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Bungie held its third developer livestream for Destiny 2: Into the Light recently, confirming other features and content arriving with the free update. Perhaps the most notable is the return of two beloved Exotic missions – The Whisper and Zero Hour. Players will receive craftable versions of Whisper of the Worm and Outbreak Perfected for completing these.

While PvE is the focus with Destiny 2: Into the Light when it launches on April 9th, PvP players will also have plenty to look forward to next month. A free map pack is inbound, adding three new Crucible maps – Eventide Labs, Cirrus Plaza and Dissonance.

If three new Crucible maps and returning Exotic missions weren’t enough, Destiny 2: Into the Light will also introduce a new mode called Pantheon. Launching on April 30th, it’s a raid boss gauntlet. A weekly challenge will also be available for the mode, offering “escalating” difficulties and rewards.

Developer Bungie has revealed that it will be showcasing the next expansion for Destiny 2, The Final Shape, on April 9. The showcase will be followed by the release of the launch trailer for Destiny 2: Into the Light.

Bungie announced a «Developer Gameplay Preview» live stream will be held on April 9, featuring new information about the upcoming The Final Shape expansion for Destiny 2. TheDestiny 2 developers at Bungie also plan on sharing behind-the-scenes information about The Final Shape, including new footage.

A talented fan of Destiny 2 has created an adorable work of art that turns The Witness into a cute cat. There have been some great villains in Destiny 2, and The Witness is one of the most notable in the game's history.

Destiny 2’s next big update, Into the Light, has received several new details lately. From the new mode, Onslaught, to the addition of BRAVE weapons (with all arriving slightly sooner than expected) and a new social space, Hall of Champions, there’s much to look forward to. However, Bungie didn’t confirm if Into the Light would still be around whenThe Final Shape launches.

Destiny 2: Into the Light is close and adds a new Horde Mode called Onslaught, BRAVE weapons based on popular guns through the years and new armor. However, there’s more to come, with Bungie announcing its third livestream for April 2nd at 10 AM PT.

While The Final Shape is still a ways off, launching on June 4th after a delay, Bungie’s Destiny 2 is receiving a sizable update with Into the Light. It features a new mode, Onslaught, for Horde Mode shenanigans, refurbished weapons and some interesting new challenges. There’s even a new social space called the Hall of Champions.

With the positive feedback surrounding Destiny 2: Into the Light ahead of its arrival on April 9th, it seemed a given that Bungie would screw something up. Sure enough, when revealing the BRAVE weapons available with Onslaught, it announced that six would be available at launch. The remainder would unlock each week till May 21st.

With Into the Light coming next week to Bungie’s Destiny 2 for all players, it’s a good time for newcomers to visit Xur and purchase some Exotics. He’s in the Tower Hangar until the next weekly reset, with Black Talon as the Exotic weapon of the week.

Responding to fan feedback over the slow rollout of all 12 Brave Weapons for Destiny 2 Into the Light, Bungie announces changes to its release plan and a few other gameplay related tweaks. As Season of the Wish rolls on, all eyes have turned to a unique new event coming to Destiny 2 called Into The Light. Over the past couple of weeks, Bungie has given fans a good look at what they can expect from this event once it launches on April 9.

Bungie has revealed more about its upcoming Destiny 2 limited-time event, Into the Light, showing off a series of classic weapons returning to the game. The weapons will be available after Into the Light launches in Destiny 2 on April 9, 2024.

Bungie finally revealed the main content of Destiny 2: Into the Light, a free update for all players, and it’s essentially Horde mode. Players battle against waves of the Hive and Taken, completing objectives as the difficulty rises. However, what can they earn as rewards?

PlayStation has released a digital Jim Ryan bobblehead to commemorate the exec's time at the company.

Following a barrage of abuse hurled at an employee, Destiny 2 developer Bungie has permanently banned several accounts that were involved in the incident. What this means is that these perma-banned Destiny 2 players will no longer be able to use their existing Steam account to log in and will, hence, lose their in-game progress.

A Destiny 2 developer became the victim of harassment after accidentally revealing their username on Steam. What was supposed to be a showcase of new and exciting content coming to Destiny 2 quickly turned into harassment, filling a developer's Steam friend request inbox with racist, violent, and other toxic messages.

