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Bungie reportedly facing major layoffs under Sony, no new projects greenlit

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 22 May 2026 10:50:02 +0000

The Destiny 2 and Marathon developer may be in trouble, as a report says Sony hasn't approved a new project for the studio and is instead eyeing massive layoffs. Read more...

Bungie is pulling the plug on Destiny 2, final update lands next month

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 21 May 2026 20:12:01 +0000

The Sony-owned live service title Destiny 2 won't be receiving content updates for much longer, with the final drop coming next month. Read more...

Sony attaches new release date for Marathon, Bungie's new live service game

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 18:26:01 +0000

Sony's next live service attempt is coming from Bungie, the makers of Halo and Destiny. The extraction shooter Marathon finally has a firm release date following last delay. Read more...

Bungie attaches new launch window to Marathon, will be same price as Arc Raiders

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 19:24:02 +0000

Sony and Bungie have revealed a new release target for the upcoming extraction shooter Marathon, which will be hitting Xbox, PlayStation, and PC. Read more...

As Destiny 2 underperforms, Sony admits Bungie purchase hasn't been so successful

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 16:32:01 +0000

The PlayStation maker purchased Bungie in 2022 to pivot its studios into making live service games. However, the studio hasn't managed to reach expectations for its own live service hit, Destiny 2. Read more...

Bungie CEO Pete Parsons steps down, Justin Truman to lead studio

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 21:54:01 +0000

Sony-owned developer Bungie is going through a major leadership change as CEO and Studio Head Pete Parsons has left the company. Read more...

Sony and Bungie delay Marathon indefinitely after 'passionate feedback' from community

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 18:56:01 +0000

Marathon is no longer landing this September, as Sony and Bungie have decided to delay the live service extraction shooter to focus on feedback. Read more...

Following plagiarism accusations, Bungie admits Marathon is using some stolen artwork

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 16 May 2025 09:30:01 +0000

In a statement, the Sony-owned studio Bungie has admitted to using artwork without permission in its upcoming live service extraction shooter Marathon. Read more...

Bungie's Marathon is out this September on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Sat, 12 Apr 2025 18:02:01 +0000

Sony studio Bungie today gave a first look at the gameplay of its upcoming extraction shooter, Marathon. A release date has finally been attached to the live service project too. Read more...

Bungie prepares first gameplay reveal of Marathon for later this week

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 09:42:01 +0000

Sony and Bungie's next live service venture, Marathon, is getting a full gameplay reveal later this week. The title is slated to hit PC, Xbox, and PlayStation platforms. Read more...

Bungie team reportedly developing a MOBA game with Super Smash Bros-style elements

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 22:12:01 +0000

The next multiplayer game coming from Bungie and Sony is reportedly a MOBA experience akin to League of Legends or DOTA. It's said to be aimed at younger audiences, though. Read more...

Bungie gives an update on Marathon development, playtests will expand in 2025

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 19:22:01 +0000

Destiny-maker Bungie's next project, Marathon, was announced over a year ago, but players will have to wait for a while longer to jump into playtests. Read more...

Destiny: Rising announced, a free-to-play mobile shooter developed by NetEase

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 17:40:01 +0000

Bungie's Destiny universe is coming to mobile space. Destiny: Rising is a NetEase-developed free-to-play shooter experience, and a playtest is happening soon. Read more...

Bungie reveals a new roadmap for Destiny 2 with two expansions coming in 2025

John Callaham — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 17:38:01 +0000

Bungie has revised its roadmap for its sci-fi shooter Destiny 2. It will release two paid expansions in 2025, along with free content updates. Read more...

Xbox boss Phil Spencer says Destiny could have been an Xbox exclusive

Omer Dursun — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 06:48:01 +0000

Xbox chief Phil Spencer revealed that Halo developer Bungie's Destiny franchise could have been an Xbox exclusive, but Microsoft passed on funding the game when it was first pitched. Read more...

Bungie reportedly canceled plans for a Destiny spin-off game, Payback

John Callaham — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 05:34:02 +0000

Before this week's mass layoffs, developer Bungie reportedly canceled a game with the name Payback. It was set in the Destiny universe but was a third-person game in the style of Warframe. Read more...

Bungie lays off 220 team members; will spin off one of its incubation game projects

John Callaham — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 17:46:01 +0000

Destiny and Destiny 2 developer Bungie has announced it will lay off an additional 220 team members. It will also spin off one of its incubation projects into its own separate studio. Read more...

New Destiny 2 video offers teases of upcoming content, including Codename Frontiers in 2025

John Callaham — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 16:16:01 +0000

With the release of Destiny 2's The Final Shape expansion pack last week, Bungie is now teasing players of the sci-fi shooter with plans for new "episodes" and Codename Frontiers in 2025. Read more...

Bungie apologizes and says it is fixing the launch issues for Destiny 2: The Final Shape

John Callaham — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 11:16:01 +0000

The long-awaited Destiny 2 expansion, The Final Shape, launched Tuesday, but a number of issues have put a damper on its release. Developer Bungie has apologized and is working on fixes. Read more...

Destiny 2: The Final Shape info leaks thanks to a Sony PS5 cloud server mistake

John Callaham — Thu, 30 May 2024 15:16:01 +0000

Earlier today, some PlayStation 5 gamers were able to access Bungie's Destiny 2: The Final Shape expansion pack for a few hours several days before it is officially released on June 4. Read more...

Bungie's first Marathon game has been released for free on Steam with the others to follow

John Callaham — Fri, 10 May 2024 20:54:02 +0000

The first game in Bungie's Marathon series of sci-fi shooters from the 1990s is now available to download from Steam. The other two games in the series will also launch for free on Steam soon. Read more...

