The story of Deacon St. John won’t be persevering with in a Days Gone sequel. The neighborhood supervisor for Bend Studio has taken to social media to squash the “false hope and poor info” individuals are getting a few new sport within the open-world zombie franchise.
On X (previously often known as Twitter), Bend’s Kevin McAllister confirmed the developer is “presently engaged on a brand new IP.” Moreover, in a reply, the neighborhood supervisor mentioned “earlier builders” are those spreading Days Gone 2 hype, however it’s “time to maneuver on.”
I apologize to our Days Gone neighborhood for repeatedly getting fed false hope and poor info by folks on the lookout for likes. It’s not truthful to you all.
We’re presently engaged on a brand new IP, and when we’ve precise information to share it can come from our studio.— Kevin McAllister (@vikingdad278) June 27, 2024
Eurogamer reviews that McAllister might be referencing former Bend Studio director John Garvin, who has been discussing that Days Gone is meant to be a trilogy. In 2021, Garvin beforehand lamented gamers not paying full value at launch for video games.
There was a whole lot of speak about what a Days Gone 2 could be like over time, too. In 2022, Days Gone director Jeff Ross spoke about what the sequel would have added to the franchise, like Deacon having the ability to swim and make the most of NERO know-how to improve his motorbike.
Whereas there isn’t any official title for the title, Bend introduced it had a brand new multiplayer sport within the works in 2022. Days Gone was ported to PC in 2021 after initially launching on PS4 in 2019. In any other case, there was no official phrase about extra entries within the sequence. For extra, take a look at GameSpot’s Days Gone overview.