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Report: Bend Studio Cancelled Live Service Title "Mirror Pond" Animations Surfaces

The studio behind Days Gone had their next big project cancelled, but it's not entirely lost, as we have unearthed content from "Mirror Pond."

jjb198199d ago

Sony could print money with Days Gone 2 but instead they want to make this live service crap. There are too many shooters already dominating the market. This does not look or sound unique in any way that will draw a huge playerbase other than the initial launch.

Abnor_Mal99d ago

A Days Gone sequel, or live service game. Human camps battling to take over and control the others camp, capture the flag. Using different kinds freakers as pawns on the battlefield.

Once in a while a horde of varying size descends on the battle field, enemies have to team up to survive the onslaught.

Cacabunga99d ago

It’s fine to make gaas , just not buy some of the best of the best single player game studio makers.. the risk is big, and a massive flop would cause irreversible damage,..

tay870199d ago

Not really days gone wasn't a big hit. The vast majority of its sales came after it was deeply discounted. I played it at launch and didn't even bother finishing it. Game was FULL of jank and certainly didn't represent the quality that ps studios are known for. Played more like an xbox 1st party game imo.

Reaper22_99d ago

Nah, it had nothing to do with how it played. It just didnt meet expectations for a sequel to be invested in.

coolbeans99d ago

-"There are too many shooters already dominating the market."

I don't get it: saying this right after confidently believing DG2 would sell like hotcakes seems like a contradiction.

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KwietStorm_BLM98d ago

It didn't even sell well enough to do a sequel in the first place. How would they print money?

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Elda99d ago

Bend wasted time so there's no need in wasting time talking about this. What are Bend working on now is the question.

Notellin98d ago

Hopefully they are working on their resumes.

jznrpg99d ago

I’m glad they took this hit for multiplayer games. First party single player is what got them to the top. There is room for them to make multiplayer games but they need to be much more selective about it.

Reaper22_99d ago

Most first party single player games dont keep people playing.without a robust multiplayer component.Thats part of the issue. Sometimes it takes 5 to 6 years for games to be finished and they are getting more expensive to make so the risk is bigger. I liked days gone but it wasn't as well recieved as other 1st party games. Sony cant just do single player only lgames anymore. The industry has changed.

Seraphim98d ago

that's only an issue if you're looking to cash in on MTs. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a great single player title not maintaining players.

Eonjay98d ago

@Reaper_22
This is 100% correct but we live in a world where people are dishonest about reality in favor of their own feelings.
Of course Sony has to pursue more than just single player games. They have the data. They can see what people are playing. They HAVE to invest in LS. For them not to do so would be malpractice as they are a corporation. Sony needs to find a way to reduce the development times but the whole industry is dealing with that.

@Seraphim
Why would the biggest company in the gaming industry be the only major publisher not pursuing MT/LS?
It doesn't make sense. Of course there is nothing wrong with Single Player and they are continuing to release SP but they must learn to walk and chew gum at the same time.

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai19d ago (Edited 19d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio18d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing18d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9218d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit18d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing18d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9218d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."

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Koei Tecmo Announces Record Financial Results After Releasing Many Big Games

Today, Koei Tecmo announced its financial results for the full fiscal year 2025, related to the period between April 2025 and March 2026.

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