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    Destiny 2: Shadowkeep

    Jan 06, 2020 4 minutes
    PHIL SAVAGE

    DEVELOPER BUNGIE • PUBLISHER IN-HOUSE bungie.net

    It was a mistake to refer to Destiny 2 and its ilk as ‘games-as-a-service’. ‘Service’ implies consistency and a smooth user experience. Destiny 2 is something else. Destiny 2 is games-as-an-infrastructure – a subway system that gradually builds into something bigger and more sprawling; that needs to be constantly maintained; that will sometimes keep you waiting because such projects are complicated and the people running them can’t do everything at once.

    With Shadowkeep, Bungie is redrawing the map. The expansion adds a revitalised tourist destination – the Moon, returning from the first Destiny with

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