| Today, Destiny 2 developers hosted a dedicated Developer Livestream for Renegades, the upcoming expansion in the Year of Prophecy, created in collaboration with Lucasfilm Games and inspired by Star Wars. To mark the expansion’s release next week on December 2, 2025, the team premiered the Destiny 2: Renegades launch trailer and a second ViDoc, “Making of a Renegade,” highlighting their creative process and collaboration with Lucasfilm Games to create an all-new Destiny 2 experience with clear homage to Star Wars. |
Renegades introduces an arsenal of new weapons and gear, including the Praxic Blade, Destiny 2‘s lightsaber-inspired kinetic Exotic Sword. This new weapon offers multiple customization paths that meaningfully impact gameplay, along with earnable cosmetics that alter the color of the blade. Renegades also debuts a new weapon archetype, Blasters, which features a heat-based firing and reload system that replaces traditional magazines. New Exotics arriving with Renegades include:Kinetic Sword – Praxic Blade (inspired by lightsabers)Solar Crossbow – Heirloom (inspired by Chewbacca’s iconic weapon)Strand Machine Gun – Service of Luzaku Warlock Helmet – DeimosuffusionHunter Legs – Fortune’s FavorTitan Chest – Praxic VestmentDuring the stream, members of the Destiny 2 developer team dove deep into the Lawless Frontier, a new activity designed for replayability and scalable challenge. In Renegades, players build reputation with shady Syndicate factions through the new Notoriety system, taking on a range of solo or three-person missions commissioned by three distinct factions:The Pikers: An anarchist and atheist biker gang of Eliksni seeking to build a society free from traditional ranks and hierarchy.Tharsis Reformation: A breakaway sect of sentient Vex, driven by a desire to experience personal identity outside the Vex collective.Totality Division: A rogue branch of the Barant Imperium Cabal, operating as a Syndicate on Mars and ruled by psions.  Job types include Smuggling runs to transport valuable goods between Syndicate facilities, Bounty Hunts that track and eliminate high-value targets, and Sabotage operations that disrupt rival Syndicate strongholds. Lawless Frontier features new maps set on Mars, Europa, and Venus, expanding these destinations with fresh routes and combat spaces. The update also introduces the new Invasion mode, an opt-in feature which allows a Guardian to spawn into the playing field to disrupt progress and earn unique rewards.Renegades Abilities are powerful tools that let Guardians bend the rules of combat within the Lawless Frontier mode. Guardians can earn, upgrade, and deploy a wide arsenal of offensive, defensive, and support abilities to enhance their abilities and role in battle.  The new dungeon, Equilibrium, launches on December 13, 2025, at 9:00AM PT. Fans can tune into the official Equilibrium Dungeon Race stream with Evanf1997 and CBGray starting at 6:00AM PT with the pre-show until the race is completed. More information on the race can be found in the This Week in Destiny blog, and for full details on eligibility and requirements for the Equilibrium Dungeon Race, please visit Bungie’s official rules.Destiny 2: Renegades launches on December 2, 2025. Players can pre-order the Year of Prophecy Ultimate Edition, which includes both The Edge of Fate and Renegades campaigns, The Desert Perpetual raid, and the upcoming dungeon. Pre-ordering Renegades through this edition instantly unlocks these bonus in-game rewards: Renegade Leader Exotic shipStarside Introduction emblemNew Land Beyond Exotic Sniper Rifle with its ornament and catalystDark Side Legends bundleEnneachord Exotic SparrowPlayers who already own the Renegades Standard Edition or the Year of Prophecy Standard Edition can upgrade to the Ultimate Edition, which grants access to all exclusive content and rewards included in the Year of Prophecy Ultimate Edition. |
| About Destiny 2 Destiny 2 is one of the world’s most popular first-person shooter video games and action MMOs. Developed and published by Bungie — the iconic studio behind the Halo franchise and classic titles Myth, Oni, and Marathon — Destiny 2 tasks players with defending humanity and exploring the mysteries of the solar system. Players embody Guardians, who wield powerful elemental abilities. Players can select from multiple classes, upgrade and swap elemental subclasses, as well as outfit themselves with a variety of customizable weapons and gear to suit their aesthetic and playstyle. Destiny 2 features responsive first-person shooter combat, an engrossing cinematic story, challenging co-op quests, and a variety of PvP and PvE modes playable solo or with friends — with cross-platform play also supported. Since its launch in 2017, Destiny 2 has received numerous updates that progress its story, adding new thrilling content and further refining the gameplay experience for its passionate community. The critically acclaimed 2024 Destiny 2 expansion, The Final Shape, took Guardians inside the Traveler to face off against the Witness, ending the series’ Light and Darkness saga. In 2025, Destiny 2 transitioned into a new annual content model, starting with the Year of Prophecy — featuring two expansions and four free content updates per year. Destiny 2 expansions The Edge of Fate and Renegades will be released on July 15 and December 2, respectively. Destiny 2 is available on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, and Windows PC via Steam, the Epic Games Store, and the Microsoft Store. For more information, please visit destinythegame.com. |
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