Recently, Bungie has been handing out lawsuits against cheat sellers and cheat creators, looking to stamp out cheating in Destiny 2. For the most part, Bungie is winning these cases, but it ran into a wall earlier this year when a lawsuit against AimJunkies was dismissed by a judge. Now, …
Read More »Halo co-creator working on single-player Battlefield at EA’s new Ridgeline Games studio
Back in October 2021, following the shuttering of his own independent studio, Halo co-creator, Marcus Lehto, joined EA to form a brand new studio. Now, under Lehto's leadership, Ridgeline Games (formerly EA Seattle) will now be tasked with developing future single-player Battlefield titles. Battlefield used to be well known for …
Read More »Destiny 2: Lightfall is shaping up to be the best expansion yet
Last night, Bungie held its annual Destiny showcase to properly unveil the upcoming Lightfall expansion. The next major chapter in Destiny will be arriving in February, complete with a new area, new enemies and a whole new subclass. Better yet, Bungie has also announced that it will no longer be …
Read More »Cheat maker wants to sue Bungie, claims cheats haven’t harmed Destiny 2
Recently, Bungie has been handing out lawsuits against cheat sellers and cheat creators, looking to stamp out cheating in Destiny 2. For the most part, Bungie is winning these cases, but it ran into a wall earlier this year when a lawsuit against AimJunkies was dismissed by a judge. Now, …
Read More »Bungie may have leaked the next Destiny 2 subclass
Prior to Destiny 2: The Witch Queen, various rumours pointed to a new poison/decay subclass being added to the game. That didn't end up happening this expansion, but it looks like Bungie has now confirmed it for Lightfall. Bungie is currently preparing to reveal the next phase for Destiny 2. …
Read More »Destiny 2 PvP is finally getting skill-based matchmaking
PvE content has always been the true centrepiece of the Destiny games, but there is still a pretty big PvP audience. There have been plenty of complaints about Destiny 2's PvP over the years, from its map pool and lack of modes to rampant cheating as well as issues finding …
Read More »Bungie will unveil Destiny 2: Lightfall in August
This year has been hugely exciting for Destiny 2. The fantastic campaign in The Witch Queen expansion was just the beginning, with Bungie adding more key moments during seasons. We're still a little while away from the next major expansion, but Bungie will begin revealing Lightfall next month. Bungie has …
Read More »Bungie sues Destiny streamer for cheating, ban evading and threats against employees
A couple of weeks ago, we learned that Bungie is suing a Destiny YouTuber for violating ToS, sabotaging Bungie's business and harassing employees. Now, Bungie is suing another Destiny content creator, this time for repeated ban evasions and threats towards company staff. Bungie has filed a lawsuit (via TGP) against …
Read More »Bungie is now officially a PlayStation studio
Sony and Bungie surprised us all earlier this year with a merger announcement. Sony looked to acquire Bungie and its flagship IP, Destiny, in a $3.6 billion deal. Now just a few months later, the deal has officially closed. As of Friday evening, Bungie is now officially part of the …
Read More »Job listing suggests Bungie is working on a competitive Destiny game
Bungie has found great success with their Destiny IP, offering a live service title with excellent first person gameplay and consistent content updates. That being said, Destiny’s PvP has always been lacking, with focus clearly put on the game’s co-op experiences. According to a new job listing however, Bungie might …
Read More »Bungie and NetEase reportedly working on a mobile Destiny game
Mobile hardware is more powerful than ever, allowing developers to create and release competent and comparable mobile ports of some of the industry’s biggest titles. It seems Bungie is planning to enter the mobile space, as the studio is reportedly working on a Destiny mobile game in collaboration with NetEase. …
Read More »Destiny YouTuber sued by Bungie for over $7M due to false DMCA strikes
Earlier this year, Bungie found itself in hot water with the Destiny content creator community after a number of music channels began getting spammed with DMCA strikes. Bungie swiftly confirmed it was not behind this and worked with YouTube to get things reversed. So who was behind the false bans? …
Read More »Cheat makers agree to pay Bungie $13.5 million in Destiny 2 lawsuit settlement
Over the last few years, Bungie has been tackling Destiny 2 cheats with lawsuits, suing the developers and companies selling cheat tools to players. This week, Bungie actually settled with the people behind a few different cheating sites, with the sellers agreeing to pay $13.5 million USD in damages. After …
Read More »The FTC is launching an investigation into Sony’s $3.6 billion Bungie acquisition
Any major acquisition over a certain value faces regulatory scrutiny, although recent changes at the FTC have empowered the commission over fears that big tech corporations are getting too powerful. Just as Microsoft is facing an in-depth investigation over its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Sony is also facing an …
Read More »Destiny 2 easter egg may reveal Bungie’s new IP
Bungie has been quite open about the fact that it has a new IP in the works, totally separate from Destiny, with plans to launch in the next few years. Outside of that, not much has been revealed, but there apparently are clues hiding within Destiny 2 right now. According …
Read More »Halo composer settles lawsuit against Microsoft
