Bungie Hit With Widespread Layoffs As ‘Destiny 2’ Ends And ‘Marathon’ Continues
Bungie has announced significant widespread layoffs following the end of Destiny 2.
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PlayStation restructured Bungie, leading to significant layoffs after the end of Destiny 2 development. These cuts impacted most of the Destiny 2 team and some developers working on Marathon.
Bungie stated that Destiny 2 fell short of expectations.
Epilogue added 45d ago, after coverage quieted.
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The brief
Bungie is conducting mass layoffs after the conclusion of Destiny 2. The company has admitted that Destiny 2 fell short of expectations.
Coverage from The Verge, Kotaku, IGN, and Forbes emphasizes that these cuts are significant and widespread. Sony Interactive Entertainment also released an update via PlayStation Studios regarding the situation.
While Destiny 2 has ended, coverage indicates that work on 'Marathon' continues.
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The reporting (11)
- PlayStation Restructures Bungie, Reducing Workforce Impacting Destiny Team Yahoo · 47d ago
- Bungie hit with ‘significant’ layoffs after ending Destiny 2 The Verge · 47d ago
- Bungie Is Laying Off "Most Of" The Destiny 2 Development Team Game Informer · 47d ago
- Bungie Communications Manager Says Destiny 2 fans Shouldn't Blame Themselves for Game Coming to an End IGN · 47d ago
- Sony cuts ‘significant number’ of jobs at Bungie following end of ‘Destiny 2’ development GeekWire · 47d ago
- Sony is laying off 'most' of the Destiny team and 'some' Marathon devs Game Developer · 47d ago
- Mass Layoffs Have Started At Bungie Following The End Of Destiny 2 Kotaku · 47d ago
- Bungie Announces Layoffs as It Admits 'Destiny 2 Fell Short of Expectations' IGN · 47d ago
- Bungie hit with ‘significant’ layoffs after ending Destiny 2 The Verge · 47d ago
- An Update from PlayStation Studios Sony Interactive Entertainment · 47d ago
- Bungie Hit With Widespread Layoffs As ‘Destiny 2’ Ends And ‘Marathon’ Continues Forbes · 47d ago broke it first
Quick answers
Why is Bungie conducting layoffs?
The layoffs follow the end of Destiny 2, which Bungie admitted fell short of expectations.
Which projects are still moving forward?
According to Forbes, the project 'Marathon' continues.
Which organizations are involved in the reporting or announcements?
Reporting comes from The Verge, Kotaku, IGN, and Forbes, with an additional update provided by Sony Interactive Entertainment's PlayStation Studios.
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