Bungie hiring for Destiny media expansion

While things are definitely better than with the first game where you literally needed an external app to be able to read most of the flavor text, Destiny and Destiny 2 have always struggled with an issue wherein the gameplay was at odds with the story. It would help if Bungie could finally figure out whether D2 is a PvP or PvE game primarily and which side should propel the plot.

Due to the fleeting nature of content in 'game-as-a-service' models, updates and the various forms of monetization and ways that progression is implemented, the game's ability to deliver its narrative elements is always crippled - good luck hoping to actually experience the whole Destiny storyline if you are only just adopting the game, for example.

An extended Destiny Universe would alleviate much of these issues, allowing the developers to compartmentalize all that story content that they are clearly putting a ton of effort into, and deliver it to the fanbase in more accessible formats. Whatever one might feel about Destiny 2 as a game - there are plenty of points of contention recently - it cannot be denied that a ton of effort has been put into the worldbuilding and the atmosphere of it all. Would be great if all that story could comfortably coexist with the latest grind.

In any case, it is clear that the Destiny IP is in a healthy place right now, financially speaking. If the plans for a huge expansion into a bunch of other mediums isn't enough indication, Bungie also more than doubled the size of its Washington headquarters, and announced the opening of its first international offices in Amsterdam. There's also a brand new IP in the works behind closed doors.

Bungie definitely has the budget and the chops to get this off the ground, and we're hopeful in the success of the Destiny Universe. While derivative on the surface level, there are a lot of unique concepts chugging along in the Destiny lore that while intriguing, do not seem like the kind of story beats or themes that would be adequately explored in an FPS.

If you have what it takes, you're probably not reading this you can apply here. We're definitely looking forward to what this Destiny Universe will produce, as Bungie has spent the past few years hinting at colossal amounts of backstory and introducing a dizzying cast of interesting characters.