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Bend Studio Cuts 30% of Workforce Amid Game Changes

6/10/2025

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Bend Studio, a Sony-owned company, has made the tough decision to lay off around 40 employees, representing 30% of its workforce, after scrapping an unnamed live-service game. While the studio is pivoting to a new project, specifics remain scarce. Their last significant release, the PS5 remaster of Days Gone, failed to spark enthusiasm for a sequel.

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Bend Studio, a Sony-owned company, has made the tough decision to lay off around 40 employees, representing 30% of its workforce, after scrapping an unnamed live-service game. While the studio is pivoting to a new project, specifics remain scarce. Their last significant release, the PS5 remaster of Days Gone, failed to spark enthusiasm for a sequel.