Bungie Reveals Two Major Fan Requested Features Coming Soon to Destiny 2

New content is coming to in 2024, and a previously platform-specific quest will be made widely available over a year after the game's initial launch. achieved the rare feat of surpassing as 2023's best-selling game in the United States, finally delivering on many's long-held desire of an expansive open-world game set in the universe. Much of developer Avalanche Software's first year in post-launch support was spent bringing to more platforms, but now it would seem more content and features are on the way.

Bungie confirms that Destiny 2 is getting weekly quests through Mara Sov, offering players a chance to earn special gear like exotics, raid weapons, and more. Another week of revelations has arrived for fans of Destiny 2, following along the confirmation last week that Bungie is finally introducing a way for players to finally modify the cosmetic looks of their Guardian. Allowing players to change the body type, face, hair, or markings of their character has been a long-standing request from the Destiny 2 community, one that is finally being granted.

Bungie has revealed a new Destiny 2 community event inspired by The Witcher. This new community event follows a crossover with CD Projekt Red’s hit franchise, which introduced several new cosmetics inspired by Geralt of Rivia that came with Season of the Wish. Crossovers are nothing new in Destiny 2, with Bungie introducing cosmetics based on other popular Sony titles like God of War and Horizon Forbidden West into the game, but this is the first time that one has resulted in a community event.

Thanks to a newly discovered bug, the unpopular Togetherness modifier has seemingly returned into Destiny 2 after being removed just a couple of weeks ago. The Togetherness activity modifier is one of the more unpopular ones, as it forces players to stay close to one another so health and shields can regenerate. In certain activities, especially the harder content, Togetherness adds another layer of challenge and eliminates numerous strategies by forcing players to stick together rather than utilizing the map or taking on specific roles to get through challenging encounters.

Microsoft reveals the patch notes for the newest Xbox Insider Console Update on the Alpha ring, which adds a number of fixes and improvements for those who are participating. For many fans, January has been a strong month for Microsoft's Xbox division, with Game Pass continuing to offer new games as well as the debut of the Developer's Direct livestream. This year's showcase highlighted some highly anticipated Microsoft first party titles, like Avowed, Ara, and Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2. In addition the Developer's Direct also gave fans their first look at Machinegames' upcoming Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.

Destiny 2 players notice a problem with the Dreaming City skybox as it loses a key visual detail when certain zones are loaded. With a constant stream of updates, additions, and changes, live service titles like Destiny 2 are susceptible to bugs and other unforeseen issues. In fact, Bungie's popular online shooter has seen a variety of issues over the years, both large and small, and some that have even become full-fledged features. Recently, a bug which allowed Destiny 2 players to summon their sparrow vehicles during Crucible matches was eventually turned into a specific mode during the next season.

Industry insider Shpeshal Nick believes Final Fantasy 16 is coming to Xbox Series X/S.

Raven Software has apologised for the botched launch of Warzone’s Season 1 Reloaded update this week.

For the record, we didn’t plan two stories about items you can get for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth to come in back-to-back days. Life decided to have a little fun with us, and we don’t mind. Yesterday, we discussed how Square Enix Reward Program members could get a special glitter globe featuring the Gold Saucer from the upcoming RPG. It was cute and adorable, and we’re sure some of you have already subscribed to the program so you can get it or are cashing in points to ensure you get it. But, if you’re looking for something a bit more “substantial,” then perhaps Amazon is where you go to get the game.

Following a recent update, a new weapon bug is ruining matches in The Finals and Embark Studios has acknowledged the issue and provided some insight into plans for dealing with it. This week, The Finals received update 1.5, which was a big step for improving a lot of aspects of the popular online shooter. One of the bigger additions through this update was the first limited time game mode called Solo Bank It, which tweaked the rules by pitting 12 players against one another to see who could acquire and bank 40,000 in cash. Ditching the team strategy, each player in this mode is fighting individually for glory.

Mintrocket, the studio behind Dave the Diver and the upcoming zombie survival game Nakwon: Last Paradise, has announced the name of its mysterious sci-fi team battle game, previously known as Project TB.

Tennis fans can finally rejoice, for 2K has at last announced Top Spin 2K25 with a brief teaser trailer. The announcement came in conjunction with the first Grand Slam of the year, the Australian Open. No further details were shared, although 2K told fans to 'stay tuned' and that the game is coming 'soon'. There's also an official website, though no further info can be found on it.