Sony Interactive Entertainment has released a new trailer for post-apocalyptic thriller Days Gone, giving us a detailed—and graphic—look at what it’s calling the Farewell Wilderness. Essentially the Pacific Northwest, the Farewell Wilderness is a catchall for Days Gone’s deadly world, which is made up of different biomes filled with marauders, freakers, and all types of hungry animals...
E3 is over and done with, but we’re just finishing wading through the many interviews. One of the last ones we did during the show was a chat with John Garvin and Jeff Ross of Sony’s Bend studio, the team working on the biker zombie game Days Gone. I talked with Garvin, the creative director, and Ross, the game director, about what sets Days Gone apart from other games. If you’re a...
Back in 2016, Sony Bend showed off a sterling gameplay demo for survival game Days Gone, in which protagonist Deacon St. John frantically runs through a lumber yard with dozens of undead on his heels. It was a frenetic, wildly gritty showcase that many people soon referred to as Sons of Anarchy meets The Walking Dead. But Days Gone’s time in the spotlight was short-lived. After a...
When Bend Studio introduced Days Gone at Sony's E3 press conference last year, it promised an action-packed survival horror title similar to Naughty Dog's The Last of Us. Only, Days Gone would be open world, providing players with freedom to explore the aftermath of a devastating virus outbreak. Unfortunately, the developer has failed to properly portray the title, relegating it in...
Days Gone was one of the new IPs revealed during the parade of press conferences at E3 this year. It’s a Sony title being developed by Bend Studio exclusively for the PlayStation 4. It was revealed in trailer form (seen below) and then played at the end of the conference in demo form (seen above). At first blush, it looks like a tight zombie game. That’s not the case, as I learned...