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Destiny 2 News
2025
May 6
⚫︎ Bungie has unveiled the content roadmap for Destiny 2 for the upcoming year, starting with the eagerly awaited Edge of Fate expansion, set to launch on July 15. The expansion was thoroughly detailed in a recent reveal, where Bungie also shared additional content plans for the game's future.
Read more: Destiny 2 Reveals Year of Prophecy Roadmap (Game Rant)
⚫︎ Bungie has announced that Destiny 2 will feature two paid expansions this year, with one themed around Star Wars. This announcement is part of a comprehensive update on the game's future, which includes a new multi-year story arc starting in July. This marks a departure from the franchise's traditional annual expansion model, first hinted at last September, as Bungie opts 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 was denied after the studio couldn't provide key in-game content that had been removed and placed in the Destiny Content Vault. The lawsuit, filed by writer Matthew Kelsey Martineau, claims that Destiny 2’s Red Legion closely resembles a faction from his WordPress-published writings, which predate the game's release.
Bungie argued that the elements cited in the lawsuit differ meaningfully from those in Destiny 2, but the judge ruled that the company couldn't adequately demonstrate this without access to the vaulted content. This case underscores the legal challenges posed by live-service games where story content may become inaccessible after updates.
Read more: Bungie fails to provide evidence for Destiny 2 copyright lawsuit because the content is ‘vaulted’ (VGC)
⚫︎ Bungie has announced a special reveal event on May 6 to unveil new details about Destiny 2's next major expansion, The Edge of Fate. This event is expected to offer a detailed look at what players can 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 has rejected Bungie’s attempt to dismiss a copyright lawsuit by referencing now-inaccessible content from Destiny 2, dismissing the studio's proposal to use lengthy YouTube lore explainers as evidence. The lawsuit was filed in October 2024 by sci-fi author Matthew Kelsey Martineau, who alleged that Bungie borrowed key concepts from a story he published under the pseudonym Caspar Cole. Both Martineau's work and Destiny 2’s original Red War campaign feature similar elements, such as a faction called the “Red Legion,” flamethrowers, and war hounds.
Bungie's defense is complicated by the removal of the campaign from the game into the Destiny Content Vault, making it unplayable. The judge declined to review the proposed 10-hour lore videos, emphasizing the difficulty of preserving evidence in live-service games where 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
⚫︎ In the April 17 edition of This Week in Destiny, Bungie confirmed the title of its next major content drop: The Edge of Fate. A full reveal is scheduled for May 6, 2025, where the studio will unveil details about 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
⚫︎ In a surprising development, Destiny 2 players discovered that the upcoming Rite of the Nine dungeon mode—originally scheduled for Act 3—was released prematurely after the launch of Act 2. The new mode, meant to reintroduce weapons and offer a unique teaching-style experience, was released in an unfinished state.
Players noticed missing features, such as the lack of a launch pop-up, duplicated Xur Treasure Horde icons (with one non-functional), and untextured, incomplete weapons. Bungie has yet to issue an official statement on the accidental early release.
Read more: ‘Destiny 2’ Launches Unfinished Rite Of The Nine Dungeon Mode Early (Forbes)
February 24
⚫︎ Following the release of the Heresy update earlier this month, Destiny 2 players found a bug that allowed all three Exotic Glaives—Edge of Intent, Edge of Concurrence, and Edge of Action—to be used by any class, breaking their previous exclusivity to Warlocks, Hunters, and Titans. The bug also affected some older class-locked swords. After reviewing the situation, Bungie has decided not to fix the issue, choosing to keep the change and making the expanded weapon access 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
⚫︎ Amid ongoing speculation and leaks, NetEase Games has officially announced Destiny: Rising, a free-to-play mobile RPG shooter set in an alternate timeline of the Destiny universe. The game is set on a post-apocalyptic Earth attempting to recover after “The Collapse,” offering a new narrative while retaining familiar elements for longtime fans.
In a press release dated October 14, 2024, NetEase Senior Vice President Ethan Wang stated that the company is “honored to partner with Bungie” and aims to deliver a “Destiny-caliber experience” tailored for mobile platforms.
Read more: Destiny: Rising is NetEase's F2P Mobile RPG Set in Bungie's Destiny Universe (Game8)
September 16
⚫︎ Destiny 2 developer Bungie has committed to crediting and compensating artist Tofu Rabbit after allegations that the studio used her artwork without permission. The illustration appeared on the NERF LMTD Destiny 2 Ace of Spades Blaster,
a licensed product developed with Hasbro.
Following public criticism from the artist on Twitter (X), Bungie confirmed it had investigated the matter with its partner and is now in contact with Tofu Rabbit to ensure proper recognition and payment for the work.
Read more: Destiny 2 Dev Bungie Admits to Using Fan Art for Ace of Spades Nerf Gun Merch (Game8)
August 16
⚫︎ A recent update to Destiny 2 has caused a widespread issue where player account names, known as Bungie Names, were unexpectedly altered. Starting around August 14, many users reported their names being replaced with “Guardian” followed by random numbers. Bungie attributed the issue to its name moderation tool, which mistakenly flagged and changed a large number of account names.
Read more: Destiny 2 Update Causes Players' Usernames to be Wiped Out (Game8)
