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It's not unusual to see developers leave 1 studio for another, but we don't ofttimes know exactly what they're being hired to work on. In this case, it'southward all laid out for united states.

According Derick Tsai'south LinkedIn (as spotted by Destiny Bulletin), the animation executive has joined the team at Bungie. Tsai previously directed animated short films for Riot Games, makers of League of Legends, Legends of Runeterra, and other titles. The shorts that Tsai shepherded are but gorgeous, and at present that talent is existence brought to Bungie. Specifically, Tsai has been hired as the head of Destiny Universe Transmedia to "extend the IP into film, Tv, animation, books, comics, and audio formats," according to the LinkedIn job clarification. If you've been itching for a Destiny movie or TV series, Tsai seems similar the person to make it happen.

This ties in with Sony's planned $iii.6 billion acquisition of Bungie. While scooping upwardly the studio will "considerably accelerate" Sony'southward multiplatform plans according to PlayStation boss Jim Ryan, there's more to the story. In an earnings call just afterward the news broke, Sony CFO Hiroki Totoki brought upwardly multimedia ventures similar Sony Pictures, which is poised to suit properties for the big screen. It'south already happening with the Uncharted moving picture, and Derick Tsai tin do the same for Destiny.

Speaking of, the side by side step for Destiny 2 is The Witch Queen. Its release appointment is fast approaching: the expansion comes to PC, PlayStation v, PlayStation iv, Xbox Serial X/South, and Xbox One on February 22.