Bungie Un-vaults Destiny 2 Content, Reworks Marathon After 290 Layoffs

3 articles · Updated · Eurogamer.net · Sep 21

Bungie said older Destiny 2 campaigns, locations and raids will return to all players in the coming months, reversing years of content vaulting as new leadership tries to rebuild trust.
The studio tied that shift to recent damage from missed priorities: Marathon failed to attract enough players, and executives said Bungie had lost trust, colleagues and focus on players.
Destiny content will be restored only after updates to lighting, combat encounters and other systems so it meets current stability and gameplay standards.
Marathon will keep its core strengths but expand beyond the extraction-shooter limits Bungie set for it, with a permanent PvE mode and social space still planned for December.
The reset follows at least 290 layoffs earlier this year and reports of no active Destiny projects, even as Bungie now says the franchise remains foundational to its future.