Destiny’s 1.0.3 update goes live for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
Destiny is about to get a series of updates this month, and the first one is hitting consoles today. Developer Bungie confirmed that it is rolling out the 1.0.3 patch for its fall blockbuster right...
View ArticleDestiny update 1.1 goes live for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 today
Changers are coming to Destiny. It’s almost as if we have no destiny, and fate is what we make for ourselves. Developer Bungie is unleashing the patch for its sci-fi shooter on the PlayStation and Xbox...
View ArticleDestiny characters and progress will carry over to Destiny 2
Bungie’s already talking about its Destiny sequel, and it’s confirmed that progress from the original game will carry over. The shared-world first-person shooter only launched three months ago, but...
View ArticleDestiny players without Dark Below lose old bonuses
People have something new to complain about when it comes to Destiny. The online shooter’s first expansion, The Dark Below, launched today. It adds new content, notably a new Strike and Raid. However,...
View ArticleDestiny is getting more than just The House of Wolves expansion in 2015
One way people describe publisher Activision’s sci-fi shooter Destiny — whether they hate it or love it — is “content-starved.” Well, the publisher and developer Bungie are planning to address that in...
View ArticleHere’s how Call of Duty, Destiny are carrying strong momentum into 2015
ANALYSIS: Activision announced its outlook for 2015 today, and the guidance is really soft compared to the strong 2014 it just reported. But the company is likely selling itself short. The headline...
View ArticleMidnight Star: A sci-fi mobile shooter that is light years ahead of its...
REVIEW: A cinematic mobile shooter sounds like an oxymoron. How could someone re-create the kind of blockbuster experience from the PC and console world for phones and tablets? It’s something...
View ArticleDestiny is down for maintenance
If you’re wondering why Destiny isn’t working, it’s because developer Bungie is working to make the sci-fi shooter better for you. Bungie took Destiny and its Bungie.net website offline at 10 a.m....
View ArticleHere’s the trailer for Destiny’s House of Wolves expansion
You may finally have a reason to return to Destiny next month. Developer Bungie announced today that it will release the second expansion, House of Wolves, for its sci-fi online shooter Destiny on May...
View ArticleNew Destiny T-shirt supports earthquake relief efforts in Nepal
A new Destiny T-Shirt is helping raise money for Nepal. Saturday’s earthquake in central Nepal has left parts of the country devasted, with fears that as many as 10,000 people have died. An estimated...
View ArticleDestiny servers down for maintenance — update incoming
You’re going to have to wait for a while before going back to running the same raid over and over again. Destiny’s servers are down across all platforms today. They went offline about an hour ago. This...
View ArticleDestiny fans raise over $400,000 to help with Nepal earthquake relief
Gamers are helping with earthquake relief efforts in Nepal. Destiny fans have raised over $400,000 in just one week by buying charity T-shirts featuring characters from the popular sci-fi multiplayer...
View ArticleDestiny’s next expansion will cost $40, according to rumor
Publisher Activision’s big sci-fi shooter franchise Destiny won’t get a sequel released a year after the original, but that doesn’t mean the company won’t have a way to squeeze a lot more money from...
View ArticleDestiny: The Taken King confirmed as the next expansion
LOS ANGELES — Destiny continues to make the most out of its relationship with the PlayStation 4. Sony announced a new expansion tonight for multiplayer shooter Destiny today during its Electronic...
View ArticleActivision chief on Call of Duty’s PlayStation 4 deal, Guitar Hero’s revival,...
LOS ANGELES — Eric Hirshberg is the man in charge of blockbusters. As chief executive of video game publisher Activision Publishing, he is responsible for titles that include Call of Duty, Skylanders,...
View ArticleDestiny is down for maintenance (updated)
Update: Bungie says everything is back up and running. It’s Monday, which means you’re probably at work wishing you were at home playing Destiny. Well, the good news is that even if you were home, you...
View ArticleDying Light studio responds to Destiny, Red Bull partnership with a beverage...
Forget Mountain Dew! The realest gaming fluid on the market is now Red Bull. Early this morning, the energy-drink company Red Bull and Destiny publisher Activision sent out an astounding press release...
View ArticleDestiny’s exotic-weapon merchant Xur won’t have an exotic weapon this weekend
Developer Bungie has goofed, and it won’t fix it this week. Every Friday in Bungie’s sci-fi shooter Destiny, a merchant named Xur appears in its central tower. This is a big deal for Destiny diehards,...
View ArticleGjallarhorn has Destiny fans — even lapsed players — excited a month before...
If you had quit Destiny, developer Bungie is giving you a good reason to come back. Every weekend, a merchant named Xur shows up in Destiny to sell exotic weapons. This week, Xur is selling...
View ArticleMultiplayer’s latest trend: Avoiding other players
ANALYSIS: For players who don’t like spending their nights reading about how to get better at something, multiplayer games like League of Legends or Street Fighter IV can sound a little daunting. But...
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