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Someone over on the MCV team has made a huge error and ‘accidentally’ released the digital edition of this week’s bumper sized E3 issue a day early. You can read it right now. We’re not naming names, but it was James. It’s not just any old issue. It’s our E3 …
Read More »Activision employee mentions ‘monetization modeling’ for Bungie’s Destiny
Activision and Bungie might be looking into a microtransactions model for their FPS, Destiny. Superannuation sniffs out a LinkedIn profile for an Activision staff member working on the game. In the online listing, the employee mentions ‘monetization modeling’ in regards to Destiny. Nothing specific about the potential inclusion of the …
Read More »SpeedTree plants roots in Bungie’s Destiny
Tech to help developers model, animate and render trees
Read More »The Wire and Lost are inspirations for Bungie’s Destiny
Hit US TV shows The Wire, Lost and Battlestar Galactica have been named as the inspirations behind Bungie’s upcoming online title Destiny. "I think typically, for the Halo games, we looked at movies. But really for this game, we looked at serial television; great dramas like Lost or The Wire; …
Read More »Bungie not phased by SimCity woes
'Not our first rodeo' says studio of online-only shooter Destiny
Read More »Bungie: Pressure is on to beat Halo with Destiny
Bungie says its aim is to surpass its Halo series with its new shooter, Destiny. The Activision-published shooter has headlined two press conferences so far this year, and is part of a new ten-year project for the developer and publisher. It is already tipped, along with Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs, as …
Read More »Destiny will not be released in 2013
Bungie’s first post-Halo project, Destiny, will not be released in 2013. That’s according to publisher Activision, which issued the clarification after 48 hours of very successful marketing activity was instigated across media outlets online. "Activision reiterated that although Bungie’s amazing new world was revealed today, Activision has not included the …
Read More »Activision: Destiny will not launch in 2013
Bungie's online shooter won't make release date revealed in Activision court documents
Read More »VIDEO: Bungie finally details Destiny… sort of
A worldwide embargo on Bungie’s Destiny lifted yesterday to reveal… well, not a huge amount about the game, if we’re being honest. What is clear is that Destiny, Bungie’s first project since leaving behind the world-beating Halo series, is a hugely ambitious title. Or series of titles, spanning a number …
Read More »Activision unveils Project Destiny
Bungie's next game is persistent, "shared-world" shooter
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