UPDATE 8.51pm: Following information of layoffs at Bungie, studio CEO Pete Parsons has publically commented on the job cuts, calling it “a sad day” for the Destiny 2 developer.
“Today is a sad day at Bungie as we say goodbye to colleagues who have all made a significant impact on our studio,” Parsons wrote on social media. “What these exceptional individuals have contributed to our games and Bungie culture has been enormous and will continue to be a part of Bungie long into the future. These are truly talented people. If you have openings, I would highly recommend each and every one of them”
It’s nonetheless unclear what number of Bungie workers have been affected by in the present day’s job cuts, and Sony is but to reply to requests for remark.
News of layoffs on the studio have coincided with stories that Bungie has internally introduced a delay for subsequent yr’s Destiny 2’s enlargement, The Final Shape, in addition to its PvP reimagining of basic 90s first-person shooter collection Marathon.
ORIGINAL STORY 6.37pm: Destiny 2 developer Bungie has begun shedding workers, following job cuts at different PlayStation studios in latest weeks.
News of layoffs at Bungie was shared by Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier who wrote on social media that the studio’s CEO Pete Parsons had “emailed the company this morning to say they’ll be having a team meeting today to talk about ‘some news today coming out of Bungie'”.
While the scope of in the present day’s layoffs will not be but identified, Bungie workers affected by the job cuts have already begun sharing the information on social media.
“Well… my heart is breaking for all affected,” Bungie group supervisor and co-lead of accessibility Liana Ruppert wrote. “I am now looking for opportunities. I have 21 years of games industry experience in media, production, and community management. I’m processing, I’m so heartbroken. I don’t know what to do from here… this was my home. I feel so lost.”
Bungie social media lead Griffin Bennett, affiliate franchise editor Jason Guisao, and publishing producer and occasion supervisor Matthew Bianchi have additionally confirmed they’ve misplaced their jobs on social media. Eurogamer has contacted Sony for touch upon in the present day’s information.
Layoffs at Bungie – which was formally acquired by Sony in July 2022 – observe job cuts throughout different PlayStation Studios in latest weeks. LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule and PlayStation’s Visual Arts Service Group have each laid off workers, whereas The Last of Us studio Naughty Dog is claimed to have reduce round 25 contract builders early.
The recreation business has been considerably impacted by layoffs all through 2023. Fortnite maker Epic Games just lately reduce 830 jobs, with workers at Fall Guys developer Mediatonic stated to be closely impacted, and layoffs are anticipated at Creative Assembly after Sega abruptly introduced it was cancelling Hyenas. Crew17, Microsoft, Take-Two, Riot Games, EA, Twitch, Meta, Unity, Ubisoft, CD Projekt, Roblox, Embracer, and Amazon have all introduced job cuts this yr.
