Destiny 2 (PS4) News Articles
Friday27th Sep 2019
News Destiny 2 Gives Away a Huge Amount of Content for Free with New Light Next Week
All year 1 content and more
Destiny 2 goes free-to-play on PlayStation 4 from 1st October, and while we had a good idea of what new players would have access to without paying a penny, seeing it all laid out in typical Bungie fashion is really something to behold. You're getting access to a mammoth amount of content from the base game, its first...
Wednesday14th Aug 2019
News Bungie Is Expanding Destiny 2's Microtransaction Store, Even Without Activision
For funding purposes
When Bungie split from Activison near the beginning of the year, many assumed that Destiny 2's microtransactions would soon be a thing of the past. However, it was perhaps naive to think that the developer would scrap in-game purchases completely. After all, without a publisher to back its ongoing project, Bungie could surely do...
Thursday1st Aug 2019
News Destiny 2: Shadowkeep and New Light Delayed into October
Shadows keep you
Bungie has announced a delay to both Destiny 2's upcoming expansion, Shadowkeep, and the game's free-to-play version, New Light. Both were originally set to launch next month, on the 17th September, but now, the developer's decided to push them back to the 1st October. Not a huge delay by any means, but Bungie says that it wants to...
Thursday6th Jun 2019
News Last Minute Sony Decision Brings Cross-Save to Destiny 2
Take your Guardian anywhere
You may have spotted the small print in Google Stadia’s stream earlier today, suggesting that Destiny 2 cross-save was pending a Sony decision. Well, according to Kotaku, the platform holder decided to enable the functionality on the PlayStation 4 – yesterday. That’s right, the Japanese giant left it until the very...
News Destiny 2 Goes Free-to-Play This September
When Shadowkeep launches
Update: It's true -- Destiny 2 is going free-to-play this September. The base game will become 'Destiny 2: New Light' and it'll be totally free to download and play. You only have to pay for expansions. Original Story: Well, it looks like it's happening: Destiny 2 is going free-to-play, according to a leaked article that...
Reminder Destiny 2 Reveals its Next Chapter, Titled Shadowkeep, Later Today
When and where to see it
Bungie is set to reveal Destiny 2's 'next chapter' today, bringing a close to its Annual Pass content and kicking off the game's third year of existence with a bang. It's already leaked though, named Shadowkeep. "The next chapter in the Destiny experience arrives this fall as terrifying shadows descend upon a forgotten moon...
Wednesday5th Jun 2019
News Destiny 2: Shadowkeep Leaks Ahead of Tomorrow's Reveal
We're returning to the moon
Another day brings with it another leak, and this time it's the turn of Destiny 2 to accidentally reveal what the team at Bungie has been working on for the past couple of months. Shadowkeep is the name of this year's major expansion, and it sees Guardians returning to the moon. The Hive appear to once again be the main...
Friday31st May 2019
News Destiny 2's 'Next Chapter' to Be Revealed Next Week
A new beginning?
Bungie has been teasing the future of Destiny 2 over the last week or so, and now it's almost ready to show us what's in store. An ominous tweet from the developer reads, "Tune in for the reveal of the next chapter of Destiny 2", and it's followed by a date: Thursday, 6th June. Yep, that's next week, just a few days before E3 2019...
Wednesday29th May 2019
News Bungie Promises to Detail 'New Era' of Destiny 2 Following Season of Opulence Launch
"Buckle up and stay tuned"
The start of the year saw a big change for the Destiny series. Bungie and Activision parted ways, with the developer keeping hold of publishing rights for its shared world shooter. However, for players, it's more or less been business as usual. With Bungie pledging long term support for the franchise, Destiny 2
Wednesday10th Apr 2019
News Oh No! PS4 Exclusive Gun in Destiny 2 Accidentally for Sale on Xbox and PC
Whatever will we do
All those people who bought Destiny 2: Forsaken on PlayStation 4 purely for the platform exclusive Wavesplitter exotic trace rifle have just been done a great disservice. Or at least, they would have if such people actually existed. The aforementioned gun has shown up on Xbox and PC, where infamous tentacle-faced NPC Xur is...
