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News Destiny's Story Was Stitched Together Using Existing Assets in Less Than a Year
Surprise
Well who would have thunk it? According to a massive report from Kotaku's always informative Jason Schreier, Destiny as we know it was cobbled together in a very short space of time following the decision to scrap its original story. Sources say that upon showing Bungie's top brass a 'supercut' of the title's major plot points, the senior...
News We Really Hope Bungie Isn't Mucking About with Destiny's Microtransactions
New patch apparently reveals in-game buffs that you can buy
This is how it starts, isn't it? Destiny's newest patch introduced a new, microtransaction-based service that allows you to buy cosmetic items with real money. With 18 fresh emotes on offer - which, to be fair, are actually pretty cool - it all seems rather harmless, but after mining the...
News Yep, Destiny Is Getting Microtransactions
They're purely cosmetic, for now
Okay, so Destiny's expansions have always been overpriced, but the argument is that it could have a subscription fee if it wanted - but it doesn't. We don't necessarily agree with that analysis, but we've always said that microtransactions could very easily be implemented into the structure of the shooter, and that...
Poll Has Destiny Won You Back With The Taken King?
Is the cryptarch calling?
Destiny: The Taken King is out and fans of Bungie's shooter have probably spent their last weekend grinding themselves into dust. If internet reactions are anything to go by, then the game's third and biggest expansion has been met with a reasonably positive reception. Veteran players seem to like the changes, and lapsed...
News Destiny: The Taken King Is PlayStation's Most Downloaded Day One Game Ever
Hail to the king
Judging purely by the sheer amount of spite Destiny draws from internet users on a daily basis, you'd think that it's a universally hated game. Almost anything related to Bungie's shooter gets picked apart by naysayers all the time - but the simple fact is that Destiny is here to stay, as evidenced by the day one download figures of...
News You Should Definitely Make Your Own Personal Destiny: The Taken King Trailer
Go on, have a go
Phwoar, we love a good bit of marketing here at Push Square, and this is the best bit of advertising we've seen in ages. Bungie's crafted an extension to Destiny's website that allows you to create your own personalised trailer for The Taken King. It's a very simple process, too. Simply click through here, enter your PlayStation...
Guide What Time Does Destiny: The Taken King Go Live on PS4 and PS3?
Patience and time
There's been a lot of confusion over when Destiny's latest expansion, The Taken King, goes live. Being an online-only release, it's no surprise that Bungie is working to make sure that everything clicks without issue, and with that in mind, it'll be launching the add-on at a specified worldwide time. In other words, don't expect to...
Poll Which Destiny Ghost Voice Is the Best?
Dinklage or North?
Any fan of Destiny will know that the game's most recent 2.0 update replaced the original voice of your robotic companion - your Ghost - with an all-new actor. Previously, it was Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage who provided your Ghost with its monotone commentary, but now, video game voice actor Nolan North has been drafted to...
We've been spoiled
If you remember back to the first ever live action trailer for Destiny, then you'll probably recall that it was a bit cringe-worthy - but it was still well done and quite entertaining. As expected, the same is true of The Taken King's live action clip, which features the same three Guardians. However, we reckon that both have...
News Wow, Destiny: The Taken King's Japanese TV Ad Is Better Than Ours
We will not run or hide
Japan's had a long history of crazy video game marketing, and as such, it's always interesting to see how the latest blockbusters are being advertised in the East. Now, Destiny actually sold reasonably well when it first launched in the Land of the Rising Sun, so it's no surprise that its upcoming expansion, The Taken King,...
News Unboxing Destiny's Lovely Looking Limited Edition PS4
Legendary loot
We've said it once and we'll say it again - the limited edition Destiny themed PlayStation 4 is a real looker. The primarily white console launches alongside the shooter's upcoming expansion, The Taken King, on the 15th September - but we've been given an early look at the machine thanks to Alex from YouTube channel Arekkz Gaming. In...
News Destiny Update 2.0's Full Patch Notes Are Here and They're Absolutely Huge
Year 2 begins now
Bungie's finally released the full patch notes for Destiny's 2.0 update, and they're big to say the least. The patch alters countless bits and pieces of the game, from the levelling system to the loot itself. Obviously, this is all in preparation for the title's upcoming expansion, The Taken King, but if you log into Destiny with...
News Destiny's Game-Changing 2.0 Patch Is Out Now
A new age
Destiny's absolutely massive 2.0 update is available to download right now. The patch brings countless changes to the game, signalling the beginning of what Bungie is calling 'year two'. It adds things like Legendary Marks, which replace the limited Vanguard and Crucible marks, and it removes light levels and installs a new experience...
News You Could Have Been Playing Destiny 2 Later This Month
Alternate reality
Those documents that have been dug up following a legal battle between Bungie and fired soundtrack composer Marty O'Donnell have turned out to be a bit of a gold mine, eh? Following on from yesterday's report that Destiny's story was considerably altered one year before it launched, more digging from
News Destiny: The Taken King's Cinematic Trailer Attempts to Get You Hyped for Year 2
Another one?
