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Another round of layoffs has hit Bungie. Bungie CEO Pete Parsons made the announcement on the studio’s website citing the increasing costs of development and economic conditions as the reason for the reduction of staff — a refrain that’s become common in the last two years of prolific video game industry layoffs. Parsons wrote that 220 roles would be eliminated, representing 17 percent of the company’s workforce.
Additionally, Parsons wrote that Bungie was working to integrate another
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