Seasonal Innovations:
— Destiny 2 (@DestinyTheGame) August 22, 2023
💠 Introducing: Episodes
💠 Three Episodes per year with three acts per Episode
💠 Playable as standalone experiences
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Destiny 2’s The Final Shape expansion has been revealed
Bungie also announces plan to replace the game’s seasonal structure with a new episodic one
Bungie has released the reveal trailer for Destiny 2’s The Final Shape expansion.
Set for release on February 27, 2024, The Final Shape is set to complete the Light and Darkness saga, which has been building since the first expansion to the original game.
“The Final Shape looms—a nightmarish calcification of reality into the Witness’s twisted design,” reads the description accompanying the reveal trailer, which is viewable below.
“Embark on a perilous journey into the heart of the Traveler, rally the Vanguard, and end the War of Light and Darkness.”
During a Destiny 2 showcase on Tuesday, Bungie also revealed plans to replace the game’s current seasonal structure with an episodic one.
“What’s really important about episodes is that it’s a really big shake-up to what we’ve been doing,” said assistant game director Robbie Stevens. “Instead of providing four seasons a year, you are going to get three larger episodes.
“And so, the first three episodes in this coming year are called Echoes, Revenant and Heresy, coming right after The Final Shape. And the theme for the year is going to be all about the consequences and aftermath of The Final Shape.”
Bungie, which was acquired by Sony last year for $3.6 billion, announced in May that it’s developing a new Marathon game.
The company released three Marathon titles in the 1990s before later going on to create Halo and Destiny, among other series.
Its first completely new project in over a decade is a sci-fi PvP extraction shooter. It’s in development for PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC, with full cross-play and cross-save.