Yesterday, Bungie introduced that Future 2 is formally over, with its ultimate reside service replace arriving on June 9. After 10 expansions, 30 seasons, three episodes, and spanning virtually a decade, it isn’t an understatement to say that it is the tip of an period. The salt within the wound is a report that Bungie is not instantly making Future 3 and is eyeing potential layoffs.
In gentle of the Traveler-sized bomb Bungie simply dropped, former builders and voice actors alike have shared their experiences working behind the scenes on one in all gaming’s greatest franchises.
Joe Blackburn, recreation director from 2020 till 2024, leaving simply earlier than The Last Form, mirrored on his storied historical past with the sequence, which began as a participant earlier than becoming a member of Bungie. “Getting an opportunity to work in that world is an honor I will by no means absolutely be capable of repay,” Blackburn wrote on X. “Each out and in of recreation, Future 2 cast the core recollections that made me who I’m right this moment,” closing with a thanks to all of us who “introduced the Tower to life day by day.”
Equally, former manufacturing director (2022-2024), Catarina Macedo, had this to say: “I’m so pleased with being a part of its group, and it stays the most important honor of my profession that I acquired to play a tiny half in constructing it.”
Robust information about Future right this moment. It had a tremendous run. This early Pike idea was one of many first I did that had an actual affect on the venture, and it felt wonderful to be part of all of it. #future pic.twitter.com/5D2QYei0MoMight 22, 2026
Joseph Cross, who served as lead idea artist on Future earlier than pioneering Marathon’s artwork course, shared Pike idea artwork that’ll have any life-long gamers in a fugue state of pre-Future 1 launch hype. It was “one of many first I did that had an actual affect on the venture,” he defined, “and it felt wonderful to be part of all of it.” I am a sucker for all this previous idea artwork.
Former senior narrative designer, Robert Brookes, who’s now engaged on Cyberpunk 2, shared maybe probably the most emblematic second for the group, when Zavala voice actor and participant Lance Reddick handed away in 2023.
“I keep in mind when Lance handed away, I logged in to the Tower and located a horde of guardians kneeling by Zavala, others saluting. It was like that from server to server. What a fucking marvelous group. I hope within the recreation’s ultimate days, followers who nonetheless have the spirit present as much as say farewell one final time.”
In one in all Bungie’s most baffling strikes, it laid off a variety of Future’s beloved composers again in 2023, together with Michael Salvatori and Michael Sechrist. Whereas they have not shared something (but, a minimum of), audio designer Nadia VanDriest remembers how they “realized a lot from Skye Lewin, Michael Sechrist, Michael Salvatori, Kory Kruckenberg, Josh Mosser…I used to be very fortunate to work with these legends, and can at all times be grateful. Bungie modified my life.”
In a follow-up submit, they clarify that “All of us labored so arduous to keep up the standard bar beneath unrealistic constraints. Though my time at Bungie didn’t finish the best way I assumed it ought to’ve, I do know we did our greatest. I am glad I labored on Future 2.”
Todd Haberkorn, one in all Future’s most passionate voice actors, the one and solely Drifter, has cheered all Gambit fiends on (I am certain you’ve got performed it a minimum of as soon as): “For each mote you’ve banked and each drop of Vex Milk you’ve poured into your mugs…right here’s to you, brothas and sistas.”
“To be part of such an effort within the online game house is rarified air, certainly. And I’m grateful for not solely each manufacturing minute however the wonderful tales and completely satisfied recollections followers have shared with me concerning the recreation from everywhere in the world.”
Wet-day @DestinyTheGame ideas.Extra to course of, however for now, simply thanks. To each dev, author, artist, musician, engineer, VA, PCAP performer, dub artist, translator, social-media supervisor, fanart/fanfic creator, cosplayer, streamer, memer, lore-daddy (or -mommy), … (1/2) pic.twitter.com/qDOXdPg907Might 22, 2026
And final however not least, Brian Villalobos, who put in an unimaginable efficiency as Lodi within the ill-fated Fringe of Destiny replace, shared a virtually eight-minute video devoted to his position. “Thanks. Future was right here lengthy, lengthy, lengthy earlier than I acquired to it. Two years in the past, I noticed the e-mail, August sixth 2024, and it stated ‘this is the supply’… and I used to be so excited.
“And as excited as I used to be, and as a lot as I knew that I used to be in the beginning of the journey, I didn’t and couldn’t have probably absolutely imagined the kindness, the heat, and the unimaginable welcome. I do not know if there’ll ever be one other character who means extra to me than Lodi has…I like that man. I like the story that we began.”
Future 2 is quickly to be over. The way forward for the franchise—and the legendary studio behind it—seems bleak proper now. Nevertheless it’s arduous to reconcile the gratefulness, disappointment, and frustration with Future’s downfall irrespective of which aspect of the curtain you are on.
