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Jonty Barnes, Director of Production at Bungie, talks with TSA about Destiny. [divider] TSA: What kinds of things have you learnt from the beta? Is there anything that you’re thinking you might try and patch in? Jonty: Well there were hundreds of little changes that we actually made. The most notable one that we’ve actually talked about was the Interceptor in competitive multiplayer that was too powerful, but we also had the Hand Cannon that was not powerful enough. We had lots of optimisations to do about making sure the best people are matched together and making sure they’re given the best

Venus Trailer Analysis

A new Destiny trailer for Venus was premiered yesterday that showed off some exotic armor and Vanguard weapons, as well as a sneak peak of a high level enemy called a Vex Oracle! My name is Byf has an analysis of this trailer and points out some info you may have missed. [divider] In other news, you’ll be able to chat with a few of the developers on 8/21. It’ll take place on Best Buy’s Google+ page and last approximately 30 minutes.

Destiny Writer Quits Bungie

Veteran industry writer Joshua Rubin leaves ahead of the game’s release next month, to work on Game of Thrones at TellTale. Read the full article here. [divider] Joshua Rubin, who spent two years at Bungie writing the story for the upcoming shooter Destiny, has quit the studio to take a job at Telltale Games where he will work on the developer’s Game of Thrones episodic series. Rubin announced the news on Twitter, saying he’s excited by the challenge of writing a Game of Thrones story that is on par–or better–than what fans found in the HBO TV show. Benioff and Weiss

The Vex

Sun Tzu once said ‘If you know your enemy and know yourself, and you need not fear the result of a hundred battles”. A kind of modified terminator-alien hybrid, The vex are definitely the race that is most influenced by Sci-Fi and they’re made from a material like hammered, burnished bronze. Community member DBMgamer0722 has a great video revealing all of the Vex classes and a few of their mysteries. Hailing from the Citadel, their home base on the lush planet of Venus, the Vex are a time-traveling race of robotic enemies who overwhelm their enemies with what feels like an infinite army. Devoid

In Depth Look at the Bladedancer

DattoDoesDestiny once again has another level 15 subclass guide, this time looking at the Bladedancer Hunter subclass in a little bit more detail. He goes over every skill and talent and discusses what talents will be the best (and worst) in each aspect of the game. If you missed his Sunsinger video, check that out here. [divider] In other news, Killworthy Gaming has an interesting video speculating about what the Tricorn is. This video explores a few unlikely coincidences involving Destiny’s Tricorn, it’s release date coinciding with a supermoon, and the image of the Wolf.

The Hive

As of the Beta, we know that Destiny will feature four enemy races: the Fallen, Hive, Cabal and Vex. Although there is still a lot to learn about our enemies, DestinyOverwatch covers everything known about the Hive, including their classes and motivations. [divider] In other news, one of the latest copies of Newsweek featured Destiny. Check out the full album of images here.

More Gamestop Exclusives?

According to a Reddit post from an alleged Gamestop employee, it was announced today in a manager’s meeting for Activision games that if you pre-order the new Call of Duty: Advance Warfare when you pick up Destiny, you’ll get an exclusive black & gold shader. The Redditor seems reliable based on his history but says an official announcement won’t happen until 8/28/14. A local Gamestop was unable to verify but didn’t deny the possibility. Shaders are in-game items used to change the color of the armor your Guardians are wearing. They come in many combinations and can be gained a