SIE Bend Studio (formerly Blank, Berlyn and Co. and Eidetic) is an American first-party video game developer founded in Bend, Oregon in 1993. They were acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment in 2000 and are best known for developing the Syphon Filter series and Days Gone.

Bend Studio is a team of over 100 creative people, working together to create AAA games that are fun. We are engineers, artists, writers, designers, animators, character artists, video editors, recruiters, IT specialists, producers, directors and office managers. It takes every one of us, working together, to create not just great games, but the great environment we share.

Bend Studio is located in Bend Oregon, in the heart of the Central Oregon high desert, a premiere resort and vacation destination for adventure seekers from around the world. Within a 10 minute drive of the studio you can enjoy world-class skiing, mountain biking, rock climbing, golf, hiking, rafting, white water, paddle boarding. Located in the Old Mill District, our brand new, state-of-the-art facility is within walking distance of great breweries, restaurants, shopping and more. Bend also boasts great schools, medical facilities and a four-year college. Our people come here to make great games and they stay because it’s a great place to live.

Founded in 1993, Bend Studio is famous for making fun games. From the original Syphon Filter series across three platforms, Resistance Retribution on the PlayStation Portable and the award-winning launch title for the PlayStation Vita: Uncharted Golden Abyss, our games are known for their great gameplay, compelling narratives and awesome visuals and audio. Our focus has always been on 3rd person action / adventure games, and this focus continues with the massive, open-world game, Days Gone.

We love creating and exploring new technology. We love making AAA games. But at Bend Studio, the most important thing to us is our team. Everyone contributes, everyone helps us grow, and together, everyone is Bend Studio.