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Friday6th Feb 2015
News Destiny's Looting a 'Major Content Release' Later This Year
Shooting blanks
Until now, the only confirmed piece of add-on content for Destiny yet to be released was the Fallen-focused House of Wolves, the game's second expansion. However, at Activision's earnings call yesterday, the publisher revealed that there's a lot more to come as we reach deeper into 2015. CEO Eric Hirshberg said: "We have a second...
Wednesday4th Feb 2015
News An Amazing Fireteam Managed to Beat Destiny's Hardest Raid Without Once Firing a Gun
What?
You need a group of six people to tackle Destiny's Raids efficiently, and even then, they can be pretty bloody tough. Filled with hordes of powerful enemies, demanding environments, and deadly bosses, the shooter's hardest challenges are where the elite love to show off their skills, but we reckon this run, in which one particular team never...
News Bungie Shoots a Few Holes in Destiny's House of Wolves Expansion Leak
Pew pew
We know everyone loves a good leak, especially when it's a big game under the spotlight, but a lot of the time, these rumours are shot down before they can really gather momentum. That's not quite what's happened regarding Destiny and yesterday's House of Wolves leak, but developer Bungie's tried putting a dampener on it anyway. Dousing the...
Tuesday3rd Feb 2015
Rumour Destiny's Second Expansion House of Wolves Will Enter Orbit in May
Howling at the moon
We may not have been the biggest fans of Destiny's first expansion, The Dark Below, but we must admit that its second attempt, House of Wolves, sounds better already. We won't post any of the images here on this page, but according to a supposed leak on the ever-informative Reddit, the DLC will launch in May, and it'll push the...
Friday9th Jan 2015
News Gaze Upon Destiny's Most Popular Weapons
The pick of destiny
Do you have a favourite weapon in Destiny? An armament that you've never once left in the vault, and that you always carry with you to the far reaches of the galaxy? If so, then the chances are that you've contributed to developer Bungie's investigation into the game's most popular shooters. With data taken from the last two...
Wednesday7th Jan 2015
News Remember to Loot Your Free Legendary Gift in Destiny
Fashionably late
Still looting and shooting your way through Destiny in 2015? The holidays may be over and done with, but Bungie's only just gotten round to sending you a present. Head over to the Tower's Postmaster right now, and you can nab yourself a package that contains a random legendary weapon, no grinding required. Of course the real...
Friday2nd Jan 2015
Rumour Destiny to Explore the Plague of Darkness in September
Ghost busters
With slick shooting and some stunning scenery, Destiny would have been a shoo-in for our Game of the Year if there was a bit more substance to it. Bungie seems aware that its first-person shooter lacks content, though, and has plotted out a rather long roadmap of post-release support for the not-quite MMO. The plan was put into action...
Tuesday9th Dec 2014
News Don't Have Destiny's First Expansion? Then You're Locked Out of Some Existing Content
Isn't that nice
There isn't much that gets this usually calm and collected associate editor riled up, but Bungie's latest move with Destiny's The Dark Below expansion pack – which released earlier today – has everyone in the Push Square office clambering for safety from this author's outrage. Indeed, upon booting up the sci-fi shooter just...
News Destiny Discounted on PS4, PS3 in European Christmas Deals
The last Guardian
Sony’s big European Christmas countdown is continuing in earnest, this time with discounts for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 versions of first-person shooter Destiny. Don’t expect to be saving too much cash, though, as the Guardian Edition will be dropping down to £54.99 on both formats, while the vanilla release will...
Saturday6th Dec 2014
News This Trailer Shines a Light On Destiny's PlayStation Exclusive Content in The Dark Below
Argh it burns
Since its release, Destiny has divided opinions, but the fact of the matter is that a massive amount of players are still grinding through Strikes and Raids in order to snag that legendary loot, and those same users were probably happy to see Bungie's shooter make an appearance at Sony's PlayStation Experience event earlier today...
