(Not sure what this post is about? Check out Living Bungie’s Values as Engineers.) You’re still here! Welcome! At this point you know what you’re here for, so let’s dive right in to … When we first went over the Engineering Values Handbook as a team, we ended up in a multi-day all-hands chat thread … Read more
This week at Bungie, zones. Welcome back to the TWAB. How have you been? It might seem a bit odd to ask you that since we are speaking in this medium to a broad audience, but the important thing is we care about you and hope you are doing well. It’s another exciting week in … Read more
Destiny 2 Hotfix – 4.1.0.3> News | Bungie.net News | Bungie.net”/> JavaScript is required to use Bungie.net arrow_back chat 0″>{{notificationCount}} {{messageItem.iconCoin.text}} {{messageItem.iconCoin.iconName}} {{messageItem.flairCoin.text}} Xbox PlayStation Steam Stage Twitch Raids and Dungeons: Moving forward, Grasp of Avarice dungeon will only drop a Pinnacle reward upon completion when it is the featured dungeon of the week. Encounter … Read more
Microsoft aired this graphic during its annual Xbox press conference.Screenshot: Microsoft / Kotaku Six months into the year, Xbox’s release calendar is looking slim. Fresh off the heels of an absolutely banger 2021Microsoft hasn’t released a single first-party tentpole in 2022. But that’s all set to change, Microsoft assured viewers today during its big splashy … Read more
As the old adage goes, “hardware is hard.” Doubly so in the metaverse. The company Meta (born Facebook) has slowed its pursuit of AR glasses. The headset, which Meta had aimed for release in 2024, was likely years away from actual development. Now, those plans seem to be on indefinite hold. That report comes a … Read more
After a nice little two-week break, we are back with another Community Focus. With so much talk about Mara Sov witnessing Crow’s struggles with his own Nightmare in Season of the Haunted, this particular Community Focus has comes at an interesting time. When I first saw this cosplayer’s Mara, my jaw dropped to the floor. … Read more
Destiny 2 Hotfix 4.1.0.1> News | Bungie.net News | Bungie.net”/> JavaScript is required to use Bungie.net arrow_back chat 0″>{{notificationCount}} {{messageItem.iconCoin.text}} {{messageItem.iconCoin.iconName}} {{messageItem.flairCoin.text}} Xbox PlayStation Steam Stage Twitch Dungeons and Raids Duality: Fixed an issue where players were spawning in an undesirable location after joining the existing fireteam. You really didn’t want to be there. Standard … Read more
Photo: Diego Thomazini (Shutterstock) It feels like the current console generation is only just getting started, and yet, a corner of the internet spent a good part of this week obsessing over the next iteration, the presumed mid-generation hardware refreshes for Sony’s PlayStation 5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Series X / S. The commotion is all … Read more
Image: Xbox / Microsoft Ed Fries, the former Microsoft vice president of game publishing who launched the original Xbox, recently appeared on a podcast where he discussed some concerns he has regarding Xbox Game Pass. Fries said he’s “scared” that the service could lead to a future in which folks stop buying games, opting instead … Read more
Image: Microsoft Typically, when Game Pass starts trending, it’s either because it scored a killer game or some influencers concocted a viral “joke” that ultimately does nothing other than hand a $ 2 trillion corporation two days of free marketing. Over the past few days, however, Microsoft’s games-on-demand program started trending for another reason: Players … Read more
