PANACHES Culture

The studios, publishers and labels behind the works.

The organisations that design, publish and distribute what we reference.

2 entities

Naughty Dog

From Crash Bandicoot to The Last of Us, a studio that reinvents itself with each generation while keeping its obsession with technology, movement and characters.

Founded in 1984 by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin, Naughty Dog is an American game development studio now part of PlayStation Studios. From Crash Bandicoot to Uncharted and The Last of Us, its history spans several generations of PlayStation hardware and a gradual shift toward increasingly character-driven experiences.

Santa Monica Studio

The studio behind God of War, capable of reinventing the same saga while also having served for years as a creative laboratory for very different PlayStation projects.

Founded in 1999 within Sony, Santa Monica Studio is an American game developer best known for creating God of War. Its history goes well beyond Kratos: the studio has also supported numerous external developers and helped projects such as Journey, Flower and The Unfinished Swan emerge.