Official Site:Â Destiny
Studio:Â Bungie/Activision
Launch Date:Â September 9, 2014
Genre:Â Sci-Fi third-person shooter
Business Model:Â B2P (Cash Shop, DLC)
Platform: PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
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Bungie scraps Destiny spinoff Payback, shifts away from expansions for Destiny 2
Last April, a Redditor who claims to have connections with former Bungie devs raised a few eyebrows with initial details of a Destiny 3-style...
Insiders say Bungie’s latest layoffs were an inevitable result of over-promising execs
It was already assumed that layoffs of 220 workers that hit Destiny 2 developer Bungie were a result of executive mismanagement, but now there...
Dungeons and Dragons Online tests new level cap, quests, and feats for Magic of Myth Drannor
Before anyone knows it, August 14th will be upon us, which means Dungeons and Dragons Online players will be able to get in to...
Destiny 2 studio Bungie lays off another 220 workers, ending work on multiple games
Bungie is conducting yet another round of massive layoffs today. The Destiny 2 studio announced the elimination of 220 jobs, around 17% of the...
One Shots: Retrofuturism for rent
Here's your two-step process to make anything old look all futurey like something out of the Jetstons. Step one: Take a normal thing. Step...
Destiny 2’s August patch seeks to address Crucible problems and the ‘epidemic’ of PvP quitters
If you're a PvP player of Destiny 2, then this week's newsletter is almost exclusively for you, as Bungie's PvP strike team is checking...
Here’s what to expect from New World’s two-phase Aeternum console beta tomorrow
All right finally here we go: Amazon has just pushed out a big post on what exactly gamers can expect from New World's first...
Destiny 2 releases Echoes act two with more storyline and battleground play
Destiny 2 players are in for a treat today as Bungie has dropped the second chunk of the Echoes episode.
"Today, Act 2 of Destiny...
EverQuest II’s Varsoon progression server will see extra expansions and content through May 2025
The problem with any progression server is that, sooner or later, the progression will hit a stopping point and that server will close. It's...
The First Descendant promises to tweak icon visuals to better distinguish them from Destiny 2
It would appear that Nexon's looter shooter The First Descendant has taken the "copy your homework" meme a bit too literally, as players and...
Destiny 2 shares content arriving in Echoes Act 2, balance updates, and story release changes
Earlier this week a developer stream from Bungie showcased what was coming up in the near future for Destiny 2, but if you don't...
Bungie’s plan for Destiny 2’s eleventh year is less linear and more about world-building
Bungie has been operating Destiny 2 for a decade now, and that means next year is the 11th of storytelling in a world full...
Nexon’s co-op looter-shooter The First Descendant has officially launched today
It's launch day for Nexon's The First Descendant, a word I still manage to misspell even after covering this game for at least the...
The MOP Up: League of Legends’ game modes help to refresh its theme park design
League of Legends' game director explained why the MOBA is adding a Vampire Survivors-type mode to make it more like a "theme park," saying,...
This year’s Steam Summer Sale brings another collection of bargains for MMORPG fans
It's Christmas in summertime once again, otherwise known to gamers as the Steam Summer Sale, and we're happy to report that there are some...
Perfect Ten: The MMORPG terms we use but never define, from murderhobo to sandpark
Over in Vague Patch Notes, I have an ongoing series of columns that I describe as being primarily about having useful notes for us...
The Stream Team: On the path to AQ3D’s new Oracle class
A new class has just surfaced in AdventureQuest 3D -- the Oracle! Filled to the brim with phenomenal cosmic powers (but not confined to...
Massively Overthinking: The New World Aeternum debacle
You know that feeling when you can see a trainwreck coming, but you know you can't do anything to stop it or even warn...
Destiny 2 readies Echoes for launch on June 11 along with outlining the year-long plan for Episodes
The future of Destiny 2 - at least for the next year - is episodic. The first episode following the launch of The Final...
The MOP Up: Destiny 2 players race to beat The Final Shape’s raid
Destiny 2 players are racing this weekend to see who will net the world's first takedown of The Final Shape's new raid, Salvation's Edge:...
