Marathon Game Director Joseph Ziegler Is Leaving Bungie

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has announced he is leaving Bungie.\u003c/p\u003e\u003csection data-transform=\"mobile-ad-break\"\u003e\u003c/section\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe project lead, who has been with the company since December 2022, published a statement regarding his departure on \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/Ziegler_Dev/status/2078162822559641797?s=20\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eX/Twitter\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. Ziegler said that today, July 17, 2026, is his last day overseein This story comes via www.ign.com. The full article is available at the source link below. Frank will update this post as more details emerge. Stay tuned for more coverage on this topic.

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