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Destiny 2 X Mass Effect Crossover Gear Released [UPDATED]

Today Bungie announced new crossover items coming to Destiny 2, and they're from another super-popular sci-fi IP, BioWare's Mass Effect.  According to the announcement made on X (formerly Twitter),…

February 13, 2024 | 12:16 EST

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Epic Games Store Holiday Sale 2023 Will Give You 17 Free Games

Epic Games launched its Epic Games Store Holiday Sale for 2023 today, but the sale is only part of the deal, as there are plenty of free games to sweeten it. According to the announcement, there are…

December 13, 2023 | 10:12 EST

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Destiny 2 Starter Pack Removed From Sale After Massive Fan Backlash

A massive fan backlash has caused Destiny 2 developer Bungie to pull the game's new Starter Pack from sale. In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), Bungie says that it's been "monitoring the…

November 30, 2023 | 09:56 EST

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Destiny 2 The Final Shape Expansion Officially Delayed to "Deliver an Even Bigger and Bolder Vision"

Today Destiny 2's developer announced that the upcoming expansion titled The Final Shape has been delayed by a few months. The expansion was supposed to launch on February 27, 2024, but it will…

November 27, 2023 | 12:33 EST

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Destiny 2 Reveals Crossover with The Witcher Promising Cosmetics Inspired by Geralt of Rivia

A crossover between Destiny 2 and The Witcher was not in my bingo card for this year, but it's actually happening, as just announced by Bungie.  The sci-fi first-person-shooter will get cosmetics…

November 21, 2023 | 01:16 EST

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Bungie Reportedly Laid Off 100 Employees After Poor Destiny 2 Sales as More Details Emerge

Following yesterday's news about layoffs having hit the staff of Destiny 2 developer Bungie, more details are surfacing about the scope and circumstances of the operation.  According to a report…

October 31, 2023 | 05:16 EDT

Cayde 6 Appears in Destiny 3: The Final Shape Trailer
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Destiny 2 Developer Bungie Suffers Layoffs Among Reported Delays for The Final Shape and Marathon

As the industry continues to cut jobs, Bungie, developer of Destiny 2 and semi-recently acquired PlayStation studio, is the latest to suffer layoffs. Community Manager and Co-Lead of Accessibility …

October 30, 2023 | 02:32 EDT

The logo for the Destiny 2 The Final Shape showcase, showing The Traveler with a mysterious kaleidoscopic triangle portal on it.
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Everything Revealed At The Destiny 2 The Final Shape Showcase

Today, Bungie debuted its Destiny 2 The Final Shape showcase. It is a video presentation highlighting new features and content coming to their sci-fi live service shooter. Here is what was revealed…

August 22, 2023 | 01:00 EDT

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Bungie Teases New Team-Based Action Game Set in Lighthearted Science-Fantasy Universe

Today Destiny 2 developer Bungie teased an interesting new project being worked on by one of its development teams. According to a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter), the developer is…

August 18, 2023 | 04:13 EDT

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Destiny 2 Director Discusses The Final Shape Expansion, PvP, Armor, & More

Today Destiny 2 game director Joe Blackburn took to X (formerly Twitter) with a video to talk about the upcoming expansion The Final Shape and more.  Blackburn begins the video by acknowledging the…

August 15, 2023 | 04:19 EDT

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Keith David Will Play Zavala in Destiny 2

Back in March, the entertainment world mourned the passing of Lance Reddick. The Destiny 2 community even held in-game vigils for Reddick, who voiced the major character Commander Zavala. Now Bungie…

August 10, 2023 | 01:11 EDT

Artwork of the Destiny 2 PvP map Multiplex, showing several buildings in basic glowing blocks of indigo, contrasted with bright red sand below.
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Destiny 2 PvP Gets A Refresh In New State of the Game Announcement

Bungie have revealed their latest State of the Game for Destiny 2. With the release of Lightfall and the upcoming expansion, The Final Shape, Bungie has announced several new updates coming to…

August 3, 2023 | 01:59 EDT

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Learn What Marathon Is All About In New Video From Bungie

Following the reveal of Bungie's extraction shooter Marathon at the PlayStation Showcase, Bungie released an extensive video providing more color. In the video, a number of developers from the…

May 25, 2023 | 12:53 EDT

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Bungie Resurrects Marathon at PlayStation Showcase

Before there was Destiny, before there was Halo, Bungie made its name on the Macintosh computer with a now largely forgotten FPS series called Marathon. They astonished everyone today when they…

May 24, 2023 | 05:12 EDT

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Destiny 2 X PlayStation Collaboration Promises Cosmetics from Beloved Sony Games

Today Sony Interactive Entertainment and Bungie announced a collaboration that will bring to Destiny 2 a batch of cosmetics inspired by popular PlayStation games. According to the announcement made…

May 23, 2023 | 01:41 EDT

A Vigil for Lance Reddick in Destiny 2
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Destiny 2 Players Are Paying Homage to Lance Reddick by Standing Vigil in Front of Commander Zavala

