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Destiny 2 changes weapons, armor, activities, and Solar archetypes in the Season of the Haunted update
Over the past several weeks, Destiny 2 has been talking up the various changes coming to the shooter with the start of its next...
One Shots: That time when the Matrix discovered that it was in another Matrix
As we all know by now, the Matrix is everywhere, and we've consigned ourselves to a lifetime of being a battery for robots. Which...
Destiny 2 outlines changes to its upcoming summer event and fixes the so-called ‘Xur hostage exploit’
The Guardian Games are coming to an end in Destiny 2, but that just paves the way for the looter shooter's next event, which...
Destiny 2’s Bungie says it won’t be ‘muzzled’ by Sony when it comes to ‘standing up for what’s right’
For the last week, we've been covering a WAPO story on the games industry's tepid response for reproductive health rights, which led to a...
Sony subsidiary Insomniac secures new policy, donations for reproductive rights
Last week, we covered a Washington Post article that sharply criticized the gaming industry for its almost complete silence on the likely overturn of...
Destiny 2 outlines several updates to Iron Banner and other PvP activities arriving in Season 17
Destiny 2 has been talking up its Season 17 update and what it's doing to change things like raid rotations and weapons, but now...
MMO Business Roundup: Nexon, Roblox, and EA’s latest financials
Welcome back to a fresh roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent business and industry news, today all of the financial report variety.
Roblox
Roblox's revenue reports have...
WAPO calls out gaming industry for lack of support for reproductive health as workers strike
The Washington Post has a new article out this week ripping into the gaming industry for its "silence" on the likely overturn of Roe...
Destiny 2 kicks off the Guardian Games and answers weapon questions as the FTC investigates Sony’s buyout of Bungie
Let the games begin! The Guardian Games, that is, as the Olympic-like competition among the three classes of Destiny 2 kicked off last week....
Destiny 2 studio Bungie issues forceful statement on workers’ healthcare rights
In the wake of news that the US Supreme Court is likely to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that safeguards people's right...
Destiny 2 previews upcoming dungeon and raid rotation tweaks and next week’s patch notes
Bungie is hoping to inject a bit of freshness into the weekly chase for power levels in Destiny 2, and it thinks it has...
Destiny 2 studio Bungie transitions to ‘digital first’ workplace
At a time when many gaming companies, perhaps most notably Activision-Blizzard, have been trying to coerce workers back into the office during an ongoing...
Egg-hatched bunny mounts bound into Albion Online’s Rites of Spring
When Sandbox Interactive announced a special mystery prize for Albion Online's Rites of Spring event last week, our newsroom debated what it could be;...
Massively Uplifting: How gamers are bringing humanitarian relief to Ukraine
It was a month that started in love but ended with war: Terrible, painful things keep happening in the world and in our communities....
Destiny 2 previews upcoming content, pits cosmetic mechs against monsters
Fans of Destiny 2 will have an important choice to make very soon. It will determine the fate of the game's next Halloween event...
GDC 2022: How ‘game stressors’ mix and match for repeatable content development in MMOs
Continuing our GDC 2022Â coverage of Bungie Principal Technical Game Designer Alan Blaine's talk on building challenges and reusable content in Destiny 2, we're going...
Bungie files a lawsuit against 10 people allegedly responsible for recent DMCA video strikes
Last week there were reports that fans of Destiny and even developer Bungie itself were on the receiving end of DMCA-led video takedowns. At...
GDC 2022: Learning from the seven game stressors in Destiny 2
GDC 2022 coverage has a bit slow this year thanks to virtual tickets being kind of a misnomer (if the panel isn't live and...
Jukebox Heroes: The best of Elder Scrolls Online’s Blackwood score
While last year's Blackwood expansion to Elder Scrolls Online will be remembered most for its companion system than its fairly drab zone or half-hearted...
YouTube is reportedly erroneously copyright striking official and unofficial Destiny videos
YouTube strikes again: The video hosting channel has apparently gone drunk with algorithmic power in relation to its copyright striking of Destiny, which has...
