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News Bungie Pledges Long-Term Commitment to Destiny
It must be destiny
Following on from Bungie and Activision's separation, there's been a lot of speculation over the now independent developer and the future of Destiny. Would Bungie keep it all going, or would it gradually turn its gaze to something new? Well, going by the studio's latest statement, it sounds like it's prepared to stick to its guns...
Soapbox The Destiny Divorce - What Bungie and Activision's Split Could Mean for Destiny
Lloyd ponders the game's future
It happened. Bungie and Activision have parted ways prior to the end of what was a seismic ten year publishing deal for Destiny. While Bungie’s staff allegedly popped champagne and cheered the announcement, and Activision thanked the fans for their participat
News Destiny Devs 'Cheered and Popped Champagne' as Bungie Announced Break Up with Activision
Light without dark?
Bungie's broken up with Activision, if you haven't already heard. Coming to the conclusion that it was in the best interest of both parties not to continue their agreed contract over Destiny -- which saw Activision publish the property -- it's Bungie who now owns the sci-fi shooter. In other words, when it comes to Destiny,...
News Bungie Splits from Activision, Takes the Rights to Destiny
The light returns?
Destiny's ups and downs have been well documented, and judging from this breaking news, neither Activision nor Bungie were happy with how things were going. The publisher and developer have decided to put an end to their contract, with the rights to the Destiny property being transferred over to Bungie. Wow. "We have enjoyed a...
News Destiny 2 Streamers Have Been Trying to Solve an In-Game Puzzle for 24 Hours Straight
Bashing their heads against a wall
Destiny 2 is known for its weird, wonderful, and sometimes downright convoluted puzzles, but the one found in its latest activity has to take first prize. As part of the latest Black Armory update, players must group up into teams of three in order to beat a challenge that will unlock the final forge for all...
News Bungie Defends Destiny 2: Forsaken Following Activision's Sales Disappointment
"We are not disappointed"
In response to the recent news that Activision isn't entirely happy with the commercial performance of Destiny 2: Forsaken, director Luke Smith has taken to Twitter on behalf of developer Bungie. Smith writes, "We are not disappointed with Forsaken." "We set out to build a game that Destiny players would love, and at...
Forsaken is right
Destiny 2: Forsaken sales haven't met publisher Activision's expectations despite the expansion making a ton of money when it launched in September. "Some of our other franchises like Destiny are not performing as well as we’d like," the company stated rather bluntly during its most recent earnings call. The problem appears to...
News Destiny 2 Is Still Making Activision a Crazy Amount of Money
More than Spider-Man in September
We don't know if you feel the same, but from our perspective, it seemed like Destiny 2 dropped off a cliff almost as soon as Forsaken launched back in September. The expansion was well received by both critics and players, but to us, it feels like no one's talking about Destiny anymore outside of its core fans. With...
News Destiny 2 Trailer Gives a Glimpse of the Haunted Infinite Forest
Event starts tomorrow
Halloween's just around the corner, and you know what that means. Every game with an online element is getting spooky, and Destiny 2's Festival of the Lost appears to be going in quite heavily this year. Alongside the return of masks that you can acquire with a new currency, the Infinite Forest is getting an overhaul, and it...
News Destiny 2: Forsaken Will Include Previous Two Expansions Starting Next Week
Bundled into one package
Destiny 2: Forsaken launched last month, but in order to play it, you need the base Destiny 2 game as well as its two Expansion Pass expansions, Curse of Osiris and Warmind. However, starting from next week, on the 16th October, Forsaken will actually include Curse of Osiris and Warmind as standard. Buy that, and you own...
News A More Robust Festival of the Lost Returns in Destiny 2 Next Week
Bungie dishes out the treats
Festival of the Lost is returning to the world of Destiny 2 next week, and Bungie has detailed what players can expect from the game's upcoming live event. The Tower will be overhauled with eerie little lights and all that usual stuff, but it sounds like the developer has focused on delivering a more robust event this...
Soapbox Destiny 2: Forsaken Has Rekindled My Love for the Game, But at a Cost
Lloyd thinks the expansion's a blast
The year was 2014. Following a really exciting beta, Bungie’s first post-Halo effort hit PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. A “shared world shooter”, Destiny was envisaged as a ten year project, constantly being iterated on. A shooter clad in MMO trappings, first impressions suggested that its estimated five...
News Bungie Plans on Making Masterwork Cores More Plentiful in Destiny 2
Masterworking it out
One of the hot topics among the Destiny community right now is the availability of Masterwork Cores. These items are necessary for infusion -- the process of powering up equipment that you like using. However, Masterwork Cores are currently very hard to find or farm, meaning that infusion is a costly decision to make. Bungie...
