Articles about destiny

Tech Moves: Nuance engineering director lands at Ozette; AWS exec will depart; and more

— Amarjit Kaur Sandhu joined Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center spinout Ozette Technologies as vice president of engineering. She previously was… Read More

Podcast

Podcast: Sony’s $3.6B Bungie deal, explained

The latest jaw-dropping deal in video games is Sony Interactive Entertainment’s agreement to buy Bellevue, Wash.-based Bungie, maker of the… Read More

Bungie’s growth plans: Destiny maker will expand Seattle-area HQ and release new IP by 2025

Bungie, the Bellevue, Wash.-based video game company behind the popular online shooter Destiny 2, is preparing to take its business… Read More

‘Destiny 2’ nabs No. 1 spot for Steam games in October — here are the top 20 releases from Valve

Bellevue, Wash.-based Valve Software released the latest revenue figures for its online storefront Steam, tracking the top 20 Steam releases… Read More

Q&A: Ex-Bungie CEO Harold Ryan reveals his latest project as a ‘new category of gaming company’

Harold Ryan has had a long career in the video game industry. His first job was as a tester for… Read More

It’s their ‘Destiny’: Developer Bungie announces plans to self-publish popular video game franchise

Destiny 2 is going independent. Bungie, the Bellevue, Wash.-based game developer, announced Thursday that going forward it will self-publish the… Read More

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

Seattle Police ditched Twitch, but PAX panel offers 3 ways department could return to stream again

In the midst of the giant PAX West gaming convention in Seattle this past weekend, one panel dedicated its conversation… 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

‘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

Activision crushes Q3 expectations thanks to Destiny, which sold 9.5M copies

Thanks in large part to the success of Destiny, Activision this afternoon crushed Wall Street’s expectations with an impressive Q3… Read More

Microsoft completes ‘Halo: The Master Chief Collection’ for Nov. 11 release

Halo fans, start your energy swords. Microsoft’s 343 Industries, the internal studio responsible for the blockbuster Halo franchise for Xbox, announced this… 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 made more than $500 million on launch day, exceeding expectations

So far, Destiny is living up to the hype. Bungie’s much-anticipated game made more than $500 million on Tuesday, marking the… 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

The smell of disdain: Microsoft jabs at Activision and Sony with fake ‘Destiny’ fragrance

For the first time in the company’s history, Microsoft is getting into the fragrance business. Well, not really. The Redmond software giant… Read More

News Brief

Want a free copy of Destiny? Just buy an Xbox One next week

Microsoft announced today that people who pick up a new Xbox One next week will be eligible to pick up… Read More

Gamers can pre-load Destiny on their Xbox One starting today

For Xbox One owners that want to avoid waiting in line late at night to purchase Destiny, Microsoft is allowing people to pre-load… 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 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

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

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