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Review Destiny 2: The Final Shape (PS5) - Bungie's Promise Fulfilled
There was an idea
10 years ago, we booted up the beta for Destiny on PS4. It was an exciting time, as the possibilities of multiplayer on console were rapidly expanding into the territory of live service, a term that didn’t hold quite the same implications as it does now. There were bold claims of half a billion dollar budgets and decade spanning...
Review Destiny 2: Lightfall (PS5) - A Brilliant Yet Disappointing Set-Up
Can an expansion have middle child syndrome?
Since the original launch of Destiny back in 2014, there has been an ambitious yet overly vague storyline building in the depth of its ever-expanding lore. The gist of it? Good versus Evil, or in the case of this universe, the Light versus the Darkness. For so long, it's felt like a meandering excuse for...
Review Destiny 2: The Witch Queen (PS5) - Bungie's Loot Shooter Vaults Back into First Place
Goodnight Forsaken, Witch Queen awaken
How do you review a game that never ends? The latest expansion in the Destiny 2 cycle – The Witch Queen – arrives amidst typical controversy as the excellent Forsaken campaign is removed – excuse me, vaulted – to supposedly make room for it. We’ve got mixed feelings about the whole situation. On the...
Review Destiny 2 (PS5) - A Solid Update for Hardcore Players
No time to explain
A lot has changed for Destiny 2 in the three years since release. After launching as a full-priced product, it decided to take the free-to-play route in late 2019. After teaming up with Activision to bring both the original game and this sequel to market, Bungie cut ties with the publisher to do it alone. And after expanding the...
Review Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - Looter Shooter Comfort Food and Not a Whole Lot More
Moon's haunted
Ever since splitting from Activision, Bungie has been talking a big game. The launch of Destiny 2: Shadowkeep represents the moment where the developer fully embraces the MMO concept, clearly defines its core pillars, and lays the groundwork for a better looter shooter experience. It’s a series of promises that transforms the base...
Review Destiny 2: Forsaken (PS4)
The cycle repeats
It's hard to shake the feeling that we've been here before with Destiny 2: Forsaken. When The Taken King hit the original Destiny and propelled the game to a point where it once again felt complete and compelling, it was a welcome addition after months and months of frustration. It's the same story with Destiny 2, a title that's...
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Video Everything You Need to Know About Marathon
See you starside
Bungie is taking a punt at the extraction shooter genre with Marathon, a PvPvE reimagining of its sci-fi series from the 90s. It was great to finally see the game in action with the recent showcase, but if we’re being honest, we don’t think Bungie really did the best job at explaining the deeper intricacies of its upcoming...
Saturday27th May 2023
News Bungie’s Marathon Trailer QR Code Leads to ARG with More Hidden Information
Here for the long run
Users have taken to Twitter after finding a QR code hidden within the Marathon trailer released at PlayStation’s Showcase on Wednesday. This code led users to a website with a bunch of code and a login page. After some code cracking, users were able to login and recover some videos of
Wednesday24th Aug 2022
News Destiny's Best Raid, Kings Fall, Will Return During Destiny 2's Season of Plunder
Long live the king
It's a big day for Destiny 2 players, we got the reveal of the next major expansion, Lightfall, and the news that Season 18, Season of Plunder, would begin immediately. In addition, we learned that OG Destiny's King's Fall raid would be making a glorious return. Season of Plunder is casting Guardians as intergalactic pirates,...
Wednesday20th Jul 2022
News Beat the Heat With Destiny 2's Summer Solstice Event
The heat is on
Destiny 2's latest live event in the Season of the Haunted is a celebration of the Solstice, and summer in general. Guardians will automatically receive the red-hot Solstice armour for participating and will have yet another reason to stay inside and out of the sun (as if you needed one). The Solstice event will introduce a new...
Monday18th Apr 2022
Video Is Live Service Really the Way Forward for PlayStation?
Are things always better with friends?
Sony has always prided itself as a harbourer of high quality single player experiences. Anyone that is even remotely familiar with the word 'PlayStation' will know about the titles synonymous with it, such as The Last Of Us, God of War, and Ghost of Tsushima. However, Sony's reputation as a single-player...
Tuesday28th Jan 2020
Fulfilling our Destinies
We’re listing the ten best Soundtracks of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation scores released over the past decade that we believe left the biggest impression on our sonic palettes. Whether it’s Journey's Grammy nominated masterpiece or Destiny’s 8 movement symphony, these are the soundtracks that hit the best...
