{"id":693302,"date":"2026-04-08T15:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T15:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/naughty-dog-pays-tribute-to-developer-who-passed-away-during-the-last-of-us-part-1-production"},"modified":"2026-04-08T15:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T15:28:10","slug":"naughty-dog-pays-tribute-to-developer-who-passed-away-during-the-last-of-us-part-1-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/naughty-dog-pays-tribute-to-developer-who-passed-away-during-the-last-of-us-part-1-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Naughty Dog pays tribute to developer who passed away during The Last of Us Part 1 production"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/naughty-dog-pays-tribute-to-developer-who-passed-away-during-the-last-of-us-part-1-production.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nA touching tribute from Naughty Dog can be found in the newly-released Last of Us Part 1 for the PlayStation 5. <\/p>\n<p>\nThis tribute recognises the work of Visual Arts producer Daniel Kinnard, who passed away during the game&#8217;s production.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nHis image can be seen immortalised within the game, where the developer has been reimagined as a pro baseball player for the Denver Skulls on a poster adorning the walls of the farmhouse players search when looking for Ellie. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/naughty-dog-pays-tribute-to-developer-who-passed-away-during-the-last-of-us-part-1-production\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/naughty-dog-pays-tribute-to-developer-who-passed-away-during-the-last-of-us-part-1-production\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A touching tribute from Naughty Dog can be found in the newly-released Last of Us Part 1 for the PlayStation 5. 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