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

Best Controller Layout?

User Black Coffee poses a good question: What’s the best layout? Read the full article here. [divider] Default Pretty standard, somewhere between the normal Halo and COD configuration. Melee and grenades are both on the bumpers which makes them fairly easy to use. Super is on dual press of both bumpers, this can be a little finicky and has the chance to go wrong at the most inopportune times. Most gamers will feel comfortable quickly with this set up. Green Thumb Melee is swapped to the R3. This is faster than having it on a bumper as your thumb will always

Weekly Recap | August 11-17

From now on we’re going to have a “weekly recap” every Sunday, to simply list all of the articles that were posted that week. This recap for example covers all of the topics from August 11th – August 17th. Topics in bold were particularly popular and/or informative. In addition to our homepage articles, popular forum topics will also be included at the bottom. [divider] Monday Poll: What Subclass are you Most Interested In? Tuesday Gamescom Coverage Competitive Multiplayer Trailer All Beta Emblems Sony Press Conference Vlog Wednesday Funny Moments & Fails Factions: What We Know Thursday Trials of Osiris In

Introducing: Clans!

I’ve got a very exciting announcement for you guys! In addition to promoting your group in the Form Your Fireteam section on the forum, you’ll also be able to create or join a group with our new Clans application. From here you can search groups to join, or create your own. If you’ve already created a clan on Bungie.net, I encourage you to also create one on our forums. You need to be a registered forum member to see/join/add groups. Clan features include: Personalized clan portal Clan discussion forum Mass member PM Ranks (admin/mod/member – add your own!) & More! This

The Cabal

The Cabal are a large, rhino-like species that inhabit Mars. They are powerful, especially at close range, and are well armored with body armor and, for some classes, thick shields. They are predominantly militaristic in nature (Spartans/Romans). Community member DBMgamer0722 has a great video revealing all of the Cabal classes, as well as touching on some of their symbolism. Imagine a Roman legion, populated by cloned versions of Rocksteady from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and you’ll have a sense of the brute power and militaristic might brought forth by the cabal, a race of steamrolling conquerors who tend to solve problems by blowing them up.

The Fallen

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 Fallen, including their past, the different classes, their arsenal, ‘houses’ and more!

Joystiq Interview with Jonty Barnes

The Dark Below expansion releases in December. Read the full article here. [divider] “The Dark Below is actually a really interesting expansion; it’s got its own story,” Bungie Director of Production Jonty Barnes told Joystiq at Gamescom. “We call it an expansion because it has one of all the activity types from Destiny, so it’s story, strike and beyond – and competitive and cooperative experiences in there. As well as new gear, new armor, new weapons and everything else. Some of that attaches to existing places that you’re familiar to, so you might find that as you’re going through new areas, that