Bungie may have as many as 4 new projects in the works

New job listings indicate that Bungie could have as many as 4 new projects in the works.

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Bungie is currently ramping up its work force for multiple projects. While nothing's been officially announced, sometimes we can glean info based on job listings. An examination of Bungie's current job openings may set the stage for what's to come. This is by no means official confirmation and there's a chance we're wrong about the number.

Right now the Destiny developer has a massive 113 open positions available across all disciplines, from programming, art, audio, accounting, and brand management. A cursory glance shows Bungie is developing new IP, possible new Destiny 2 content, and unannounced games--all of which may be in development separately and/or in tandem with one another.

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1. Incubation Project(s)

Bungie is hiring 29 positions related to unannounced games. Of these, 13 of which are for Bungie's incubation teams, which aren't technically categorized as "Unannounced Projects" on the job board.

This is an important distinction that likely relates to the game (or games) being in pre-production phases, whereas the unannounced titles may be in production phases of development--or at least farther along than incubation.

Game development typically follows a timeline that looks like this:

• Incubation -> Pre-production/planning -> Full production -> Release

This separation could delineate incubation titles from unannounced projects, indicating they are two separate things (however there are 2 job listings categorized as both unannounced projects and incubation).

One specific Test Lead job listing as part of the Unannounced Project category directly mentions incubation:

"As a Test Lead joining our incubation efforts early in development, you will coordinate and execute your owned feature's coverage by collaborating with cross-discipline peers throughout all phases of development including post-ship."

Also, another Associate Gameplay Engineer says one of these incubation projects is an "online sandbox game unlike anything Bungie has ever created."

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2. New IP

Bungie has been working on new IP for a while now. Past job listings indicate the new IP will be a live service game with a fluctuating in-game economy.

The studio has 8 job listings that directly mention new IP. All of these job listings are marked in the Unannounced Projects category. Some games in the Unannounced Projects category do not mention new IP directly, which possibly indicates their being part of Destiny 2 content expansions.

The listings also mention New IP as part of the incubation teams, so there's probably a lot of overlap here and it's possible the new IPs are in incubation phases.

However, previous job listings suggest there are two possible new IPs in the works:

• A third-person action game
• First-person multiplayer action game

Some incubation team job listings don't mention new IP, though, so there could be 2 new IPs and 1 separate incubation project.

Bear in mind that game development is always in flux and these projects can morph and change.

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3. New Destiny Content

Bungie is also developing new Destiny content as part of its unannounced project category (which shouldn't be a surprise).

The Destiny Universe Concept Lead strongly indicates the franchise will carry forward and Bungie has said Destiny 3 isn't happening.

Plus there's a job listing for a Product Manager - Unannounced Project that may confirm Destiny is officially coming to China in some form via external partners and outsourced development teams.

"Bungie is seeking a Product Manager to support external partners working with the Destiny IP. ...You will maintain the quality and consistency of the Destiny IP while giving our partners enough freedom to meet the needs of their players and market."

This job listing also requires candidates to visit China:

• Willingness to travel to China and host visits from partner teams on a regular cadence (likely every 2-3 months after restrictions are lifted)
• Chinese (Mandarin) language skills

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4. New Self-Published Titles

Bungie wants to self-publish its own games and is opening a new studio in Amsterdam that will focus on publishing. This particular section likely includes incubation and new IP and isn't necessarily a separate project on its own, but I thought it was worth including to highlight Bungie's plans.

To be clear, the four projects may be: 2 new IP, incubation project(s), and Destiny 2 content. Remember that this isn't exact and it's possible the new IPs are included in incubation and aren't separate from it.

As for self-publishing, Bungie has established its own division devoted to publishing that's led by the Executive Producer of Self-Publishing.

A recent Senior Producer, Publishing job listing confirms one of Bungie's new IPs will be self-published:

The Bungie Publishing Team are currently seeking a seasoned Senior Producer to manage the publishing of bringing a new game to market. In this role, you will partner closely with new IP publishing and development teams to align on cross-team priorities with a focus on marketing initiatives.

I'd like to reiterate that these projects may be intertwined and not separate with one another. The vernacular seems to indicate that new IP is part of incubation games, and both new IP and incubation games are included in Unannounced Projects.

New Destiny 2 content would also be considered part of Unannounced Projects, too.

Wrap-Up

Bungie says it wants to release multiple new games by 2025. The studio is ramping its teams to make this happen. Remember that Sony plans to acquire Bungie for $3.6 billion. Sony also wants to have at least 10 live service games on the market by 2026. Bungie's plans overlap with Sony's live service ambitions, and it's highly likely that all of Bungie's new projects are online-based GaaS titles.

There's a lot of information to parse from these job listings and remember nothing is a 100% exact science.

