TweakTown

Days Gone developer Sony Bend hiring for new multiplayer game

TL;DR: Sony Bend Studio, known for Days Gone, is hiring a creative director for a new multiplayer or live service game, signaling a renewed focus on live games despite past project cancellations and ...
Gameranx

Sony Bend Studio Confirms Layoffs Rumored To Be As Much As 30 % Of Staff

Layoffs already happened when their live service game was cancelled last January. Bend Studio has confirmed they have held a new round of layoffs. Word first spread from Jason Schreier, who shared ...
Gameranx

Sony Confirms They Have Cancelled Two More Live Service Games, From Bluepoint & Bend Studio

That live service God Of War dream somebody had is dead apparently. Sony has cancelled two more of their live service games. As reported by Video Games Chronicle, Sony confirmed that one upcoming live ...
The Bulletin

Sony’s Bend Studio lays off 30% of workers

About 30% of the workers at the Bend Studio, a video game development firm based in the Old Mill District, were let go on Tuesday, Sony Interactive Entertainment confirmed in an email to The Bulletin ...
Game Rant

With Bend's Live-Service Game Dead, It Could Pivot to One Sequel

LB Beistad is a writer and musician based in Nashville, TN. Her love of gaming began with her cousin introducing her to Banjo Kazooie and Jak and Daxter. It was love at first play. Since then, she has ...
TweakTown

Days Gone developer Sony Bend lays off 30% of workers, new project in the works

TL;DR: Sony Bend Studio is laying off 30% of its staff, about 40 employees, following the cancellation of a costly live service game project. Sony cites rising costs and strategic shifts to ensure the ...
KTVZ

Sony’s Bend Studio Lays Off 40 Employees, About 30% of Workforce, According to Report

Update: SIE provided this statement to KTVZ News regarding the reduction in workforce at Sony's Bend Studio. "Earlier this year, Bend Studio wrapped development on a live service concept. After ...
Play Station Universe

Sony Bend Studio Has ‘Multiple Cancelled/Unannounced Projects,’ According To Former Employee

A former employee at Days Gone developer Sony Bend Studio has claimed on their LinkedIn profile that the company has multiple cancelled/unannounced projects. Jacob Fieth worked at Sony Bend from ...
Play Station Universe

[UPDATE] Staff At Sony Bend & Bluepoint Heard Their Live Service Games Had Been Scrapped At The ‘Same Time As Everyone Else’

UPDATE 20/01/2025: Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, who originally broke the news about Bluepoint and Sony Bend’s live service games being cancelled, has refuted Jeff Grubb’s claim that the studios learned ...
GamesIndustry

Sony confirms layoffs at Bend Studio

Sony's first-party Bend Studio has undergone a round of layoffs following the cancellation of "a live service concept". As first reported by Bloomberg, it's claimed that roughly a third of employees ...
Shacknews

Sony's Bend Studio reportedly lays off 30% of staff

Earlier this year, Sony cancelled a live-service game that was in development at Bend Studio. Now, the company is laying off workers. Sony is reportedly letting go 40 employees at Bend, representing ...