THIS WEEK: After months of little communication, Bungie announced that their looter shooter Destiny 2 will be ending development with the release on June 9th being their final update for the game. With the update we'll be receiving Pantheon 2.0, refreshed and tiered Raid Loot, the return of the Director, Sparrow Racing League, more weapons added to the tier system, Ability and Sandbox updates, and more. Along with this news, we also received reports that Bungie will be planning another round of significant layoffs and that many developers didn't know this update would be their last with work on the next DLC, Shattered Cycle, well underway. Join Danfinity, Epicdan22, Samikat, BonafideHiro, & Eseipha as they sort through the news and share their stories about the community, the game and more.

| SOURCES |

Bungie - This Week in Destiny - 05/21/2026: https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/Article/d2_may_21_2026

Bloomberg - "Bungie Plans Layoffs After Ending ‘Destiny 2’ Development" by Jason Schreier: http://bit.ly/4nKeJOZ

Forbes - "More Details About The End Of ‘Destiny 2’ From Inside Bungie" by Paul Tassi : https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2026/05/23/more-details-about-the-end-of-destiny-2-from-inside-bungie/

Change.Org - Petition Sony to develop Destiny 3: https://www.change.org/p/petition-sony-to-develop-destiny-3

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| CHAPTERS |

00:00:00 - Intro & Welcome

00:01:47 - Housekeeping: YouTube Approaching Monetization

00:03:12 - Panel Check-ins: Sickness, Star Citizen & Poketopia

00:07:35 - Eseipha's Week: Diablo 4, Fishing & the Trad Wife Tangent

00:13:05 - Dan's Destiny Week & the SOS Boss Encounter

00:16:00 - Destiny 2 Development Is Ending

00:17:28 - Panel Reacts: Grief, Shock & the Third Space

00:26:02 - Epic Dan: Communities We're About to Lose

00:38:40 - "Dead Game" vs. End of Development

00:41:09 - Gaming Industry Collapse: Pandemic Numbers & Finance Bros

00:52:35 - Reading the TWID: Monument of Triumph Announced

00:58:57 - Director Returns & Pantheon 2.0 Reaction

01:04:00 - Inside Bungie: Staff Kept in the Dark

01:13:43 - Raid, Dungeon & Destination Loot Overhaul

01:16:53 - Sandbox Updates: Abilities, Grenades & Exotics

01:21:29 - Portal Overhaul & Onslaught Rebalance

01:25:01 - Crucible Playlists, Gambit Ops & Eververse Revamp

01:29:24 - D2 Complete Collection: Pricing Debate

01:47:35 - Sparrow Racing League Returns

01:51:04 - Bungie Layoffs Report & Destiny 3 Petition

01:58:49 - Q&A: Where Will the Community Go?

02:13:00 - Q&A: Servers, Fate Saga & Comparing to D1's End

02:26:40 - Favorite Destiny Memories

02:44:29 - Community Stories, Action Items & Outro

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