I’ve been writing about video games, television and movies for Forbes for over 10 years, and you may have seen my reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic. I cover all manner of console and PC games, but if it’s about looting or shooting, I’m definitely there. If I’m watching something, it’s usually science fiction, horror or superheroic.
from Bungie after widespread layoffs yesterday. After a company meeting with CEO Pete Parsons, employees from a huge range of departments learned they no longer had jobs, including cuts from social media, community management, engineering, player support, QA, recruitment and legal teams.
But while many cuts were of very front-facing team members like half the comms team, later in the day rumors started to circulate that Bungie may have done the unthinkable and laid off Michael Salvatori, Destiny’s famed composer responsible for countless incredible tracks in franchise history.that Salvatori had been let go, citing inside information.
Whatever the case, this is obviously not what happened with former famed Halo composer Marty O’Donnell which resulted in a messy split from Bungie and lawsuits, a grudge he bears to this day. In this case, everyone, especially fans, loved Salvatori and no matter the ups and downs of the game, his music never missed. Not ever.
For many players, this moment specifically feels like the beginning of the end for Destiny. While that may be hyperbolic and almost impossible, given that Destiny 2 isof Bungie’s revenue right now and they can’t stop supporting it anytime soon, it certainly does raise questions about the level of continued investment in the game past The Final Shape, whether it’s limping to Marathon’s release or if Bungie really does have a strong, longer-term plan for it.
Whatever happens, this is very much a sea change moment for Bungie. I heard the idea of laying off your social and comms teams in a moment like this being like firing your fire department. Now, with Salvatori gone, I don’t even know the analogy , but it’s extremely bad, and wild to see that one of the only higher-up people in the company seemingly losing their job is…the one doing the best work possible, as he has for years. Bad, bad times at Bungie right now.
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