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The latest This Week in Destiny 2 newsletter has been published on the Bungie’s site. It begins with a recap of the race to complete the Last Wish raid and then launches in to announce that the new Crucible game mode, Breakthrough, will be available to players starting September 25th.
Destiny 2 players have defeated the first Forsaken raid, The Last Wish. Because of their accomplishment, a new Dreaming City-themed Strike and Gambit map are now available for all players who own the Forsaken expansion.
The latest This Week in Destiny 2 article has been published on Bungie’s site. The article provides a brief look at the new Last Wish raid that opens today and announces that the Iron Banner is making a return, currently slated to run from September 18-25th.
With the launch of Destiny 2: Forsaken, Bungie also announced it’s new “Bungie Rewards” program that allows players to complete in-game tasks to earn real world and in-game items. The first offer challenges players to work through the Forsaken campaign by the end of September in order to receive a digital download of the Forsaken soundtrack, over 110 minutes of music.
Once Destiny 2: Forsaken launches, Bungie has big plans for “beyond day 1”. Players can expect to find information about yesterday’s launch of the 2.0 update, as well as brief information about the road ahead through seasons and the annual pass.
If you’re curious about changes coming to Destiny 2 with the Forsaken content expansion, you’re in luck. Communications Director DeeJ, Sandbox Design Lead Josh Hamrick, Senior Sandbox Designer Greg Peng, and Senior Gameplay Designer Claude Jerome will all be on hand during a live stream event kicking off at 10:00 am Pacific / 1:00 pm Eastern today in the Bungie Twitch.tv channel.
Bungie, High Moon Studios and Activision have announced that Destiny 2: Forsaken – Legendary Collection is now available for preorder for $59.99. The new PC, PlayStation 4 and XBox One bundle will be available on September 4th and will include Destiny 2, Expansion I: Curse of Osiris, Expansion II: Warmind and Forsaken. In addition, players will find a character boost “that allows players the option to jump right to the latest adventure, Forsaken”.
Bungie & Numskull Designs have partnered up to bring Destiny 2 fans some pretty cool toys just in time for the launch of the Forsaken content expansion in September. Fans will be able to get hold of such goodies as Ghost Shell keychains, Engram Candle Sets, Cayde-6 t-shirts (*sniffles*) and Cayde-6 Snapbacks.
Bungie has partnered with Blizzard Entertainment to publish a series of books covering Destiny lore as it spans both games. The Grimoire Anthology series will be presented in an unknown number of books. However, the first volume, Dark Mirror, is already up for preorder on the Bungie site for $25. It is expected to hit retail release in “Fall 2018” and will also include “an exclusive in-game Destiny 2 emblem “Codex Doctrinae”.
It appears that there is a new secret mission that unfolds inside the “Taken” public event on Io in the Lost Oasis location. Once the champion has been defeated, a portal, and a 20-minute secret mission, appear. Called The Whisper, the known goal is to complete a platforming map and take down the final part of the mission which features waves of Taken and three tough bosses. But wily Redditors have determined that there is much more to The Whisper than meets the eye. BEWARE SPOILERS.