Earlier this week, a leak revealed that Sifu would be amongst the games coming to PlayStation Plus in March. Now, Sony has confirmed the full line-up, with PS+ subscribers set to get four games next month rather than the usual three. Sony has announced that EA Sports F1 23 (PS4/PS5), …
Read More »PlayStation head wants Bungie to take ‘accountability’ for development timelines and expenses
Last year, Bungie announced a very late delay for Destiny 2's upcoming expansion, The Final Shape, a decision that also brought about some high-profile lay-offs at the company due to players dropping off of the game due to the poor reception to the Lightfall expansion. As it turns out, Sony …
Read More »Destiny 2 Humble Bundle available now
Humble Bundles are a great way for players to obtain a larger variety of titles for a relatively low price. In an interesting move by the company, Humble are currently offering a special Destiny 2 themed bundle, featuring all of the currently available content for a greatly reduced price. Available …
Read More »Destiny 2 is getting a Mass Effect crossover next month
Bungie has done a few Destiny 2 crossovers at this point. The most recent saw Witcher-inspired armour added to the game. Now, Bungie has nailed down a crossover with BioWare's Mass Effect, with new armour sets inspired by Commander Shepard, as well as his loyal crewmates, Garrus Vakarian and Liara …
Read More »Destiny 2 Legacy Collection is free on the Epic Games Store
Each week, Epic Games gives away a game or two to all those with an Epic Games account. As they have done for the past many years, the Christmas season sees the platform holder go all-out on offering titles for free. 2023’s Holiday giveaway begins with Destiny 2: Legacy Collection. …
Read More »Sony’s acquisition agreement with Bungie could allow it to fully take over company soon
Bungie's financial struggles this year have been no secret, with Bungie exploring new ways to monetise Destiny 2 players, while simultaneously attempting to draw players back in after a disappointing release in Lightfall. It turns out, the executives may have good reason to be panicking despite Sony's injection of cash …
Read More »Destiny 2: The Final Shape has officially been delayed
A couple of months ago, sources indicated that Bungie was delaying the release of Destiny 2: The Final Shape. Now, after spending some extra time farming pre-orders, the studio has finally confirmed the delay, pushing the game from February to the Summer months. Destiny 2: The Final Shape is the …
Read More »Destiny 2 is sinking and Bungie only has itself to blame
In 2022, Destiny 2 had its best year ever, thanks to the excellent Witch Queen expansion and the seasonal content that followed. This ultimately led to all-time high concurrent player counts when the follow-up expansion, Lightfall, launched earlier this year. Unfortunately, the Lightfall expansion amounted to little more than filler …
Read More »Destiny 2: The Final Shape reportedly delayed
Bungie joined PlayStation Studios in 2022 for around $3.6 billion. Since then, the studio has been working on its next PvP game, Matter, alongside the big finale to Destiny 2's Light V Dark story arc with The Final Shape expansion. Unfortunately, The Final Shape has now faced a multi-month delay …
Read More »Destiny 2: The Final Shape arrives in February 2024
Yesterday, Bungie held its annual Destiny 2 expansion reveal event, properly unveiling The Final Shape. The expansion promises to bring the long-awaited conclusion to the ‘Light and Darkness' saga, which began with Destiny 1 all the way back in 2014. Last year, Bungie was firing on all cylinders with The …
Read More »Bungie wins $12m in latest Destiny cheats lawsuit
In recent years, Bungie has been looking to hamper the Destiny 2 cheating scene by going after the creators and sellers of cheats directly. Bungie has already had a few successful cases, including a $13 million payout in 2022. Now, Bungie has won another case against a cheat maker, this …
Read More »Bungie looks to crack down on XIM and Cronus use in Destiny
In recent months, the anti-cheat teams behind games like Rainbow Six Siege and Call of Duty have been cracking down on the use of XIM devices, allowing for mouse and keyboard controls on consoles, providing the benefit of swifter aiming with the aim assist traditionally reserved for controller users. Now, …
Read More »Bungie confirms it has unreleased voice lines with Lance Reddick as Zavala
Earlier this month, Actor Lance Reddick unfortunately passed away. Reddick has not only had a lot of film and TV roles, but he was also well known in the gaming scene thanks to performances in titles like Quantum Break, Horizon Zero Dawn (and its sequel), and of course, Destiny 2, …
Read More »Bungie wins $4.3 million in lawsuit against Destiny cheat sellers
For a couple of years now, Bungie's legal team has been hard at work identifying cheat creators and serving them with lawsuits. One of the biggest cases was brought against AimJunkies, which tried and failed to counter-sue Bungie last year. Now, a judge has ultimately sided with Bungie on the …
Read More »Destiny 2 subscription datamine was a hoax
Late last month, you likely saw a few articles covering a recent Destiny 2 datamine, which showed strings for a subscription option for the game. While the D2 Dataminers Discord server is usually a trusted source for these leaks, the mods of the server have now revealed that the subscription …
Read More »Bungie was seemingly planning a Destiny 2 subscription for Lightfall expansion
Bungie has already made all of its major announcements for next year's Destiny 2 expansion, Lightfall. However, recent datamining shows that there was one potentially huge change to Destiny 2 that was seemingly scrapped – a subscription option. As reported by The Game Post, the D2 Datamines Discord server discovered …
Read More »Cheat maker’s lawsuit against Bungie has been dismissed
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 AimJunkies counter-sued the company. Bungie has previously filed a lawsuit …
Read More »Cheat seller countersues Bungie, claims company violated ToS and DMCA
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 »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 »Bungie disables Destiny 2 text chat due to crashing exploit
If you were playing Destiny 2 over the weekend, then you likely had a frustrating experience. On Friday evening and early Saturday, players discovered an exploit in the latest patch, allowing players to use the text chat to crash the game for other players. The exploit was most common in …
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 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 »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 »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 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 …
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