From layoffs and a delay to Destiny 2’s The Final Shape to a new Marathon director and the rumored cancellation of Matter, Bungie is in a fair amount of turmoil these days. The developer delayed The Final Shape to allow more time for polish amid reports of pre-orders tracking below expectations.

Destiny 2 developer Bungie has announced Onslaught, a new horde mode for the game. The offering is set to arrive for all players on 9th April, as a core component of Destiny 2's upcoming Into the Light update.

The new Into the Light armor for Destiny 2 appears to be a callback to the original Destiny, with many avid fans pointing toward the earliest armor sets designed for the franchise. Destiny 2 Into the Light will feature new armor, weapons, and activities as Bungie and fans prepare for the launch of The Final Shape, the expansion that marks the conclusion of the Light and Darkness saga.

A Destiny 2 player managed to combine their love of the game with their passion for another series, turning their character into a turret from the legendary Portal franchise. Despite limitations with Destiny 2's armor system, the dedicated player was able to faithfully recreate a turret from the Portal series of video games.

A Destiny 2 player has brought a touch of the sci-fi film Back to the Future Part 2 into the Last City with an inventive new Guardian outfit. Their assemblage of Destiny 2 Titan armor and shaders recalls the appearance of young time traveler Marty McFly as he was seen in the film, complete with a futuristic hoverboard.

Bungie has announced that Destiny 2: Into the Light will begin on April 9th with Update 7.3.6. Alongside new content for all players leading up to the launch of The Final Shape, it will provide quality-of-life updates and sandbox tuning.

Destiny 2 might be bringing back a beloved hand cannon from Year 1 with the release of Into The Light in April, as fans notice in the new key art shared online. Destiny 2's delay of The Final Shape has many veterans worried because of the drought of content that has been hitting the game for a while, combined with a general sense of distrust that the community has had toward Bungie since the layoffs. Into The Light will have new content, though, and the addition of long-gone Year 1 weapons could help.

Bungie finally reveals new details about the upcoming Into the Light update for Destiny 2 as well as confirming the launch date and a new patch. Originally intending to launch the final chapter of the Light and Darkness saga back in February, things hit a snag when Bungie ultimately delayed Destiny 2: The Final Shape expansion into June. The added gap in time meant the current Season of the Wish would go on for much longer than originally planned, leaving fans to wonder how the studio intended to fill the gap.

A Destiny 2 leaker has claimed to reveal additional details surrounding the game's Into the Light update. The significant Destiny 2 event is expected to be released sometime in early April.

Bungie releases update 7.3.5.1 for Destiny 2, which fixes a number of issues related to the Crucible, the new Skimmer vehicle, as well as the Aurora Sacrifice armor ornament. Unfortunately for players, yesterday wasn't the smoothest during the weekly Destiny 2 reset. While the reset is set to refresh the rewards, challenges, and weekly activities, yesterday's deployment hit more than a few snags, resulting in extended downtime and maintenance on the servers which were taken offline, preventing players from logging in for a bit longer than usual.

Bungie announces a new collaboration with the Ghostbusters franchise for Destiny 2, introducing new cosmetic items available for purchase at the Eververse Store later this month. Collaborations and crossovers have started to pick up in frequency for Destiny 2, giving players more options with how to personalize their Guardian. While the Destiny series has been no stranger to references or nods to other franchises like Halo and Dark Souls, the first major announcement with a big franchise arrived back in 2022 when Bungie revealed a cross-collaboration event with Fortnite as well asFall Guys.

It seems only fitting that Ghostbusters has become the movie franchise that refuses to die, returning for a smattering of so-so (at best) reboots and sequels on screen and elsewhere being relegated to another rich vein of nostalgia to be mined for cash. Speaking of, Destiny 2 is getting Ghostbusters cosmetics next week!

Fresh off its dalliance with Mass Effect, Destiny 2 is getting a Ghostbusters collaboration — which'll seemingly manifest in the form of premium cosmetics — next Tuesday, 19th March.

Bungie’s Destiny 2 has received several collaborations over the past few years, from Mass Effect to The Witcher and even PlayStation Studios franchises like God of War, Ghost of Tsushima and Horizon. However, its next is probably the most surprising yet – Ghostbusters.

A Destiny 2 fan has based their guardian on the Silver Surfer after getting their hands on the game’s new Skimmer hoverboard. The hoverboards are the latest class of vehicles within Destiny 2 that gives gamers the ability to pull off stunts as they explore each of the planets within the solar system.