Friday23rd Sep 2016
Podcast Episode 14 - The PS4 Slim and PS4 Pro
And is the Iron Price right?
A fictitious prize to whoever cites both references in that sub header! Anyway, we've got another bumper episode for you this week that comes to you with improved microphone quality on my end, for once. Huzzah! This episode, we catch up on all the latest new from the PlayStation Meeting and Tokyo Game Show. Plus, we...
Monday27th Jun 2016
News Bungie Abandons Destiny Content on PS3
The end of Trials and Banner
Bungie has laid out its future plans for Destiny on PlayStation 3, which includes the permanent cancellations of Trials of Osiris and Iron Banner. As we previously covered, Destiny's next expansion - Rise of Iron - won't be coming to PlayStation 3, but according to Troubleshooter pages on
Saturday5th Dec 2015
PSX 2015 Sparrows Cross the Finish Line in Destiny: The Taken King
Bumping Sparrows
It's been a long-held dream by all Guardians to be able to race against each other with their Sparrows. They feel so wonderful to take for a spin, so how could Bungie pass up on the opportunity to include competitive racing? Well, the developer heard the fans, and it listened. Destiny: The Taken King will be graced with the Sparrow...
Friday7th Aug 2015
Gamescom 2015 Why Is Destiny Dropping Dinklage for Nolan North?
Dropped like green loot
Nolan North is replacing Game of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage as the voice of your Ghost in Destiny. The change will coincide with the release of the title's upcoming expansion, The Taken King, but North won't just be appearing in the add-on - his voice will be incorporated into the entire game, from start to finish. But why...
Thursday6th Aug 2015
Gamescom 2015 We Want to Be More Respectful of Players' Time with Destiny, Says Bungie
Update 2.0 brings the biggest changes to the game yet
Bungie's really trying to shake things up with Destiny: The Taken King. Whether this is because it wants to secure a few more pre-orders for the expansion or because it's keen to get lapsed players back into the game, we obviously can't say, but the developer's clearly trying to switch things up...
Wednesday5th Aug 2015
Gamescom 2015 Destiny's Rousing New Trailer Celebrates Badass Guardians
Here's to you
Following the good news that Destiny is ditching those bloody light levels, we reckon that there's cause for celebration. Thankfully, Bungie's released a new trailer that's all about you, the Guardians, and it's pretty entertaining. The rousing new video features plenty of footage from The Taken King - the shooter's upcoming...
News Some Massive Gameplay Changes Are Coming to Destiny
Bungie's ditching light levels
Listen up, Guardians, because this is big news. As we're sure you're all aware by now, Destiny's third and biggest expansion, The Taken King, launches next month. Its arrival takes the level cap to 40, which no doubt has some of you excited, but things perhaps aren't as they seem. According to Game Informer, the...
News You've All Spent Far Too Much Time Playing Destiny, Some Would Argue
Activision releases crazy stats
2 billion hours. 2 billion hours. That's how long you lot have collectively played Destiny for, according to Activision. The mega-publisher revealed the frankly shocking figure along with its most recent financial report, and we're still trying to wrap our heads around it. Apparently, that means that on average, each...
Tuesday4th Aug 2015
News Destiny Says Goodbye Dinklebot as Nolan North Replaces Game of Thrones Actor
At least he won't be as crap crap crap
With such memorable lines as "who's she talking to?" and "where's his Ghost?" all delivered in the most monotone way imaginable, Destiny's Ghost companion, voiced by Game of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage, somehow didn't make a good enough impression to feature in the shooter's upcoming expansion, The Taken King...
Thursday23rd Jul 2015
News Destiny's Getting an Action Figure, and It Costs a Titanic $190
Articulate that
It was only a matter of time before Destiny got some sort of action figure or model. Activison's uber popular shooter is getting its biggest expansion in September with The Taken King, but you can throw even more cash at the property by buying this rather expensive Titan figurine. Crafted by manufacturer 3A, we have to admit that...
Friday17th Jul 2015
News Destiny's Most Popular Weapons Are Getting Whacked with the Nerf Bat
The cycle continues
Ever since Destiny launched, Bungie's found itself in a seemingly never ending cycle of balancing weapons that players appear to be using a bit too much. With update 2.0.0, which will release before The Taken King launches in September, the developer's at it again, and this time, it's the super popular Thorn and Gjallarhorn that...
