
'We Gettin' Fired Anyway': Destiny 2 Devs Dump Free Loot
Destiny 2's final patch went live this week, and the devs followed it up by showering players with free redemption codes in a defiant farewell.
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Destiny 2's final patch went live this week, and the devs followed it up by showering players with free redemption codes in a defiant farewell.

Former Bungie developers have revealed they pitched a Destiny dating sim every single year, complete with cost breakdowns and revenue projections. Leadership never budged.

Bungie's upcoming Vault Breaker mode opens Cryo Archive to solo and duo players, but strips out the one thing extraction shooters are built around: keeping your loot.

Bungie's bringing back the CyberAcme Runner Reinforcement Initiative with a new commendation system and weekly weapon showcases, plus fixes for loot quality and crew matchmaking issues.

Bungie's tackling the economy and squashing bugs across loot, combat, and UI in this stability-focused update.

Bungie's extending the free trial, handing out 50 SILK to everyone, and finally tackling the loot economy that's been flooding the season.

Bungie wiped every vault and opened Marathon's doors for free. Season 2: Nightfall is the studio's biggest gamble yet on growing a game that needs more players to survive.

Marathon's Season 2 launch patch reworks Sponsored Kits, overhauls matchmaking, and adds a brand new Sentinel Runner with a deployable explosive-neutralising platform.

Bungie internally explored multiple paths to keep Destiny alive, including a full sequel and a rebrand to Destiny Infinity. Every option was deemed too costly.

Bungie's Season 2 cinematic trailer shows dead Runner shells sprouting extra limbs and reanimating on the new Night Marsh map. Marathon is leaning into survival horror, and it might be exactly what the game needs.

Three out of four fans polled want Destiny 3, but Bloomberg reports the sequel isn't in active production, and the budget required may be the reason why.

Sony paid $3.6 billion for Bungie. With Destiny 2 ending next month and no Destiny 3 greenlit, the studio's development pipeline is completely empty.

Bloomberg reports Bungie has no approved projects beyond Marathon, no Destiny 3 in the works, and significant layoffs coming. The studio that Sony paid $3.6 billion for is running out of road.

Bungie announced that Destiny 2 will receive its final live-service content update on June 9, 2026, ending nearly a decade of active development on the MMO shooter.

Bungie's seasonal reset will wipe your runner level, vault, gear, and most currencies when Marathon Season 2: Nightfall begins on June 2.

Bungie's mid-May update wraps up Commander's Orders and drops new community emblems Bungie is calling some of the best they've ever made.

Bungie is addressing one of Marathon's most-complained-about mechanics, with self-revive times getting a significant increase in update 1.0.9.

Sony's $3.6 billion Bungie acquisition continues to bleed value, with nearly $800 million written off in a single fiscal year as both Marathon and Destiny 2 hit historic lows.

Bungie's latest TWID brings Update 9.5.6.3 alongside Community Challenge progress and the Animal Instinct emblem distribution.

Bungie is rolling out a more advanced cheat detection system and a new reporting pipeline that actually tells you when action was taken against someone you flagged.

A new Community Challenge lands in Destiny 2 today, with Bungie keeping heads down on the bigger June update.

Bungie says it knows where Marathon's story is headed for the next few years, but with an estimated $200 million budget and around 2 million copies sold, the financial pressure behind that promise is enormous.

Bungie's latest TWID keeps things light with a new Community Challenge while the team stays heads down on the June update.

Bungie's keeping it light this week with a new Community Challenge, while the team stays heads-down on the June update.