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Updated · IGN · Sep 4
Bungie Subleases 210,984 Sq Ft of Bellevue HQ After 292 Layoffs
Updated
Updated · IGN · Sep 4

Bungie Subleases 210,984 Sq Ft of Bellevue HQ After 292 Layoffs

3 articles · Updated · IGN · Sep 4

Summary

  • 210,984 square feet of Bungie’s Bellevue headquarters is being marketed for sublease, with availability running through Sept. 30, 2035, according to a commercial leasing brochure the studio confirmed.
  • Bungie said the move reflects a digital-first model and remote collaboration, adding that it will still keep a physical office presence in Bellevue.
  • 292 workers were laid off at the Bellevue office in June—Bungie’s third layoff round in three years—sharply reducing space needs at a site that employed about 1,000 people in 2023.
  • Fan reaction has split between seeing the sublease as a practical response to a smaller workforce and reading it as another sign of strain after Bungie ended Destiny support to focus on Marathon.

Insights

With its massive, custom-built headquarters up for grabs, is Bungie's remote-work shift a smart evolution or a desperate retreat?
After abandoning Destiny 3 and shedding hundreds of jobs, can a drastically downsized Bungie still deliver the blockbuster games fans expect?
Who will take over a sprawling facility packed with mocap studios and rock walls as the gaming industry faces widespread contraction?