Following the news of the passing of Lance Reddick, Destiny 2 players have decided to pay homage to the actor who played Commander Zavala, a character they have been interacting with since the…

March 18, 2023 | 12:33 EDT

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Destiny 2 Season 19’s Moving Ending Cutscene Marks the Beginning of the End Ahead of Lightfall

Today Bungie released a new trailer of its popular action-shooter-MMO Destiny 2, and it's a rather special one.  The trailer showcases the finale of Season 19 for The Witch Queen, marking the end of…

February 14, 2023 | 05:05 EST

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Bungie Announces Big Changes for Destiny 2 Lightfall

With the release of Destiny 2 Lightfall two weeks away, the community is interested in the future of Bungie's space opera live service shooter. While promotional material for the latest expansion has…

February 13, 2023 | 03:39 EST

A character using Strand in Destiny 2: Lightfall
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Destiny 2: Lightfall Strand Trailer Shows Devastating New Abilities

Bungie has released a new Destiny 2: Lightfall Strand trailer, and this one's all about the new Strand subclass. It'll be the second subclass in the game built around Darkness, and the trailer shows…

February 7, 2023 | 10:44 EST

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New Destiny 2: Lightfall Trailer Shows Off Gear Galore

If you're hungry for more Destiny 2: Lightfall info ahead of its release next month, you're in luck. Bungie has released a new trailer showing off some of the weird and wonderful weapons and gear you…

January 31, 2023 | 10:17 EST

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Destiny 2: Lightfall introduces the Neon City of Neomuna in New Trailer

Today Bungie released a new trailer of the highly-anticipated expansion Lightfall for its popular free-to-play game-as-a-service Destiny 2.  The video focused on one of the locations that we'll…

January 17, 2023 | 10:36 EST

Three Guardians standing outside Destiny 2's new Spire of the Watcher dungeon
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New Destiny 2 Dungeon Spire Of The Watcher Launches Today

A new Destiny 2 dungeon is launching today. Spire of the Watcher will task you with putting a stop to the machinations of the Vex, and will give you the chance to earn a round of new gear for your…

December 9, 2022 | 11:06 EST

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Destiny 2 Exploit Lets Top Players Troll Newbies

A Destiny 2 exploit has seen low-skill fireteam lobbies get obliterated by higher-ranked fireteams gaining access to low-ranked games. This is ironic considering SBMM (skill-based matchmaking) was…

August 29, 2022 | 09:53 EDT

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Destiny 2 Leaks Reveal Season 18 Name, Raid and More

More Destiny 2 leaks have surfaced prior to Bungie's scheduled showcase, and these ones might just be valid. We may now know what the name of the newest season will be, what each chapter is called,…

August 22, 2022 | 03:31 EDT

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Bungie is Giving Destiny 2 Events a Makeover

Bungie is giving Destiny 2 Events a makeover, and it's showing how they will change with details about the upcoming Destiny 2 Solstice Event. Now that Bungie is all done celebrating its 30th…

May 19, 2022 | 06:11 EDT

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Destiny 2 Void 3.0 Will Introduce New Aspects

Bungie has detailed more Destiny 2 Void 3.0 changes, including some changes to the Aspect system and the introduction of new Aspects for the upcoming launch of The Witch Queen. Bungie has recently…

February 9, 2022 | 02:13 EST

A Guardian wielding a glaive in Destiny 2: The Witch Queen
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New Destiny 2: The Witch Queen Doc Shows Off Glaives And More

There's a new Destiny 2: The Witch Queen video documentary available, and Bungie's shedding some light on what's coming as part of the new expansion and content season. The doc contains information…

February 8, 2022 | 11:45 EST

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Destiny 2: Bungie 30th Anniversary Event Celebrates Iconic Games with a Star Horse

The Destiny 2 Bungie 30th Anniversary Event is here, celebrating three decades of iconic games such as Marathon and Oni with cool new cosmetics. Destiny 2 has a lot of great content on the way.…

December 7, 2021 | 02:19 EST

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Amazon Web Services Outage Affects Destiny 2 and Other Games

Destiny 2, PUBG, Dead by Daylight, and several other games have been affected by an Amazon Web Services outage earlier today. With more and more companies shifting to a "games as a service" model,…

December 7, 2021 | 02:07 EST

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Destiny 2 Dungeons Won't Be Included in The Witch Queen Season Pass

While excitement is building for next year's Destiny 2: The Witch Queen expansion, dungeons are quickly becoming an issue in the community. This is because the Destiny 2 dungeons will not be…

October 20, 2021 | 09:55 EDT

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Ex-Bungie Composer Marty O'Donnell Sanctioned Over Destiny Assets

Ex-Bungie composer Marty O'Donnell, who worked on Halo and Destiny for the company, has been found in contempt of court over his use and possession of Destiny assets. The Washington King County…

September 16, 2021 | 09:36 EDT

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Everything Revealed at Destiny 2's The Witch Queen Event

After some opening fluff talking about the health of the game, a brand new trailer shows off the new villain of the next expansion: Savathûn The Witch Queen. The trailer appears to show off a new…

