Paul Marchetta

[Julianne Davis @juju_gamergirl]

Several of us in QA were still reproing the Seraphs shield and DSC elevator crashes on different consoles/framerates late into Weds night, with a goal of verifying the fix on our dev kits Thursday. Little did we know we wouldn’t get to verify it as we were all swept up in the layoffs. 🥺

It was an honor/bittersweet to close out D2 as MoT QA lead of the Immortal title triumphs and vendors.
Our MATT (most amazing test team) naturally ran thru almost 180 triumphs and all MoT vendor items/the character rendezvous/the cinematics triggering/the grass changing - one even tried to speed run it - you know who you are 😀
I wouldn’t trade them for the world and I’m so damn proud of us. We really wanted you all to feel the passion we put into making the triumph journey feel bug free and rewarding.

Hope that came thru.

If you played these activities thru D2 and liked them/did not hit TOO many bugs, we are glad 😌
And I say WE because it is always a team effort:
- Renegades golden path
- Edge of Fate Invitation intro mission and abilities (MB/relocator/translator)
- Final Shape lost sectors/secrets/combo testing of Dual Destiny exotic class items
- Lightfall full campaign and post game run thrus
- S19 Seraphs Shield exotic mission
- S18 Ketchrash 6 man activity

I guess I can rest now for a bit knowing the end of this journey is here and a new path awaits so many of us.
Thanks to all of you at bungie who worked with me in any way.
And thanks as always to the players - you made this game really feel alive.

Once a guardian, always a guardian ❤️❤️❤️

[FOX Sports: MLB @MLBONFOX]

The Angels announced that Perry Minasian has been relieved of his General Manager duties. Minasian has been their GM since November 2020.

John Mozeliak will be their interim GM while they search for a new GM.

[Jeff Fletcher @JeffFletcherOCR]

The Angels have fired Perry Minasian and hired John Mozeliak as baseball operations consultant. He will be interim GM.

[Retro Game Corps @RetroGameCorps]

Here is the RP Nova pricing. Pre-orders start tomorrow (26JUN) at 9pm ET / 6pm PT.

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Non-affiliate: https://t.co/8IDqfZMAcs

[Paul Marchetta @WestsideR3aper]

@InsiderGamingIG Is this a fucking joke? Man I hate them so much.

[KackisHD @RickKackis]

There is actually no way SONY just said this after nuking Destiny,
one of the most successful live service franchises of all time.

[Legendary Drops @ALegendaryDrops]

>Goes 1 for 12 with failed live service games
>Mass layoffs and studio closures
>Lights billions on fire
>Stops development on Destiny 2

PlayStation:

[Destiny Bulletin @DestinyBulletn]

🚨NEW: Bungie layoffs have also hit Marathon's senior roles, including General Manager, Engineering Director, and more - https://t.co/Hmpeqynyaj

[Destiny 2 Team @Destiny2Team]

This week's TWID, and next week's patch planned for Tuesday, have been delayed.

We will provide more information when we can.

[Destiny Quotes @Destiny__Quotes]

At least the stars will remember the shape I gave them...

[Kim Dotcom @KimDotcom]

From a Sony insider:

Destiny 3 will be made. But first we have to get rid of most of the Bungie team. D3 will primarily be made with AI agents. The Destiny IP is still Bungie’s biggest asset. We won’t let it die. But we will bring the costs of the team down substantially.

[Anthony Huls @Ansonikage]

The tough part about my situation is that I was only under a contract with the agency SIE uses for paid work. Meaning I have no severance, this is my last paid day for myself & family of 3 young children. Any support is welcomed while I go through the journey to replace my income

[TeeBee @JustTeeBee]

- Worked with Herman on dogshit Killzone which got cancelled and mocked for years in the gaming industry
- Politic'd his way up the ranks in Bungie just like Herman did in sony, almost identically
- Now appointed by Herman personally to run bungie

lmao its all an insider gang

[Marty O'Donnell @MartyTheElder]

And have we learned any lessons??

[Paul Marchetta @WestsideR3aper]

@Stallion83 I mean the PS5 pro shot up to $900 recently so it’s not just Xbox? 🤷‍♂️

[(Ex) UESC Jonesy @soundbybiru]

Laid off but here some notable things I did sound for, either all of or parts of: Marathon: UESC everything, Dropships, Doors, Barriers, Cryo Vault experience, Graffiti, elevators, random objects, machines, terminals, explosions, intractables…

Destiny 2: Skimmers, (1/2)

[Pax Helgesen @paxsonh]

Today was my last day at Bungie, along with hundreds of others I was fortunate enough to work with. The people there are what made the job truly exceptional. If you are a team hiring, and see Bungie on a candidate’s resume, you would be so lucky to have them on your team.

[Mercules @Mercules904]

Basically the whole D2 Sandbox team is gone, myself included.

The good news is if you liked the way Destiny felt to shoot and play, there’s going to be a lot of great designers in the market looking to help other games step it up.

[Paul Tassi @PaulTassi]

Contractors who were supposed to test/help ship the last hotfix have been cut. Unclear what happens with that now

Some Contractors on Marathon are also out

[CharlieIntel @charlieINTEL]

Console prices (Xbox effective August 1)

Xbox Series S 512GB: $499
Xbox Series S 1TB: $599
PS5 825GB Digital: $599
Xbox Series X 1TB Digital: $750
PS5 1TB: $650
Xbox Series X 1TB: $800
PS5 Pro: $900