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\nDestiny developer Bungie has laid off another 220 staff, representing roughly 17 percent of the studio’s workforce.\n<\/p>\n

\nIn October last year, the studio laid off 100 staff<\/a> from its then 1200-strong workforce. That means Bungie has laid off around a quarter of its workforce in the past nine months.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe news was shared today in a blog post from Bungie CEO Pete Parsons<\/a>, describing the decision as “some of the most difficult changes we’ve ever had to make as a studio”. <\/p>\n

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Destiny developer Bungie has laid off another 220 staff, representing roughly 17 percent of the studio’s workforce. In October last year, the studio laid off 100 staff from its then 1200-strong workforce. That means Bungie has laid off around a quarter of its workforce in the past nine months. The news was shared today in a blog post from Bungie CEO Pete Parsons, describing the decision as “some of the most difficult changes we’ve ever had to make as a studio”. 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