Bend Studio Says They “Still Plan on Creating Cool S**T” Following Live-Service Cancellation – WGB

Bend Studio has not been having a very good time these days. Since 2012 they’ve solely launched one recreation (Days Gone, 2019) after which information broke earlier this week {that a} live-service title it was developing was cancelled by Sony. Given Bend is a smaller studio, there’s a robust chance the cancelled title was their sole challenge, which means a brand new triple-A title from them would seemingly not seem till 2028 or onwards.

The largest worry was the cancellation may result in the closure of Bend Studio, together with Bluepoint, the opposite studio whose live-service God of Battle challenge was additionally canned by Sony. Nonetheless, it looks like Bend Studio is pretty optimistic that it isn’t going wherever.

Talking on Twitter, Bend Studio’s neighborhood supervisor Kevin McAllister (No, not the House Alone one) put out a fast message thanking followers for his or her assist earlier than promising that “We nonetheless plan on creating cool shit.”

I’ll preserve this brief.

Thanks for the love and assist everybody, particularly to those who have reached out. ❤️

P.S. We nonetheless plan on creating cool shit.

— Kevin McAllister (@vikingdad278) January 17, 2025

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Beneath the tweet was a lot extra well-wishing from followers, together with lots of requests for a sequel to Days Gone.

Bend pitched a Days Gone 2, however reporting on the time instructed Sony turned it down as a result of blended crucial reception of Days Gone and its prolonged improvement time.

With that mentioned, rumours have been swirling for some time now {that a} Days Gone remaster is being labored on, although whether or not its by Bend Studio or another person is unknown.

Personally, I’d love a sequel to be made. The sport was, in my estimation, closely underrated by many critics, and the gross sales numbers are rumoured to truly be fairly robust. If Bend may persuade Sony that the event time wouldn’t be so extreme, then it may herald stable money.