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Switching Loadouts | Destiny 2 is switching to offering two "medium-sized" expansions per year, because its annual add-ons had "started to feel too formulaic"

"We believe it’s time for Destiny to change and evolve, and that our community wants this game to grow and innovate too."

Sept. 10, 2024 Mark Warren

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Destiny's Destiny | Bungie is offering a little bit of insight into what's next for Destiny 2 next week, just don't expect much for its 10th anniversary

Another 10 years of Destiny, perhaps?

Sept. 8, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Not Xbox's Destiny | "I passed on so many games" - Xbox's Phil Spencer doesn't regret not grabbing Destiny or Guitar Hero as exclusives, even if he now gets their appeal

The man just wasn't into PvP and plastic guitars, it happens to the best of us.

Sept. 2, 2024 Mark Warren

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Barrett Gone | Ex-Marathon director was reportedly fired from Bungie following a misconduct investigation

Joe Ziegler was announced as having replaced Chris Barrett as lead on the game earlier this year.

Aug. 29, 2024 Mark Warren

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Spacerunner | Starfield's moon buggy can do sick jumps, but it can't outrun the inevitable - modders swapping it for Halo's Warthog, a Star Wars speeder, and, er, a van

See, I told you it wasn't a totally pointless thing.

Aug. 22, 2024 Mark Warren

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Missing Money Marks | Not even Destiny 2: The Final Shape being a runaway blockbuster success would have prevented Bungie's latest layoffs, report claims

"I think Bungie sold things they were just not able to deliver."

Aug. 2, 2024 Mark Warren

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Retro Rides | Bungie CEO Pete Parsons has seemingly spent over $2 Million on classic cars and motorbikes since Sony bought the studio back in 2022

The executive has faced calls to resign from former Bungie staff following yesterday's layoff announcement.

Aug. 1, 2024 Mark Warren

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Big Changes | Destiny 2 developer Bungie to lay off 220 staff, integrate more deeply with Sony, and "spin out" one game's development to a new PlayStation studio

CEO Pete Parsons calls it a "difficult and painful day".

July 31, 2024 Mark Warren

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Halo-meless | The Halo TV series is looking for a new home after being cancelled by Paramount+, so step up if there's a spare streaming service in your Warthog's trunk

Look, we know it's a long shot, but come on, surely Cortana made one of you pack such a thing for this mission.

July 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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Not A Long Splitwait | Splitgate 2 arrives in 2025, so you can look forward to attending another fun wedding between Halo and Portal

Get shopping for tuxes now, before everyone rents the Master Chief green ones.

July 18, 2024 Mark Warren

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Waning Inspiration | The First Descendant devs respond to allegations they copied a bunch of Destiny 2 icons

Nexon has actually released a statement regarding the similarities between several in-game icons in The First Descendant and Destiny 2.

July 12, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Pick One | The First Descendant may have copied a lot of Warframe’s systems, but now the community is accusing the developer of lifting barely-altered Destiny 2 icons, too

The First Descendant is not exactly a bastion of originality, but players are starting to notice a few in-game elements that may have gone a bit too far.

July 8, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Times Are Changing | Say goodbye to linear storytelling in Destiny 2, as for Year 11 Bungie plans to focus on "expanding our worlds and world-building"

"All of the content coming in Year 10 is the catalyst for what happens next in Destiny 2."

June 30, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Tarnished On Top | Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree beats all the bosses to become both highest rated game of 2024 so far, and the highest rated DLC ever

Bow down to the Elden Lord, the likes of The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.

June 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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NOT SO FINAL SHAPE | Bungie teases that Destiny 2's "Journey Continues" but fans aren't quite sure what that means for Destiny 3

It's unclear if Destiny 3 is on the way, but there's definitely more Destiny coming at least.

June 10, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Halo Again | Looks like Xbox is making Halo: Combat Evolved again, but this time it might also come to PS5

A fresh remaster is reportedly in the works.

June 7, 2024 Mark Warren

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technical help | Destiny 2 players witness very little during The Final Shape launch due to server issues

One of gaming's greatest struggles has reared its ugly head, as the expansion launch has found itself in rocky waters.

June 5, 2024 Connor Makar

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BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEGGGG | Destiny 2's The Final Shape might require about five times the space of one Elden Ring to install via Steam

Yep, get ready to potentially uninstall all those crap games you bought during the last sale and are pretending you'll play.

May 31, 2024 Mark Warren

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PLAY FAIR | Bungie wins its Destiny 2 cheat maker court case, taking home five figure chump change while potentially setting a bad precedent

The ruling might by the first of its kind.

May 26, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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BIG CHANGES | We're almost certainly going to see Xbox's biggest games on PlayStation soon - report

Following Sea of Thieves and Hi-Fi Rush taking the leap, it looks as though other games may follow suit.

May 16, 2024 Connor Makar

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STAR WARS TROOPERS | Helldivers 2 Star Wars mod will let you and your nerdy mates do some Clone Wars roleplaying while you kill bugs

Also, here's a mod that'll let you enlist Master Chief into Super Earth service.

May 13, 2024 Mark Warren

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RUN ALONG NOW | As everyone waits for Bungie's new take on Marathon, the original games come to Steam for free

You can't complain about a free game.

May 12, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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2794 OR BUST | Bungie's classic 1994 first-person shooter Marathon now available on Steam, and it's free-to-play for PC and Mac

All aboard the UESC Marathon.

May 11, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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WHY NOT? | Destiny 2 offers up a free month of The Witch Queen, Beyond Light, and Shadowkeep to new and lapsed players with Open Access

And Lightfall too if you're a PlayStation Plus member.

