Bellevue-Based Game Developer Bungie Announces Almost 300 Layoffs, Studio Reorganization
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Bungie Mass Layoffs: What the Collapse of the 'Destiny 2' Giant Teaches Us About Modern Gaming
Bungie has confirmed a sweeping round of layoffs at its Bellevue studio in Washington this week, with PlayStation saying that most of the team behind 'Destiny 2' and some developers on 'Marathon' have been let go as part of a major restructuring of the game maker's business. Sony Interactive Entertainment quietly signalled that its live-service ambitions were being scaled back. In a message to staff, later published on the SIE website, Hermen Hu…
The Head of Cyberpunk 2 on the Video Game Industry's Bad News: "I Feel Like Our Industry Is Falling Apart"
Paweł Sasko, associate director of Cyberpunk 2 and designer at CD Projekt RED, has reacted to the hundreds of layoffs at Bungie. The developer says it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep track of how many game teams, projects and creators are being affected by the video game industry’s ongoing cuts. It feels like the industry is collapsing: Bungie announced massive layoffs a few days ago, EA let go of a considerable number of employees …
This downsizing will affect most of the team working on Destiny 2.
After the end of Destiny 2, and the not very victorious launch of Marathon, Bungie must let go of many employees.
MMO Week in Review: Guild Wars goes mobile, Bungie gets layoffs
As we head into what in what theoretically should be a celebratory week here in the United States, the games industry and MMO genre keep throwing out more bummers. Valve’s Steam Machine price is laughable, the Ashes of Creation lawsuit is still on fire, and Sony and Bungie laid off hundreds of Destiny 2 and […]
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