Sony has cut Bend Studio contractors with some being let go after February 14, due to the cancelation of the studio's live service project.
Two weeks ago, Sony announced that they had cancelled two live service games in production by Bend Studio and Bluepoint Games. While fans associate Bluepoint with remakes and remasters of Sony’s games, they did reveal that they were shifting directions towards making original games.
After the cancellation of Bend Studio’s recent live-service project, the director of Days Gone, John Garvin showed his empathy for the developers. Despite quitting the studio earlier in 2020 due to inner issues around Days Gone part 2,
After last week's news that the Bend Studio live service was killed off, the developers are still working on something cool.
Now that Bend Studio's secretive live-service game is cut form Sony's roster, the developer has the chance to return to form.
As Sony continues to reexamine its future slate of games following the disastrous launch of Concord last year, the publisher has axed two unannounced games from first-party studios.
Days Gone developer Bend Studio says it "still plans on creating cool shit", following Sony's decision to cancel its
The community manager for Bend Studio has thanked players in the wake of news that its latest game has been cancelled. Last week it was reported that Sony had cancelled a live service game being worked on by Bend, as well as another in development at Bluepoint Games.
Sony has canceled yet another unannounced game-service. Bend Studio and Bluepoint Games were behind their development, and one of them was to be a new installment in the God of War series.
Last week, Sony canceled two unannounced live-service games that were in development at Bend Studio and Bluepoint Games. The Bluepoint game was reportedly a live-service God of War game, according to Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier. Bend Studio’s live-service game remains unknown.
Sony PlayStation have cancelled two online multiplayer games, including one based on God Of War and one from Days Gone developers.
Sony has revealed via a Bloomberg article that it has cancelled PS5 projects from both Bluepoint and Bend Studio. The two developers remain open and won't be shut down, and Sony is now working with both teams to determine what their next projects are.