August 24, 2021 | 12:06 EDT

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[Rumor] Destiny 2 Leaks Claim Halo Crossover Content is Coming in 2021

Some new Destiny 2 leaks have recently dropped and they have some pretty astonishing claims for the future of this FPSMMORPG, one of which is a crossover with Halo for Bungie's 30th Anniversary.…

August 21, 2021 | 03:04 EDT

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Destiny 2 Anti-Cheat Soft Launches Next Season

Hackers, aimbotters, and cheaters beware — Destiny 2 anti-cheat is going to be soft-launching in the game next season. Bungie has announced BattlEye as the solution it will be implementing. Destiny…

August 19, 2021 | 01:58 EDT

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New Destiny 2 PvP Modes & Maps Coming in Seasons 16 & 17

There will be new Destiny 2 PvP maps and modes coming in Seasons 16 and 17 according to Assistant Game Director Joe Blackburn, laying out a bright future for Bungie's MMOFPS on PC and consoles.…

August 4, 2021 | 01:38 EDT

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Bungie Warns Players Not To Buy Spicy Ramen Coupon Emblem

A senior community manager at Bungie has gone to Twitter to ask players not to buy a special emblem for Destiny 2. This emblem, known as the Spicy Ramen Coupon emblem, is meant to be a gift for…

June 21, 2021 | 09:11 EDT

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Destiny 2 Vault of Glass Raid Race Arrives This Saturday

The Destiny 2 Vault of Glass Raid Race has been announced and will be arriving this Saturday, marking the first time such a competition is taking place in Bungie's multiplatform MMO. Destiny 2 is an…

May 18, 2021 | 01:30 EDT

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The Destiny 2 Transmog System is a Grindy Mess

The Destiny 2 transmog system has been revealed by Bungie. While some more customization is always a welcome change, this new system might have a little too much grind for fashion-conscious players…

April 22, 2021 | 02:52 EDT

A selection of armor sets from Destiny 2 and its Trials of Osiris mode.
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Destiny 2 Match Fixing Conspiracy Has Bungie Shut Down Trials of Osiris

Bungie has shut down Destiny 2's Trials of Osiris, the game's competitive PvP mode, over the weekend, but not because of a game-breaking bug or balance issues. It's been shut down because of an…

March 1, 2021 | 11:19 EST

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Destiny 2 Witch Queen and Future Updates Detailed by Bungie

Bungie has revealed more details about next year's Destiny 2 Witch Queen update along with some ambitious plans for how it will evolve its flagship action MMO game. Destiny 2 is a constantly…

February 25, 2021 | 02:07 EST

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Destiny 2 Season 13 Bringing New Strike And Much More

Bungie has revealed what we can expect from Destiny 2 Season 13. The upcoming season is titled "Season of the Chosen" and will bring a new strike, seasonal Battlegrounds to check out, and lots of new…

February 2, 2021 | 10:49 EST

Dawning Spirit Event

Bungie Triples Rewards for Community Dawning Spirit Quest To Stop Community Failing

Destiny 2's latest community event has been a bit of a slow-burner, to the extent that Bungie has enabled triple rewards in order for players to complete it. The community event had players "…

December 24, 2020 | 10:23 EST

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Destiny 2 PC Now Requires SMS Activation For Certain Activities

In order to combat cheating in Destiny 2 PC, free-to-play (F2P) players will now have to verify their SMS before they can participate in certain activities. According to the Destiny 2 help article on…

December 10, 2020 | 10:43 EST

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Destiny 2 Crossplay, Transmog Coming Next Year in Season 14

There's good news for the Guardians out there: Destiny 2 Crossplay will be arriving in 2021! That's not all that's coming, though — Transmog, two new Strikes, and so much more is on deck for 2021!…

December 8, 2020 | 01:37 EST

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Destiny 2 Stadia Version Will Be Free Going Forward

There's good news for Destiny 2 Stadia gamers — the game is about to go free-to-play on Google's game-streaming platform for everyone, no Stadia Pro subscription required. Destiny 2 has most…

November 18, 2020 | 06:20 EST

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Destiny 2 Update 3.0 Brings Tons of Changes to Beyond Light

Destiny 2 Update 3.0 has arrived, laying the groundwork for the next great era of Bungie's MMORPG. Destiny 2: Beyond Light is here along with a ton of changes to enhanced the gameplay for new and…

November 10, 2020 | 02:34 EST

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Next-Gen Destiny 2 Launches November 10th, Optimizations Coming December 8th

Bungie has revealed how next-gen and cross-gen play will work in Destiny 2. Some features will be available right out of the gate on November 10th, while others will be coming at a later date this…

October 15, 2020 | 10:50 EDT

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Destiny 2 Reveals New Stasis Subclasses

Destiny fans got a delightful surprise at this year's Gamescom. Bungie revealed a brand new trailer showing off the new subclasses hitting Destiny 2's latest expansion, Beyond Light. In this brand…

August 27, 2020 | 03:54 EDT