Why the creators of ‚Halo‘ left Microsoft to make ‚Destiny‘

Bungie’s sci-fi shooter (and sort-of MMO) Destiny held an open beta this past weekend for all home consoles (PlayStation 4, PS3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360) simultaneously. It’s an ambitious game for the team that created Halo, joined Microsoft, and subsequently split from the company to make this multi-platform game (signing a 10-year deal with publisher Activision Blizzard in the process). We talked with Polygon Editor-in-chief Chris Grant for more on the impact of the beta and why Bungie left and how important this $500 million project is for everyone involved.

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Android 4.4.2 Update For Verizon’s LG G Pad 8.3 Is Rolling Out Now

gp83I really like my LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition (or as we call it ‚round the office, the LGGP83GPE), and it’s a bit disheartening that the standard version isn’t getting more traction. But at least Verizon’s LTE model is now on Android 4.4, as confirmed by Google+ users. Verizon’s standard upgrade page says that the KitKat 4.4.2 OTA update adds a few changes to LG’s software skin as well.

Android 4.4.2 Update For Verizon’s LG G Pad 8.3 Is Rolling Out Now was written by the awesome team at Android Police.