News Quick Destiny 2 Update Makes Ace of Spades Exotic Easier to Get
That's ace
Ace of Spades, Cayde's trademark hand cannon in Destiny, is up for grabs in Destiny 2: Forsaken. It's an Exotic weapon that's yours to uncover at the end of the expansion's main story, but actually restoring the gun's power takes time and effort. Previously, in order to make Ace of Spades what it once was, you needed to fulfil several...
News Using Destiny 2: Forsaken Prime Engram Exploit Will Come Back to Bite You, Says Bungie
Dev suggests it's a bad idea
There's a hot exploit doing the rounds in Destiny 2: Forsaken that allows players to gain Prime Engrams at a dramatically increased rate. The weapons and armour that you acquire from said engrams is usually an improvement over whatever you have equipped, and once you're past the soft power level cap of...
Poll What Do You Think of Destiny 2: Forsaken?
Is there light in the darkness?
Destiny 2: Forsaken has been out for a couple of days now, and we must admit that we've been enjoying it. We've been hot and cold with Destiny 2 for months, its two smaller expansions failing to draw us back in for more than just a few sessions here and there. But right now, Forsaken feels like a turning point...
News Destiny 2 PS4 Patch 1.24 Out Now Ahead of Forsaken Launch
Here it comes
Destiny 2's final update ahead of Forsaken's launch is available to download now on PlayStation 4. Patch 1.24 is 7.5GB in size, and makes way for the aforementioned expansion, which goes live later today. As you'd imagine, the update paves the way for Forsaken, and obviously, you'll need to get it downloaded before you can have a...
News Destiny 2: Forsaken Gets 24 Minutes of PS4 Exclusive Strike Gameplay
It's got worms
Nab Destiny 2: Forsaken on PlayStation 4 and you'll get access to an exclusive Strike called Broodhold. It sees players shoot a lot of evil aliens and, er, pick up large worms. That's pretty much all we gathered from the PlayStation Underground gameplay that we've embedded above, anyway. To be fair, it looks like another...
News Destiny 2 Available Right Now on PS Plus
A week early
September's PlayStation Plus games have just been announced, and in a surprise twist, the headline act, Destiny 2, is available to download right now. According to the PlayStation Blog, you can get the game on PS Plus today in order to partake in a trial of a new game mode. "As a special treat, the game is available on PS Plus today...
News Massive Destiny 2 Patch 2.0 Is Out Now on PS4
35GB!
Ahead of Destiny 2: Forsaken's launch on the 4th September, Bungie has deployed patch 2.0 on PlayStation. You can go ahead and download it now, but be warned: the thing's 35GB in size. Yowza! As you'd expect, the patch notes are bloody gigantic too, with the developer making numerous changes across the board in preparation for the...
News Destiny 2: Forsaken Gets a Typically Great Launch Trailer
Another one
Destiny as a whole gets a lot of criticism, but we can't deny that it's had some hella hype trailers over the years. This latest video for Destiny 2: Forsaken is no different. Clocking in at three minutes, it's a great clip from start to finish, filled with slick cinematics and punchy gameplay. Top stuff from Bungie once...
Gamescom 2018 Destiny 2: Forsaken's New Multiplayer Mode Gets a Free Trial
Get your Gambit on
Ahead of Destiny 2: Forsaken's launch on the 4th September, a free trial of the expansion's new Gambit multiplayer mode will be made available to all Destiny 2 players. Gambit sees two opposing teams of Guardians take down waves of foes all while attempting to sabotage the progress of their opponents. The trail begins on the...
News Destiny 2: Forsaken Cinematic Trailer Shows Cayde's Last Stand
Rest in pieces
If you're one of those weirdos who's actually invested in Destiny's "story", then you'll want to give this latest cinematic trailer for Destiny 2: Forsaken a watch. We're just trolling, of course -- it's a pretty cool trailer. As has been revealed numerous times now, the expansion -- which is due out next month -- sees the death of...
News Destiny 2 Has Wasted a Collective 25 Years of Players' Time with Its Crap Shaders System
Delete, delete, delete
There's no getting around the fact that Destiny 2 butchered the cosmetic shader system of the first game so that it could exploit the whole thing in the name of microtransactions, and as if we didn't hate the overhauled system enough already, we've just found out that it's wasted a combined 25 years of players' time...
News Destiny 2's Solstice of Heroes Event Starts Today for All Players, Promises Powerful Gear
Live and kicking
Destiny 2's Solstice of Heroes begins today on PlayStation 4. The lengthy live event is available to all players regardless of which expansions you own, and it lasts until the 28th August, meaning that you have around a month to get stuck in. The big draw here is that those who get involved can nab some powerful armour...
