Destiny

Bungie says Destiny 2's future lies in 'unconventional formats' like 'roguelikes or survival games'

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After major layoffs and project cancellations at Bungie, the company has announced its plans for Destiny 2, a game with a very uncertain future. In their latest blog post , they announced that they will be “taking Destiny to places it's never been before.” That means it will be getting two expansions and four free major updates per year. As for what's included in those updates, they want to make the game more approachable, give you better loot, and are even toying with the idea of ​​a roguelike or survival shooter for future updates.

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Elements Destiny is a new SNES-inspired 2D retro JRPG

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Deck13 Spotlight and ShrooMoon UG have announced a new game called Elements Destiny. Elements Destiny is a retro JRPG inspired by the SNES games. And to celebrate the announcement, the publisher has released the game's first gameplay trailer. So let's dive in and see what we can expect. The trailer shows off the different landscapes … Read more

What's in your library?: Destiny 2 and Dishonored narrative designer Hazel Monforton

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Hello, reader who is also a reader, and welcome to Booked For The Week — our regular Sunday chat with awesome industry people about books! I’ve spent this week half-reading in the garden and half-admiring my Kindle’s paperwhite and its ability to remain readable in the blazing sun. I want to find out how it works, but I don’t want to find out it’s made from the glowing, genetically modified shells of workers dying of thirst at distribution centers. To distract me with more books, here’s Dr. Hazel Monforton, author of Dishonored: Death Of The Outsider and senior narrative designer for Destiny 2! Hi Hazel! Would you mind taking a look around your library?

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Destiny creators Bungie lay off 220 people and create new studio within Sony to avoid financial collapse

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Destiny and Marathon developers Bungie are laying off 220 people, equivalent to about 17% of its workforce, as studio heads try to make up for a financial crisis brought on by an “overly ambitious” expansion, individual project “inconsistencies,” and the broader economic downturn in 2023. Bungie is also transferring 155 more roles to parent company Sony Interactive Entertainment and launching an unnamed incubator project to launch a new PlayStation studio, “an action game set in an all-new sci-fantasy universe.”

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