Friday1st Mar 2019
News Destiny 2 Goes Deep on Season of the Drifter, Teases Content After Annual Pass
What comes next
Destiny 2's next batch of content, titled Season of the Drifter, is set to kick off next week, and in true Bungie fashion, the team has detailed what we should expect over the next few months in the form of a ViDoc. Check it out above. Focused on the character of the Drifter, the gentleman who takes centre stage in the PvEvP mode...
Friday18th Jan 2019
News Bungie Pledges Long-Term Commitment to Destiny
It must be destiny
Following on from Bungie and Activision's separation, there's been a lot of speculation over the now independent developer and the future of Destiny. Would Bungie keep it all going, or would it gradually turn its gaze to something new? Well, going by the studio's latest statement, it sounds like it's prepared to stick to its guns...
Friday11th Jan 2019
News Destiny Devs 'Cheered and Popped Champagne' as Bungie Announced Break Up with Activision
Light without dark?
Bungie's broken up with Activision, if you haven't already heard. Coming to the conclusion that it was in the best interest of both parties not to continue their agreed contract over Destiny -- which saw Activision publish the property -- it's Bungie who now owns the sci-fi shooter. In other words, when it comes to Destiny,...
News Bungie Splits from Activision, Takes the Rights to Destiny
The light returns?
Destiny's ups and downs have been well documented, and judging from this breaking news, neither Activision nor Bungie were happy with how things were going. The publisher and developer have decided to put an end to their contract, with the rights to the Destiny property being transferred over to Bungie. Wow. "We have enjoyed a...
Monday12th Nov 2018
News Bungie Defends Destiny 2: Forsaken Following Activision's Sales Disappointment
"We are not disappointed"
In response to the recent news that Activision isn't entirely happy with the commercial performance of Destiny 2: Forsaken, director Luke Smith has taken to Twitter on behalf of developer Bungie. Smith writes, "We are not disappointed with Forsaken." "We set out to build a game that Destiny players would love, and at...
Friday9th Nov 2018
Forsaken is right
Destiny 2: Forsaken sales haven't met publisher Activision's expectations despite the expansion making a ton of money when it launched in September. "Some of our other franchises like Destiny are not performing as well as we’d like," the company stated rather bluntly during its most recent earnings call. The problem appears to...
Monday5th Nov 2018
News Destiny 2 Is Still Making Activision a Crazy Amount of Money
More than Spider-Man in September
We don't know if you feel the same, but from our perspective, it seemed like Destiny 2 dropped off a cliff almost as soon as Forsaken launched back in September. The expansion was well received by both critics and players, but to us, it feels like no one's talking about Destiny anymore outside of its core fans. With...
Monday15th Oct 2018
News Destiny 2 Trailer Gives a Glimpse of the Haunted Infinite Forest
Event starts tomorrow
Halloween's just around the corner, and you know what that means. Every game with an online element is getting spooky, and Destiny 2's Festival of the Lost appears to be going in quite heavily this year. Alongside the return of masks that you can acquire with a new currency, the Infinite Forest is getting an overhaul, and it...
Friday12th Oct 2018
News Destiny 2: Forsaken Will Include Previous Two Expansions Starting Next Week
Bundled into one package
Destiny 2: Forsaken launched last month, but in order to play it, you need the base Destiny 2 game as well as its two Expansion Pass expansions, Curse of Osiris and Warmind. However, starting from next week, on the 16th October, Forsaken will actually include Curse of Osiris and Warmind as standard. Buy that, and you own...
Thursday11th Oct 2018
News A More Robust Festival of the Lost Returns in Destiny 2 Next Week
Bungie dishes out the treats
Festival of the Lost is returning to the world of Destiny 2 next week, and Bungie has detailed what players can expect from the game's upcoming live event. The Tower will be overhauled with eerie little lights and all that usual stuff, but it sounds like the developer has focused on delivering a more robust event this...
