Destiny Is Proof That No Video Game Can Take Over The World Forever

I will never forget the hype and anticipation surrounding Bungie after the developer walked away from Halo. Upon concluding its time with Master Chief in Halo 3 and keeping the ball rolling with ODST and Reach, the studio desperately hoped to strike out on its own and do something new. Its aim was to redefine the first-person shooter genre all over again, even if this meant leaving everything it ever built behind. Was that risk worthwhile? Well, it’s complicated...