If you’re one of the many players enjoying the beautiful Bungie - Activision love child that is Destiny 2, chances are you were unaware that the ORIGINAL Destiny just had a major content drop on Xbox One and Xbox 360. All of the gear, maps, strikes and so on that Sony paid to keep exclusive are now available on Xbox One and 360… Just in time for the sequel.
The latest Destiny expansion, "Rise of Iron," has been out for a few weeks now, and we've been doing our best to get through as much of its new content as possible before we offer up our impressions. While it's got some fun new quests and gear for you to acquire, it also acts as a good example of what the game gets wrong.
The latest expansion for Destiny, Rise of Iron, was barely a week old when there were already some news reports coming out that the next big release for the game, dubbed "Destiny 2" for now, would be changing things up. Not only would the series be making its way onto the PC, but the game may be so different from the original that players would be starting all over again.
The next big expansion, Rise of Iron, for Destiny is out next week, and I'm a little excited for it. I mean, c'mon... just look at that armor! I want to get a cat-ear hood for my Hunter.
Just as they did last year with the "Legendary Edition," Bungie will be releasing a special edition of Destiny that will package all of the game's content together in one neat little package. Titled "Destiny - The Collection," the set will include the forthcoming Rise of Iron DLC as well as all the base game and all previously released content.
Though developer Bungie has a livestream later today in which they'll detail the content in greater depth, an early (and accidental) listing on the Xbox Marketplace yesterday gave up the goods for Rise of Iron, the next expansion for Destiny.
Don't get me wrong, I know that the wonders of space have been combined with the allure of magic in plenty of fictional works, but it feels like no-gravity wizardry just hasn't been utilized in recent games, at least nothing with a redeemable story. Luckily for us all, Co-Optimus doesn't just bring people together, it also takes genres and makes 'em get all cuddly. We've got Nick, Marc, and Eric to thank for all this action, what with their Protoss and their Planeswalkers and whatnot.
Bungie has been putting on some Twitch streams these past couple Wednesdays to show off some of the new content that's coming in the 2.2 update for Destiny. Aside from the holiday themed events and the Sparrow Racing, there hasn't been much in the way of new content for the cooperative shooter since The Taken King arrived last fall. Now, Bungie appears to be making strides to try and bring players back to the game.
Destiny will be getting update 2.2.0 April 12th, with the following included:
We associate deep discounts on video games with seasonal events. You know it's Christmas when the Steam Sale goes into overdrive. Or you know summer is raging on when PSN slashes prices. I guess the folks down at Microsoft are huge fans of St. Patrick's day.
A new update for Destiny arrived this week that fixed a few things, added all of the legendary swords to Lord Shaxx's inventory for purchase, and added weapon parts to the Gunsmith's stock for purchase. In addition, keen-eyed players noticed a few new items showing up in those big iPad terminals that are linked to the new "refer-a-friend" feature Bungie mentioned (briefly) in a recent post.
Microtransactions have been introduced in Destiny with its new 2.0.1 update. It’s been just over a year since the game was released and it looks like Bungie has decided to give its players the option to buy in game items with real money. The in game items can be purchased at the Eververse Trading Company in Destiny’s Tower where the new currency is titled silver. This new shop will offer "Emotes," which is the game's form of in-game gestures.
