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Bungie Will Release A New Non-Destiny Game By 2025

With Destiny 2‘s Shadowkeep expansion launching this week and years of content for the game already mapped out, it’s clear the MMO shooter franchise is very much the backbone of Bungie’s plans moving forward. However, it appears the studio’s ambitions are not just limited to Destiny–Bungie is also looking to release at least one other IP in the next several years.

In an interview with IGN, Bungie CEO Pete Parsons discussed the developer’s plans to become one of the industry’s “best entertainment companies” by 2025, and part of that vision involves not just continuing to redefine Destiny 2, but also establishing other franchises.

“So, by 2025 we have a pretty specific path to make sure we transform Destiny and that we have other franchises within the marketplace,” Parsons said. “We need to build our publishing group, but part of our vision is also to become a multi-franchise entertainment company.”

Parsons didn’t share any details about Bungie’s potential non-Destiny franchise(s), but the studio has planned to branch out from the MMO series for some time now. In 2018, Bungie received $100 million from Chinese internet giant NetEase, part of which would help it establish one or more separate internal teams beyond the one currently working on Destiny.

In the meantime, Bungie continues to make big changes to Destiny. The studio recently released a free-to-play version of the game called New Light, while the aforementioned Shadowkeep expansion arrives tomorrow, October 1. Ahead of Shadowkeep’s release, Destiny 2 has gone offline until the expansion launches at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET. You can read more in our Destiny 2: Shadowkeep pre-order guide.

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Samsung’s 8K TVs Get Big Price Drops (But They’re Still a Bit Pricey)

OK, granted, no one needs an 8K TV. Buuuuuut… if you have money to burn, you’re not likely to be disappointed by Samsung’s line of Q900 8K televisions. They offer a jaw-dropping picture, plus the next-gen consoles are almost certain to offer 8K capability, so you’ll be ahead of the curve when those arrive. Better yet, both Amazon and Walmart have just lowered prices on these bad boys, saving you up to 40% off list price, and bringing them down to their lowest prices ever.

Samsung Q900 Series QLED 8K TVs Are Up to 40% Off

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Marvel’s Disney Plus Shows Will Have MCU Movie Budgets

Marvel’s Disney+ shows, such as The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and Wandavision, will have budgets comparable to Marvel’s MCU movies.

Variety reports that Marvel Studios is putting movie-scale budgets behind each of the Disney+ projects, meaning something around the $100-150 million mark. With each of these seasons running between six and eight episodes, this would place episode budgets at between approximately $12m and $25m.

For comparison, Variety reported in 2014 that the first slate of Marvel Netflix shows – the debut seasons of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist – had a budget total of $200million, equating to $3.8 million per episode. That’s significantly lower than the money being set aside for the new Marvel shows; effectively one season of Disney+ Marvel costs as much as two or three of the Netflix shows.

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Bungie Will Release At Least One Non-Destiny Game by 2025

The next expansions for Destiny 2, “Shadowkeep” is out this week and IGN was able to speak with Bungie CEO Pete Parsons about the studio, and specifically on its plan to become one of the “best entertainment companies” in the world by the year 2025.

Destiny 2 Shadowkeep marks a turning point for the Destiny franchise. It is the first major expansion Bungie has released following its split with ex-partner Activision. “You think this is going to be a really big stressor, but it’s become a really bright shining spot on our ability to bring products to the marketplace and customers,” Parsons tells IGN in an interview.

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