Destiny FAQ Updated
The Destiny FAQ has been updated with information revealed by Deej, Urk and others during the past couple of editions of the Bungie Mail Sack.
Death by intelligence.
For Destiny Beta, Go To The Source
David Candland of Bungie reminds all the fans via Twitter that there's only one place to go if you want to beta test Destiny, and it's here:
http://www.bungie.net/en-us/View/bungie/userresearch/index
Some unofficial sites have been purporting to offer beta access. I won't link to them, but Candland says using them will only "end in heartbreak".
Anger, Sadness and Envy Ep. 25: Destiny Revealed
Narcogen & Blackstar Featuring Miguel Chavez and Cody Miller
In Anger, Sadness and Envy Episode 25: Destiny Revealed, Narcogen, Blackstar, Miguel Chavez and Cody Miller talk about the reveal of Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 versions of Bungie's shared world shooter, Destiny.
(Music by Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori, from the Destiny ARG track "Eighth" and the Destiny PS4 Announcement Trailer)
(This podcast is also available in M4A format with chapter markers and embedded images and URLs. You can find it in iTunes here or subscribe to the feed directly here.)
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GameSpot: Destiny Is Not An MMO
Shaun McInnis, GameSpot Editor, has penned an article spelling out exactly what Bungie's new game, Destiny, is-- and is not:
"These are living, open worlds with evolving stories, changing time of day…and every one is full of players," says engineering lead Chris Butcher. "Destiny is an always online experience, but it's not an MMO."
Parsons' Destiny Is At Bungie
John Gaudiosi at PCWorld interviews Bungie's COO, Pete Parsons, about Bungie's new game, Destiny. In the interview, Parsons again confirms that an element some fans were worried would be omitted is in the game-- namely, solo play:
What Kind Of Game Is Destiny?
Why, the video kind, of course.
MoreConsole avoids the obvious answer and wonders what Destiny will bring us.
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DvLZGaME Tours Bungie
Arabic language gaming site DvLZGaME has posted a video tour of Bungie (okay, Bungie's lobby). The video is in arabic, of course, but is still worth a look if you haven't already seen some of the Halo memoribilia Bungie has amassed.
Incidentally, it appears that Bungie has a small but motiviated fanbase in the Arabic world that is using Twitter to lobby for the Arabic localization of Destiny-- I'm guessing that Halo missed out on this treatment.
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DestinyHub Details Destiny Classes, Factions
Over at DestinyHub thesirchelios has written an article guessing at what we might expect from the different classes and factions of Destiny. So far there appear to be three known human Guardian classes (Hunter, Warlock, Titan) and five factions (Dead Orbit, Future War Cult, New Monarchy, Osiris and Seven Seraphs).
Halo 3 ODST: Bits and Pieces
Hey guys, Just finished transcribing the first part (best sounding part) of halo 3: odst bits and pieces. The arrangement is for piano.
Mail Sack, Now Bristling With Sleek Firepower
A good deal of new information about some of the alien races in Bungie's Destiny in this week's Mail Sack. Here, for instance, is some really interesting stuff about the Fallen from Urk:
Halo 3 odst: The Rookie
This is my transcription of halo:odst the rookie. It is only the start, if you want more please tell me
Bungie Spotlights DBO
Deej over at Bungie.net points the spotlight at the newest entry in the Bungie.net family of fansites: Destiny.Bungie.Org and its staff.
GI Photo Tour Of Bungie
Steve Peterson at Gamesindustry.biz has put up a Photo Tour of the new offices Bungie is developing Destiny in. Of the things I didn't know about the building, this one was the most interesting:
Breaking In Aaron Lieberman
Bungie's latest article in their Breaking In series of interviews is with Content Tools Team Lead Aaron Lieberman. He's working on Destiny's tools, the Grognok world editor and the Bonobo toolbox editor.
Building A Bulwark Against The Bungie Backlash
Over at Gamasutra, Shay Pierce wrote a piece entitled Game Designers and the Four Tribes of Artists, and then Sara Gross (also at Gamasutra) wrote a piece called Indie Elitism, partially in response. Response to what?