News Summary

• Naughty Dog founder Jason Rubin has spoken about the studio's move away from the Crash Bandicoot series and Universal Interactive.
• Rubin: "It was extremely hard to say goodbye to Crash [...] The relationship with Universal was abysmal.
• Had the relationship worked out better, there could be a Crash ride at Universal [Studios]." Rubin has gone on to lead THQ games in 2012, and then to head up Oculus VR in 2014.
• Following Facebook's rebranding as Meta, Rubin became VP of metaverse content, leaving in early 2026.