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Details emerge about Paul McCartney's Destiny Doings

A couple of days ago, Missoula radio station KMMS interviewed Paul McCartney (who was in town for a concert) - it's a 12-minute interview, and four of those minutes are devoted to Paul's involvement with Destiny! Amazing. It's a great interview in its entirety, but if you're short on time, the Destiny portion begins at about 6:25. One of the most fascinating tidbits buried in his discussion was the fact that McCartney was asked (and agreed) to contribute an entire song!

Eventually they said, "we'd like a song." So that was exciting, you know, I said, "Okay, show me the ballpark, what's the song going to follow, what's going to happen?" So that was great, and we did that.

(Thanks to Xenos, who noticed this interview at ArcadeSushi.) Hot on the heels of that information, Attack of the Fanboy purports to have a bunch of additional info about this song:

• It will be released after the game launches
• It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios with a 120-piece orchestra
• It is focused on the theme of 'Hope'

They don't explain where they got this info... but we'll keep our eyes open and report any new details. 

Update: Looks like AotF found this in the New York Times. Huh.

Destiny's Music Direction is Stable

Mike Salvatori has been working on the music for Bungie games for more than 15 years - but his involvement has always been overshadowed by his more public partner, Marty O'Donnell. When O'Donnell left Bungie in April, some fans wondered whether Mike would follow - this week, Rampancy.net reached out to Salvatori's spokesperson for clarification. Good news for fans of the current sound of Destiny - Mike's not going anywhere. Thanks, Narcogen.

One Giant Step for Bungie

Kill Screen has a fantastic article drawing parallels between the original race to the moon in the 1960s and the Destiny Beta last month. You may not agree with all the connections pointed out by the author... but it's a fascinating read no matter WHAT your politics. Thanks, Grizzlei.

Using Destiny to sell the PlayStation Environment

Did you look at the Destiny PS4 Bundle and think to yourself "hmm... what makes that white PS4 a Destiny PS4?" (I did.) Adam Boyes, PlayStation VP of Publisher and Developer Relations, sees it differently - he called the bundle a 'critical component' of Sony's plan to make gamers think about PlayStation as the best place to play. Interesting! Thanks to Gamespot, who saw the Boyes interview in the latest issue of Game Informer magazine.

Breaking Down the Elements

DattoDoesDestiny has always been good at digesting new Destiny info, and helping the rest of us make sense of it all. His analysis of elemental weapon damage is no exception - even Bungie was impressed! Give it a watch, and you'll have a much better grasp on Solar, Arc, and Void damage.

No Major Changes, says Hirshberg

Earlier this week, Eric Hirshberg (Activision CEO) held an earnings call for investors, and discussed the Destiny Beta. He was quite positive about the overall success of the Beta, and stated that it was unlikely we'd see major changes to the game, since the fundamentals were so strong. Nice results from the largest beta ever for a new IP! DualShockers gets the credit for finding this.

Jack Handey would be proud

Diehard GameFAN has an article entitled '10 Thoughts on The Destiny Beta' - they're solid thoughts. For folks following every snippet of content online, you probably won't find much new here - but for anyone who needs a quick refresher (or wants to read a summary of what we know so far from someone who's spent a little time putting ideas together), this is worth a read. Check it out!

Supply and Demand 101

It happens every time - and I never cease to be amazed. The Ghost Editions of Destiny (one for each platform) have been said to be truly limited - and this seems to be accurate, in the sense that they are no longer available from retail outlets. For people looking for rare stuff, though, there's always eBay... and as Kotaku pointed out, in this case, eBay has delivered. They found an auction for the Xbox One version that sold for a whopping $1,025 (retail, remember, was $150), with a median auction price of roughly double the retail price. Here's hoping that Activision can resist the implication that the remaining demand is HUGE...

We need a montage (or two)

A number of people put together Destiny montages to show off their time in the Beta - we've got a couple for you. l_H4RDC0R3_l announced his joint venture with friends OMGWTF22 and Koonrat15 - and our own TTL Demag0gue told us about his experience, entitled 'Dematage'. Watch both!

Raiding your Friend's List

Let's catch up with some older news - there's some good stuff floating around the interwebs! Luke Smith posted a note on NeoGAF that is worth reading, if you're one of the people who've wondered about how Raids in Destiny will work - and wondered why Bungie has made it clear that you will need to put your own team together for a Raid. (At least at this stage, we've been told that the Raid will not be accessible via Matchmaking.)

That barrier to entry - the requirement that you get a group of people together and venture into something that is going to challenge your ability to work together (first) and your thumbs (second) - is a barrier I was willing to erect to preserve the activity goals.

I appreciate a developer who is willing to make decisions that don't cater to the bottom line, solely - it's refreshing! (Raid icon comes from OverwatchGraphics - definitely explore.)