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Bend Studio Lays Off 30% of Staff After Live-Service Game Cancellation

According to journalist Jason Schreier, Bend Studio is laying off 30% of its staff today, June 10 (about 40 people). The reason, according to Schreier, is the cancellation of an unannounced live-service game. Following the layoffs and cancellation, the studio is now starting a new project. Sony's Bend studio, which canceled a live-service game earlier […]

By Ivan Nikolai Barkow CastilhoJune 10, 2025 · 1 min read

According to journalist Jason Schreier, Bend Studio is laying off 30% of its staff today, June 10 (about 40 people).

The reason, according to Schreier, is the cancellation of an unannounced live-service game.

Following the layoffs and cancellation, the studio is now starting a new project.

Sony's Bend studio, which canceled a live-service game earlier this year, is laying off 30% of staff today (around 40 people), Bloomberg News has learned. The studio has been spinning up a new project following the cancellation.

— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier.bsky.social) June 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM


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