Destiny Digest

THIS WEEK: EA shuts down BioWare and cancels Mass Effect 5. Join Danfinity, EpicDan22, Eseipha and BonafideHiro as they unpack the the latest on a one of their beloved studios. Plus Arkane Lyon's race to save themselves, Steam Next Fest's AI flood and our picks for games to watch. | SOURCES | Kotaku - Arkane Devs Say Blade Is Nearly Finished But If It Can't Find A Buyer Soon, The Studio Will Close...

THIS WEEK: GTA 6 leaker Cyberleek backs down, Activision QA workers authorize a strike, and Epic bets big on AI. Guest AboutBeverages joins Danfinity and EpicDan22 on Big Walk skipping Xbox, the Power to the Players Act, Boltgun 2, and Witcher 3 Remastered. | SOURCES | Kotaku - GTA 6 Leaker Announces They Won't Release The Full Game: 'The Leeks Stop For Now' by Zack Zwiezen Aftermath - With Call O...

THIS WEEK: Danfinity and Tiddly hold down the fort as a GTA 6 leaker, Cyberleeks, dangles the full game build over a $30 million crypto rug-pull, PS5 emulation rises in the face of cries for No Disc, No Buy at Sony, and Google's Playground promises AI-made games. Plus the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 ending, Control Resonant, Moonlighter 2, and the Triple-I Initiative showcase. | SOURCES | Triple-I...

THIS WEEK: Halo and Destiny co-creator Jason Jones launches Stone Kite, Stop Killing Games sounds the alarm on the EU Kids Act, and the panel digs through the Fall 2026 Steam Sale. Plus, Samikat kicks off Need A Rec, our new monthly game club, with Otterly Lost, and we get into Gears of War: E-Day, Control Resonant, War Dogs and Pratfall. | SOURCES | Kotaku - Advocacy Group Stop Killing Games Soun...

THIS WEEK: Activision is handed the keys to the Halo franchise as Halo Studios. Plus, Bungie pledges to restore vaulted Destiny 2 content and improve Marathon. Join Danfinity, BonafideHiro, Samikat, Eseipha & special guest IllPhysics as they break down the news of this week! | SOURCES | Kotaku - Activision Taking Over Halo Franchise And What Remains Of Halo Studios Will Now Be A Support Team b...

THIS WEEK: Danfinity is back from PAX West and welcomes back the full panel to talk about the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake Nintendo Direct, BlizzCon 2026's MAJOR Starcraft and Diablo announcements, and Kojima's Physint jumping ship from Sony's PlayStation over to Xbox! | SOURCES | PC Gamer - BlizzCon 2026 Opening Ceremony recap and live blog Tyler Wide: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-in...

THIS WEEK: Danfinity, Samikat, BonafideHiro and Tiddly break down Gamescom 2026's avalanche of reveals (Fable, a surprise Witcher 3 DLC, and a fairytale horror game called Murals) before digging into Rockstar's 30-minute extended look at Grand Theft Auto VI. | SOURCES | Gamescom 2026: https://www.gamescom.global/en/games Rockstar Games — Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look: https://www.youtube.c...

THIS WEEK: Danfinity and Tiddly break down this week's biggest gaming story: the CyberLeek's ongoing GTA 6 leaks and Take-Two's legal scramble to shut them down. We also unpack BioWare's uncertain future after EA's $55 billion buyout, immersive sim veteran Harvey Smith's new studio, and Success for Double Fine & Compulsion Games post Microsoft. | SOURCES | IGN - GTA 6 Leaker Releases More Game...

THIS WEEK: THIS WEEK: Twitch opts everyone into training their generative AI models, Saber Interactive takes shots at Randy Pitchford in meltdown, AND Kingdom Hearts 4 announced for late 2027! BonafideHiro and Samikat are back to discuss all this and the truth of what happens in library stacks! | SOURCES | Twitch - Opt-Out of Generative AI Training CWA - Save Our Devs Rallies on August 18th, 2026...

THIS WEEK: Tiddly and Danfinity are back from GenCon 2026 and share stories about new games they found, D&D One-Shot shenanigans, and their shared love for dice. We also discuss the latest friend slop sensation, Big Walk: do we like it? is it fun with friends? are their walkie-talkies? All this and the gaming news of the week in this episode of Need A Rez! | SOURCES | Aftermath - Game Devs Sta...

THIS WEEK: God of War Laufey's release date was announced at San Diego Comic Con, Bethesda and Obsidian are working on more Fallout games, and Xbox's Accessibility initiatives are up in the air following their layoffs. Join Danfinity, Tiddly and Samikat as they dive into the news of the week in games and MORE! | SOURCES | I GN - God of War Laufey Release Date Announced | Comic Con 2026 by Wesley Y...

THIS WEEK: we welcome ProfessorBroman! Ben is a 14 year content creation veteran who wears many hats for GCX, a gaming convention based out of Orlando, FL, and Magic Find Studios, an indie games startup, and his coffee brand, King's Coast Coffee. Follow Ben here: https://linktr.ee/ProfessorBroman |GAMES PLAYED THIS WEEK| Broman - Palworld, PowerWash Star Wars, Jimmy and The Pulsating Mass, Phantas...

