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Bungie has detailed the changes coming to Destiny 2's hybrid PvP/PvE game mode Gambit for the Season of the Drifter Most of the updates coming for Gambit are quality of life fixes. From the Destiny blog: To get Gambit primed for the Season of the Drifter, we have been working on some Quality of Life improvements We're changing the[...]

Sad news for Destiny 2 fans who were hoping to see Trials of the Nine return to the game, as Bungie put the kibosh on those plans In a recent blog post from the developers, the team went into detail as to why the popular mode won't be coming back anytime soon, but at the same time,[...]

And it looks like players will have to get used to that, as Bungie is keeping the event offline for several seasons In fact, the developer may not bring the trials back at all due to problems with game balance Bungie posted an update on the lack of Trials content on the Destiny blog this week,[...]

credit//GamePress   Bungie is adjusting the Titan ability "Lift" to prevent players from exploiting it in a move called "Titan skating." The Lift ability naturally gives Titan players a boost, but it's a short duration However, if done the right way it gives Titans a movement speed that's far faster than anyone else in the game[...]

credit// Bungie   Destiny 2 will be celebrating Valentine's Day with the Crimson Days event again this year and the festivities kick off next week While the event mostly functions the same way as previous years, the rewards for this year's event includes a masterwork bow alongside some of the more traditional rewards, like a shiny new[...]

Bungie has released a new trailer for the season pass to Destiny 2: Forsaken, this time putting the focus on the return of the Last Word The Last Word is basically an all-mighty powerful gun that could take out a Guardian in just a couple hits before the devs got cold feet and nerfed the thing[...]

The company also announced that they will be doing a little bit of Spring Cleaning with the next update. credit//Bungie Starting with Season of the Drifter, we're making a slight change to the way bounties grant powerful rewards To ensure an even playing field each time we kick off a new season, bounties acquired during previous seasons will[...]

It looks like Activision will be hearing about that Bungie split for a lot longer than they wish if the latest legal issues make it to the courts According to two different lawsuits posted on WCCF Tech, a couple of firms are looking for anyone involved with the entire ordeal to take part in class[...]

credit// Bungie Now that Bungie and Destiny are free of Activision's ownership, plenty of people are wondering what that means for Destiny 2 and even Destiny 3 While most would expect Bungie to continue pioneering the pseudo-MMO genre through the rest of their work on the Destiny series, though with less pressure for constant updates and silly micro-transactions, there[...]

In the newest addition to Bungie's "This Week at Bungie" section of the Destiny blog, the developer detailed the upcoming ability balance changes coming at the end of the month The rework sees most supers getting robust buffs, while Blade Barrage and Nova Warp get trimmed down just a bit. In the 2.1.4 update to Destiny 2, players[...]

The projection was further bolstered by yesterday's news of the split between Activision and Bungie. With Bungie getting the Destiny IP rights in the divorce, they have full rights to publish and support Destiny 3 however they like. From Gamespot: According to Cowen, Bungie's attempts to broaden the Destiny player community with a more casual friendly Destiny 2 didn't work out,[...]

Bungie has officially broken ties to Activision this week, and the company is taking the IP to Destiny with them as part of the breakup The company released an official statement on the matter this morning, which stems from all the issues Activision has been having over the past couple of weeks. "Today, we're announcing plans[...]

[Update] A few hours after posting, to Bungie's credit, the developer announced they'd be lowering the power level of enemies in the first Forge encounter Now all enemies will be 5 levels lower as a quick fix, and even more changes will be coming in the next few days That said, as of right now,[...]

Bungie has released new details on how they're taking Destiny 2: Forsaken  a bit further with the Black Armory mini-expansion However, that's not all that's changing in Destiny 2 in the coming months Bungie has also gone on the record about the new challenges, rewards, and special events coming for the rest of the year[...]

Bungie has officially revealed the launched date of its first Destiny 2 DLC post-Forsaken, the Black Armory for December. Destiny 2, despite what Activision might feel about sales, is in a great spot right now Many in the hardcore community believe the game is as good as it has ever been, and it certainly feels that the title[...]

