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Dr Disrespect Returns, Bungie Hit By Massive Layoffs, And More Of The Week’s Biggest Gaming News
This week, Destiny 2 maker Bungie was hit by massive layoffs, leaving the future of the company’s popular looter shooter in some doubt and spurring waves of criticism of its CEO, who remains at the studio. We also saw streamer Dr Disrespect once again posting online, just 36 days after he confessed to sending “inappropriate”…
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Bungie Devs React To More Mass Layoffs: ‘My Whole Team Is Gone’
Today, Bungie announced that it was laying off 220 employees, or approximately 17 percent of its workforce. The news, which comes on the heels of a successful expansion launch with Destiny 2: The Final Shape in June and another round of layoffs late last year, has prompted former employees and players alike to criticize Bungie’s…
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Report: Bungie Blames 100 Layoffs On Players Leaving Destiny 2
Bungie employees knew the Destiny 2 studio was struggling, but might not have expected a recent mass layoff of roughly 100 staff. That’s according to a new report by Bloomberg which details a meeting earlier this month in which studio leadership blamed poor player retention following 2023’s disappointing Lightfall expansion for revenue going off a…
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Destiny 2 Maker Bungie Latest PlayStation Studio To Cut Staff
Bungie has made an unspecified number of staff redundant this week, with staff blindsided by the ‘Reduction in Force’ order.