On the 17th of March 2023, Lance Reddick unfortunately passed away at the age of 60 due to a heart disease. The actor has featured in many iconic video game roles including as Sylens in Horizon Zero Dawn / Forbidden West and Commander Zavala in Destiny. With the prominence of …
Read More »August’s PS Plus Extra line-up includes multiple day-one releases
Each month, those subscribed to Sony’s PlayStation Plus Extra/Premium service are privy to an evolving library of titles. Available from next week, subscribers will be able to get their hands on over a dozen games including Destiny 2: The Witch Queen and Lost Judgment. Making the announcement on the PlayStation …
Read More »Details on Bungie’s extraction shooter ‘Marathon’ leak
During Sony’s recent PlayStation Showcase, Bungie showed off a cinematic teaser for its upcoming extraction shooter ‘Marathon’. While details on the game were light at the time, a new report has now offered a great deal of information on Marathon’s gameplay loop, progression and more. According to known industry insider …
Read More »Bungie job listing hints at new IP in development
After working on Destiny for pretty much a decade, Bungie finally announced their latest upcoming project: Marathon. It would seem as though this is not the only new game currently in the works at Bungie as a job listing has now seemingly confirmed that the team is developing a brand …
Read More »Destiny 2 teases the return of Cayde-6
Bungie had a pretty big showing at the recent PlayStation Showcase. Not only did they finally announce their sci-fi PvP extraction shooter Marathon, but the team teased the conclusion to the Light & Darkness Saga with Destiny 2: The Final Shape – alongside the return of a fan-favourite Hunter. Taking …
Read More »Destiny 2 is getting PlayStation-themed armour
Fashion is a big part of Destiny, with the look of an armour piece being just as if not more important than its effects. Embracing this fact, Bungie has announced a number of PlayStation-themed armour pieces, coming to all platforms today. Making the announcement on Twitter, the official Destiny account …
Read More »New Bungie survey reaffirms plans for live-action & animated adaptations
For years now we have heard talks of Destiny being adapted into different mediums including film and TV. Recently, this was further affirmed by the announcement that a former Warner Bros. executive has been hired in the role of ‘Senior Producer for Destiny Linear Media’. Now, thanks to a new …
Read More »Bungie hires Warner Bros exec for Destiny films and TV
We have seen the video games industry as a whole expand to other mediums, with many publishers handing their IPs off to be adapted into films, TV and more. Sony is one of the biggest players in this space currently, having already released a number of successful adaptations. In the …
Read More »Destiny 2’s Lightfall DLC pushes game to new concurrent record on Steam
Destiny 2 has enjoyed a healthy user base for the entirety of the game’s 5+ years on the market. That said, the latest Lightfall DLC has been presented as a major moment for Destiny – and this has been met with a similarly major boost in the game’s player count; …
Read More »Bungie confirms that Destiny 2 will soon get more challenging
Destiny 2 is not a hard game. Thanks to the game’s movement and combat mechanics, simplistic enemy AI and snappy aim-assist, the game is highly satisfying to play – though perhaps not the most challenging in PvE environments. Ahead of Destiny 2’s massive Lightfall DLC, the team has confirmed some …
Read More »February’s PlayStation Plus games leak ahead of time
As with nearly every month now, the line-up of free PlayStation Plus titles for February 2023 have leaked ahead of time, revealing that next month will feature three free PlayStation 5 games, including Destiny 2: Beyond Light. As reported by billbil-kun – who has accurately leaked PS Plus titles ahead …
Read More »Bungie is reportedly reviving 90s FPS ‘Marathon’ as an extraction-based multiplayer game
We've known for a long time now that Bungie is working on new games outside of Destiny. Previously, the company trademarked a game called ‘Matter' but as it turns out, Bungie has something entirely different in the works – a revival of Marathon, an FPS IP that Bungie established before …
Read More »Bungie’s latest patent filings hint at Destiny mobile game
Earlier this year, we began hearing whispers about a Destiny mobile game, which Bungie is apparently working on in collaboration with NetEase, a company you'll all know and love following the launch of Diablo Immortal. Now, new patent filings suggest Bungie is indeed working on bringing Destiny to mobile in …
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 »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 »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’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 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 »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 »PlatinumGames hints at future live service games
PlatinumGames has talked about branching out into live service games for a while now, starting with Babylon's Fall, an MMO set to be published by Square Enix. Moving forward, we could see Platinum placing a greater focus on games as a service, as well as larger/riskier games. During a new …
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 »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 »Back 4 Blood, Destiny 2: Beyond Light and more come to Game Pass
Like clockwork, Microsoft has announced the upcoming lineup of games set to be coming to its Game Pass subscription service. For the first half of October, subscribers can look forward to day-one releases, old DLC and more. Making the announcement, Microsoft revealed the upcoming line-up of games set to make …
Read More »Destiny 2 to implement anti-cheat software
Despite its many advantages, one of the issues with PC gaming is the fact that it can be much easier to cheat in games. While not an issue in single-player games, multiplayer titles with cheaters can ruin the experience for others. As a result, Bungie has now announced that Destiny …
Read More »Resident Evil producer joins Bungie
Following the success of Resident Evil Village, long-time producer at Capcom, Peter Fabiano, is stepping down from his role and heading over to a new studio. Moving forward, Fabiano will be working at Bungie, which is currently working on a new IP in addition to continued content for Destiny 2. …
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