YOU GUYS — after Destiny 2's latest update Bungie just quietly laid off the bulk of its shooter team, which includes marketing, PR, talent scouting for voice actors, social media, creative leads, writers, community managers and more. This isn't their first rodeo either; it's already been over a hundred people cut across three layoff rounds since early 2023, including the folded Shadowplay Games studio they acquired earlier in the year. The timing is brutal because while current players might not feel it immediately on this build these are exactly the roles responsible for future live content and community engagement.
The broader picture from David Metz at Rock Paper Shotgun shows Bungie shifting gears — less M&A, no more small-studio acquisitions, focusing instead on Destiny 2 plus a new mobile title currently in development. That means long term roadmaps get reshuffled when the very people who design events and plan updates are gone. It's not just Bungie by the way; Ubisoft announced layoffs of up to 600 workers last week too so this is part of that wider industry contraction we keep hearing about. You can follow more on the studio shifts below if you want to see how other live service giants are pivoting as well — Star Wars Outlaws and The Last Blockbuster both have stories worth a look on their own.
Source: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/following-the-last-destiny-2-update-layoffs-at-bungie-are-underway-with-most-of-shooters-team-affected
Also see: https://eu.blog.molyjp.org/en/news/19006,https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ubisoft-to-layoff-up-to-625-staff
The broader picture from David Metz at Rock Paper Shotgun shows Bungie shifting gears — less M&A, no more small-studio acquisitions, focusing instead on Destiny 2 plus a new mobile title currently in development. That means long term roadmaps get reshuffled when the very people who design events and plan updates are gone. It's not just Bungie by the way; Ubisoft announced layoffs of up to 600 workers last week too so this is part of that wider industry contraction we keep hearing about. You can follow more on the studio shifts below if you want to see how other live service giants are pivoting as well — Star Wars Outlaws and The Last Blockbuster both have stories worth a look on their own.
Source: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/following-the-last-destiny-2-update-layoffs-at-bungie-are-underway-with-most-of-shooters-team-affected
Also see: https://eu.blog.molyjp.org/en/news/19006,https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ubisoft-to-layoff-up-to-625-staff