Bruce Straley is one of the creators of the video game franchise The Last of Us. But unlike Neil Druckmann, the man has been erased from the credits of the HBO series! Faced with this situation, Bruce Straley rants and calls for the unionization of the video game industry.
It is the phenomenon of the beginning of the year 2023 which is at the top of the January series. The Last of Us continues to broadcast on Prime Video while fans think an actress will play Abby. But while the praise is raining down, a man stays on the floor. This is Bruce Straley, co-director and co-creator of The Last of Us (the first episode of 2013).
The developer is not mentioned in the credits of the series unlike Neil Druckmann, co-director of the video game franchise who actively participated in this adaptation as executive producer and co-creator (with Craig Mazin, the showrunner).
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A co-creator erased from the credits of The Last of Us
Bruce Straley was forgotten to The Last of Us and the pill really does not pass. Erased from the credits of a series of which he co-imagined the universe, the man spoke to the Los Angeles Times to have a rant.
It is an argument in favor of unionization that a person who has participated in the co-creation of a world and its characters gets no credit or penny for the work provided. Maybe we need video game unions to protect creators.
Bruce Straley
In his article, the Los Angeles Times specifies that Bruce Straley does not have good relations with Sony and Naughty Dog. But note that his criticism relates to industrynever the co-creator of The Last of Us don’t quote Neil Druckmann or the studios. It is in particular the lack of control and recognition that is singled out.
The video game sector is only slightly unionized
If cinema or television are unionized, the video game sector carefully keeps the credits. Companies like Sony can claim full ownership of The Last of Us without paying attention to Bruce Straley.
Remember that Bruce Straley now has his own studio, Wildflower Interactive, founded last year. It remains to be seen whether the company will unionize. After all, its leader agrees with this idea after being erased from the history of The Last of Us !
