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Pedro Peres

Destiny fans celebrate as much-maligned Bungie CEO steps down, replaced by 15-year studio veteran

Today's weekly blog post is somehow not the biggest news after Bungie CEO Pete Parsons has "retired from his position," according to an official post on social media. Bungie veteran Justin Truman, who has his own share of controversy, is taking over as the studio head.

Parsons rightfully earned flak from the Destiny community and rose to infamy after the studio's brutal sets of layoffs. As Bungie's CEO, he laid off a devastating 220 roles (or 17 percent of Bungie's workforce) at the end of July 2024, all while spending over $2 million on classic cars using an auction website. This was the second time in a year that Bungie fired staff, with another harsh wave of layoffs in October 2023.

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