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Warframe creative director says Destiny 2's end is tragic, because even with hard work 'the business side of this industry always gets the last remark'

Destiny 2 isn't going anywhere, but it also isn't… well, going anywhere. The game's servers will still be running for the foreseeable future, but Bungie has since ceased updates to its flagship shooter to move onto other projects, tragically laying off much of its staff in the aftermath of that deci

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Destiny 2 players get a final farewell gift from Bungie

Destiny 2 is done: The final patch is out, Bungie is decimated, and the game will remain playable but the story of one of the biggest, best and most influential online shooters ever is over. To memorialize the moment, Bungie has rolled out one last gift for players: A new emblem, free for everyone,

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Former Marathon director settles lawsuit against Sony and Bungie, following his firing over alleged inappropriate messages to female staff

Former Marathon director Christopher Barrett has settled his lawsuit against Sony and Bungie. He filed the lawsuit against the studio after a quiet departure which was confirmed in March 2024 . Bloomberg reported in August 2024 that Barrett had been fired after he was accused by several female Bungi

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Former Destiny 2 and Marathon director settles $200 million lawsuit against Sony and Bungie: 'The outcome is one I am very satisfied with'

Former Destiny 2 and Marathon director Christopher Barrett has settled his lawsuit against Sony and Bungie. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed, but Barrett implied a favorable outcome, saying he's "very satisfied" with it... Read more.

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Well, at least one good thing's come out of Destiny 2's demise: lob tomatoes at ex-Bungie CEO Pete Parsons' car collection in this fan-made boss battler

Following the end to Destiny 2 's development and subsequent layoffs at developers Bungie, fans of the series have decided to get a bit of revenge of the studio's ex-boss Pete Parsons in one of the few ways they can. By making a browser game in which the player is tasked with lobbing enough tomatoes

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Players prove Destiny 2 can still produce wonders with discovery of poopy pants transmog

Destiny 2 has entered its long goodnight. Despite earlier assurances that Destiny 2 will "remain playable" for the foreseeable future, the studio now seems to be signaling that its ability to ensure the game's ongoing health is constrained. Even if Bungie and Sony had the will to ensure Destiny 2's

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You're invited to Destiny's cursed unofficial final raid: Pete Carsons' Vault of Cars

The reasons behind the decline and ultimate end of Destiny 2 will always be a topic of discussion. It's, in my opinion, one of the biggest fumbles in entertainment history. No one thing is to blame, but former Bungie CEO and avid car collector Pete Parsons , who retired in August 2025 as sentiment w

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Amid mass layoffs at Bungie, the official White House X account issues sociopathic Destiny 2 meme

In its latest videogame-themed, AI-generated meme, the official White House X account has published a Destiny 2 character sheet featuring an unrealistically ripped Donald Trump wielding a Gjallarhorn ... Read more.

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Following the last Destiny 2 update, layoffs at Bungie are underway, with most of the shooter's team affected

Back in May, Bungie announced that their long running shooter MMO Destiny 2 would be getting its final ever big update in June . At the time there were rumours that layoffs would follow not long after the update arrived. Now, a little over two weeks since the update dropped, Bungie have confirmed th

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With Destiny 2 over, Bungie lays off 'most of the Destiny team and some Marathon team members'

Bungie has announced a "reduction in force" as it reorganizes following the end of development on Destiny 2 , saying that with its premiere game now ended and new projects still in very early stages of development, "we unfortunately could not continue operating at our previous size.".. Read more.

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'Don't blame yourselves' for Destiny 2's end, community lead tells players: 'No words can accurately depict how lucky we are to have shared these worlds with you'

Destiny 2 has reached the end of the line: The final update is live, TWIDs are over , and we're all left wondering how the one-time king of live service shooters has come to such ignominious ruin. Even Destiny's competitors are baffled by Sony's decision to pull the plug, although some say Sony's no

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"Truthfully, it's heartbreaking": Warframe dev on the hole that Destiny 2 leaves behind

There's long been a bit of a rivalry between Destiny and Warframe 's respective communities because of them both being shooty, sci-fi, MMOy joints. But when it comes to the community director behind Warframe, the recent end to new Destiny 2 updates and expansions is no victory, and mostly just finds

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We could've had a 'very Dream Daddy-inspired' Destiny dating sim, but management said no fun

If you were thinking Destiny 2's ending couldn't get any more depressing, you're wrong. Unfortunately. In a reaction to my pondering of what Destiny 3 should even be (if ever made, of course), a streamer by the name of Chrizmo demanded something that's been brought up a few times over the years: a d

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Bungie's at a crossroads: Should Destiny 3 be a live service, just a campaign, or something else entirely?

Now that Destiny 2's massive final update is here, it's more or less set in stone forever. Destiny is calcified—no more FOMO, no need to re-grind gear, and the end of a seasonal treadmill... Read more.

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Ситуацию с закрытием Destiny 2 объяснили

Обозреватель Forbes Пол Тасси связался с источниками внутри Bungie , чтобы уточнить обстоятельства прекращения активной поддержки Destiny 2 .

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Несмотря на тёплый приём финального обновления Destiny 2, Sony не одобрила новые проекты Bungie — студию ждут увольнения

Вышедшее 9 июня финальное обновление Destiny 2 было тепло встречено сообществом. Интерес к нему оказался настолько высоким, что в первые часы после релиза пользователи сообщали о проблемах с доступом к серверам, а пиковый онлайн в Steam знаительно превысил показатели Marathon . Кроме того, за прошед

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This Week in Destiny – 06/18/2026

This week in Destiny, we’re sharing the newest Community Challenge and its reward emblem, celebrating the release of the Monument of Triumph soundtrack on streaming platforms, and going over the previously shared 9.7.0.1 patch notes you may have missed!Introducing our next Community ChallengeMonumen

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BFM TV: Sony уволит 50% сотрудников Bungie до конца лета

Руководство японской компании Sony планирует сократить около 50% сотрудников американской студии Bungie в рамках следующей волны реструктуризации. Об этом сообщил редактор французского телеканала BFM TV Сильвен Тринель со ссылкой на собственные источники.

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Bungie will let Destiny 2 'near infinite damage' bug ride for a week: 'Do your thing'

Destiny 2's final content update threw so much into the shooter that something was bound to break, and break it did. An upcoming patch will fix a "near infinite damage" bug introduced by the Monument of Triumph update, but the developers at Bungie have decided to drag their feet on the fix to let mo

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An obscure new game-breaking Destiny bug lets you one-hit bosses, and I don't think Bungie's gonna let this one slide (Update: Bungie is letting it slide... for a little bit)

Destiny 2's live service ambitions have come to an end with its final update last week. And with it, Bungie added everything and the kitchen sink, from new catalysts for every Exotic weapon to broken perk combinations. With no new endgame to grind or necessarily protect the sanctity of balance, Bung

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