A Destiny 2 datamine suggests that the game could be crossing over with the iconic Ghostbusters franchise in the near future. Previously, Destiny 2 collaborated with the likes of Assassin's Creed, Arknights, God of War, and Ghost of Tsushima to name a few.

With the brand new exotic Skimmer now live in game, Destiny 2 players find a lot to love with this vehicle showing off what it can do. It was a big week in Destiny 2, with the highly anticipated Update 7.3.5 finally launching after weeks of teases and explanations from Bungie. The patch makes massive sandbox changes to activities like the Crucible, while also tweaking weapons, exotics, and abilities.

A recent Destiny 2 leak hints at the return of two legendary guns. Destiny 2's next big content release is the mysterious Into the Light update, which appears to be reintroducing a wealth of fresh content into the looter-shooter game. Even though details about Into the Light are still fuzzy, it's being speculated that the upcoming update will bring back some old weapons and campaign missions.

The spirit of competition in Destiny 2 is alive and well with today’s launch of the Guardian Games All-Stars 2024 event. The annual competitive event pits Warlocks, Hunters, and Titans against one another to try and take the top step of the Guardian class podium. Last year, Titans took the win, their second in Guardian Games history, and this year’s event features new twists to spice up the competition. Additionally, Destiny 2: The Witch Queen expansion is available today as a PlayStation Plus Monthly Game and we dive deeper into the rad new Skimmer vehicle.

The free PlayStation Plus games for March 2024 are now available to claim. This month's PS Plus arrivals are a bit more numerous than usual, on account of including one content-packed piece of DLC.

Marty O'Donnell, the former Bungie composer best known for his Halo and Destiny soundtracks, has announced his intention to run for US Congress as a Republican candidate.

A Destiny 2 player has transplanted their appreciation for yellow corn into the game with a new customized armored set. A clever combination of shaders and armor pieces using the vast armor and colorway library in Destiny 2 resulted in a striking outfit for a Titan of the Last City.

Destiny 2 is adding a new kind of vehicle — the hoverboard-esque Skimmer — in its next update due on Tuesday, 5th March.

Bungie has released a new trailer for the upcoming Guardian Games event for Destiny 2. The event, set to kick off on March 5, will bring with it a host of new challenges for players to partake in for a chance to win new rewards, which includes a hoverboard, dubbed the Skimmer. The Guardian Games this time around will support Direct Relief and the International Rescue Committee through the Bungie Foundation.

Destiny 2 brings back the Guardian Games competition, this time as an all-stars event. The event and offers new challenges, new rewards, and Destiny 2's first hoverboard.

Bungie reveals new details for Destiny 2's returning Guardian Games event, including all the new gear to be earned, medals to acquire, and a brand-new vehicle type called the skimmer board. Guardian Games in Destiny 2 is an Olympic-inspired event created to foster competition between the three classes: Warlocks, Hunters, and Titans. During the three-week event, players earn medals that they can deposit into the Tower Podium for their class with the one winning the most earning a special trophy that remains on display for the following year.

Sony has announced its PlayStation Plus games for March.

Sony has officially revealed the free PlayStation Plus games for March 2024. PlayStation Plus subscribers will be able to claim the new free games for their digital libraries beginning Tuesday, March 5, but in the meantime, there is still time to snag the free PS Plus games for February 2024.

A Destiny 2 player has brought The Dark Knight of Gotham City to the Last City with a new Batman-inspired custom costume. The player replicated the iconic DC superhero's look using the built-in suite of outfit customization options available in Destiny 2, bringing an approximation of Batman into the ranks of the Guardians.

A renowned Destiny 2 player named Cruz who has won a total of four World First Raid races has been banned permanently by Bungie following allegations of cheating. Destiny 2's World First races are some of the biggest events for the game thanks to their view count on streaming platforms, where fans gather to see several clans trying to become the first ever to beat a new Dungeon.

Bungie has revealed its plans to overhaul its PvP modes in Destiny 2. Aside from some highly-requested quality-of-life updates, Bungie is implementing some notable changes to Destiny 2's Crucible Labs, Trials of Osiris, and matchmaking.