May 8, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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HALO THERE | Sony is reportedly looking at making another acquisition, and this time it involves Halo

Ah yes, thinking about buying big things, we definitely don't see much of that from companies nowadays.

April 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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PRISMATIC POWER | Destiny 2's Final Shape is set to include a new class which lets you achieve "Transcendence" and, er, lob some special grenades

So, this is what all those real-world monks have been pursuing, the power to blow some things up in new ways.

April 10, 2024 Mark Warren

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SHOOTER SWITCHUP | Uh oh, Bungie's Marathon gets a new director as the game's creative leadership is reportedly rejigged

The extraction shooter’s under new management, and that may not be where the changes end.

March 20, 2024 Mark Warren

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MASTER GOOD GRIEF | Ex-Halo composer goes into politics, of course his campaign site looks like a rejected sci-fi main menu design

“I never wanted to be a politician and I still don’t,” says the man announcing that he's becoming a politician.

March 4, 2024 Mark Warren

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The best FPS games to play in 2024

Sometimes, you just need to pop some heads.

Feb. 29, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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SERIOUSLY, CHILL OUT | Don't panic, but Halo is the latest Xbox exclusive series that may have hinted at a multiplatform future

You probably won’t want to read a listing for a job you’re not applying for as closely as this ever again.

Feb. 6, 2024 Mark Warren

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MASS EFFECT-ED | Destiny 2 players are getting Mass Effect-inspired cosmetics and in-game items this February

Join the Normandy crew.

Jan. 30, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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HELMET STAYS OFF | Didn’t like helmet-less Master Chief in Halo? “You don’t like our show” says Pablo Schreiber

That's one way of putting it.

Jan. 22, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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REMEMBER REACH | Full Halo season 2 trailer promises all the stuff we wanted the first time around

Master Chief still won't keep his damn helmet on though.

Jan. 11, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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SPACE SCI-FI SPLICED | Explore Starfield as your Exo Destiny 2 Guardian thanks to this new mod

Hey, maybe you’ll fit in better in the rather synthetic-feeling world of Bethesda’s RPG as an Exo.

Jan. 5, 2024 Mark Warren

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IT'S YOUR DESTINY | Destiny 2: Legacy Collection is free right now on the Epic Games Store

Play through three epic campaigns.

Dec. 14, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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TOUGH TIMES | Amid rocky times for Destiny 2, developer Bungie could face a total Sony takeover if goals aren't met

No pressure, Final Shape expansion.

Dec. 7, 2023 Mark Warren

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REACH FOR THE STARS | Halo season two trailer teases the titular ring, confirms a release date

Live action Master Chief will be back on the small screen soon.

Dec. 3, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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FALSE START | Things go from bad to worse for Destiny 2's controversial ‘Starter Pack’

Bundle blasted by players as being ‘pay-to-win’ has been pulled from sale.

Nov. 30, 2023 Mark Warren

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FINAL FINAL.JPEG | Bungie confirms the Destiny 2: The Final Shape delay we've known about for weeks

You can now expect to play The Final Shape in the middle of 2024.

Nov. 28, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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WITCHERESQUE | Destiny 2 is getting new cosmetics inspired by The Witcher

Just what you asked for, Guardians.

Nov. 21, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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BUNGO BUNGLED | Lo and behold, Bungie’s bad choices have resulted in Destiny 2's worst player numbers – ever

Destiny 2 is becoming increasingly unpopular amongst players, to a degree we'd never seen before.

Nov. 20, 2023 Sherif Saed

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CHOICES WERE MADE | The Game Awards: Destiny 2 nominated for “best community support” days after community/social media layoffs

A slightly cruel sense of irony on display here.

Nov. 14, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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NEXT STEPS | Bungie attempts to pacify the Destiny 2 community following huge wave of layoffs

In a official blog post, the company jumped to "acknowledge the feedback and concerns".

Nov. 3, 2023 Connor Makar

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SCORE ATTACK | Destiny 2 just lost a piece of its soul – and one of the things that kept me coming back every year

Like Marty O’Donnell before him, Michael Salvatori was a vital organ in the complicated beast that is Destiny. Without him, it’ll be less magical.

Nov. 2, 2023 Dom Peppiatt

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THE INSIDE STORY | Destiny 2 has reportedly suffered a “sharp drop” in popularity following the launch of Lightfall

Around 100 employees are estimated to have been impacted by Monday's job cuts at the studio.

Nov. 1, 2023 Mark Warren

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MORE LAYOFFS | Destiny 2 developer Bungie the latest games studio to suffer layoffs, CEO says it's "a sad day"

This follows recent job cuts at other PlayStation-affiliated studios.

Oct. 31, 2023 Mark Warren

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Bungie's Destiny 2: The Final Shape and Marathon reportedly delayed

This is the fourth Sony-owned studio to be hit with layoffs in the space of a month.

Oct. 31, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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It was made in 59 | What is the best driving (not racing) game?

Vroom vroom vroom vroom, parallel park in my room.

Oct. 6, 2023 Jim Trinca

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ALSO FEATURING | What are the best cameos in gaming?

Jeff Goldblum? Professor X? General Zod? They’ve all shown up in video games where we least expected them.

Sept. 22, 2023 Jim Trinca

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SHARD TO SAY GOODBYE | Destiny 2 is going to get rid of one of its currencies like it did with its content

In an unprecedented move, Destiny 2 will be removing an entire currency soon.

Sept. 15, 2023 Sherif Saed

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