Thursday9th Jul 2015
News It's Not Just You - Destiny's Offline for Maintenance Today
Take a break
If you can't log into Destiny and you're starting to get withdrawals from all of that grinding, don't panic: the game's meant to be offline right now. Bungie's taken the shooter's servers down for some scheduled maintenance, and they'll supposedly be back up within the next few hours. Said maintenance began earlier today, and it'll...
Friday3rd Jul 2015
News Destiny's Writing Is 'Boring as S***' According to Arrested Development Actor David Cross
Agree?
David Cross, perhaps best known for his role as Tobias in American sitcom Arrested Development, was actually involved in the development of Destiny at one point, the actor has revealed. Along with comedian Brian Posehn, the duo was asked to "punch up" the sci-fi shooter's script by adding in some jokes. "We were flown up to Bellevue,...
Thursday18th Jun 2015
E3 2015 20 New Destiny: The Taken King Screenshots Aim to Blow You Away
Return of the king?
Destiny fans are getting pretty hyped about upcoming expansion The Taken King. The meaty add-on, which is set to launch on the 15th September, includes whole new areas, an entirely new storyline, and numerous fresh activities. After two relatively disappointing slices of downloadable content in its lifetime so far, we're hoping...
Friday5th Jun 2015
News Prepare for Destiny to Take to the Stage During Sony's E3 2015 Press Conference
You could call it fate
So, remember when we said that Sony's E3 2015 press conference would be absolutely packed with third party content? Well, to no one's surprise, it looks like one of those third party titles will be Destiny. Developer Bungie's teased that the sci-fi shooter will be making an appearance, and Sony's presser is really the only...
News Bungie Raised Over a Million Dollars for Nepal's Earthquake Victims
With the help of fans, of course
Back in April, Bungie announced that it would be selling Destiny t-shirts with codes for in-game shaders and emblems to support victims of the recent Nepal earthquake, which took the lives of nearly 9,000 people. The turnout was more than anyone could have hoped for, though, as it was announced today that it managed...
Tuesday19th May 2015
News You Don't Have Long to Wait For Destiny's House of Wolves Launch
Hours away
If you haven't been keeping an eye on Bungie's social media accounts, then there's a good chance that you stumbled onto the PlayStation Store this morning expecting to find Destiny's second slice of DLC, House of Wolves. The new add-on is due out today, but it's actually being held hostage until a little later. The developer stated on...
Thursday14th May 2015
News This Is What You'll Be Doing in Destiny's House of Wolves DLC
Welcome to the arena
This explosive new gameplay trailer for Destiny's House of Wolves, which releases in just five days time, shows off just about everything that you can expect from the sci-fi shooter's latest downloadable content. From story missions to Strikes and the all new Prison of Elders arena, it's already looking better than the rather...
Saturday9th May 2015
News Not Up to Speed with Destiny's House of Wolves DLC? Watch This Trailer
Part of the pack
Destiny's House of Wolves DLC throws quite a few bits and pieces into the sci-fi shooter mix, and if you haven't been keeping up to date with what's being added, then we'd suggest taking a peek at the trailer that we've embedded. At just over five minutes long, Bungie details the new activities that you'll be able to take part in,...
Thursday7th May 2015
Reaction Destiny's Prison of Elders Is a Step in the Right Direction
Prepare for combat
Raids can be a lot of fun, especially with the right people. The six-player co-op activities have long served as Destiny's true endgame challenges which require teamwork, prior knowledge, and plenty of effective firepower – but they're not for everyone. For starters, they don't allow for any kind of matchmaking, so you need to...
Wednesday6th May 2015
Live Say Goodbye to Raids and Hello to Destiny's Prison of Elders Right Here
Jail break
No, the Prison of Elders isn't a harshly named old folks' home - it's actually one of the main draws of Destiny's next DLC, House of Wolves. The download, which will be available later this month, doesn't feature a Raid, so the Prison of Elders will replace the traditional endgame activities - at least to some degree. As far as we know,...
