game Awards, and the team at Naughty Dog have been working on the project since 2020. \u201cIt\u2019s shaping up to be our wildest, most creative story yet,\u201d they said in a press release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSet thousands of years in the future, <i>Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet <\/i>puts players into the role of Jordan A. Mun, a dangerous bounty hunter who ends up stranded on Sempiria \u2013 a distant planet whose communication with the outside universe went dark hundreds of years ago,\u201d reads the official description \u201cIn fact, anyone who\u2019s flown to it hoping to unravel its mysterious past was never heard from again. Jordan will have to use all her skills and wits if she hopes to be the first person in over 600 years to leave its orbit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last year, a report from Blomberg claimed that <i>Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet<\/i> wouldn\u2019t be released before the middle of 2027 at the earliest, with developers already experiencing crunch to try and reach internal deadlines.<\/p>\n<p>However a new report from insider NateTheHate claims that 2027 is still the expected release window for <i>Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophe<\/i>t. \u201c2027 is the intended target,\u201d he wrote on X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2027 is the intended target.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NateTheHate2 (@NateTheHate2) July 28, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Naughty Dog hasn\u2019t publicly shared a release window for <i>Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet<\/i>. However, it has been confirmed that the game will feature a soundtrack from Nine Inch Nails\u2019 Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. \u201cOur incredible voyage into the cosmos also needs an equally incredible soundtrack. These guys are cooking,\u201d said Naughty Dog studio head Neil Druckmann in an announcement post.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Druckmann stepped back from <i>The Last Of Us <\/i>TV series to focus on the gaming studio. \u201cWith work completed on season 2 and before any meaningful work starts on season 3, now is the right time for me to transition my complete focus to Naughty Dog and its future projects, including writing and directing our exciting next game, <i>Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet<\/i>,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>In other news, the soundtrack to <i>Okami<\/i>\u00a0is getting re-released on vinyl to celebrate 20 years of the beloved game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet<\/li>\n<li>The Last of 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class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Naughty Dog, the studio behind <i>Uncharted<\/i> and <i>The Last Of Us<\/i>, will reportedly release their new game next year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: How \u2018Lord Of The Rings\u2019, \u2018Minecraft\u2019 and dungeon crawler games inspired Au\/Ra\u2019s \u201chopecore\u201d alt-pop debut<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet<\/i> was first announced in December 2024 at The Game Awards, and the team at Naughty Dog have been working on the project since 2020. \u201cIt\u2019s shaping up to be our wildest, most creative story yet,\u201d they said in a press release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSet thousands of years in the future, <i>Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet <\/i>puts players into the role of Jordan A. Mun, a dangerous bounty hunter who ends up stranded on Sempiria \u2013 a distant planet whose communication with the outside universe went dark hundreds of years ago,\u201d reads the official description \u201cIn fact, anyone who\u2019s flown to it hoping to unravel its mysterious past was never heard from again. Jordan will have to use all her skills and wits if she hopes to be the first person in over 600 years to leave its orbit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last year, a report from Blomberg claimed that <i>Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet<\/i> wouldn\u2019t be released before the middle of 2027 at the earliest, with developers already experiencing crunch to try and reach internal deadlines.<\/p>\n<p>However a new report from insider NateTheHate claims that 2027 is still the expected release window for <i>Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophe<\/i>t. \u201c2027 is the intended target,\u201d he wrote on X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2027 is the intended target.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NateTheHate2 (@NateTheHate2) July 28, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Naughty Dog hasn\u2019t publicly shared a release window for <i>Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet<\/i>. However, it has been confirmed that the game will feature a soundtrack from Nine Inch Nails\u2019 Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. \u201cOur incredible voyage into the cosmos also needs an equally incredible soundtrack. These guys are cooking,\u201d said Naughty Dog studio head Neil Druckmann in an announcement post.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Druckmann stepped back from <i>The Last Of Us <\/i>TV series to focus on the gaming studio. \u201cWith work completed on season 2 and before any meaningful work starts on season 3, now is the right time for me to transition my complete focus to Naughty Dog and its future projects, including writing and directing our exciting next game, <i>Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet<\/i>,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>In other news, the soundtrack to <i>Okami<\/i>\u00a0is getting re-released on vinyl to celebrate 20 years of the beloved game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/gaming-news\/intergalactic-the-heretic-prophet-release-date-last-of-us-naughty-dog-3959611&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Intergalactic-The-Heretic-Prophet.jpg&#8221;] NewsGaming News \u2018The Last Of Us\u2019 creators will release new game next year, claims report Naughty Dog are rumoured to launch \u2018Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet\u2019 in 2027 By Ali Shutler 29th July 2026 \u2018Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet\u2019. 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