Destiny 2: Legacy Collection is free to download and keep this week at the Epic Games Store

John Callaham — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 16:22:01 +0000

This week, the free game that's being offered on the Epic Games Store is Destiny 2: Legacy Collection, which collects three paid expansion packs for Bungie's sci-fi shooter title in one title Read more...

Destiny 2: The Final Shape is offically delayed by Bungie until June 4, 2024

John Callaham — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 18:42:01 +0000

After weeks of rumors, Bungie has officially announced a release date delay in the next Destiny 2 expansion pack, The Final Shape. The date was pushed back from February 27 to June 4, 2024. Read more...

Sony delays half of its upcoming 12 live service projects to focus on quality

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 13:08:01 +0000

Six of the 12 live service games in development at Sony studios do not have a launch window anymore. The company says it is now focusing on improving their quality before sticking to a schedule. Read more...

Bungie says it knows it has lost trust with many Destiny 2 players, pledges to do better

John Callaham — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 19:36:01 +0000

In a new update, Bungie stated that it has not done enough to "surprise and delight" Destiny 2 players and pledges to make its next expansion, The Final Shape, "an unforgettable Destiny experience." Read more...

Report: Bungie revenue 45% below projections, leading to latest layoffs and delays

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 22:52:01 +0000

The Sony-owned live-service giant Bungie has reportedly laid off 8% of its workforce following a major miss on its revenue targets. Future projects of the studio may been delayed internally too. Read more...

Destiny developer Bungie hit with layoffs, reportedly delays new projects

John Callaham — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 18:40:01 +0000

Destiny and original Halo developer Bungie is laying off an unknown amount of team members today. It is also reportedly delaying a new Destiny 2 expansion along with its recently announced Marathon. Read more...

Bungie reveals Destiny 2's The Final Shape expansion and new season

Omer Dursun — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 19:40:01 +0000

Bungie today announced The Final Shape expansion and a new season called Season of the Witch. The expansion is now available for pre-order. The season structure also changes to a new episodic model. Read more...

Bungie is hiring for a new game set in a "science-fantasy universe" and a "comedic world"

John Callaham — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 14:16:01 +0000

Bungie offered a brief description for an unnamed upcoming new team-based action game that's set in a "science-fantasy universe" and in a "comedic world". It's now hiring to develop the project. Read more...

Bungie will reveal the first details of Destiny 2: The Final Shape expansion on August 22

John Callaham — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 19:14:01 +0000

The Final Shape will also be the final expansion for Destiny 2's Light and Darkness Saga. Details about The Final Shape will be revealed in a streaming event on August 22 starting at Noon Eastern Time Read more...

Microsoft considered buying Sega in 2020, and had other developers in mind as well to buy

John Callaham — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 21:06:01 +0000

A newly revealed internal email from 2020 from Xbox head Phil Spencer asked for permission to look into purchasing Sega Sammy, and Microsoft also considered buying other publishers and developers. Read more...

Bungie is bringing back Marathon as a PvP shooter for PS5, Xbox, and PC

John Callaham — Wed, 24 May 2023 21:28:01 +0000

Marathon was one of developer Bungie's first games, and now the developer is bringing the franchise back as a sci-fi PvP shooter. However, there's no word on when the game will launch. Read more...

Halo Infinite's head of creative Joseph Staten departs Microsoft

John Callaham — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 03:38:01 +0000

Joseph Staten, who also worked on the first three Halo games as well as Destiny for Bungie, confirmed late on Friday he was leaving Microsoft but didn't say what he will be doing next. Read more...

Try Destiny 2: The Witch Queen for free this weekend before Lightfall launches Feb. 28

John Callaham — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 20:08:01 +0000

The most recent major expansion for Bungie's sci-fi shooter Destiny 2, The Witch Queen, is available to play for free until February 26. The next big expantion, Lightfall, is coming February 28. Read more...

Bungie awarded $4.4 million in its lawsuit victory against Destiny cheat seller

John Callaham — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 15:30:02 +0000

Destiny developer Bungie got a $4.4 million award in a lawsuit case against AimJunkies, a site that sold cheats and mods that were used on Bungie's sci-fi first person shooter series of games. Read more...

Marty O'Donnell, Mike Salvatori, and Microsoft resolve Halo royalties lawsuit

Asher Madan — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 17:54:01 +0000

Yesterday, original Halo composer Marty O'Donnell confirmed that he, Mike Salvatori, and Microsoft have resolved their legal differences and now he can share certain music again on YouTube. Read more...

Marty O'Donnell and Mike Salvatori want to block Halo show over unpaid royalties

Asher Madan — Fri, 11 Feb 2022 15:56:01 +0000

A new report by Eurogamer says that original Halo composers Marty O'Donnell and Mike Salvatori want to block the Halo show from launching until Microsoft offers them “clarity” over some Halo songs. Read more...

Sony plans to launch 10 live service games within the next four years

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 11:34:01 +0000

With the Bungie acquisition, Sony is looking to jump into the live service side of things. The company has plans to launch at least 10 games with live service elements before March, 2026. Read more...

Expect more big gaming acquisitions, says Geoff Keighley

Asher Madan — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 18:16:01 +0000

Today, The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley said that he's heard of more big gaming deals in the final stages of negotiations. It's unclear which companies are involved, but it may be Sony. Read more...

Sony is acquiring Bungie for $3.6 billion, studio will remain multiplatform

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 18:40:55 +0000

Sony has announced it will be acquiring the studio behind the Halo and Destiny universes, Bungie, for a cool $3.6 billion. Interestingly, the studio will continue to push multiplatform experiences. Read more...