Marty O’Donnell, best known for his work as a composer at Bungie in the days of Halo, and eventually, the early days of Destiny, filed a lawsuit against Microsoft two years ago. O’Donnell and fellow composer, Mike Salvatori, claimed that Microsoft owes the pair royalties dating back 20 years. Now, …
Read More »Bungie files lawsuit following fraudulent YouTube DMCA takedowns
Bungie found itself in the hotseat recently when a wave of copyright takedown requests were sent out against Destiny 2 content creators on YouTube. Bungie quickly admitted that it was just as confused about the situation as the rest of us and now, the studio is suing a number of …
Read More »Bungie’s new game to be a Third-person character-focused action game
Bungie has spent 20 years creating nothing but first-person shooters, using each new project to refine the overall game-feel further. With the company having crafted a wholly satisfying first-person shooter in the form of Destiny 2, it looks like the company is expanding its horizons and making a third-person game …
Read More »Bungie threatens to ban Destiny 2 players running on Steam Deck
Bungie has found itself in a spot of controversy this week, as the studio has revealed that it intends to ban any Destiny 2 player attempting to access the game on Steam Deck. Bungie says the Deck is an ‘unsupported platform', despite the fact that the game can run using …
Read More »Bungie warns of log-in queues ahead of Destiny 2: The Witch Queen launch
Destiny 2 is set to enter a new era later tonight with the launch of The Witch Queen expansion, but as with any major online game launch, there are going to be a lot of players trying to play on day-one. With that in mind, Bungie has already forewarned of …
Read More »Original Halo composers could block TV series release as Microsoft faces lawsuit
Marty O'Donnell, best known for his work as a composer at Bungie in the days of Halo, and eventually, the early days of Destiny, has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft. O'Donnell and fellow composer, Mike Salvatori, claim that Microsoft owes the pair royalties dating back 20 years. As reported by …
Read More »Sony will help Bungie make a Destiny Film/TV Show
Many fans were left surprised at the revelation that despite acquiring Bungie for $3.6 Billion, Sony has no intentions of making any of their games exclusive to PlayStation. That being said, Bungie’s IPs will be used by Sony in a different way: Films and TV. During the company’s recent earnings …
Read More »Google has reportedly ‘deprioritised’ Stadia to focus on licensing streaming tech
Back in August, we learned that Google was hiring new Stadia employees to work on licensing its streaming tech out to game developers and publishers, in lieu of focusing on first-party games and bringing consumers on to Stadia directly. Now, it seems that plan is very much in motion, with Google reportedly being in talks with the likes of Bungie and Capcom.
Read More »Sony is paying more than $1 Billion to Bungie employees so they stay
The video games industry has been a rather volatile place to work in recent years, with studios shutting down, opening up, being acquired and going indie. Following Sony’s recent acquisition of Bungie, the company made clear that they value the talented developers at the studio just as much as the …
Read More »PlayStation Head claims Killzone was inspired by Halo
Following the recent announcement that Sony is going to acquire Bungie for $3.6 Billion, the console manufacturer’s executives have been discussing the award-winning studio – with PlayStation Head Hermen Hulst even revealing that the PlayStation-exclusive Killzone was directly inspired by Halo. PlayStation Studios Head Hermen Hulst recently sat down to …
Read More »Sony has ‘many more moves to make’ following Bungie acquisition
Sony has made a number of key acquisitions in recent years, adding Insomniac, Housemarque, Nixxes, Bluepoint and Bungie to its roster of PlayStation Studios. While its recent $3.6 billion acquisition of Bungie was the biggest so far, SIE CEO, Jim Ryan, has said that there are still more moves to …
Read More »Bungie joins PlayStation in $3.6 billion acquisition deal
In a shocking twist last night, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that it has reached a deal to acquire Bungie, Microsoft's former first-party studio and the original creators of Halo.
Read More »KitGuru Games: Halo Infinite – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
If ever there is an Xbox system on the market, you can bet your bottom dollar that a Halo game will follow right behind. Though one year later than planned, Halo: Infinite’s multiplayer mode has finally been released. But was it worth the wait?
Read More »Destiny 2’s Forsaken expansion is being removed next year
With the last major expansion, Bungie introduced the Content Vault to Destiny 2 and immediately cycled out some older content to keep the game at a manageable size. It has been a while since anything in Destiny 2 has been vaulted, but with the new expansion coming up, Bungie has …
Read More »KitGuru Games: Destiny 2 is finally getting its ‘Avengers’ moment
Bungie has tried to reinvent the 'Destiny' experience many times over the years to varying degrees of success. When Bungie first introduced the seasonal content model, it felt like things were heading in the right direction, but over time, we came to realise that those early seasons weren't building up to the big story moments many players were hoping for. That is all finally starting to change this year, with Season of the Lost and The Witch Queen expansion showing signs of living up to the ambitious promises Bungie sold us on all those years ago.
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