Destiny 2: Latest News and Updates

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Destiny 2 News

2025

May 6

　⚫︎　Bungie has shared the full-year content roadmap for Destiny 2, kicking off with the anticipated expansion Edge of Fate, scheduled for release on July 15. All details were covered during a recent presentation, where Bungie also outlined more updates and long-term plans.

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

　⚫︎　This year, Destiny 2 will release two paid expansions—one with a Star Wars theme—as Bungie adjusts its strategy, moving away from yearly large expansions toward two mid-sized releases annually. This new approach, first teased last September, will launch alongside a new multi-year story arc in July.

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

May 5

　⚫︎　A copyright lawsuit against Bungie will proceed after the studio’s dismissal attempt was denied. The judge ruled that Bungie could not adequately defend itself without evidence from in-game content now locked away in the Destiny Content Vault. The plaintiff, writer Matthew Kelsey Martineau, claims the Red Legion faction is strikingly similar to his pre-existing WordPress writings.

Bungie had argued that the elements in question differ from Destiny 2, but without access to vaulted content, they could not sufficiently prove their case. This situation highlights how live-service games face unique legal hurdles when key story content becomes inaccessible.

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

　⚫︎　Bungie plans to showcase its next major expansion, The Edge of Fate, during a special May 6 event. Players can expect a deep dive into Destiny 2's eighth year following the events 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 dismissal request in a copyright lawsuit, declining to consider 10-hour YouTube lore videos in place of inaccessible in-game evidence. The case began in October 2024 when sci-fi writer Matthew Kelsey Martineau (pen name Caspar Cole) claimed Bungie copied story elements from his work—such as the Red Legion faction, flamethrowers, and war hounds—found in Destiny 2's original Red War campaign.

The challenge for Bungie is that the referenced campaign is no longer playable, having been placed in the Destiny Content Vault. The court's refusal to review lengthy fan-made explainers underscores the difficulty of preserving legal evidence in live-service games where large content segments may disappear.

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 confirmed the title of its next major release, The Edge of Fate, in the April 17 edition of This Week in Destiny. A full reveal event is scheduled for May 6, 2025, which will outline what players can look forward to in Destiny 2’s next year.

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

March 11

　
　⚫︎　Destiny 2 players unexpectedly discovered the Rite of the Nine dungeon mode live ahead of schedule. Originally planned for Act 3, the mode went live with Act 2 in an incomplete state, lacking launch notifications and featuring duplicated (and sometimes broken) icons and unfinished, untextured weapons. Bungie has yet to comment on the premature launch.

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

February 24

　⚫︎　After the Heresy update, players encountered a bug allowing all three Exotic Glaives—Edge of Intent, Edge of Concurrence, and Edge of Action—to be equipped by any class, removing their original Warlock, Hunter, and Titan restrictions. The same issue affected a few older class-specific swords. Bungie has reviewed the situation and confirmed it will not fix the bug, making this unintended feature a permanent part 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 has officially announced Destiny: Rising, a free-to-play mobile RPG shooter set in an alternate Destiny timeline. The game unfolds on a post-Collapse Earth struggling to rebuild, offering a fresh story while incorporating series hallmarks. In an October 14 press release, NetEase Senior Vice President Ethan Wang stated the company is "honored to partner with Bungie" and plans to deliver a "Destiny-caliber experience" for mobile.

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

September 16

　
　⚫︎　Bungie has committed to properly crediting and compensating artist Tofu Rabbit after it was revealed that her artwork was used without permission on the "NERF LMTD Destiny 2 Ace of Spades Blaster," a licensed product made with Hasbro. After the artist brought attention to the issue on social media, Bungie investigated with its partner and is now in touch to ensure she receives recognition and payment.

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 led to a widespread issue where player display names—Bungie Names—were incorrectly replaced with "Guardian" followed by random numbers. According to Bungie, the problem originated from an automated moderation tool that mistakenly flagged and altered a large number of usernames.

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