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Marty O'Donnell Wins Legal Settlement with Bungie Over Unpaid Wages
Marty O'Donnell Wins Legal Settlement with Bungie Over Unpaid Wages
This past April, news broke about Bungie firing composer Martin O'Donnell. Following the termination O'Donnell said that he was terminated "without cause" and began to seek compensation for unpaid wages, including accrued vacation days, paid time off days, sabbatical time, and more.
Today, that dispute has been settled with Bungie. Under the agreement, Bungie and the CEO of Bungie, Harold Ryan, will pay O'Donnell $38,385 in unpaid work and vacation time. In addition, they will pay him an addition $38,385 in double damages. After attorney's fees and interest, O'Donnell will have won $95,019.13.
The work that O'Donnell provided for Destiny prior to his termination will continue to be in the game.
Marty O'Donnell, the composer that crafted the iconic soundtracks for games like the Halo franchise and parts of Destiny, has won his legal battle against Bungie. Today's ruling by a court-appointed arbitrator says that Bungie must honor its agreements made with O'Donnell that gave him the right to hold a "considerable share of stock in the company." Today's ruling also sheds some light on what O'Donnel, Activision, and Bungie all went through during the development of Destiny.
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The CEO of Bungie, Pete Parsons, is leaving his position and the company after a 23 year run. Long-time Bungie staffer, Justin Truman, will take over for Parsons.
Parsons joined Bungie in 2002 and was the executive producer on Halo 2. He took over as the CEO at Bungie in 2016 after Harold Ryan left. Parsons led the charge in Bungie's split from Activision in 2019. In the years that followed, the studio had a number of highs...
Mass layoffs have started at Bungie. These are the layoffs that employees at Bungie were made aware of almost exactly one month ago. These layoffs also come one month after Bungie announced that they were ending active development on Destiny 2, effectively bringing an end to the Destiny franchise.
Bungie officially announced that a significant number of layoffs were now underway at the studio. ...
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