Monday24th Nov 2014
News Delve into Destiny's Dark Below Expansion Pack on PS4, PS3
Grimoire what?
“We heard you loud and clear,” enthuses one unaware Bungie employee in Game Informer’s behind-the-scenes Destiny: The Dark Below trailer, “you wanted more.” True, but we sort of didn’t expect to be paying
Thursday30th Oct 2014
News Destiny's On-Disc DLC Locations Aren't Quite as Dastardly as You Might Think
Chop shop?
There's been a lot of noise made about Destiny's DLC locations, some of which can be accessed through glitching in the base game. Although there's not much to see in these environments, many players have expressed anger that they can be found in the first place, suggesting content has been taken from the title so that it can be released...
Wednesday29th Oct 2014
News Destiny's First Expansion Boosts the Light Level Cap to 32, Along with Other Additions
Get what you pay for
Destiny's first expansion pack, The Dark Below, is set to release on the 9th December. We already know how much it'll cost, and how it plans to aim for better storytelling, but there are a few smaller, interesting details that you may not have picked up on just yet. In an interview with
News Destiny's First Expansion Will Cost You £19.99/$19.99
Scoped and dropped
Unless you coughed up £34.99/$34.99 for Destiny's season pass, or nabbed it in the collector's edition, you'll need to put down £19.99/$19.99 for the sci-fi shooter's first expansion, The Dark Below. Confirmed to launch on 9th December, the DLC doesn't come cheap. It boasts a slew of features, including three new story...
News Bungie Aims to Shoot Down Criticism of Destiny's Story with the Game's First Expansion
Take me Hive-r
If you thought that Destiny's story was a bit of an unfulfilling mess, then you'll be delighted to know that developer Bungie aims to craft a better narrative with the title's first expansion, The Dark Below. Talking to Eurogamer.net, studio president Harold Ryan states that the downloadable content has "a very different approach to...
Wednesday15th Oct 2014
News Alright, We Admit That This Destiny Easter Egg Is Bloomin' Amazing
Spook cave
Destiny may not be this editor’s favourite game in the world, but your humble host will always accept when something’s awesome – and this is awesome. Remember the futuristic shooter’s first ever Loot Cave that was patched up towards the end of September? Well, now it’s haunted. No, seriously. If you head to the location in Old...
Monday13th Oct 2014
News How Many People Play Destiny on Average Every Day?
A lot
Browse any website or message board, and you’ll find plenty of people whining about Destiny – but a month removed from its release, the title is still performing incredibly well. In a post on Bungie.net, the developer has revealed that an average of 3.2 million people play the futuristic first-person shooter for approximately three hours...
Friday10th Oct 2014
News DLC Locations Are Already Being Discovered in Destiny
If Bungie build it, they will glitch it
We’re not particularly fond of conspiracy theories, but there are a fair few who believe that Destiny is so darn empty because Activision wants to sell you the bulk of the game’s content as DLC. To be honest, we’re not sure that we’re 100 per cent on board with that idea, but it’s clear that the...
Sunday5th Oct 2014
Weirdness This Is How Activision Should Have Marketed Destiny
Seriously
Destiny’s been at the butt of our jokes for several weeks now, but we can’t resist one last subtle prod. The folks over at Smosh – remember when they used to lip-sync Pokémon songs? – have concocted an ‘Honest’ trailer for Bungie’s mega shooter, which depicts how the first-person affair should have been marketed. Throughout...
Wednesday1st Oct 2014
News Destiny's 1.0.2 Patch Goes Live, Improves Loot and Dishes out More Rewards for Strikes
About time
The day that all of you Guardians have been waiting for has finally arrived, as Destiny's highly anticipated 1.0.2 update is now live, and we know what most of you must be thinking as you read this: it's about bloody time. As promised, the patch makes changes to the Cryptarch, who had a horrible habit of giving you gear that didn't live...
