Bungie wants their mysterious new Destiny 2 follow-up to be \u2018esports-ready\u2019 BungieBungie has plans to make their mysterious new franchise, which they have suggested will live \u201calongside Destiny 2,\u201d ready for competitive esports right out the gate in a bid to challenge top titles like Valorant, CSGO, and Call of Duty. [jwplayer EjYwZLIC] Esports forefathers Bungie may be staging a comeback. A new job listing from Destiny 2 developers Bungie has hinted their \u201cnew franchise\u201d \u2014 which is still shrouded in mystery \u2014 will feature competitive PvP playlists. The new dev position, first spotted by DestinyNews on Twitter, suggests Bungie is in the market for a multiplayer systems designer for their new IP. The designer, the listing explains, will focus on building \u201ccompetitive multiplayer game mechanics which provide strategic depth and opportunities for counterplay\u201d in the title. Bungie is looking for someone who is familiar with global gaming markets, as well as wired-in to a variety of \u201ccompetitive esports and gaming landscapes.\u201d The role also requires a \u201cstrong understanding of map design.\u201d Now, there\u2019s relatively few details on Bungie\u2019s new IP, but fans who have stuck with the Washington studio since the early days are certainly getting excited. These days, Bungie has a relatively minor presence in global esports, but across the mid and late 2000s, their titles ruled the competitive scene. Halo 2, 3, and Reach were all popular games that naturally spawned monstrous esports communities, and their year-end championships often boasted hefty $300k wallets. In fact, CDL stars like Matt \u2018FormaL\u2019 Piper, Anthony \u2018Shotzzy\u2019 Cuevas-Castro, and James \u2018Clayster\u2019 Eubanks first cut their teeth in Bungie\u2019s juggernaut franchise. Halo esports has returned recently, but not under Bungie. Bungie\u2019s interest in esports seemingly waned with the dawn of Destiny in late 2014. The title relied just as heavily on its PvE elements as it did competitive gameplay and the series\u2019 esports scene never found its feet. Recently, the Destiny 2 devs even all but abandoned their competitive mode, Trials of Osiris, entirely. They only re-instated the playlist last month. The possibility that the former Halo masterminds could actually be stepping back into the ring is certainly an exciting thought, though there may be a bit of a wait on our hands \u2014 the new IP won\u2019t land until 2025 at the earliest. For now, Bungie looks to be doubling down on Destiny with releases like \u201cThe Witch Queen\u201d and \u201cLightfall,\u201d as well as a secret expansion coming in 2024. Expect more details on the new Bungie franchise in mid-2022, when they begin work on the title. For now, keep your eyes peeled on @TheDestinyBlog; we\u2019ll keep you updated on all the insider info on Destiny 2 and plenty more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Bungie wants their mysterious new Destiny 2 follow-up to be \u2018esports-ready\u2019 BungieBungie has plans to make their mysterious new franchise, which they have suggested will live \u201calongside Destiny 2,\u201d ready for competitive esports right out the gate in a bid to challenge top titles like Valorant, CSGO, and Call of Duty. [jwplayer EjYwZLIC] Esports forefathers […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39839\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}