THIS WEEK: WE'RE BACK WITH A FRESH COAT OF PAINT AND A NEW NAME! | SOURCES | Forbes - A Studio Shattered: The Aftermath Of The Mass Bungie Layoffs by Paul Tassi Aftermath - Xbox Will Lay Off 3200 Workers And Cut Four Studios Loose by Riley McCloud & Nicole Carpenter Twitter/X - @AshaSharma Xbox Layoff Announcement GameInformer: Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Named Advisor To U.S. Federal Reserve Task Fo...

THIS WEEK: the FINAL episode of Destiny Digest before we enter into our chrysalis to become a beautiful new show on July 12th, 2026! Danfinity, BonafideHiro, Tiddly, Epicdan22, Eseipha and special guest RevenantD2 join to discuss favorite memories from the show and in Destiny 2! | SOURCES |Aftermath - Destiny 2 Devs Bid Farewell To The Game They Spent A Decade Making by Nathan Grayson: https://aft...

THIS WEEK: Destiny 2's final update, Monument of Triumph, arrived on June 9th, 2026 and a LOT came with it! Pantheon 2.0, Sandbox Updates, Secret Exotic Missions, Easter Eggs & even glimpses of the Destiny franchise's future were revealed. How did we feel about it? You'll have to listen to find out! In the penultimate episode of Destiny Digest before we metamorphose into the beautiful new show on...

THIS WEEK: Destiny 2's closing chapter is fast approaching (June 9th) and Bungie revealed their plans for incredible new abilities, aspects and fragments like Titan's Shieldburst, Warlock's Soul Siphon & Hunter's Phantom Surge. We also got news of new Armor Archetypes, Exotic Armor updates and a slew of rewards that you'll be able to earn through the Monument of Triumph! Danfinity, EpicDan22, Tidd...

THIS WEEK: The information floodgates about Destiny 2's final update on June 9th opened as Bungie released TWO major Developer Insights blogs and a beefy This Week In Destiny! Danfinity, EpicDan22, Samikat & Eseipha are all here to chat about the glorious return of the Director, new Destination Distortions, elevating Gambit, SRL, rotations for Raids and Dungeon content, Pantheon, weapon focusing,...

THIS WEEK: After months of little communication, Bungie announced that their looter shooter Destiny 2 will be ending development with the release on June 9th being their final update for the game. With the update we'll be receiving Pantheon 2.0, refreshed and tiered Raid Loot, the return of the Director, Sparrow Racing League, more weapons added to the tier system, Ability and Sandbox updates, and...

THIS WEEK: Bungie's extraction shooter Marathon is getting a PVE mode in it's second seaon launching on June 2nd. Tiddly, Samikat and Danfinity read through Game Director Joe Ziegler's recent blog article and talk about what lies ahead for Bungie's latest game. Plus, Destiny 2 announces more emblems!| SOURCES |NAPainter OOB Update & Apology - https://x.com/NAPainter_/status/2054979931684417600?s=2...

THIS WEEK: Sony's 2025 Earning's Report came out on May 8th and Bungie got hit with $765 Million in impairment losses. What does this mean for the studio's future? Will we hear news about Destiny 2's June update this week and does that spell the end of the franchise? Join Danfinity, Tiddly, BonafideHiro & Samikat as we discuss this and Marathon's Out of Bounds Griefing Scandal this week. | SOURCES...

THIS WEEK: With Destiny 2's June 9th update weeks away, Danfinity, EpicDan22 & Tiddly break down what we know is coming: Pantheon 2.0, weapon tier upgrading, Bright Engram changes and Marathon's years-long narrative ambitions!| SOURCES |LukeCB14 - "Here's everything we know about Destiny 2's June update so far 🧵" https://x.com/LukeCB14/status/2049782356026798529Bungie - "This Week In Destiny - 4/...

THIS WEEK: A lot of questions are swirling around Bungie's current roster of games over the last few weeks. Why have developers been shifted from Destiny 2 to Marathon? How healthy are the populations for both games? What can Guardians and Runners expect from their respective updates in June? EpicDan22 & Danfinity attempt to answer these questions alongside this week's guest, Twitch Streamer & Rai...

THIS WEEK: Bungie's newest extraction shooter, Marathon, is getting a midseason update this upcoming Tuesday and Destiny 2's Iron Banner returns! illPhysics joins Danfinity & EpicDan22 this week to chat about the changes to the Knife melee, Recon buffs, Duo lobbies, Marathon's mysterious upcoming experimental queues, possible cheating in Cryo Archive, and Rook unionization. @illPhysics is a full t...

THIS WEEK: Marathon has been out almost a month and we're starting to get glimpses of what future updates will come to Bungie's Extraction Shooter. Tuning for the Biotoxic Disinjector has already arrived, but is it still overpowered? Will nerfing the Runner's Knife truly change close quarters combat? Will Recon & Vandal's buffs be enough to get players to pick those shells over established favorit...

THIS WEEK: Marathon's third week since launch has brought with it some interesting news. First up, Cryo Archive has moved to Thursdays going forward. How has that change affected the lobbies and other maps for Bungie's new extraction shooter? There's also some sale numbers that have been circulating around, as well. All this while Destiny 2's latest iteration of Guardian Games are underway. Tiddly...