Naughty Dog
Naughty Dog is a video game company that developed the first four Crash Bandicoot video games as well as the Jak and Daxter series for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 consoles. Interestingly, they extensively use a custom, in-house version of Lisp for their games development in an industry where C and C++ are dominant.
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Insomniac
Naughty has often had a close relationship with Insomniac Games, (another video game developer). They both make similiar style games, which sometimes contain references to each other. (Look at the some of the city walls in Jak II or check out the start-up menu in Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando.) Also, Insomniac's Ratchet and Clank series uses a heavily modified version of the engine used in Naughty Dog's Jak and Daxter games. Because of their friendship, many people have wondered if the two companies would collaborate on a game. However they have, in the past, publicly stated that they don't have plans for making a game together.
Ready At Dawn
In 2003, some of the members of Naughty Dog left to form a new development company, Ready At Dawn, with some ex-members of Blizzard.