News Bungie Seems to Be Stepping It Up with Destiny 2: Forsaken Exotics
The life exotic
Now that's a bit more like it, Bungie. The developer finally seems to understand how Exotic gear should be handled, as this small showcase of items heading to Destiny 2: Forsaken has got us relatively excited to find some of this stuff and put it to use. For too long, it's felt like Exotic equipment in Destiny isn't all that...
News Destiny 2 Update 1.2.3 Is a Step in the Right Direction, Out Now on PS4
Keep going
The July update for Destiny 2 is out now on PlayStation 4, and it's one of the more important patches that Bungie's shooter has received in quite some time. Ahead of Destiny 2: Forsaken's launch in September, the developer is trying to lay the groundwork for change, and with update 1.2.3, things seem to be heading in the right direction...
News Bounties Arrive in Destiny 2 Next Week, Promising Better Rewards
Everything has a price
Update 1.2.3 is the next reasonably big step forward for Destiny 2, and it's set to drop on Tuesday the 17th July. The patch will add bounties to the game -- a system that longtime players may remember from the original Destiny. Essentially bite-sized objectives, you'll be able to pick bounties up from vendors, although...
News Destiny 2 Is Free to Download and Play This Weekend on PS4
Worth a shot?
Okay, so Destiny 2's going through some rough times, but why not form your own opinion of Bungie's shooter by taking it out for a spin this weekend? That's right, Destiny 2 is free to download and play starting this Friday (that's the 29th June) on PlayStation 4. You can even go ahead and pre-download it right now. Any progress you...
E3 2018 Destiny 2: Forsaken Trailer Drops a Bit of a Bombshell
Bang
Now, before you say anything, yes, the storytelling in Destiny isn't great and it never has been, but Cayde-6, the wisecracking robot, is easily one of the game's better characters. And his popularity makes this new trailer for Destiny 2: Forsaken that much more interesting. We won't spoil it here, so give it a watch and let us know if...
News Big, Promising Destiny 2 Changes Coming with Forsaken Expansion This September
Not quite forsaken
The future's suddenly looking a lot brighter for Destiny 2 off the back of Bungie's latest livestream. Earlier, the developer outlined the big changes hitting its shooter this September, as the alterations are rolled out alongside the title's next expansion, Destiny 2: Forsaken. Let's run through the core gameplay changes first...
Live Destiny 2 Year 2 Content and Forsaken Expansion Revealed
Forsake this
It's time to learn what Bungie has in store for the second year of Destiny 2 -- and what we can expect from the game's big Fall expansion, titled Destiny 2: Forsaken. The developer will be hosting its livestream from 17:00 UK time -- that's 15 minutes from when this article is published. Hopefully it'll provide plenty of information on...
News Destiny 2's Fall Expansion Is Called Forsaken, Returns Players to the Reef
Hold the snark
Bungie has been busy bigging up Destiny 2's second year of content, and ahead of its planned reveal livestream tomorrow, it's dropped a teaser for the shooter's Fall expansion. It's called -- rather ironically, if you're feeling snarky -- Destiny 2: Forsaken. Going by the little clip that the developer's posted to Twitter, the...
News The Future of Destiny 2 Will Be Revealed Next Week
How the mighty have Fallen
Bungie will officially reveal what it’s describing as “Year 2” for Destiny 2 next week. As part of a livestream scheduled to air on Twitch from 9AM PT, the broadcast will presumably include the very first details on the sequel’s next major expansion pack. Fans are expecting something similar to Destiny: The Taken...
News Destiny 2 Patch 1.19 Should Solve PS4 and PS4 Pro Frame Rate Issues
Stutters begone
The latest Destiny 2 hotfix should remove those pesky frame rate stutters on PlayStation 4 and PS4 Pro, Bungie has revealed. Patch 1.19 is out now on Sony's console, and feeds into hotfix 1.2.0.2, which is the next in a long line of smaller updates for the sci-fi shooter. Usually, hotfixes are wheeled out when Bungie needs to squash...
News Destiny 2: Warmind's Launch Trailer Goes Big and Bombastic
Kaboom
War never changes... But does Warmind? Destiny 2's second expansion is out tomorrow on PlayStation 4, and we've got the launch trailer to prove it. Despite the fact that the game's still going through a decidedly rough patch, we've got to admit that this trailer's pretty cool. It's certainly got us just that little bit excited to dive back...
News Destiny 2's Fall Expansion Will Be Revealed at E3 2018
Featuring a mode that's new to the FPS genre
In news that won't surprise many, Destiny 2's brand new fall expansion is set to take the stage at E3 2018 for an unveiling. Announced during an Activision Blizzard Q&A, the newest piece of DLC is set to ship with a mode that has never been seen before in the FPS genre. Destiny's The Taken...