In Bungie's weekly Destiny 2 blog update, the developer revealed that the Prophecy Dungeon is seeing weapons added and removed from the loot pool alongside a brand new Origin Trait called Crossing Over. Since returning from holiday break, Bungie has typically used its weekly blog posts to outline major changes it has planned for Destiny 2 in the months before The Final Shape launches. March is going to be a particularly big month for fans as Bungie prepares a big mid-season update full of sandbox changes, buffs, nerfs, as well as offering Destiny 2 players a free weekly gift of Bright Dust.

One creative member of the Destiny 2 community has managed to perfect an outfit for their Hunter to make them resemble Minecraft's iconic and explosive Creeper mob. The vast range of cosmetic options and outfit color combinations in Destiny 2often leads to some impressive character customization from the game's community, and this isn't the first time players have created their own custom outfits inspired by other franchises throughout the world of gaming.

A Destiny 2player has shared their affection for a different game about defending humanity from marauding aliens: Helldivers 2. Using the array of character customization options available in Destiny 2, they created a close replica of the uniform worn by the soldiers of Super Earth in Helldivers 2.

Helldivers 2 is refusing to slow down. Over the last couple of weeks, you’ve probably heard plenty of chatter of the impressive numbers the game is consistently posting on Steam in particular, and that’s because it keeps hitting new milestones. Just recently, the co-op shooter crossed a peak of over 276,000 concurrent players on the platform, surpassing Halo Infinite’s all-time peak in doing so, and it’s now overtaken a couple more megatons.

Just around 10 days since its release, Helldivers 2, the sequel to the 2015 indie hitHelldivers, developed by Arrowhead Games Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, has already achieved a remarkable feat by surpassing Destiny 2's all-time Steam concurrent player count. This rapid achievement underscores Helldivers 2's immediate impact and promising trajectory in the gaming community.

Epic Games Store gave away a total of $2,055 in free games last year. Launched in 2018 as a competitor to Steam, the Epic Games Store has become a major player in the games sales business. Millions of people have become users of the platform, which has released exclusive games like Alan Wake 2, and Assassin's Creed Mirage. But as well as securing the latest releases, the Epic Games Store continues to give players several free games.

Bungie is all set to make some significant changes to the PvP sandbox of Destiny 2, alongside a plethora of other tweaks to abilities, weapons, and more. While the Destiny 2 update is still a few weeks away, the developers have given a comprehensive overview of what fans can expect from it, as the game prepares for the release of Into The Light in April.

This March, a new Destiny 2 update will bring a lengthy list of ability changes as Bungie prepares the in-game sandbox for the launch of The Final Shape in June. The changes will target overperforming abilities, including Threaded Specter, while balancing and fixing other abilities for various subclasses in Destiny 2.

Today’s the day when Destiny 2 and EA’s Mass Effect collaboration begins, bringing cosmetics and in-game goodies inspired by the Normandy crew.

Destiny 2’s latest collaboration is live with Mass Effect-themed armor sets and cosmetics. Of course, the update also brings several improvements and changes, including the ability to reacquire the Legendary sword, Chivalric Fire, from Collections. Despite the “fire” in its name, it’s a Void sword. Go figure.

Bungie released Destiny 2 update 7.3.4.2 with various adjustments and changes to the Chivalric Fire ritual weapon, Stormcaller Warlocks, and the Riven's Wishes activity. The latest Destiny 2 update lets players reacquire Chivalric Fire from Collections, but the community may want to wait until a future update before pulling the ritual weapon.

An entertaining game-themed cake made for a fan of Destiny 2 has delighted the community. The homemade cake, made for the recipient's birthday, creatively uses a Destiny 2 Titan action figure and its accessories to make for an amusing scene.

Bungie has kicked off its collaboration with EA and BioWare to bring Mass Effect-themed cosmetics to Destiny 2. As part of the collaboration, players can get their hands on the Alliance Requisitions Bundle, which includes the Enhanced Defense Ghost Shell, the Alliance Scout Frigate ship, and the Alliance Drop Ship Sparrow. Check out the trailer for the collaboration below.

Destiny 2 has launched its newest collaboration, this one with Mass Effect. Destiny 2 fans can currently claim the Alliance Requisitions Bundle for free and purchase additional Mass Effect-themed content through the in-game Eververse store.

