
John Garvin
John Garvin is the creative director and writer at SIE Bend Studios. He is best known for his work on the Syphon Filter series, Resistance Retribution, Uncharted Golden Abyss, and Days Gone.
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NFT sales plunged to a 12-month low in June
Monthly sales totalled just over $1 billion, down from $12.6 billion in January
Last of Us and Days Gone veterans announce new studio and NFT game Ashfall
Michael Mumbauer and John Garvin are making the game for PC, consoles and Web 3.0
Sony’s Bend Studio reveals multiplayer plans for its new IP alongside a fresh logo
The game will build on the open-world systems of Days Gone
Days Gone director Jeff Ross has joined Tomb Raider studio Crystal Dynamics
The former PlayStation veteran is now design director at the Square Enix studio
Days Gone director gives more details on the rejected sequel
Ex-bend lead says Days Gone 2 would have been a "definitive version" of the original vision
Days Gone’s developer ‘pitched an open-world Resistance’ after sequel rejected
But Sony ‘wasn’t interested' in the concept; Syphon Filter reboot also mooted
Days Gone’s director claims Sony ‘made it feel like a disappointment’ despite ‘outselling Ghost of Tsushima’
Director claims the PS4 game sold around 10m
Days Gone was 20th on the US software sales chart in May following Steam release
While Nintendo Switch topped console sales for the 30th month running
Bend Studio is working on a new IP that ‘builds on Days Gone’s open-world systems’
Sony also discusses bringing more games to PC following Days Gone’s launch
Days Gone actor claims it’s often too expensive to hire native voice actors
Sam Witwer says flying talent to LA is "cost prohibitive"