Destiny 2 director Luke Smith has said that despite recent comments by Activision saying it is disappointed with Destiny 2: Forsaken's sales, Bungie is far from disappointed. Last week, word hit that Activision is disappointed with Destiny 2: Forsaken performance when it comes to sales That's worrying to hear for fans of the game, as many[...]

Bungie has seen the results and heard your complaints, so they've decided to address the matter In the latest blog post from the company, they'll be looking specifically at fixing the loading times between matchmaking and getting you into games faster When it will happen is an entirely different matter, but according to the info[...]

From now until November 18th, Blizzard and Bungie are making the primary version of Destiny 2 free to download and play That is quite the deal for a game still getting updates on a dedicated server as Blizzard has Those who were watching the ceremony got a gift sent to them to download the game[...]

Showtime is looking for a male actor ("a Spartan-like warrior of large build") for the lead role of John/Master Chief in the upcoming Halo series.

It claims Destiny 3 will have Destiny 2's live director Christopher Barrett in charge too, with Luke Smith still in a prominent position. Perhaps more importantly, if true, Bungie is going to be moving away from the launch of Destiny 2 even further The title came under big criticism at launch for its focus on making[...]

Activision and Bungie are rolling out Destiny 2's second annual Festival of the Lost Halloween event when the game resets tomorrow morning This year's festivities will be themed after the events of Destiny 2: Forsaken, which will include some memorial bits for the dearly departed fan-favorite Hunter Vanguard, Cayde-6. The event typically comes with a new series of[...]

Where we are headed next in the next major story expansion has been a topic of hot debate for some time though. Well, it seems Bungie might have confirmed this, albeit by accident Currently in Destiny 2 (via Polygon), if you load into a friend who is doing an adventure on Titan, you load into a bizarre screen[...]

It appears Bungie has filed a trademark for a brand new IP that's simply being called "Matter", which we're sure no one will speculate about at all The folks at ResetEra managed to find the listing for the trademark, strangely enough with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) along with a logo for the property which[...]

Bungie has announced that the Destiny 2 Grenade Launcher, Edge Transit's drop-rate is higher than intended and will be fixed in a future update. If you've been around the Destiny 2 community of late a few things will have caught your eye Firstly, likely a discussion about the price of infusion which seems rather heated right[...]

Bungie has put out a hotfix for Destiny 2 making several changes to the game, including makeing the challenging Ace of Spades quest easier. Destiny 2: Forsaken has now moved past its exciting discovery phase after three weeks and is now manoeuvring into the world of the ongoing grind that will really drive the player base[...]

One of the major improvements that rolled out with the launch of Destiny 2: Forsaken was the all new PvE/PvP hybrid game mode called Gambit.

Destiny 2: Forsaken is going into its second week, which means Bungie has announced a ton of rewards for the Last Wish raid, Iron Banner event, and even a new Crucible map. You can find all the details over on the Destiny blog, or check out the highlights below. The Last Wish raid has gone live today, and[...]

Bungie decided to throw out a few new trailers this week showing off the abilities and supers for characters in Destiny 2: Forsaken The devs really did a number on these to make very specific improvements that made them a little more powerful while trying to balance them out, and they seem to work out alright[...]

Bungie's project lead and director have said that while new locations are coming to Destiny 2, players shouldn't expect new planets to be added during any of the upcoming announced DLC. I like the location variety that currently sits in Destiny 2 With the addition of Mars and Mercury in DLC, the universe that we traverse[...]

  Just ahead of the Gambit open beta weekend, Bungie is hosting a special livestream for Destiny 2 that features two teams of popular Destiny pros, streamers, and influencers going head-to-head in the new PvP/PvE hybrid game mode coming with the Forsaken expansion this fall. The stream will start tomorrow, August 31st at 1:00 PM PDT and will be hosted[...]