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Month: February 2015

“House of Wolves” May Add a New Social Space From Destiny

“House of Wolves” May Add a New Social Space From Destiny

There has been so much information coming out on Destiny‘s “House of Wolves” expansion that I feel like I’ve already played it. But, that hasn’t stopped Reddit user megamanexe4, the person behind the previous info leaks, from posting even more uncovered data onto the internet. Apparently, megamanexe4 found an image that seems to indicate a new social hub will be coming with the “House of Wolves” DLC. The image shows that a new location in The Reef will be called…

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Destiny‘s second set of DLC, the House of Wolves expansion

Destiny‘s second set of DLC, the House of Wolves expansion

Over the past few weeks, Bungie has let loose some alleged details regarding the missions and locations available in the expansion, such as a playable social area in the Reef, similar to the Tower. However, it appears that Bungie had already revealed the Reef was a playable area in 2013, during Destiny‘s original announcement. During Destiny‘s announcement video, Bungie’s co-founder Jason Jones discussed the project the developer had been working on since their departure from the Halo franchise. What followed…

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Destiny: Update introduced a new bug which include maps and weapons changes

Destiny: Update introduced a new bug which include maps and weapons changes

The heavy ammo bug has been fixed in the new 1.1.1 update, which also includes new weapon balancing and changes to the weekly heroic strike.   Matchmaking is now mandatory for the missions, while the Iron Banner playlist now contains smaller maps in its rotation. Bungie promised that changes first planned for Iron Banner events were to be included in the new 1.1.1 update, along with a few extra ideas. Destiny fans will also see a drop in Special ammunition…

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Destiny: Vault transfers can even be done in the middle of combat

Destiny: Vault transfers can even be done in the middle of combat

Bungie rolled out an update for Destiny’s companion app for Android, iOS and the web today that makes managing your in-game inventory a lot easier. Using the app, players can now swap items from their Vault between their characters on the fly, making it much less time confusing to, say, move your Ice Breaker around.   Destiny power leveling companion app now has the option to move items to and take items from the Vault. App users will just need…

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House of Wolves: The next expansion for Destiny

House of Wolves: The next expansion for Destiny

John Ryan leaves ArenaNet for new writing position at Bungie; developer still has 73 open positions. With lots more Destiny content in the pipeline, developer Bungie is continuing to hire new talent. The latest developer to join Bungie’s ranks is John Ryan, who has left his post at Guild Wars 2 developer ArenaNet to become a “loremaster” for multiplayer shooter Destiny. Ryan announced the news on Twitter, confirming that today, February 13, is his final day at ArenaNet. He didn’t…

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Destiny: Heavy Ammo bug fix and various weapon tuning changes

Destiny: Heavy Ammo bug fix and various weapon tuning changes

The next update for Bungie’s online shooter Destiny, which should arrive later this month, will introduce new tweaks to the user interface that should make it easier to check your reputation. Writing on Bungie’s website, community manager David “Deej” Dague said many Destiny players have asked for an easier way to check their reputation. Finally, Bungie is delivering such a feature through the upcoming Destiny 1.1.1 update. Destiny UI designer lead David Candland explained: “We’ve created a way for you…

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Destiny: Bungie Reveals Players Missed a Chestin The Vault Of Glass

Destiny: Bungie Reveals Players Missed a Chestin The Vault Of Glass

If you thought you’d discovered everything there is to discover in Destiny power leveling, think again. Bungie have revealed in a Twitch stream that Destiny still houses many secrets – one of which being a Chest still hidden within the depths of the Vault of Glass. Rob Adams (Lead World Artist), Gavin Irby (Senior Raid Designer), and Eric Osborne joined members of the popular ‘Dads of Destiny’ clan to stream Crota’s End. During the stream, the three representatives of Bungie…

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Bungie’s making it easier to check your rep in Destiny

Bungie’s making it easier to check your rep in Destiny

Bungie continues to tweak and refine Destiny, and one of the changes in the forthcoming 1.1.1 update is going to make a part of the game’s user interface so much friendlier. In a new Bungie weekly update, the developer shows off a welcome new addition to Destiny’s UI, the Reputation Panel. The Reputation Panel lets players get a quick look at their current rank and reputation in Vanguard and Crucible, as well as with people and factions like the Cryptarch,…

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Bungie’s making it easier to check your rep in Destiny

Bungie’s making it easier to check your rep in Destiny

Bungie continues to tweak and refine Destiny, and one of the changes in the forthcoming 1.1.1 update is going to make a part of the game’s user interface so much friendlier. In a new Bungie weekly update, the developer shows off a welcome new addition to Destiny’s UI, the Reputation Panel. The Reputation Panel lets players get a quick look at their current rank and reputation in Vanguard and Crucible, as well as with people and factions like the Cryptarch,…

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Senior art team publish series of galleries of Destiny’s weapons

Senior art team publish series of galleries of Destiny’s weapons

  David Stammel, a hard surface artist at Bungie, has published nearly thirty high fidelity renders of in-game Destiny items, from exotic sniper rifles to shotguns, Vex weapons, and Fallen arms. Meanwhile, Bungie’s senior artist Mark Van Haitsma has also published some of his work online. His images, which can be found here, include other in-game miscellany such as turrets and a Hive throne. Rajeev Nattam, the studio’s art lead for hard-surface models, has published a whole range of images,…

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