Director John Garvin says it’s “kinda sad” that the leading man of his Days Gone game has been “reduced to a cartoon shill” by an image posted by his former studio, Bend.
The picture – released to mark fellow Sony studio Team Asobi’s hugely successful Astro Bot launch – shows a Bot dressed in Deacon’s garb reclining on a beach.
Garvin said, “[Deacon] has been reduced to promoting other games”, adding: “Well done Bend Studio! Way to protect your legacy!”