{
  "id": 4682311,
  "title": "Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet Has Finished Shooting its Performance Capture, Confirms Naughty Dog",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/intergalactic-the-heretic-prophet-has-finished-shooting-its",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T16:53:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/intergalactic-the-heretic-prophet-has-finished-shooting-its-performance-capture-confirms-naughty-dog"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Naughty Dog's upcoming game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, has completed its performance capture, according to a recent social media post from the studio. This indicates that the team has finished capturing all of the story content through the actors, suggesting that the game is nearing its final stages. Performance capture is a lengthy process that often spans years, as actors record their performances in segments while the development team simultaneously works on creating the game. The studio celebrated the successful completion of the ambitious Intergalactic cinematic shoot, praising the cast for their incredible work. While previous Naughty Dog titles like The Last of Us Part 2 wrapped performance capture in April 2019, around a year before its June 2020 release, and faced multiple delays, including one due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the timeline for Intergalactic is currently unknown. Rumors have speculated a 2027 release, but nothing has been confirmed by Naughty Dog. A PlayStation State of Play this week may provide further updates on the game. Since its announcement nearly two years ago, the studio has not shared much information about Intergalactic, leading fans to express frustration over the significant gap in releases following The Last of Us 2 in 2020. However, Naughty Dog plans to release multiple projects in the future, potentially including Uncharted 5 and The Last of Us Part 3.",
  "summary": "Naughty Dog's next game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, has wrapped shooting on the game's performance capture.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}