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https://x.com/PaulTassi/status/2057858450495869105

https://www.polygon.com/2014/12/9/7359839/destiny-sequel-grinding-gear/

https://www.axios.com/2022/03/18/how-bungie-keeps-making-destiny-2

2014

https://gamesbeat.com/destiny-brings-in-500m-in-one-day/

2015

https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/destiny-microtransactions-could-generate-hundreds-of-millions-per-year/

https://kotaku.com/the-messy-true-story-behind-the-making-of-destiny-1737556731

https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/article/13688/7_Bungie-Weekly-Update--10082015

2016

https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/destiny-2-not-launching-september-2016-report-says/

https://gamesbeat.com/bungie-president-harold-ryan-steps-down-after-15-years-at-the-destiny-studio/


2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_Z0RgwFnAc&t=893s

https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2017/12/09/the-math-behind-why-eververse-is-going-to-strangle-destiny-2-to-death/#6165e2de792d

2018

https://www.pcgamesn.com/destiny-2/destiny-2-eververse-microtransactions-bright-engrams

https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2018/01/12/bungie-reveals-destiny-2s-master-plan-is-to-slowly-crawl-back-to-being-destiny-1/D

https://kotaku.com/bungie-outlines-destiny-2s-future-including-new-pvp-an-1822009291

https://kotaku.com/activision-says-its-not-happy-with-destinys-sales-1830322804

https://www.gamesradar.com/destiny-2-director-assures-players-bungie-is-not-disappointed-with-forsaken-despite-activisions-sales-concerns/

2019

https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/article/47569

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/activision-talks-about-why-it-broke-up-with-bungie/1100-6464973/

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/bungie-to-launch-free-to-play-destiny-2-in-september

https://gamerant.com/destiny-2-eververse-update-changes/

https://investor.activision.com/static-files/0f4309eb-c4a5-4bb3-a2b8-d589caf16417

https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/bungie-working-on-new-games-over-three-years-2828080

2020

https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/article/49189

2021

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2021/09/26/destiny-2-used-xivu-arath-fan-art-for-new-witch-queen-trailer/

https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/article/50746

https://www.ign.com/articles/bungie-report-battle-soul-work-culture-harassment-crunch

2022

https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-has-completed-its-37-billion-deal-to-acquire-bungie-and-welcome-it-into-the-playstation-family

https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/article/50988

https://x.com/Chris_Dring/status/1488219043987398658


https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/02/01/bungie-sony-buyout-destiny-2-developers/

https://www.pcgamer.com/why-destiny-2s-elites-vs-casuals-balance-drama-missed-the-point/


2023

https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/26/23774482/microsoft-sega-bungie-acquisition-targets-internal-email-xbox

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/bungie-to-pay-and-credit-artist-whose-work-was-featured-in-a-destiny-2-scene

https://x.com/pparsons/status/1719083847680459207

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/bungie-affected-by-layoffs

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-31/sony-s-bungie-game-unit-cut-jobs-as-destiny-2-popularity-waned

https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/15dfudj/the_new_light_experience_is_not_only_terrible_and/

2024

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2024/05/27/destiny-2-player-numbers-and-sales-are-rocketing-up-ahead-of-the-final-shape/

https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/1cjo0zg/how_much_money_did_it_cost_to_play_from_d1_all/

https://x.com/LivingSunGaming/status/1818724311571873899

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2024/08/01/mass-bungie-layoffs-draw-fury-from-destiny-2-fans-past-and-present-employees/

https://kotaku.com/bungie-pete-parsons-layoffs-classic-cars-sony-buyout-de-1851610196

https://www.ign.com/articles/former-bungie-worker-claims-studio-faced-insolvency-without-sony-acquisition-report

https://www.gamefile.news/p/bungies-deep-job-cuts-were-in-the

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-08-02/sony-s-bungie-maker-of-halo-and-destiny-faces-reckoning-after-mass-layoff


https://thegamepost.com/destiny-2-artist-bungie-never-paid-fan-art/

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/destiny-fan-accuses-bungie-of-stealing-their-design-for-new-nerf-gun/1100-6526438/

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/former-destiny-2-and-marathon-director-is-suing-sony-and-bungie-for-usd200-million-over-alleged-wrongful-dismissal/

2025

https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-says-bungie-hasnt-brought-in-as-much-money-as-it-thought-it-would-when-it-bought-the-developer-as-destiny-2-falls-off-a-cliff

https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/1nt4j2e/what_is_actually_so_bad_about_the_destiny/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2025/05/16/bungie-stealing-marathon-art-is-probably-the-last-straw/


https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2025/07/09/all-of-destiny-2-is-free-before-the-edge-of-fate-and-loot-is-permanent/

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/bungie-ceo-pete-parsons-retires-with-destiny-2-sentiment-at-an-all-time-low-and-pressure-from-sony-growing-parsons-has-decided-its-time-to-pass-the-torch-and-head-for-an-exit/

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/bungie-settles-destiny-2-copyright-lawsuit-with-writer-in-undisclosed-settlement


2026

https://www.pcgamesn.com/destiny-2/portal-problems-gdc-talk-director

https://www.resetera.com/threads/former-bungie-employee-sheds-light-on-destinys-content-vaulting.1480354/


https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/article/d2_may_21_2026


https://www.geekwire.com/2026/sony-cuts-significant-number-of-jobs-at-bungie-following-end-of-destiny-2-development/


https://shattered.io/sony-bungie-writedown-destiny-2-2026/