Friday28th Sep 2018
News Bungie Plans on Making Masterwork Cores More Plentiful in Destiny 2
Masterworking it out
One of the hot topics among the Destiny community right now is the availability of Masterwork Cores. These items are necessary for infusion -- the process of powering up equipment that you like using. However, Masterwork Cores are currently very hard to find or farm, meaning that infusion is a costly decision to make. Bungie...
Friday21st Sep 2018
News Quick Destiny 2 Update Makes Ace of Spades Exotic Easier to Get
That's ace
Ace of Spades, Cayde's trademark hand cannon in Destiny, is up for grabs in Destiny 2: Forsaken. It's an Exotic weapon that's yours to uncover at the end of the expansion's main story, but actually restoring the gun's power takes time and effort. Previously, in order to make Ace of Spades what it once was, you needed to fulfil several...
Tuesday11th Sep 2018
News Using Destiny 2: Forsaken Prime Engram Exploit Will Come Back to Bite You, Says Bungie
Dev suggests it's a bad idea
There's a hot exploit doing the rounds in Destiny 2: Forsaken that allows players to gain Prime Engrams at a dramatically increased rate. The weapons and armour that you acquire from said engrams is usually an improvement over whatever you have equipped, and once you're past the soft power level cap of...
Tuesday4th Sep 2018
News Destiny 2 PS4 Patch 1.24 Out Now Ahead of Forsaken Launch
Here it comes
Destiny 2's final update ahead of Forsaken's launch is available to download now on PlayStation 4. Patch 1.24 is 7.5GB in size, and makes way for the aforementioned expansion, which goes live later today. As you'd imagine, the update paves the way for Forsaken, and obviously, you'll need to get it downloaded before you can have a...
Thursday30th Aug 2018
News Destiny 2: Forsaken Gets 24 Minutes of PS4 Exclusive Strike Gameplay
It's got worms
Nab Destiny 2: Forsaken on PlayStation 4 and you'll get access to an exclusive Strike called Broodhold. It sees players shoot a lot of evil aliens and, er, pick up large worms. That's pretty much all we gathered from the PlayStation Underground gameplay that we've embedded above, anyway. To be fair, it looks like another...
Wednesday29th Aug 2018
News Destiny 2 Available Right Now on PS Plus
A week early
September's PlayStation Plus games have just been announced, and in a surprise twist, the headline act, Destiny 2, is available to download right now. According to the PlayStation Blog, you can get the game on PS Plus today in order to partake in a trial of a new game mode. "As a special treat, the game is available on PS Plus today...
Tuesday28th Aug 2018
News Massive Destiny 2 Patch 2.0 Is Out Now on PS4
35GB!
Ahead of Destiny 2: Forsaken's launch on the 4th September, Bungie has deployed patch 2.0 on PlayStation. You can go ahead and download it now, but be warned: the thing's 35GB in size. Yowza! As you'd expect, the patch notes are bloody gigantic too, with the developer making numerous changes across the board in preparation for the...
News Destiny 2: Forsaken Gets a Typically Great Launch Trailer
Another one
Destiny as a whole gets a lot of criticism, but we can't deny that it's had some hella hype trailers over the years. This latest video for Destiny 2: Forsaken is no different. Clocking in at three minutes, it's a great clip from start to finish, filled with slick cinematics and punchy gameplay. Top stuff from Bungie once...
Thursday23rd Aug 2018
Gamescom 2018 Destiny 2: Forsaken's New Multiplayer Mode Gets a Free Trial
Get your Gambit on
Ahead of Destiny 2: Forsaken's launch on the 4th September, a free trial of the expansion's new Gambit multiplayer mode will be made available to all Destiny 2 players. Gambit sees two opposing teams of Guardians take down waves of foes all while attempting to sabotage the progress of their opponents. The trail begins on the...
Friday3rd Aug 2018
News Destiny 2 Has Wasted a Collective 25 Years of Players' Time with Its Crap Shaders System
Delete, delete, delete
There's no getting around the fact that Destiny 2 butchered the cosmetic shader system of the first game so that it could exploit the whole thing in the name of microtransactions, and as if we didn't hate the overhauled system enough already, we've just found out that it's wasted a combined 25 years of players' time...