Bungie releases the ahamkara inspired Risen emblem for all Destiny 2 players using a redeemable code in celebration of the Lunar New Year event. Although Season of the Wish has become much longer than players anticipated due to the Final Shape delay, Bungie is attempting to keep players busy with new content, such as activities like the upcoming Guardian Games or Into The Light event, but the company is also handing out more free gifts than it typically has in the past.

Bungie announces a new reward for Destiny 2 players where they can earn Bright Dust each week starting on March 5 simply by going to the Eververse store in-game. With Season of the Wish's storyline now complete, Bungie's new challenge will be keeping players invested over the next few months. Originally, the anticipated Final Shape expansion was set to launch later this month, but an unfortunate delay pushed those plans out into June, leaving Destiny 2 players with a sizable content drought and a much longer season than was planned.

Some Destiny 2 players are hoping that Bungie will add three armor sets that have long existed in the franchise but are not obtainable when The Final Shape launches. With every new season of Destiny 2, Bungie has added new armor sets to the first-person shooter to the point where the game has a massive collection for players to choose from. Whether it is Strikes, Crucible, Iron Banner, or raids, almost every activity in the game has an armor set that players can chase after.

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.

Xur has returned to Bungie’s Destiny 2, hanging out in the European Dead Zone on Earth until the next weekly reset. This week’s Exotic weapon is Skyburner’s Oath, a Kinetic scout rifle which fires heavy slug rounds. When aiming down sights, the projectile speed is faster, while shooting from the hip results in a bigger explosion radius.

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.

The original Destiny arrived 10 years ago this year — and finally, Bungie will let players modify their character's face.

Bungie reveals that it is doubling the Glimmer cap for Destiny 2 players in a January 30 update, while also confirming that the ability to modify the appearance of existing characters is finally coming prior to The Final Shape. Player expression is a major component of Destiny 2, though it's not quite as robust as other RPG-style games. After creating a character, players really can only change the appearance of armor and weapons, with their character model typically hidden underneath. Still, Destiny 2 provides a ton of armor and weapon skins to customize for exotics, a transmog system for armor, as well as countless shaders which alter the colors of the gear it is applied to.

If you want to change your Destiny 2 wizard's appearance, the only current method is to stash your wizard's gear in your vault, create a whole new wizard with a new look (after deleting the old to free a character slot, if needed), grab your old wizard's gear, then optionally replay any story bits to catch up. The MMOFPS has no barber, no surgeon, it's new character or nothing. After six years (longer, if you count the first game), Bungie are finally planning to change this. An upcoming update will introduce the ability to change your character's look—within limits. For drastic changes, you would still need a new wizard.

In its latest This Week at Bungie post, the Destiny 2 developer has announced that players will finally be getting the ability to edit their Guardians’ appearance in the game without having to delete the character and start over.

While playing the Starcrossed exotic mission, one Destiny 2 player discovers a strange metallic symbol in an out-of-bounds chamber seemingly linking the Vex to the Ishtar Collective. Secrets and Easter eggs are nothing new to the Destiny franchise, as over the past 10 years, Bungie has hidden plenty of things in game which players, either intentionally or by accident, have discovered. Even content teases, like Nezarec whispering to Destiny 2 players while exploring Neomuna, eventually led to the reveal that the character was indeed the Root of Nightmares raid boss.

In an effort to make the PsiOps Battleground: Cosmodrome mission on Grandmaster difficulty a bit easier, one Destiny 2 player shares a simple trick involving the Polaris Lance and a Nightstalker Hunter. For players looking for a challenge, Grandmaster Nightfalls offer the highest difficulty within the Vanguard Playlist. Typically arriving a few weeks into a season, Grandmaster level difficulty offers some of the best rewards for those who are able to overcome the various challenges, like a capped light level, an abundance of champions, stronger enemies, as well as limited revives.

Xur has returned to the Tower in Bungie’s Destiny 2, carrying – you guessed it – some fairly typical Exotics and Legendaries. He’s available till the next weekly reset and carries Merciless, an Energy fusion rifle. Despite going from Heavy to Special ammo, it doesn’t compete with other Exotics.

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Destiny 2 had a massive sale on its DLCs, and many players grabbed the game from Epic Games for free along with a few DLCs. A sale is the best time to get into the game, as you don’t end up spending upwards of a hundred dollars to get access to all of the content. If you are a New Light in 2024 who wants to figure out the ins and outs of Destiny, our new player guide has everything you need to know about the game, especially as we hurtle towards The Final Shape this year.