Destiny’s first big update since The Taken King arrives on April 12

By Kris Wouk March 21, 2016

destiny 2 overhaul pc bungie warlock melee

Last month, Bungie and Activision confirmed that no sequel to Destiny would be coming until 2017, but to tide players over, the game would see two major updates in 2016. The first, while not a proper expansion, would be larger than the Sparrow Racing League and other minor updates, and was set to arrive sometime in the spring.

In the most recent installment of This Week At Bungie, the company confirmed that the Spring Update — now known as the April Update — would be arriving on April 12. The update will be freely downloadable to anyone who owns the game and its most recent expansion, The Taken King.

Related Videos

This will be the first major update Destiny has received since the expansion’s release last year, and while it won’t offer heaps of new content, it will bring new gear and an increased Light Level cap to keep players coming back. The April Update will also bring new PVE Challenges as well as Sandbox and Crucible updates.

There aren’t yet many specifics available about what new content the update will bring, but the company is teasing a new quest somehow involving the Blighted Chalice Strike. Fans who were hoping for a raid will likely be let down, but that was likely never in the cards for a free update.

While it remains to be seen how much content ends up in the April Update, hardcore fans can rest assured that the next update coming this year — a proper paid expansion — will provide more. Exactly how much the expansion will bring remains to be seen, but the wording used by both Bungie and Activision referred to it as a “large” expansion, which hopefully means at least the size of The Taken King.

Bungie has kept its cards fairly close to its chest about the upcoming update, but that won’t remain the case for long. Over the next three weeks, the company will be revealing more details about the April Update on its Twitch channel, bringing the artists and designers behind the game on to chat about what’s new.

The first of these Twitch streams takes place this Wednesday, March 23, beginning at 11 am PT. For more details, see the blog post or Bungie’s official Twitch channel.

Editors' Recommendations

Topics

Gaming

The best starting characters in Crusader Kings III

Two faction square off in Crusader Kings III.

Choosing your starting character in Crusader Kings III is no easy task with so many available rulers. Furthermore, since their stats reset every time, you'll never know what you'll get with any particular character. In a game as nuanced as Crusader Kings III, your entire dynasty hinges on who you choose at the very beginning and the decisions you make before ever unpausing the game. Let's dive into some general strategies for choosing your ruler before getting into (what we believe) are three of the best starting characters in Crusader Kings III.

Crusader Kings III beginner's guide: 10 tips and tricks to get started
The best games on Xbox Game Pass for 2022
The best PS5 games for 2022

Gaming

Crusader Kings III beginner’s guide: 10 tips and tricks to get started

Three nobles stand side-by-side in Crusader Kings III.

How do you think you'd fare if put in charge of an entire medieval kingdom? What if you had to work your way up with nothing but aspirations of leading the Holy Roman Empire? In Crusader Kings III, you can do both and more!

Released on PC in 2020 but ported to console at the end of March 2022, Crusader Kings III puts players at the helm of their own destiny. You'll raise armies, claim land, and build empires from the ground up. However, you'll probably get run off the face of the earth a few times unless you understand the finer mechanics of the game.

Gaming

The King of Fighters finds new success in the West

Rock Howard posing in KOFXV.

The King of Fighters XV is seeing success as the series has never witnessed before here in the United States. Tournaments are happening every other day, online matchmaking is lively, and fans are still singing its praises daily over social media. For once, the whole world is competing to be a king of the fighters, rather than a few key hotspots.

One of the big tournaments to emerge around the game comes from esports production company Wisdom Gaming with its new Fight Night: Lights Out series. It's a competitive event in which four teams featuring big players like Justin Wong, Coach Steve, Reynald, and more battle it out for a $10,000 prize pool. Such a well-funded event isn’t foreign to the fighting game community, but one coming from outside the usual scene is rare, especially for a series like The King of Fighters.