"Destiny 2: Latest Updates and News"

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Destiny 2 News

2025

May 6

• Bungie unveils the content roadmap for Destiny 2's upcoming year, kicking off with the highly anticipated Edge of Fate expansion, slated for release on July 15. The expansion was thoroughly detailed during a recent reveal event, where Bungie also shared additional content plans and the future trajectory of the game.

  Read more: Destiny 2 Reveals Year of Prophecy Roadmap (Game Rant)

• Bungie announces two paid expansions for Destiny 2 this year, one featuring a Star Wars theme. This announcement is part of a larger update on the game's future, which includes the initiation of a new multi-year story arc starting in July. This marks a significant shift from the traditional annual expansion model, a change hinted at since last September, with Bungie now opting for two medium-sized expansions annually.

  Read more: Destiny 2's getting two paid expansions this year and one of them is Star Wars themed (Eurogamer)

May 5

• Bungie's attempt to dismiss a copyright lawsuit is denied due to their inability to present critical in-game content that has been archived in the Destiny Content Vault. The lawsuit, filed by writer Matthew Kelsey Martineau, claims that Destiny 2's Red Legion faction closely resembles one described in his pre-release WordPress writings.

  Bungie argued that the elements cited in the lawsuit were sufficiently different, but the judge ruled they couldn't prove this without access to the vaulted content. This case underscores the legal challenges associated with live-service games, where content can become inaccessible after updates.

  Read more: Bungie fails to provide evidence for Destiny 2 copyright lawsuit because the content is ‘vaulted’ (VGC)

• Bungie set to unveil details about Destiny 2's next major expansion, The Edge of Fate, during a special reveal event on May 6. This event promises to give players a comprehensive overview of what to expect in Year 8 of the game, following the conclusion of The Final Shape.

  Read more: May 6 is Going to Be a Big Day for Destiny 2 (Game Rant)

April 4

• A judge denies Bungie's attempt to dismiss a copyright lawsuit by citing now-inaccessible Destiny 2 content, rejecting the studio's suggestion to use lengthy YouTube lore explainers as evidence. The lawsuit, initiated in October 2024 by sci-fi author Matthew Kelsey Martineau (writing as Caspar Cole), alleges that Bungie borrowed key elements from his story, including a faction called the "Red Legion," flamethrowers, and war hounds, which also appear in Destiny 2’s original Red War campaign.

  Bungie's defense is complicated by the fact that the campaign in question has been removed and placed into the Destiny Content Vault. The judge declined to review the proposed 10-hour lore videos, emphasizing the challenge of preserving evidence in evolving live-service games where significant content can become inaccessible over time.

  Read more: Bungie's attempt to dismiss the Destiny 2 copyright case using YouTube videos describing 'vaulted' elements of the game has been shut down by a judge who is not going to sit through a 10-hour lore explainer (PC Gamer)

April 18

• Bungie confirms the title of its next major content drop: The Edge of Fate, with a full reveal scheduled for May 6, 2025. This announcement was made in the April 17 edition of This Week in Destiny, where the studio will detail the upcoming year of Destiny 2.

  Read more: Bungie Reveals Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate During Latest TWID Post (Official Destiny 2 Website)

March 11

• Destiny 2 players encounter an accidental early release of the Rite of the Nine dungeon mode, initially planned for Act 3, following the launch of Act 2. The mode, meant to reintroduce weapons and provide a unique teaching-style experience, was released in an unfinished state.

  Players noticed missing features, such as the absence of a launch pop-up, duplicated Xur Treasure Horde icons (one non-functional), and the presence of untextured, incomplete weapons. Bungie has yet to issue an official statement on this premature release.

  Read more: ‘Destiny 2’ Launches Unfinished Rite Of The Nine Dungeon Mode Early (Forbes)

February 24

• Destiny 2 players discover a bug allowing all three Exotic Glaives—Edge of Intent, Edge of Concurrence, and Edge of Action—to be used by any class, breaking their class-specific exclusivity. The bug also affected some older class-locked swords. After careful consideration, Bungie announced it will not fix the issue, deciding instead to keep the expanded weapon access as a permanent feature of the game.

  Read more: ‘We’re going to let this ride’: Bungie is keeping a Destiny 2 bug that makes some weapons available to all classes (VGC)

2024

October 15

• NetEase Games officially announces Destiny: Rising, a free-to-play mobile RPG shooter set in an alternate timeline of the Destiny universe. The game unfolds on a post-apocalyptic Earth in recovery mode after "The Collapse," offering a fresh narrative while retaining elements beloved by longtime fans.

  In a press release dated October 14, 2024, NetEase Senior Vice President Ethan Wang expressed the company's honor in partnering with Bungie to deliver a "Destiny-caliber experience" optimized for mobile platforms.

  Read more: Destiny: Rising is NetEase's F2P Mobile RPG Set in Bungie's Destiny Universe (Game8)

September 16

• Bungie pledges to credit and compensate artist Tofu Rabbit following allegations that the studio used her artwork without permission on the "NERF LMTD Destiny 2 Ace of Spades Blaster," a licensed product developed with Hasbro.

  After Tofu Rabbit publicly criticized the studio on Twitter (X), Bungie confirmed it had investigated the matter with its partner and is now in contact with the artist to ensure she receives proper recognition and payment for her work.

  Read more: Destiny 2 Dev Bungie Admits to Using Fan Art for Ace of Spades Nerf Gun Merch (Game8)

August 16

• A recent Destiny 2 update causes widespread changes to player account names, known as Bungie Names, with many being replaced with "Guardian" followed by random numbers. This issue started around August 14, stemming from a malfunction in Bungie's name moderation tool, which incorrectly flagged and altered a large number of account names.

  Read more: Destiny 2 Update Causes Players' Usernames to be Wiped Out (Game8)