Category: Rampancy
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Previews Aren’t The Problem
While he specifically mentions Aliens: Colonial Marines and not the press coverage of Bungie’s Destiny reveal, Ben Kuchera’s latest piece at Penny Arcade Report is about the shortcomings of game journalism, and makes a nice bookend to Matt Soell’s pie…
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Taking A Closer Look
MrGreencastle in the DBO forum also picked apart some of the images from the ViDoc, taking a detailed look at what they might mean for Destiny’s interface and gameplay features.
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The Destiny Letters
Ex-Bungie Community Guy Matt Soell, who was with the company during the early Halo days, has penned a response to some of the complaints about Destiny’s reveal being more “hype” than “substance”. It’s well worth a read, so please go take a look (Warni…
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It’s Your Destiny… Maybe
Ben Kuchera at the Penny Arcade Report seems optimistic about the possibilities for a PC version of Destiny. That’s good, I suppose, given the number of people threatening dire consequences to Bungie on Twitter if they don’t. IGN’s commentary around …
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Halo 4 Campaign: Reclaimer
Infinity sends the Master Chief and Gypsy Company to neutralize the gravity well keeping them on Requiem. Continue reading →
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Activision, Bungie Reveal Destiny
Activision/Blizzard has posted their official press release. I’ve archived it here. Near the bottom they put a tidbit for Bungie fans with a penchant for rampant speculation: Activision reiter…
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Wired: Halo Creator Unveils Its Next Masterpiece
Over in the DBO forum, manti452 pointed out Wired’s take on Bungie’s Destiny reveal.
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Annotated ViDoc Screencaps Up
I’ve now annotated many of the images captured from Bungie’s first Destiny ViDoc, Pathways Out Of Darkness.
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Carrier Charges May Apply
ncsuDuncan at DBO pointed out today’s Control-Alt-Delete comic, which presents us with a frightening worst case scenario for Destiny’s mobile phone integration features– drunk booty calls from…
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Descriptions, Slideshow Of Destiny Concept Art
I’ve set the first sixteen images of Destiny concept art to the Destiny music track, “Eighth” by Martin O’Donnell and Michael Salvatori to create a Destiny Concept Art Slideshow. More more info…
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Rampancy Renovations: New FAQs, Old Videos, Mobile Devices
The FAQ section has been reopened with an emphasis on Bungie’s new IP, Destiny. If you have a question to ask, submit it! The movies section has been revised to clean out bitrot; old videos were transcoded from DivX and other older codec and container…
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IGN Analyzes Destiny Concept Art
IGN’s feature looks at the newly released concept art from Bungie’s Destiny.
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Some Early Destiny Coverage
A quick round-up of good Destiny coverage: IGN: A Land of Hope and Dreams, Quick FAQ. Penny Arcade Report: Destiny is always online, social, could be the future of shooters The Escapist: The Words of Destiny
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Polygon Previews Destiny
Polygon has now done a follow-up on their earlier piece about Destiny. In Bungie’s new game, humanity apparently aren’t yet galaxy-roaming colonists, and the action seems centered on our own solar system.
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Destiny Concept Art Gallery
Added a new Destiny Concept Art gallery. Many, if not all, of these images were also included in the ViDoc, but these images are direct from Bungie.net and of higher quality.
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Screencaps From First Destiny ViDoc
I’ve added an image album of screen captures from the Pathways Out Of Darkness ViDoc. Comments to come soon.
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Destiny ViDoc – Pathways Out of Darkness
Bungie’s first ViDoc about its new game, Destiny. The title harkens back to Bungie’s pre-marathon history…
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IGN Espana Springs A Leak
Looks like someone at IGN in Spain has broken embargo early, perhaps getting the time wrong. Several images that appear to be concept art have leaked.
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Seven Times Three Minutes
One hour and 21 minutes to go. IGN will start its coverage of Bungie’s reveal at 09:30 PST. On Twitter be sure to follow @Bungie and check the hashtag #Destiny.
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Alpha Lupi ARG Images Posted
With the Alpha Lupi ARG now concluded and mere hours to wait before Bungie’s expected Destiny reveal at 09:30 today PST, Bungie has published all the ARG-related images, including each day’s individual image, a combined image of all the messages for …