Rumour The Taken King Is Destiny's Big September DLC
Return of the king
A while back now, it was rumoured that Destiny would be getting a larger expansion in September. The rumour started with a supposedly leaked image of the shooter's DLC plan, and now, eagle eyed NeoGAF user Kifimbo has spotted a trademark for 'The Taken King', which has appeared alongside what seems to be a logo. With the title's...
Tuesday5th May 2015
News Here's Your First Look at Destiny's Raid Replacing Prison of Elders Co-Op Mode
Fight or die
The teaser trailer for Destiny's highly anticipated Prison of Elders activity has hit the web, and it gifts us with our first look at the co-op component. As expected, it appears to be a sort of horde mode, where three Guardians will have to face off against waves of foes. The official reveal will air tomorrow on Bungie's Twitch...
Wednesday29th Apr 2015
Live Find Out Exactly What Destiny's Trials of Osiris Is Right Here
Details on Destiny's new PVP content
Bungie's kept quiet about Destiny's Trials of Osiris, a new type of endgame multiplayer activity that's going to appear in the upcoming DLC, House of Wolves. With any luck, it's going to make the Crucible more rewarding for veteran players. Fortunately, we'll know exactly what the Trials consist of later...
Friday24th Apr 2015
The tower that refuses to fall
For all the online hate that Destiny gets, you'd think that it'd be a somewhat unpopular game. On the contrary, and as history has so often taught us, the most popular entertainment almost always comes under the most fire, and this is true of Bungie's sci-fi shooter, too, which is still being enjoyed religiously by its...
Wednesday22nd Apr 2015
News Destiny's Getting Some Very Positive Changes, Not Just for DLC Buyers
We're getting there
House of Wolves, Destiny's second piece of DLC, releases next month. It'll contain new story missions, Strikes, and gear, but fortunately, those who don't plan on purchasing the add-on will still benefit from a few thoughtful changes that Bungie's bringing to the table with its release. Now, Destiny gets a lot of flack,...
Live Explore Destiny's New Social Space in House of Wolves Right Here
Enter the Reef, for real this time
Destiny players will already know of the Reef; a location that appears on the game's map only to house a couple of story cutscenes and nothing more. The shooter's next slice of DLC, House of Wolves, will open this area up, however, and you'll have a chance to see the DLC's new social space in all of its glory later...
Tuesday21st Apr 2015
News Here's Your First Look at Destiny's House of Wolves Social Space in the Reef
A brave new world
Ahead of tomorrow's livestream of the location, Bungie's released a teaser trailer that shows a quick glimpse of the Reef's social space in Destiny's second DLC, House of Wolves. As you'd expect, it's quite dark, moody, and, er, purple. It'll boast new characters, upgrades, and gear. If you're sick of seeing the Tower, you'll...
Tuesday14th Apr 2015
News Destiny's New Patch Detailed, Gets Suspend and Resume Improvements on PS4
That'll do nicely
You can say what you like about Destiny, but Bungie's been quite impressive with its post-release support. The title's next big patch will soon be live, and the developer's detailed exactly what's going to be in it. In addition to being able to wear helmets in the Tower and the ability to tweak colour blind and audio settings, the...
News Destiny's House of Wolves Won't Come with a New Raid
Wait, what?
Essentially the most important and time consuming end-game activity for any Guardian wanting to reach the highest light level, Raids have been a focal point as far as Bungie's concerned. Since Destiny launched last year, the developer has added and tweaked two of these challenges, one in the core game, and one in The Dark Below, the...
Monday13th Apr 2015
News Hunt Down Your First Look at Destiny's House of Wolves With Its First Trailer
The will of the pack
As expected, Activision's gone ahead and revealed the teaser trailer for House of Wolves, Destiny's second slice of DLC. It's a decent little snippet that hints at a promising storyline, although after what the game's promised in the past, you'll have to excuse us for not getting our hopes up. The 'expansion', which has been...
News Destiny's House of Wolves DLC Lands a Confirmed Release Date
Howling for you
Destiny's second slice of DLC, House of Wolves, has finally been given a release date by publisher Activision. Your Guardian's next big adventure will commence on the 19th May, and yes, that's the same day that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt launches. It's about time, too - even lasting fans of the sci-fi shooter are beginning to complain...
Friday10th Apr 2015
News Destiny's Upcoming Patch Will Let You Show Off Your Helmet in the Tower
Hooray, we think?
