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Destiny 2’s Ash & Iron update has added $250+ of new Eververse armor, while Iron Banner’s “new” set is a 2018 reskin, leading to widespread backlash from fans The free Ash & Iron Major update just dropped this week, bringing new content to Destiny 2. There’s a new exotic mission, two exotic weapons, and, of course, one of the main …

Bungie admits Destiny 2’s Ash & Iron power progression is broken. The studio is rolling out immediate reward buffs, score changes, and Prime drop boosts, starting this week. Destiny 2’s Ash & Iron update went live earlier this week, and it brought back the Plaguelands, introduced a new activity called Reclaim, and dropped a big balance pass, fixing some things …

Destiny Rising is one thing, but the launch of Borderlands 4 today marks the second big body blow to Destiny 2, a game that just issued one of its worst additions in recent memory with the Ash and Iron “Major Update,” which is anything but major. Everything is bad or broken. Power gains are bugged to be too low for …

Bungie confirms Renegades, the upcoming Star Wars-inspired expansion, is not a standalone story and will continue the main narrative of Destiny 2’s Fate Saga following Edge of Fate. With The Edge of Fate now behind us and the Fate Saga well underway, Destiny 2 players are already looking ahead to the second expansion of the year: Renegades. Launching on December …

Bungie is continually testing Marathon behind the scenes as it attempts to recover from its poorly-received, un-NDAed Closed Alpha from earlier this year. While there have been some leaks, including new information and images that show visual improvements, the NDAs have clamped down and tests keep running with tight-lipped players. Now, Bungie is about to do its most significant test …

Bungie is holding another Marathon playtest, but this time players can bag themselves a nice $500 payout just for trying out the shooter. It’s fair to say that Marathon is off to a pretty rough start. The hotly-awaited extraction shooter received a lukewarm reception during its Closed Alpha Test, before being embroiled in a plagiarism controversy over artwork that appeared …

Bungie has walked back its Destiny 2 Portal nerfs after community backlash, calling the approach “too conservative,” and outlined some reward buffs coming with the Ash & Iron update. Bungie has pulled a hard U-turn on last week’s controversial Portal tuning. After announcing nerfs to Solo Ops power gains and Exotic mission rewards, the studio says its approach was “too …

Sony (SONY) stock was up on Friday after the entertainment company revealed changes at one of its game development studios. Bungie CEO Pete Parsons has stepped down as leader and will depart the company. This comes after the studio’s latest game, Marathon, was delayed indefinitely, despite a planned release in September 2025. Elevate Your Investing Strategy: Take advantage of TipRanks …

Bungie CEO Pete Parsons has stepped down from his position after over two decades at the studio. Parsons has been much-criticised by fans and employees alike in recent years, in particular following multiple rounds of layoffs at the studio. In a public statement, Parsons said he’s “decided to pass the torch” – an ironic use of words when Bungie has …

Bungie CEO Pete Parsons will step down from his role after more than two decades at the studio, he announced. Studio veteran and Destiny 2 general manager Justin Truman will succeed Parsons as the new studio head. “Today marks the right time for a new beginning,” Parsons said in a message. “The future of Bungie will be in the hands …