Naughty Dog
In 2004, Rubin, who had become the company's president, left the company to work on a new project, "Iron and the Maiden". In addition to their inhouse game team, Naughty Dog is also home to the ICE Team, one of SIE Worldwide Studios's central technology groups. The company's first PlayStation 3 game, "", was released in 2007, followed by several sequels and spin-off titles. Naughty Dog was previously known for having a history of developing one game at a time, and also one franchise per console, a controversial trend that was criticized by fans. This lasted until Naughty Dog announced a new intellectual property for the PlayStation 3, "The Last of Us", which was in development by a secondary team at the studio and released to critical acclaim in 2013. A sequel, "The Last of Us Part II" for PlayStation 4, was released by Naughty Dog in 2020 to similar acclaim, though the narrative polarized critics and audiences.