Bungie's revealed a few little features that'll be added to Destiny in its upcoming patch 1.1.2, including the ability to toggle your helmet on and off while running around the Tower. Indeed, you'll be able to show off your headpiece in the shooter's social space if you wish, via a handy little menu option. On top of that, you'll...
Wednesday1st Apr 2015
News Destiny Killstreaks Don't Get Much More Satisfying Than This
Sit down
Like any multiplayer shooter, Destiny should be a team game. Communication's sometimes the key to success, but there's not much you can do about a player who's decided that it's their, er, destiny to somehow grasp victory from the jaws of defeat. YouTube user David Scraggs did just that, as he managed to single-handedly turn the tide of a...
Friday27th Mar 2015
News Destiny's Getting Stripped Back on PS3 as Bungie Faces Memory Problems
Take 'em out back
If you've been enjoying Destiny on PlayStation 3, then you'll soon have to sacrifice the ability to compare items in your vault after the title's next update allows for more storage space. "In the case of the Vault expansion, it became clear that we would be pushing very limited memory constraints on older generation hardware,"...
Friday20th Mar 2015
News Destiny's Next Patch Will Introduce Colourblind Options
Hopefully it all looks purple
In what is a thoughtful addition to Destiny, the game's next patch will introduce colourblind options to the release, helping those that have trouble discerning various colour tones. Update 1.1.2 will also include audio options for those who want to fiddle about with the title's sound. Still haven't tried Destiny yet?...
Friday13th Mar 2015
News Destiny's Next Update Could Give You More Space to Store Your Stuff
Vault dweller
Destiny's next expansion, House of Wolves, may not be a here for a couple of months yet, but Guardians will be happy to know that Bungie's still busy working on tweaking the existing game. Update 1.1.2 will be deployed at some point between now and the DLC's release, and with it, the developer plans on giving you more space to store...
Monday9th Mar 2015
News One Destiny Player Has Beaten Crota's End by Himself, Without Firing a Single Bullet
Hotshot
That's an impressive headline isn't it? Destiny streamer TheHM05 has managed to solo the shooter's toughest raid, and the best part is that he never once fired a single bullet. A Fireteam Also Managed to Beat Crota's End Without Firing a Bullet Using a very specialised Warlock, he was able to get through the activity using only grenades,...
Monday2nd Mar 2015
News Bungie's Looking into Changing Destiny's Crucible Rewards System
Gunning for gold
To say that Destiny's loot system can be a bit frustrating is an understatement. Whether you're blessed by the random number Gods or not, you're rarely ever guaranteed a nice new weapon or armour piece, and this has no doubt been a source of negativity for many Guardians since the game launched last year. Fortunately, that's set to...
Thursday26th Feb 2015
News Destiny's PS4, PS3 Patch Reveals New Social Area and More
Dripping at the seams
You can never be too certain of leaks on the Internet these days, as any Photoshop wizard will tell you. Thanks to yesterday's 1.1.1 Destiny patch, however, all of the cats have escaped the bag. Thanks to code being added ready for the big House of Wolves launch, supposedly leaked data has been confirmed to match. One of the...
Wednesday25th Feb 2015
News Destiny's 1.1.1 Update Is Unleashed Tonight
On the pulse
Destiny's 1.1.1 patch is finally launching tonight, Bungie has confirmed via Twitter. As such, Guardians may be kicked from their current games, or may experience some technical hiccups. As for the update itself, it primarily focuses on weapon balancing. Underused for good reason, Pulse Rifles are receiving a pretty meaty 9.7 per cent...
Friday20th Feb 2015
News Destiny's Next Patch Will Bring Matchmaking to Weekly Heroic Strikes
Heroes unite
While some players are still desperate for the ability to automatically find other Guardians to attempt Raids with, Bungie refuses to budge on its stance of keeping matchmaking far away from Destiny's toughest trials. It is, however, bringing matchmaking to weekly heroic Strikes with the sci-fi shooter's next patch, which is still due...
Thursday12th Feb 2015
News With Destiny's Next Patch, You'll Finally Be Able to See Your Reputation Levels at Anytime
Representin'
If you're not a fan of having your time slowly sucked away from you, then why the heck are you even playing Destiny? Jokes aside, the sci-fi shooter will be streamlining things with its next update, Bungie has confirmed. There are numerous reputation levels in Destiny, all tied to different vendors scattered around the Tower. In order...
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...