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Destiny: The Taken King tops PSN September charts

The best selling PlayStation 4 of last month was Destiny: The Taken King. That’s according to a post on the PlayStation Blog, which says that the latest expansion in Activision’s online shooter was No.1 on both the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 3 last month. The Taken King’s Week One …

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Microtransactions are coming to Destiny

Bungie’s shooter Destiny is to shortly begin offering microtransactions to players. As of Tuesday October 13th NPC vendor Tess Everis will return fronting an organisation known as the Eververse Trading Company. To begin with 18 new emotes will be available for an as of yet unspecified price. Items can be …

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Destiny: The Taken King crowned No.1 in the UK

The first boxed expansion for Activision’s Destiny debuts at No.1 in the UK, according to data from GfK Chart-Track. This is the publisher’s first time at the top spot since Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare in Week Six of this year. The PlayStation 4 SKU took the lion’s share of …

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VIDEO: Live-action Destiny trailer arrives ahead of The Taken King

The Taken King is very nearly upon us, so of course it’s time for a big promotional push from Activision. This new Destiny live-action short maintains the tradition of using Led Zeppelin tracks, this time featuring ‘Black Dog’, much like the game’s most recent trailer. This new video is directed …

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Activision offers a helping hand to last-gen Destiny players with free flash drive

Publisher Activision appears to be going above and beyond to help out those who are still playing Destiny on PS3 and Xbox 360. Bungie’s recent The Taken King update patch for Destiny brings with it a hefty download for those who wish to digitally update their existing disc game. For …

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Destiny sequel was originally set to launch this month

Destiny was originally planned to come out in 2013, with a ‘Destiny 2′ set for launch this month. The initial release plan for Bungie’s sci-fi shooter franchise was recently revealed in court documents dating from 2010 that have emerged as part of the legal clash between the developer and Halo …

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Halo, Destiny composer wins lawsuit against Bungie

Destiny composer and ex-Bungie employee Marty O’Donnell has come out on top in his lawsuit against his former company. O’Donnell initially won the suit over a year ago, but a new report from Venture Beat reveals Bungie’s appeals caused a final ruling to be delayed until just last week. Now, …

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Margin Makers: Guide to Destiny merchandise

Bungie’s blockbuster shooter is getting its greatest add-on yet in The Taken King. MCV looks at the merchandise surrounding the major launch The biggest new IP of 2014 is about to get even bigger. Launched last September, Activision and Bungie’s MMO-cum-FPS Destiny had over 16 million registered players at the …

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Bungie is erasing Peter Dinklage from Destiny

Game of Thrones star Peter Pinklage was one of the headline features of Destiny – but soon he is to be removed from the game altogether. Game Informer reports that Bungie is replacing the Hollywood star with Nolan North, the voice of nearly every major games character from the last …

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