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Xur, Destiny (opens in new tab)’s visiting weekend merchant, snappy dresser, jazz aficionado and amateur brandy distiller, is back. In the Tower hangar, specifically. What does he have this week? It’s a mixed bag, but the highs are very exciting indeed. Crest of Alpha Lupi [Exotic Titan chest armour] – …

Verbal communication isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Just ask anyone who’s endured the rancid stench of a stranger’s halitosis – also known as ‘paying the iron price’ for the last free seat on the bus. In keeping with our species’ tendency to ruin every innovative idea – from …

Last month, a lawsuit between Halo series and Destiny (opens in new tab) composer Marty O’Donnell and former employer Bungie revealed Destiny’s plot had been “substantially revised.” (opens in new tab) According to a new report (opens in new tab) from Kotaku, not only was the plot of Destiny originally …

Oh my gosh, that’s…! Let’s face it: Destiny’s voice actors don’t have much they can chew into. In the year since its release, Destiny’s expansions – including the megaton additions in The Taken King – have done a lot to flesh out the story, but you won’t find too many …

Right, I’ll get straight to the point. Xur has revealed the first set of Exotic weapons and armour for the Taken King expansion, which is landing next month on September 15. He has done so, like a massive, no-filter, breakfast-touting bore, on Instagram. Mercifully none of them come with a …

Destiny (opens in new tab) is a game that will evolve over ten years (opens in new tab) – and players will be pleased to know that their Guardians will be with them until the end. There will be no need to switch characters between expansions or the inevitable sequel-style …

If you pay close attention in Bloodborne, you learn that a werewolf’s ultimate weakness isn’t quicksilver or wolfsbane – it’s doors. Specifically, it’s doorframes that are too big for their hulking bodies to fit through. You can stand on the other side and comfortably hack them to death without any …

Frustrations with the pricing of Destiny’s forthcoming expansion, The Taken King, have come to a head – and now, Bungie would like to formally apologize. In a statement on the Bungie Weekly Update (opens in new tab), Taken King’s creative director Luke Smith wanted to atone for the way the …

Bungie is currently asking $40 for Destiny’s new expansion, The Taken King, and is “comfortable” with the value it provides, according to an interview with Eurogamer. What that money buys is relative, because $40 can get you the base game instead, which includes far more content than the expansion provides. …

Founder and CEO of Frontier Developments, David Braben, had a busy GDC, picking up awards and announcing the release of massive space MMO Elite: Dangerous (opens in new tab) on Xbox One later this year. Initially revealed as an Xbox exclusive, Braben later admitted on Twitter that PlayStation owners will …