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Destiny to expand with first expansion DLC announced
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Destiny to expand with first expansion DLC announced

Activision and Bungie have announced the first DLC expansion pack that will be making its way into the game Destiny in December.

By Damian Seeto • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Oct 2014
Prepare to fulfill your Destiny…
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Prepare to fulfill your Destiny…

Destiny set to revolutionise gaming in NZ with its midnight launch on 9 Sep, merging MMO elements with FPS in an epic space saga.

By Darren Price • 4 min read • Wed, 3rd Sep 2014
Destiny Beta is back up as Xbox gamers now join
Gaming

Destiny Beta is back up as Xbox gamers now join

The Destiny beta is back up after briefly going down for maintenance. The beta also comes one day earlier for Xbox gamers.

By Damian Seeto • 1 min read • Wed, 23rd Jul 2014
Destiny beta dates announced for PlayStation and Xbox platforms
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Destiny beta dates announced for PlayStation and Xbox platforms

Activision has announced the exact dates and times you can expect to participate in the upcoming Destiny beta.

By Damian Seeto • 1 min read • Wed, 9th Jul 2014

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Destiny 2 boasts the largest console game launch week of the year
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Destiny 2 boasts the largest console game launch week of the year

Destiny 2 sets new engagement and digital sales records during launch week, becoming the top console game launch of the year, with PC release imminent.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Tue, 26th Sep 2017
Review: Destiny 2 delivers more content compared to the original
Gaming

Review: Destiny 2 delivers more content compared to the original

When the first Destiny came out in 2014, it was met with mixed reception due to the lack of content. Thankfully Destiny 2 adds more hours of gameplay.

By Damian Seeto • 4 min read • Thu, 14th Sep 2017
Hands-on impressions from the Destiny 2 open beta for consoles
Gaming

Hands-on impressions from the Destiny 2 open beta for consoles

An open beta for Destiny 2 happened on both PS4 and Xbox One and it gave us a preview on both the single player campaign and the multiplayer modes.

By Damian Seeto • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Jul 2017
First gameplay video and more news revealed for Destiny 2
Gaming

First gameplay video and more news revealed for Destiny 2

Activision and Bungie held a special event to reveal more details about the highly anticipated Destiny 2 earlier today.

By Damian Seeto • 2 min read • Fri, 19th May 2017
Destiny- The Collection is releasing this September
Gaming

Destiny- The Collection is releasing this September

Activision and Bungie are releasing Destiny - The Collection this September and this includes all expansions including Rise of Iron.

By Damian Seeto • 1 min read • Wed, 17th Aug 2016
Does The Taken King fulfil its Destiny?
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Does The Taken King fulfil its Destiny?

Destiny: The Taken King continues the Destiny saga into its second year. Is it time to return to Destiny with The Taken King?.

By Darren Price • 5 min read • Sun, 27th Sep 2015
Game of Thrones star erased from Destiny
Gaming

Game of Thrones star erased from Destiny

With an 18GB update, Activision have totally removed the vocal talents of Peter Dinklage from their hit game, Destiny.

By Darren Price • 2 min read • Thu, 10th Sep 2015
Destiny's new expansion pack is now available
Gaming

Destiny's new expansion pack is now available

Actvision and Bungie have announced today that Destiny Expansion II: House of Wolves is now available to download.

By Damian Seeto • 3 min read • Wed, 20th May 2015
Helldivers is like an indie version of Destiny
Gaming

Helldivers is like an indie version of Destiny

Helldivers is a new indie game available for PlayStation consoles. It feels like a scaled down version of Destiny.

By Damian Seeto • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2015
Destiny achieves many milestones in one month
Gaming

Destiny achieves many milestones in one month

It has been over a month now since Bungie's huge game Destiny has come out. Since that time, it has already achieved a lot of big milestones.

By Damian Seeto • 2 min read • Thu, 16th Oct 2014
Expanding Destiny adds more Raids...
Gaming

Expanding Destiny adds more Raids...

Destiny just came out last week, but the game is already expanding as Bungie will be adding new Raids and more content in the future too.

By Damian Seeto • 1 min read • Thu, 18th Sep 2014
Prepare to meet your Destiny...
Gaming

Prepare to meet your Destiny...

Destiny fails to revolutionise gaming, delivering standard FPS action with limited MMO elements, contrary to its pre-launch hype.

By Damian Seeto • 5 min read • Tue, 16th Sep 2014
Destiny earns over $500 million on its first day
Gaming

Destiny earns over $500 million on its first day

Destiny shatters sales records, earning over $500m on release day, and joins the ranks of gaming's biggest franchises, says Activision.

By Damian Seeto • 2 min read • Fri, 12th Sep 2014
Over 4 million gamers participated in Destiny beta
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Over 4 million gamers participated in Destiny beta

Over 4.6m players joined Destiny's beta, the largest for a new game IP on this console generation, heralding its anticipated 2014 release.

By Damian Seeto • 2 min read • Fri, 1st Aug 2014