Yes, you read that right, Destiny: The Taken King has yet another trailer, and this time, it focuses on the expansion's storyline. Now, before you have a little chuckle and say something along the lines of 'what story?', give the video a watch - it's arguably one of the best trailers that the shooter has spawned. As any Destiny fan...
News Destiny: The Taken King Trophies Are Live on PS4
Not long now
Destiny's gigantic 2.0 update launches tomorrow, the 8th September, in preparation for the title's upcoming expansion, The Taken King, which releases on the 15th September. As such, it's no surprise that the add-on's Trophy set has appeared on the PlayStation Network. There are ten trinkets to collect in total, and the majority of them...
News New Evidence Suggests Destiny's Story was Completely Changed a Year Before Launch
What might have been
Following a legal battle between Bungie and fired soundtrack composer Marty O'Donnell, newly uncovered documents state that Destiny's story was "substantially revised" a whole year before the game actually launched. The shooter was originally intended to release in September 2013, but in the month prior, the developer decided to...
News Try Out Destiny's New Multiplayer Maps and Modes for Free Next Week
Even if you aren't buying The Taken King
If you're a Crucible addict or you're currently sitting on the fence regarding upcoming expansion The Taken King, then you may be happy to learn that Bungie's announced a free event which will let you try out Destiny's new multiplayer modes and maps next week. From the 8th September - the day patch 2.0 drops...
News Can't Sign in to Destiny? That's Because It's Down for 6 Hours of Maintenance
Oof
We hope that you weren't planning on jumping straight into Destiny when you get home from work or school today, because Bungie's taken the servers down for a hefty dose of scheduled maintenance. At the point of publishing this article, the downtime is already under way, beginning at 16:00PM BST - that's 08:00AM PDT and 11:00AM EDT for you...
News Schwing! Swords are Coming to Destiny as Usable Weapons
Is this Warframe?
Right, so they've been basically confirmed for a while, but during yesterday's Destiny livestream, Bungie finally showed off some swords. Categorised as heavy weapons, these blades will require purple ammunition to 'charge' them, but they look cool enough to be worth the trouble. These instruments of death aren't like most of your...
News Destiny's Co-Op Strikes Are Going to Be Tweaked for the Better in The Taken King
Extra reputation and better loot
We've lost count of how many ways that The Taken King is supposedly improving Destiny, so we'll just go ahead and throw this one onto the pile that seems to be growing by the day as we rapidly approach the expansion's 15th September release date. Confirmed on Twitter by the title's executive producer, Mark...
News Destiny: The Taken King's Launch Trailer Promises Plenty of Plot
A story? Impossible
Destiny: The Taken King's got a launch trailer, and it's actually pretty good. Alongside plenty of predictable explosions spliced into fast paced gameplay clips, there's an emphasis on cinematics here, which is clearly something that Bungie's eager to show off. We already know that your Guardian's Ghost is being re-voiced in its...
News Destiny's The Taken King Patch Is Around 20GB, and It's Mandatory
Plus a launch date
According to Bungie, Destiny's update 2.0 marks the beginning of the shooter's second year. The patch will be available on the 8th September - that's a week before The Taken King launches - and it'll be around 20GB in size. It'll bring an absolute ton of changes to the game, and we'll likely see the full patch notes in the near...
News Hear Nolan North for the First Time as Destiny's Ghost
Not quite Drake
Destiny: The Taken King's new teaser trailer finally reveals what Nolan North sounds like as he assumes the role of your Ghost companion, and to be totally honest, it's not quite what we were expecting. The voice itself is quite high pitched and seems rather quirky, but we guess that suits a small floating robot quite well. The...
News Existing Destiny Players Will Get a Bunch of Bonus Stuff When They Buy The Taken King
Brave new world
Many Destiny players who have been mowing down evil alien hordes for God-knows-how-many hours kicked up a bit of commotion when it was revealed that The Taken King, the game's upcoming expansion, would be bringing numerous changes to the release when it launches next month. Of course, it's the not seemingly positive alterations that...
News The Taken King Is Looking More and More Like What Destiny Should Have Always Been
Return of the king
We hope that you're ready for an absolutely massive marketing blitz from Sony and Activision as we crawl closer to the release of Destiny's upcoming expansion, The Taken King, because that's what you're going to get over the next few weeks. The add-on's newest trailer is a short one, but we reckon that it gets the point across...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
News Here's What's in Destiny: The Taken King on PS4
More than meets the eye?
Bungie is promoting its latest Destiny expansion as more than downloadable content. "It's more than DLC," the developer said in a blog post. "It's a game." Whether or not that claim is a bit too bold, we will say that there's lots of new stuff coming to Destiny in September. In the words of Bungie itself, here's what you can...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
News You'll Have to Wait a Little Bit Longer For Destiny's 1.2.0 Patch
Light in the darkness
All of you Guardians that are patiently awaiting Destiny's much anticipated update 1.2.0 had better set down your rifles for the time being, as Bungie's revealed that it's still busy tweaking the upcoming patch. Many assumed that the update would launch a few days ago, but due to a technical issue that the developer seems to...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
