Efter närmare 20 år på Bungie har det nu blivit dags för CEO Pete Parsons att göra något annat. Halo/Destiny-studion har inte haft det särskilt lätt under det sista året då skicket på Destiny 2 försämrats rejält medan stora delar av teamet fokuserat på Marathon, som under beta-fasen beskrevs som ett av de sämsta satsningarna sedan ultrafloppen Concord. Pete Parsons lämnar nu sin roll och hans skor fylls därmed av Destiny-bossen Justin Truman.
Parsons via Bungies egen site:
"After more than two decades of helping build this incredible studio, establishing the Bungie Foundation and growing inspiring communities around our work, I have decided to pass the torch. Today marks the right time for a new beginning. The future of Bungie will be in the hands of a new generation of leaders, and I am thrilled to announce that Justin Truman will be stepping into leadership as Bungie's new studio head." Läs mer här!
Truman säger såhär om nya jobbet:
"As an engineer, I wrote some code I'm really proud of for our original weapon, abilities, and networking in Destiny 1. As a designer, I helped craft many of our Destiny 2 systems (including some of the endgame systems I got terribly wrong at Destiny 2 launch). As a producer, I helped our team build and roll out Destiny's first Seasons. More recently, I've helped with our overall talent strategy as Chief Development Officer, and have been helping the Marathon team as we build our next world. Across all of these different roles, Bungie's purpose has stayed clear: "We create worlds that inspire friendship".
When we're at our best - we create those worlds alongside you, our player community, and build something that matters. Something that's worth your time, your passion, and your investment in us. Something that I've learned, hopefully, overdelivers. I've also been part of these efforts at Bungie when we've maybe not been at our best. When we've stumbled and realized through listening to our community that we had missed the mark. I know I've personally learned a lot over the years, as have all of us here, from those conversations. I am committed to supporting and working alongside every member of the team here as we continue pouring our hearts and souls into these worlds. Worlds that we love, and that we hope have been worth your time and your passion. Because ultimately those worlds only exist, and thrive, with you in them."
Parsons drar, Marathon ligger i farozonen för nedläggning. Vad sker med Bungie, vad händer med Destiny?