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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The Soapbox: I have a bad feeling about Anthem
As I watched Nick Tarabay stand on stage hype up the audience in the Main Theater for PAX West 2018, I thought it was...
Destiny 2 offers free loot while denying a moment of triumph
The latest expansion for Destiny 2 seems to have largely won back the crowd, but the latest news out of the game has been...
Destiny 2’s Forsaken DLC is officially live today – are you going back?
It's happening! Destiny 2's Forsaken expansion is rolling out today - right as this post goes live, in fact, at 1 p.m. EDT and...
Destiny 2’s new Gambit game mode will allow join-in-progress and penalize quitters
This past weekend, Bungie gave Destiny 2 players the opportunity to jump into the new Gambit game mode ahead of its official release with...
The MOP Up: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds lets gamers tattle on each other (September 2, 2018)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
ArenaNet partners with bubble tea vendor on a Guild Wars 2-themed drink, and there’s free stuff in it for you
Ah, crosspromotions. Remember teasing Bungie for its Destiny candles, poptarts, and energy drinks last year? Good times. Guild Wars 2 is getting in on...
Destiny 2’s 2.0 update paves the way for Destiny 2: Forsaken
There's no formatting wherein the Destiny 2 2.0 update doesn't look kind of messy. Those numbers should not follow one another like that. But...
Perfect Ten: MMOs with the most needlessly obtuse stats
One of my favorite reviewers of tabletop RPGs at one point opined that percentile systems were one of the best tabletop mechanics possible, simply...
Destiny 2’s Forsaken launch trailer has arrived to frame your expansion goals
Destiny 2 is still technically a week out from the September 4th launch of the Forsaken expansion, but that just means another week of...
Destiny 2 prepares for its Forsaken update with the Last Stand of the Gunslinger trailer
We don't want to depress you, but we kind of hope that Cayde isn't your favorite character in Destiny 2. See... the new trailer...
EverQuesting: The history of the EverQuest franchise
Back in 2013, I took a walk through the annals of the EverQuest franchise's history. What started as one title not only blossomed into...
Battle Bards Episode 126: Out of this world
It’s time to boldly go where no podcast has gone before — by exploring MMO space themes! It’s perhaps the flat-out goofiest and silliest...
The MOP Up: Worlds Adrift makes room for PvE servers (August 12, 2018)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Player-designed document combines Dungeons & Dragons with Destiny
Want to play some Destiny or Destiny 2 material sitting around a table with friends? Then you will want to check out the D&Destiny...
One Shots: Motion sickness
Our headlining picture today comes with a request for some help, so we're calling all Warframe players to give their aid!
"So I finally decided...
Destiny 2 is offering a $60 ‘Legendary Collection’ all-in-one bundle for Forsaken’s launch
We already knew that Destiny 2's Forsaken expansion is dropping on September 4th, but yesterday, Bungie announced that it's putting out a "Legendary Collection"...
Destiny 2 previews expansion gear, plans PvP changes, investigates streaky RNG
Still got your eye on Destiny 2's Forsaken expansion coming out at the tail end of summer? Prepare your trigger finger too, as yesterday...
Perfect Ten: The best expansions for specific MMOs
Looking over the past two decades or so, MMORPGs have grown by leaps and bounds with regular releases, events, and (of course) expansion packs....
Destiny 2 deploys Solstice of Heroes: Moments of Triumph update
Good times just might be here if Destiny 2 has anything to say about it. Today, the sci-fi shooter deployed Update 1.2.3 and the...
The Daily Grind: Which online game has suffered the most from its own hype?
I've still got hype on the brain. We've talked about the length of hype cycles and under-hyped MMOs. Now I want to talk about...