Live Bungie Reveals Destiny 2's Second Expansion
Reload
Bungie is doing a full reveal of Destiny 2's second expansion via livestream this evening. Titled Warmind, the upcoming adventure will feature new story missions, new environments, new enemies, and, of course, new gear. It's set to launch next month, on the 8th May. The hope is that this livestream gives us a glimpse of a worthwhile...
News Destiny 2's Second Expansion, Warmind, Launches in May
Be mindful
We remember a time when you couldn't possibly escape news regarding Destiny, but now it just seems to slip by without anyone really caring all that much -- and we include ourselves in that. We've been covering the ins and outs of Bungie's shooter and its sequel for years now, but news of Destiny 2's second expansion totally passed us by,...
News Oh FFS, Bungie's Screwed Up with Destiny 2 Yet Again
It never ends
And to think we actually really enjoyed Destiny 2 when it first launched. That seems like a lifetime ago now... Bungie's shooter is back in the news cycle thanks to the game's latest Faction Rally event, and no, it's not because it's been a huge success. The Faction Rally tasks players with pledging their allegiance to one of three...
News Bungie Plans on Making a Lot of Changes to Destiny 2, Details it All in New Blog Post
Destined for greatness?
And here it is, the highly anticipated developer blog post from Bungie, supposedly detailing the future of Destiny 2. The shooter's been under a lot of fire over the last few months, and as you'd expect, the developer is quite keen to win back some good will. The question is: will this single post be enough to kickstart some...
News Destiny 2 Game Director Promises to Disclose Game's Future on Thursday
Well, shoot
Destiny 2 has had to endure some pretty aggressive criticism from its players. Fans of the shared world shooter still aren't happy with the game's microtransactions, the lack of endgame content, and more besides. It's no wonder that Bungie has at last revealed that it will be talking about the game's future a little later this week...
News Destiny 2 Is Going Offline for 5 Hours Today
Ceasefire
Bungie has revealed the schedule for Destiny 2's latest maintenance period, and it looks like you'll have to find something else to play this afternoon if you're in Europe. Timing wise it's pretty typical. You won't be able to log in from 07:00 PT (15:00 GMT), and all players will be kicked out at 08:00 PT (16:00 GMT). The maintenance is...
News Destiny 2 Players Continue Large Scale Campaign Against Microtransactions
Fighting the good fight
It's been quite some time since Destiny 2 received much positive press. The game's been getting hammered by both the media and its community for weeks, if not months now, and it doesn't look like that's going to change anytime soon unless developer Bungie takes drastic action. Over the holidays, Destiny 2 players started a...
News PS4 Users Angry After Destiny 2 Advert Appears on Main System Menu
It's easily sorted, though
Adverts for games appearing on your PlayStation 4's main menu? Yes, they do indeed exist -- and this isn't the first time that they've caused a bit of an uproar. According to multiple reports, PS4 users are booting up their console to find an advert for Destiny 2 sitting on their dashboard. The advert is displayed just...
News Destiny 2 Down for 7 Hours as Bungie Fixes Its Locked Content Mistakes
Well, at least it's doing something
Destiny 2 just can't seem to get out of the firing line. Following the launch of its first expansion, Curse of Osiris, players quickly discovered that those who didn't buy it were locked out of various endgame activities -- namely the Prestige Raid and the Prestige Nightfall. This was due to the fact that the...
News Destiny 2 Locks Core Content Including Platinum Trophy Behind DLC Paywall
Strike two
Were you enjoying Destiny 2? Well, content that you could previously play via the main game has been rendered inaccessible with the release of the Curse of Osiris this week. The title’s first expansion pack essentially retunes the Power Level required to tackle some of the title’s brutal endgame content, which means if you haven’t...
News Lengthy Destiny 2 PS4 Update 1.11 Patch Notes Arrive Alongside Curse of Osiris
Fixes and balancing across the board
Bungie has published the patch notes for Destiny 2 update 1.11, which is now available to download on PlayStation 4. It weighs in at around 6GB. The patch deals with a bunch of different bits and pieces, and the notes make for a reasonably lengthy read. It'd take us ages to highlight stuff, so we'll just go...
News Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris Goes Big with Its Launch Trailer, Shows New Gameplay
Blessing, or a curse?
Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris' launch trailer is here, and it's actually pretty good. The expansion releases tomorrow on PlayStation 4 alongside a rather large Destiny 2 update, the latter promising a bunch of improvements to the game's core systems. It goes without saying that Destiny 2 is going through a bit of a rough...
News Bungie Details Big Destiny 2 Changes Coming in December, New Weapon Tier, More Rewards
Eyes up
Bungie's published a bloody huge post on its official blog after cancelling its final Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris livestream. Get through the first few paragraphs of complete guff and the developer outlines its plans for the future of the shooter. The bottom line is that it has two updates queued up for December: one on the 5th, and one on...
