Bungie, the developer of Destiny 2, has announced some internal changes. There are new updates regarding the headquarters, as well as plans for Destiny and a brand new IP.
What it is about: In a press release at businesswire.com, Bungie provides an exciting insight into their company development. There are some new appointments and structural changes internally.
However, the development studio is also looking at Destiny and their goals with the shooter hit.
New Headquarters for Bungie and Personnel Additions
This is how the headquarters is changing: The current headquarters of Bungie is undergoing a complete renovation since January. By autumn 2022, the size of the building is expected to more than double, providing 208,000 m² of space.
The reason for this includes the long-term development of Destiny 2. New stories in the Destiny universe will be developed here, as well as completely new worlds for yet-to-be-announced games.
This is happening in Europe: In 2022, Bungie’s first international office is set to open. It will be established in Amsterdam and respond to the global development of the developer.
These personnel changes are happening: There are personnel changes both in Bungie’s leadership team and in the Destiny team.
- Justin Truman will become the General Manager of Destiny 2 and will take over the development leadership there – he will thus become the head of the shooter. Previously, he was the Production Director for Destiny 2.
- Mark Noseworthy will be the Vice President in the Destiny universe and Luke Smith the Executive Creative Director.
Particularly interesting is the appointment of Jonny Ebbert (Chief Creative Officer) and Zach Russell (General Manager). They are expected to work alongside the next generation of leaders on Bungie’s future worlds. It has been stated that they aim to release a new IP by at least 2025. What exactly this entails is still unclear.
In 2014, the release of Destiny followed and three years later, the release of Destiny 2.
Bungie currently employs around 600 staff members and is primarily focused on new content for Destiny 2.
What does this mean for Destiny 2? All in all, this is good news for Destiny 2. Bungie seems to be doing well despite the Corona crisis and criticism of the last expansion.
The development of the new IP also sounds promising. In the best-case scenario, we could look forward to a completely new game from Bungie in the coming years.
It is possible that the new game will be called Matter. This brand has already been registered by Bungie in 2018, and a leak from November 2020 has reignited the rumors. The information about the leak can be found here:
“Leak” about the new game from Bungie sounds like every Destiny fan’s dream
