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Always admired Poria, so happy for the teams 🥰💙

each hit feels like a punch to the gut. sending so much love to all affected. here for you, always 🫂🫂🫂

Can I just... word vomit for a second? Sorry (but thank you) With Destiny 2's final update coming up, it's bittersweet. I see the community mourning, the same mourning I did after the layoffs. For personal reasons, the game ended that day because every time (and lord did I try so many times) I booted it up, I'd have a panic attack. I served overseas, was not diagnosed with PTSD. I was diagnosed with PTSD after Bungie and every time I heard that music, that wonderfully godlike music, it would throw me into fight or flight. So I had no choice but to say bye to the game and legit - as corny as this sounds - it took A LONG time to make peace with that because Destiny has always been my comfort game. Game Informer readers that know my work from back then know exactly what I'm talking about. To watch the community struggle with those same feelings for different reasons, it just reaffirms for me what I've always said: Bungie fans are some of the most magical humans. The community that has been built around such a special game is equally as special. Like all families, there are some ... oddballs. Fights, petty shit. But at the end of the day, it's still a family. As somebody that is just now jumping back in to celebrate with you all on June 9th, I just want you to know that the game is still up, your memories are yours to cherish, and YOU are what keeps the community alive. Just ask Mass Effect fans lol, the community doesn't need a game to keep it together, that's what brought us all together. But Bungie cooks and I'm excited to see what the studio does under (hopefully) better leadership. I hope you give the devs a chance to experiment with the unknown and create yet another amazing experience for us to enjoy. Remember, Destiny was a new IP at one point. So was Halo. New doesn't mean bad, it means adventure. I wrote about Destiny long before I joined the studio, I made videos about Destiny, I wrote fan-fic about Destiny, I did VOs for personal Destiny-related projects. Nothing will take those memories and I hope you cherish the memories this studio has helped facilitate forever. Crying, but in the best way. You didn't just become legend, you fuckin' showed what it means to be a legend and you did it all with the kindest of hearts. Proud to be a part of this community.

With over 4000 hours in Destiny, it was my life before and during my time at Bungie. It was the game Chew and I played hiding away from people at our wedding, made lifelong friends, and got to work alongside some real incredible people that made the tougher parts of the job completely worth it. Thank you for the memories and for the gifts I’ll cherish for a lifetime 🫶 (Titan for life)