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Destiny 2 News

2025

May 6

• Bungie unveils the year's content roadmap for Destiny 2, starting with the highly anticipated Edge of Fate expansion set to launch on July 15. The expansion was thoroughly detailed in a recent reveal event, where Bungie also shared plans for future content.

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

• Two paid expansions announced for Destiny 2 this year, with one featuring a Star Wars theme. This marks a shift to a new multi-year story arc starting in July, moving away from the annual expansion model to two medium-sized expansions per year.

  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 denied due to the inability to access key in-game content now in the Destiny Content Vault. The lawsuit, filed by writer Matthew Kelsey Martineau, claims similarities between Destiny 2's Red Legion and his own work. The case highlights challenges with legal evidence in live-service games.

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

• Bungie to unveil details about the next major expansion, The Edge of Fate, during a special reveal event on May 6. Expect a comprehensive look at what's coming in Year 8 after The Final Shape.

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

April 4

• Judge denies Bungie's attempt to dismiss copyright lawsuit using now-inaccessible content from Destiny 2. The case, filed by author Matthew Kelsey Martineau, claims that Bungie used elements from his story. The judge declined to review proposed lengthy YouTube lore videos as evidence.

  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. A full reveal is scheduled for May 6, 2025, promising insights into 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 discover the accidental early release of the Rite of the Nine dungeon mode. Intended for Act 3, it was released in an unfinished state, missing key features and showing untextured weapons. Bungie has yet to comment officially.

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

February 24

• Bungie decides to keep a bug allowing all three Exotic Glaives to be used by any class following the Heresy update. Originally class-locked, the change will now remain 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 Destiny universe. The game, set on a post-apocalyptic Earth, aims to deliver a "Destiny-caliber experience" for mobile players.

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

September 16

• Bungie commits to credit and compensate artist Tofu Rabbit after using her artwork without permission on the NERF LMTD Destiny 2 Ace of Spades Blaster. The studio is now in contact with the artist to rectify the situation.

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

August 16

• Destiny 2 update causes widespread changes to player account names. Starting around August 14, many users found their names replaced with "Guardian" followed by random numbers, due to an issue with Bungie's name moderation tool.

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