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A whole lot of you played Destiny's beta

by Jef Reahard (Jul 30th 2014 11:00AM)

Destiny's beta phase was what you might call successful, according to a Bungie press release. The company says that 4,638,937 players participated in the testing period that began on July 17th. "Hosting a beta at this scale is an incredible feat,...

Activision sees industry-wide pre-order decline

by Jef Reahard (Aug 6th 2014 10:00AM)

Activision publishing boss Eric Hirshberg says his company's pre-orders are declining. He made the remarks to investors and media on a conference call yesterday, and he also said that the downturn is an industry-wide trend. Hirshberg cited digita...

Destiny has already raked in $500 million in sales

by Justin Olivetti (Sep 10th 2014 2:00PM)

Destiny's alleged big budget didn't end up being a big risk after all, as the title has become the highest-selling day-one digital console game release in history. From a combination of pre-orders, digital sales, and retail sales, Destiny has crosse...