Bungie CEO Pete Parsons has announced that he is leaving the company after almost a decade.
“After more than two decades of helping build this incredible studio, establishing the Halo [472 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/halo/”>Halo 2 and Halo 3. He would ascend to his current role as CEO in 2016.
“When I was asked to lead Bungie in 2015, my goal was to grow us into a studio capable of creating and sustaining iconic, generation-spanning entertainment. We’ve been through so much together: we launched a bold new chapter for Sony Interactive Entertainment [4,298 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/sony/”>Sony Interactive Entertainment.”
New CEO Justin Truman posted the following message in which he sets out his stall for the future of the troubled developer.
“I am committed to supporting and working alongside every member of the team here as we continue pouring our hearts and souls into these worlds. Worlds that we love, and that we hope have been worth your time and your passion. Because ultimately those worlds only exist, and thrive, with you in them.
“We are hard at work right now doing that – both with Marathon and Destiny. We’re currently heads down, but we’ll have more to show you in both of these worlds later this year.”
Marathon was originally planned to release on September 23, but Bungie announced in June that it had officially delayed the game, claiming that it needs more time to refine and test it.
“Through every comment and real-time conversation on social media and Discord, your voice has been strong and clear,” Bungie’s statement read. “We’ve taken this to heart, and we know we need more time to craft Marathon into the game that truly reflects your passion. After much discussion within our Dev team, we’ve made the decision to delay the September 23rd release.
According to Sony’s CFO, the game is expected to launch by the end of March.