Monday22nd Sep 2014
News Bet You Haven't Found This Totally Obscure Location in Destiny
Arbiter go there now
Bungie promised that Destiny would come alive once you reached its level cap, as has seemingly been evidenced by the number of players scouting for legendary engrams at a recently uncovered farming hot spot. However, if you’re not a fan of standing in the same place slaughtering helpless enemies over and over, then you’re...
News Desperate for a Legendary Engram in Destiny? You can Apparently Grab a Few with This Exploit
Hoi, cheeky
How long has it been since you got your last legendary engram in Destiny? A few hours? A few days? At the rate ours tend to drop, we reckon that it's probably the latter. Nevertheless, if you're desperate for some good gear, YouTube channel Force Strategy Gaming has worked out a loot farming exploit that should be able to nab you plenty...
Saturday20th Sep 2014
News Destiny Servers Go Offline as the Group Who Took Down the PSN Strike Again
What are you playing this weekend?
Here we go again. The infamous Lizard Squad group are apparently taking credit for attacking Destiny's servers, using DDoS attacks to cut players' connections to the game. If you were planning on blasting through the sci-fi shooter this weekend with some friends, it's certainly not an ideal situation. Developer...
Wednesday17th Sep 2014
News Public Events to Become More Prolific with Destiny Hot Fix
Even more things to shoot
Bungie sees Destiny as a long-term project, so the game that you’re playing today is unlikely to stay the same in perpetuity. That means that you can probably expect a wealth of patches and updates to be released over the coming months, with the latest Hot Fix bringing some improvements to Public Events. According to the...
Tuesday16th Sep 2014
News Don't Forget to Set Aside a Moment to Download Destiny Patch 1.03
Shouldn't take long
If you haven’t left your PlayStation 4 in standby mode, then don’t forget to set aside a moment this evening in order to download Destiny’s latest update. Dubbed v1.03, the 296MB patch is mandatory, so you’ll need to ensure that it’s installed before entering the Crucible with your pals. At the time of writing, no...
Monday8th Sep 2014
News Don't Believe Day One Destiny Reviews, Suggests Bungie
Out of this world advice
Destiny is approaching faster than a comet strapped to James Bond’s complete collection of jet packs. In fact, with the title due out ‘officially’ tomorrow, your copy may have already been delivered by an overzealous postie or courier. However, if you’re still sitting on the fence, you’ll have to wait a little...
Friday5th Sep 2014
News Here's a Quick Look At Destiny on Vita via PS4 Remote Play
Sci-fi hardware
You all know how Destiny looks on the PlayStation 4 by now thanks to its alpha, beta, and the hefty amount of trailers that we've posted here at Push Square, but how does it fare on a smaller screen? If that particular question's been floating around in your head, then you'll be pleased to know that Sony has the answer thanks to a...
News PlayStation Gets a PS4 Destiny Bundle and Oodles of DLC, While Xbox Gets Eau De Destiny
We smell trouble
Better hunker down, because a new storm's brewing in the ongoing — and non-existent — console war. You may already know this all too well, but Sony has a marketing deal with Activision and Bungie regarding imminent sci-fi shooter, Destiny. This essentially means that every advert for the title you see, whether it's on a...
Thursday4th Sep 2014
News Destiny's Live Action Trailer is About as Cheesy as You Can Possibly Get
But still kinda cool
As we edge ever closer to Destiny's release next week, developer Bungie seems to be going all-out with media for the game. We've already had two videos this week detailing the exclusive content coming to PlayStation platforms, but the time has finally come for the title's inevitable live action trailer. As if the headline...
News Explore Destiny's PlayStation Exclusive Co-Op Strike Mission with This New Trailer
The harder they fall
The level 18 Dust Palace co-op Strike mission is part of PlayStation's exclusive Destiny content, and like with the Exodus Blue competitive multiplayer map, we're getting a sneak peek at it thanks to a smart new trailer. The Strike takes place on Mars where you'll face off against the burly Cabal vanguard, and it all looks...
