Bend Studio, the company behindDays Gone, has distanced itself from game director John Garvin after he makes some controversial comments. Unlike many first-party PlayStation games,Days Gonereviews were mixed at the time of its release, and despite the open world zombie game being a commercial success, Sony ultimately decided to pass on producing a sequel.Days Gonedirector John Garvin played a key role at Bend Studio for many years, leading the charge on the studio’s popularSyphon Filterseriesand serving as director for the handheld gamesResistance: RetributionandUncharted: Golden Abyss.Garvin left the studio after the launch ofDays Gone, and has since formed a new studio called Liithos that is making an original IP calledAshfall. However, Garvin has found himself in hot water for some comments he’s made aboutDays Gonesince leaving Bend Studio.RELATED:2 Year Old Days Gone 2 Petition is Still Getting SignaturesRecently, when talking about whyDays Gonereviewswere not as high as other PlayStation exclusive games, Garvin blamed its technical issues, reviewers who “couldn’t be bothered to actually play the game,” and “woke reviewers” who didn’t like that the main character was a “gruff white biker looking at his date’s ass.” These comments caused quite a bit of controversy, to the point where Garvin has since set his Twitter account to private. While Garvin hasn’t worked at Bend Studio for years, the studio has issued a statement in response to his controversial comments.
Bend Studio’s statement distances itself fromGarvin’s comments, saying that his views do not reflect the views of the team. It also says that Bend is proud of the work that was done onDays Goneand is “humbled” by the support of the game’s fans.
While it’s possible that aDays Gonesequel will materialize eventually, it’s clear that such a project is not in the cards for the immediate future. With Bend Studio’sDays Gone 2pitch rejected by Sony, the studio is instead setting its sights on a new project. Bend Studio’s next game has yet to be revealed to the public, but some interesting details about it have been announced.Bend Studio’s next game is expected to be a new IPthat will utilize the open world elements used inDays Gone, but with multiplayer added into the mix. Bend Studio’s games have featured multiplayer in the past, but this will be its first crack at an open world multiplayer game, so it will definitely be interesting to see how it all turns out.
Days Goneis available now for PC and PS4.
