Bungie has laid off a number of members of its employees and reportedly delayed Future 2’s The Remaining Form growth.
One other week brings yet one more spherical of layoffs within the online game trade. Bungie, the studio behind Future 2 and an upcoming revival of Marathon, has laid off an unsure variety of staff. There was no official assertion from Bungie or dad or mum firm Sony, however it seems that the layoffs are focusing on the studio’s group and social groups.
The information of layoffs at Bungie got here from ex-employees themselves, as they started to announce them on social media. “A surreal factor to jot down as I sit right here pondering what went flawed,” wrote former Social Media Lead Griffin Bennett. “I am nonetheless processing all of it and whereas my first intuition is anger I do know I would remorse what I would say.” His frustration and confusion echoes a sentiment shared by different ex-employees on the studio.
Business insider Jason Schreier shared some further perception in a report for Bloomberg. He states that along with the layoffs, Future has knowledgeable staff that each The Remaining Form (Future 2’s subsequent main growth) and the Marathon revival have been delayed. The Remaining Form was initially slated for a February 2024 launch, whereas Marathon had not but been given a date.
This continues the brutal streak of online game and tech layoffs in 2023, together with at corporations like Epic Video games and Sega. It’s additionally simply the most recent layoffs at PlayStation Studios this 12 months. Earlier this month, it was introduced that the Visible Arts division had suffered layoffs. Shacknews sends its finest needs to these impacted by the layoffs at Bungie.
