After 12 years at Riot Games, Valorant director joins Bungie

“I’m excited to announce that Bungie is my new home and I’ve been working on new things that I hope will one day be in your handsPosted on Twitter The one who already announced his departure from Riot Games on December 7th. Joe Ziegler, whose career began in 2007 at Pandemic Studios, also notes that he still holds the director position at Bungie. Released in 2020 on PC awaiting the announced mobile version, brave Riot Games has proven to be a huge hit as part of its diversification, proving that a studio can make a name for itself outside of licensing. league of legends.

Bungie has PvP ambitions

Building on the strength of that success, Joe Ziegler has taken up residence at Bungie, a studio we know is in the pipeline for several projects beyond Destiny 2 sequels. Despite a number of rumors, Bungie has managed to keep most of its secrets. We are talking specifically about a new eponymous license Issue which would fit neatly into A’s record brave Or even an amazing return for Marathon in the form of a co-op shooter like Escape from Tarkov, but nothing has been officially revealed yet. We can also talk about Derek Tsai, former Riot Games CEO (still) being put in charge of Destiny World Transmediawhich includes film, television, animation, books and comics.

While we can’t guarantee it, there’s a good chance Joe Ziggler won’t work on it Destiny 2. His profile closely matches a job posting dating back to August, when Bungie was looking for a director responsible for the creative vision for a new game aimed primarily at PvP. “Your job is to transform game mechanics, systems, storytelling, and social opportunities into a unified, cohesive wholeexplained the job advertisement. Last summer, Bungie had already hired Jordan Patz (Design Director Apex Legends Mobile) from Respawn Entertainment, and I’m still the director.