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Coverage focuses on Bungie’s Marathon Season 2 rollout, including a free-to-play week and new content/class details. At the same time, multiple reports claim Bungie staff were unaware Destiny 2 would be ended publicly and that “significant” layoffs may be planned, with no Destiny 3 planned.

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Key Takeaway Bungie is pushing Marathon Season 2 with a free week, while reporting suggests Destiny 2 is ending with potential significant layoffs and internal surprise over the plan.
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Marathon free week Destiny 2 end plans Layoff speculation Staff awareness controversy
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Bungie is pushing Marathon Season 2 with a free week, while reporting suggests Destiny 2 is ending with potential significant layoffs and internal surprise over the plan.

Coverage focuses on Bungie’s Marathon Season 2 rollout, including a free-to-play week and new content/class details. At the same time, multiple reports claim Bungie staff were unaware Destiny 2 would be ended publicly and that “significant” layoffs may be planned, with no Destiny 3 planned.

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Marathon offer Free-to-play week for Marathon Season 2
Marathon Season 2 Includes new Sentinel class and other featured updates
Destiny 2 end timing Final update set for June
Destiny 3 No plans for Destiny 3 reported
Layoffs Reports cite potential “significant” layoffs tied to Destiny 2 wind-down

What to Watch

  • Track announcements around Destiny 2’s final update in June and what ships in the last phase. Eurogamer
  • Watch for further Marathon Season 2 details tied to the free-to-play week rollout on PS5. Push Square
  • Follow official Bungie communications for any confirmation or changes to reported “significant” layoffs. GamesIndustry.biz

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  • Bungie are making it easy to you to try Marathon by launching its new season with a free week, right when veteran players lose all their best gear Rock Paper Shotgun
  • Bungie details Marathon Season 2 and the new Sentinel class, with a free-to-play week and special sale planned, too Eurogamer
  • Bungie Is Letting Players Try Marathon for Free for a Limited Time IGN
  • Bungie Dives Into Marathon Season 2, New Sentinel Runner Shell, Progression System, Night Marsh Map and More WCCFTech
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Tracking: Bungie are making it easy to you to try Marathon by launching its new season with a free week, right when veteran players lose all their best gear / Most of Bungie's staff were reportedly unaware of the decision to end active development on Destiny 2 until it went public

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Tracking: Bungie details Marathon Season 2 and the new Sentinel class, with a free-to-play week and special sale planned, too / As an online petition for Destiny 3 gains traction, reports suggest Bungie staff didn't know about the end of Destiny 2 until the public announcement

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Where Do We Go From Here?

Moving over to Marathon is the main priority. Potential for new projects in the pipeline. Bungie has made it very clear that their work on Destiny 2 is stopping, aside from one final update to send the game off into the eternal sunset. However, it was only in 2022 that Sony acquired the developer for a small sum of a few billion dollars, and they clearly still want to hold onto at least some part of the team. While Halo is very much in the arms of Xbox, Bungie's next steps are going to be very important for the developer's future. The obvious shift is to Marathon, which has already carved

Destiny 2's Death Is The End Of An Era For Live-Service Games
What's Next for Destiny 2, If Anything At All?

The big question on everybody’s mind is what might be next for Destiny. But honestly, I don’t know if Destiny has much of a future at Bungie. Obviously, you could start work on Destiny 3, but a third game in a long-standing franchise would have an uphill battle in order to find an audience big enough to sustain it in the same way that Destiny and Destiny 2 did. Anyone who maybe was put off by Destiny 2 either at the beginning or over time would be less likely to invest in a Destiny 3 for any reason but sheer curiosity. And those who had no interest in Destiny or feel overwhelmed about getting

There Will Never Be Another Game Like Destiny
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