Bungie
American video game developer
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| May 2025 | Judge Susie Morgan ruled that Bungie's submitted evidence (YouTube videos and fan wiki pages) could not be accepted to support their motion to dismiss the plagiarism case, allowing the lawsuit to proceed. |
| 2025 | A federal judge denied Bungie's motion to dismiss a previous copyright infringement lawsuit related to Destiny 2, continuing legal challenges against the company's intellectual property practices. |
| 2025 | Bungie was revealed to have stolen and replicated artwork from graphic artist 4nt1r34l for the new 'Marathon' video game, leading the company to pull gameplay offline after admitting to the act. |
| May 2025 | An unannounced game in a new IP was transitioned to teamLFG, a new studio under PlayStation Studios. |
| 2025 | Bungie plans to release Marathon, a new game for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S platforms. |
| October 2024 | Kelsey Martineau filed a plagiarism lawsuit against Bungie in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, claiming the 'Red War' narrative from Destiny 2's launch was lifted from his Wordpress work written in 2013 and 2014. |
| October 2024 | Bungie's Creative Studios arm was integrated into PlayStation Studios to support other Sony live service games, while continuing to support Destiny and Marathon. |
| July 2024 | Bungie announced a significant layoff of approximately 220 employees (about 17% of its workforce), with CEO Pete Parsons citing rising development costs and economic challenges. The restructuring involved integrating some staff into PlayStation Studios and spinning off a new action sci-fi fantasy project. |
| July 2024 | Bungie announced a second round of layoffs, cutting 220 staff and leaving about 850 employees, with plans to transition 155 employees directly to Sony and refocus on Destiny and Marathon games. |
| May 2024 | In a jury trial, Bungie was awarded around $63,000 in a landmark case against AimJunkies for game cheating software, marking the first jury trial ruling on such software. |
| May 2024 | In a copyright lawsuit against AimJunkies, Bungie won a jury trial regarding cheat software, marking the first legal ruling of its kind in video game cheating cases. |
| 2023 | Artist Julian Faylona discovered a Destiny 2 cutscene nearly mirroring their 2020 artwork. Bungie acknowledged the issue originated from a support studio and worked to compensate Faylona. |
| October 30 2023 | Bungie laid off approximately 100 employees out of 1,200, as part of cost-cutting measures across Sony studios, with Destiny 2 revenue falling by 45% and The Final Shape expansion delayed. |
| July 15 2022 | The acquisition of Bungie by Sony Interactive Entertainment was officially closed, making Bungie a subsidiary of Sony. |
| January 31 2022 | Sony Interactive Entertainment announced its intent to acquire Bungie for $3.6 billion, with Bungie to remain an independent subsidiary focused on expanding Destiny franchise and other planned games. |
| 2021 | Bungie used artwork by artist Mal E in a Destiny 2 in-game cut scene without initial permission, later reaching out to the artist to obtain proper credit and permission. |
| December 2021 | IGN reported on workplace culture issues at Bungie, highlighting concerns about a male-dominated work environment and discriminatory practices towards female employees since around 2011. |
| February 2021 | Bungie announces a major expansion, including doubling its Bellevue headquarters and planning a new studio in Amsterdam by 2022, with plans for additional Destiny media and a new intellectual property by 2025. |
| January 2019 | Bungie announces the end of its partnership with Activision and takes over publishing for Destiny. |
| 2018 | NetEase invests $100 million into Bungie, receiving a minority stake and a board seat. |
| 2017 | Bungie releases Destiny 2. |
| January 2016 | Harold Ryan steps down as president, and Pete Parsons becomes the new chief executive officer. |
| 2015 | Artist Tofu_Rabbit discovered their original gun design elements were used in a Nerf Ace of Spades collaboration with Bungie. Bungie worked to compensate and credit the artist. |
| September 9 2014 | Destiny launches on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One platforms. |
| 2013 | Bungie announces Destiny, their new video game project. |
| 2011 | Bungie formed a nonprofit organization called the Bungie Foundation, demonstrating the company's commitment to charitable causes. |
| June 30 2011 | Bungie announces the 'Bungie Aerospace' project, aimed at supporting independent game developers with publishing, resources, and platform access. |
| 2010 | Bungie launched a charity initiative after the Haiti earthquake, selling 'Be a Hero' T-shirts and donating money to the Red Cross for every Halo 3 or ODST player on Xbox Live who wore a special heart-shaped emblem. |
| April 2010 | Bungie signs a ten-year publishing deal with Activision. |
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