Destiny Expansion II: House of Wolves Brings New Adventure, Activities and Upgrades for All Players
May 19 2015 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
Bungie Expands the Destiny Experience Offering
Brand-new Competitive Multiplayer Event and Co-op Arena
Activity
New Story Quests Send Guardians to Hunt Down
the Traitorous Fallen House of Wolves
Bungie and Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), announced
today that Destiny Expansion II: House of Wolves is now
available for download on PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 computer
entertainment systems, Xbox One and Xbox 360. Destiny Expansion
II: House of Wolves marks the second official expansion to the
Destiny universe that adds a wealth of new weapons, armor
and gear to earn in new story missions and quests, three new
competitive multiplayer maps and a new co-op Strike. In addition,
the expansion welcomes new activities to Destiny with the
introduction of a brand-new competitive multiplayer event in the
Crucible called Trials of Osiris, and a brand new co-op arena
activity called the Prison of Elders.
“We continue to be humbled by the Destiny community, and remain
fully committed to creating the best experience we can for the
fans,” said Pete Parsons, COO of Bungie. “That means we’re
listening every day to real-time feedback from the players. In the
eight months since launch, we’ve supported the game with 17 updates
that we believe have grown and improved the universe. House of
Wolves is no different. For example, we’ve engineered a new upgrade
path for your existing Exotic and Legendary gear, and we’re
revamping our PvP system with a new rewards system and new PvP
event called Trials of Osiris. We’re excited to see the
response.”
Destiny Expansion II: House of Wolves features the
following:
- New Co-op Arena Activity – Set in the
Prison of Elders, teams of three players can take on waves of
increasingly difficult enemies to earn high-level legendary and
exotic rewards.
- New Competitive Multiplayer Event – The
Trials of Osiris is a brand new, weekly 3v3 elimination event where
power levels matter.
- New Loot and Customizations – Earn new
weapons, armor, and gear, including Legendary, Exotic, Faction and
Fallen-themed items.
- Level Increase – Raise your Light Level
to 34, including the introduction of gear ascension to increase the
maximum level of previously earned Legendary and Exotic weapons and
armor.
- New Story Missions and Quests – Take on
new adventures through new missions and quests featuring Petra Venj
of the Queensguard and Variks, a Fallen loyal to the Queen.
- New Social Space – Visit a brand new
space in The Reef, set within the asteroid belt between Mars and
Jupiter, with new vendors offering unique rewards, new bounties and
more.
- New Strike: The Shadow Thief – Journey
to the Moon and hunt down a notoriously cutthroat Fallen mercenary
named Taniks.
- New Competitive Multiplayer Maps:
- Black Shield – a decommissioned
Firebase is believed to have been a key defensive position used by
the Cabal when they established their warbase on Mars
- Thieves’ Den – a Fallen hideout located
in the calderas of Venus with precarious drops that offer alternate
routes for those willing to risk the fall
- Widow’s Court – an asymmetrical map
with both long sightlines and tight interiors, set in the European
Dead Zone on Earth
- PlayStation® Exclusive Content* –
PlayStation® gamers will also get access to a fourth competitive
multiplayer map, Timekeeper, which is set within a mysterious
clockwork-like structure on Mars built by the Vex. *Timed exclusive
until at least Fall 2015
Players can purchase Destiny Expansion II: House of
Wolves** individually ($19.99), or as part of the Destiny
Expansion Pass** ($34.99), which includes both Expansion I and
Expansion II, on PlayStation®4 system, PlayStation®3 system, Xbox
One, and Xbox 360. **Destiny game required to play, sold
separately.
As an added bonus for all players of the game, the competitive
multiplayer maps from Destiny Expansion I: The Dark Below
are now available for everyone.
The community can interact directly with the developers at
www.Bungie.net, www.facebook.com/Bungie and @Bungie on Twitter. For
game information, they can visit www.DestinyTheGame.com and follow
the official Destiny social channels at
www.facebook.com/DestinyTheGame and @DestinyTheGame on Twitter.
About Bungie
Bungie was founded in 1991 with two goals: develop kick ass
games that combine state-of-the-art technology with uncompromising
art, captivating storytelling, and deep gameplay, and then to sell
enough copies to fund our ongoing quest for World Domination. Over
the past twenty years, Bungie created a bunch of fun games,
including the Halo franchise, the Marathon Trilogy, and the first
two Myth games. Our independent, employee-owned development studio
is located in Bellevue, Washington, the base where we launched our
most ambitious project to date: Destiny.
More information about Bungie can be found
at www.bungie.net.
About Activision Publishing,
Inc.
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California,
Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading global producer and
publisher of interactive entertainment. Activision maintains
operations throughout the world. More information about Activision
and its products can be found on the company's website,
www.activision.com.
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