Bend
Studio
has
not
been
having
a
particularly
good
time
lately.
Since
2012
they’ve
only
released
one
game
(Days
Gone,
2019)
and
then
news
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
strong
possibility
the
cancelled
title
was
their
sole
project,
meaning
a
new
triple-A
title
from
them
would
likely
not
appear
until
2028
or
onwards.

The
biggest
fear
was
the
cancellation
could
lead
to
the
closure
of
Bend
Studio,
along
with
Bluepoint,
the
other
studio
whose
live-service
God
of
War
project
was
also
canned
by
Sony.
However,
it
seems
like
Bend
Studio
is
fairly
optimistic
that
it
isn’t
going
anywhere.

Speaking
on
Twitter,
Bend
Studio’s
community
manager
Kevin
McAllister
(No,
not
the
Home
Alone
one)
put
out
a
quick
message
thanking
fans
for
their
support
before
promising
that
“We
still
plan
on
creating
cool
shit.”

I’ll
keep
this
short.

Thanks
for
the
love
and
support
everyone,
especially
to
those
that
have
reached
out.
❤️

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

—
Kevin
McAllister
(@vikingdad278)

January
17,
2025

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Underneath
the
tweet
was
plenty
more
well-wishing
from
fans,
along
with
a
lot
of
requests
for
a
sequel
to
Days
Gone.

Bend
pitched
a
Days
Gone
2,
but
reporting
at
the
time
suggested
Sony
turned
it
down
due
to
the
mixed
critical
reception
of
Days
Gone
and
its
lengthy
development
time.

With
that
said,
rumours
have
been
swirling
for
a
while
now
that
a
Days
Gone
remaster
is
being
worked
on,
though
whether
its
by
Bend
Studio
or
someone
else
is
unknown.

Personally,
I’d
love
a
sequel
to
be
made.
The
game
was,
in
my
estimation,
heavily
underrated
by
many
critics,
and
the
sales
numbers
are
rumoured
to
actually
be
quite
strong.
If
Bend
could
convince
Sony
that
the
development
time
would
not
be
so
excessive,
then
it
could
bring
in
solid
cash.