Unannounced Projects (29)

New IP (8)

• Global Franchise Director, Unannounced Project (New IP)
• Senior Producer, Publishing - Unannounced Project (New IP Publishing)
• Senior Lighting Artist - Unannounced Project (New IP)
• Commerce Lead Engineer - Unannounced Project (New IP)
• Gameplay Engineering Lead - Unannounced Project (New IP)
• Game Security Engineer - Unannounced Project (New IP)
• Lead AI Engineer - Unannounced Project (New IP)
• Senior  Gameplay Systems Engineer - Social - Unannounced Project (New IP)

Unannounced Project (8)

• 3D Character Artist (Mid to Senior) - Unannounced Project
• 3D Hard Surface Art Lead - Unannounced Project
• Animation Art Lead - Unannounced Project
• Senior World Artist - Unannounced Project
• QA Engineer (SDET) - Unannounced Project
• Design Manager - Unannounced Project
• Senior Producer - Unannounced Project
• Product Manager - Unannounced Project

Incubation (13)

• Senior Test Manager - Unannounced Project (Incubation Games)
• Test Lead - Unannounced Project (Incubation Games)
• Incubation Art Director (new IP)
• Incubation Contract Environment Artist
• Incubation Associate Gameplay Engineer
• Incubation Gameplay Engineer, Combat Systems (mid-to-senior)
• Incubation Lead Gameplay Engineer
• Incubation Senior Gameplay Engineer
• Incubation Senior Gameplay Engineer
• Incubation Senior Graphics Engineer
• Incubation Associate Gameplay Designer
• Incubation Contract Level Designer
• Incubation Director of Product Management

Bungie total job listings (113)

1. 3D Character Artist
2. 3D Character Artist (Mid to Senior) - Unannounced Project
3. 3D Hard Surface Artist
4. 3D Hard Surface Art Lead - Unannounced Project
5. Animation Art Lead - Unannounced Project
6. Art Director
7. Contract Icon Artist (Multiple Openings)
8. Destiny Associate Technical Artist
9. Destiny Contract Cinematic Animator
10. Destiny Senior Hard Surface Art Outsourcing Specialist
11. Destiny Technical Artist
12. Destiny Universe Concept Lead
13. Destiny VFX Artist
14. Environment Artist - Associate to Mid
15. Environment Artist - Senior to Staff
16. Incubation Art Director
17. Incubation Contract Environment Artist
18. Lighting Artist - Associate to Mid
19. Senior Lighting Artist - Unannounced Project
20. Senior World Artist - Unannounced Project
21. Sky Artist
22. Destiny Sound Designer
23. Associate Business Operations Manager - Studio Operations
24. Business Operations Manager - Destiny Universe
25. Director of Business Operations
26. Inclusion, Diversity & Equity Program Manager
27. Payroll Specialist
28. Physical Security Officer
29. Physical Security Officer - Night Shift
30. Recruiting Coordinator
31. Senior Accountant
32. Senior Business Operations Manager - General and Administrative
33. Senior Strategic Finance Manager
34. Senior Technical Recruiter
35. Consumer Products Ecommerce Specialist
36. Contract Visual Designer, Consumer Products
37. Commerce Lead Engineer - Unannounced Project
38. Companion SDET
39. Gameplay Engineering Lead - Unannounced Project
40. Gameplay Engineer (Mid to Senior)
41. Game Security Engineer - Unannounced Project
42. Incubation Associate Gameplay Engineer
43. Incubation Gameplay Engineer, Combat Systems (mid-to-senior)
44. Incubation Lead Gameplay Engineer
45. Incubation Senior Gameplay Engineer
46. Incubation Senior Gameplay Engineer
47. Incubation Senior Graphics Engineer
48. Lead AI Engineer - Unannounced Project
49. Lead Engineer, Distributed Systems - Central Technology
50. Networking / Security Engineer
51. QA Engineer (SDET) - Unannounced Project
52. SDET - Central Tech (Mid)
53. Senior Gameplay Engineer - AI/Animation
54. Senior Gameplay Engineer - Systems
55. Senior  Gameplay Systems Engineer - Social - Unannounced Project
56. Senior Game Services Engineer
57. Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Software Engineering
58. Senior UI Engineer
59. AI Designer (Senior/Lead)
60. Associate Gameplay Designer, Armor
61. Commercialization Investment Designer
62. Creative Director
63. Design Lead
64. Design Manager - Unannounced Project
65. Game Director
66. Incubation Associate Gameplay Designer
67. Incubation Contract Level Designer
68. Rewards Area Lead
69. Senior Gameplay Designer, Armor
70. Senior World Systems Technical Designer
71. Associate Systems Administrator
72. Information Security Engineer - Threat and Vulnerability Risk Management
73. Network Operations Center(BNOC) - Operations Specialist
74. Product Support Technician (MULTIPLE OPENINGS)
75. System Administrator, Atlassian
76. Systems Administrator (Mid-Senior)
77. Intern - SQL Developer
78. Services SDET Intern
79. Test Engineering Intern
80. Destiny Senior Narrative Designer
81. Destiny Codev Producer
82. Destiny Production Jira Admin
83. Destiny Universe, Senior Producer
84. Principal Producer
85. Production Lead
86. Project Lead - Destiny 2 Expansion
87. Senior Producer
88. Senior Producer - Unannounced Project
89. Art Lead, Media
90. Brand Manager
91. Communications Discipline Lead, Destiny 2
92. Contract Western Europe Community Manager
93. Global Franchise Director, Unannounced Project
94. Incubation Director of Product Management
95. Producer, Publishing (Web Experiences)
96. Production Coordinator, Consumer Insights
97. Product Manager - Unannounced Project
98. Senior Digital Advertising Creative Manager
99. Senior Producer, Publishing - Unannounced Project
100. Senior Product Manager
101. Senior Product Manager - Special Projects
102. Senior Social Media Manager, Destiny
103. Technical Account Manager
104. Associate Tester
105. Contract Generalist Tester
106. Production Engineering Manager - Unannounced Project
107. Senior Test Lead
108. Senior Test Manager - Unannounced Project
109. Test Lead
110. Test Lead - Unannounced Project
111. Partner UI/UX Lead
112. UI/UX Feature Lead
113. UX Designer