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Nightfall in Bellevue: Destiny 2 update will bring scoring changes to popular online game

Bellevue, Wash.-based game developer Bungie has made a reputation for itself over the last couple of decades by, well, taking… Read More

Bungie CEO calls launch of blockbuster game Destiny 2 ‘a very special moment’

It’s one of the biggest weeks in Bungie history. This Wednesday, Sept. 6, the Bellevue, Wash.-based gaming company will launch… Read More

MLB star Aaron Judge wears ‘Destiny 2’ batting gloves and shoes, promoting new Bungie game

MLB star Aaron Judge is taking “Player’s Weekend” to a geeky level. Pro baseball players are sporting unique uniforms and… Read More

Tech Moves: Amperity preps for launch with new VP of marketing; Bungie CFO joins mixed reality startup; and more

Amperity — a stealth-mode, AI-fueled marketing startup led by two Seattle startup veterans — has piqued the curiosity of many since GeekWire… Read More

Polyarc, led by ex-Bungie developers, debuts first game for PlayStation VR at E3

Polyarc made its debut on one of gaming’s biggest stages. At Sony’s press conference from the big E3 video game… Read More

Geek of the Week: Game director Luke Smith finds his ‘Destiny’ with sequel to popular franchise

Luke Smith is all about community and connecting with people, whether it’s the friends he chats with in Slack or the… Read More

Now streaming on Twitch: Seattle Police blast aliens and take questions while playing games

Inside the Seattle Police Department, a special three-person unit known as a “fire team” sets out every week on a… Read More

‘Heroes’ star and ‘Lion King’ music producer invest in Limitless virtual reality character startup

Limitless, a virtual reality startup created by a former Pixar and Bungie character designer, has closed its first round of… Read More

With Destiny development rumored to be in chaos, Bungie names new CEO

Less than a week after gaming-news blog Kotaku outlined numerous troubles plaguing Destiny, the popular, first-person shooter game, comes word that the… Read More

Halo, Destiny composer Marty O’Donnell wins legal fight with ex-employer Bungie

Ex-Bungie composer Marty O’Donnell, who created music for epic games like Halo and Destiny, has won a legal fight against his former employer. VentureBeat has… Read More

Meet Endeavor One: Bungie vets ditch big studio for new virtual reality gaming startup

After 12 years designing warthogs and battle rifles for Bungie’s Halo series, former art lead Tom Doyle quit his job… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Who has the Geekiest Office Space in the land? Vote here!

The best technology office spaces are not just about kegerators and ping pong tables. A true geeky office space reflects the… Read More

Police descend on Bungie exec’s home in ‘swatting’ hoax, suspect unknown

An executive at Bungie got a rude awakening at 3 a.m. yesterday after the Sammamish Police descended on his residential… Read More

It was ‘Destiny’: PS4 sales top Xbox One for 9th month running

Microsoft can try giving away free games, and cutting the price of the Xbox One, but the PlayStation 4 remains… Read More

News Brief

Bungie’s Destiny grosses $325M in first five days

We already knew that Destiny, the first-person shooter developed by Bellevue-based Bungie, was off to a hot start with retailers… Read More

Destiny launch: Hip hop star Common, Seahawks stud Earl Thomas celebrate epic new game

Inside the EMP Museum on Monday evening, tailored suits and cocktail dresses filled the massive building as high-powered executives brushed shoulders… Read More

Bungie unveils Destiny’s competitive multiplayer modes, release date for first expansion

As a part of Sony’s press conference at Gamescom today, Bungie unveiled some new details about content for “Destiny,” its… Read More

No pressure, Bungie: Activision sees ‘Destiny’ as a billion-dollar franchise

To say that gamers everywhere are eagerly awaiting “Destiny,” the new sci-fi shooter from Bellevue-based Bungie, is an understatement. And… Read More

Bungie releases 7-minute gameplay video for ‘Destiny’

As Bungie gears up to release its highly-anticipated Destiny game, the Bellevue-based company today posted a 7-minute video clip showing footage… Read More

Bungie ‘terminates’ Halo, Destiny music composer Marty O’Donnell

Marty O’Donnell, a longtime music composer for titles like Halo, Destiny, Riven and Myst, was fired by Bungie’s Board of… Read More

Halo vet Joseph Staten returns to Microsoft after working on Bungie’s ‘Destiny’

Joseph Staten, a design director who worked on several Halo titles, is coming back to Microsoft. Staten spent the past… Read More

Halo’s Mister Chief: The story behind a ‘terrible idea that snowballed out of control’

Ten years ago, Mister Chief was a “terrible idea that spun out of control,” but now Frank O’Connor’s creation has… Read More

Bungie announces Destiny beta for 2014, releases new gameplay trailer

Bungie today released details about its new game Destiny, including beta information and a new game trailer. The Destiny beta… Read More

Bungie design director Joseph Staten leaves game company after 15 years

Bungie design director Joseph Staten, who was the lead writer for the company’s huge ‘Destiny’ game, is leaving the company… Read More

VIDEO: What makes Seattle such an awesome gaming city

The list of game development companies in the Seattle area, from Valve to PopCap to 343, is certainly impressive. And… Read More

Bungie releases new photos, videos from ‘Destiny’

At the annual GDC, Bungie today unveiled some more artwork and video from its new game Destiny. We’ve seen trailers… Read More

GeekWire 200 Update: Bungie, U4iA, other game companies make a move

It was a big month for video games on the GeekWire 200, our monthly startup index tracking the Seattle region’s… Read More

New era for Bungie: First glimpse of Destiny, the next big thing from Halo’s creator

It would be hard for Bungie to top the success that Halo brought to the Bellevue-based video game company, but… Read More

The best Halo ever? Halo 4 breaks record, brings in $220 million on first day

It was a record-setting launch day for Microsoft, as the company announced today that Halo 4 brought in $220 million… Read More

Halo’s success by the numbers: 46 million games, $3 billion in revenue

You already knew that Halo was a popular series and here are the numbers to prove it. Just days before… Read More