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Friday, November 13, 2015
Destiny update: Bungie set to unleash fierce new Taken King fight following rewards news
BUNGIE have revealed that Destiny fans will see a fiercer fight in the Taken King return, following the recent update on some of the developer’s rewards systems.
UPDATE ONE: As Bungie continue to update Destiny and the game's latest expansion, The Taken King, publisher Activision Blizzard have revealed the increased number of registered users on Xbox and PlayStation platforms.
The company's official earnings report shows that the figure is now up to 25 million, an increase of 5 million on May and 9 millions on February.
"Daily player engagement is now well above 3 hours per day and the Destiny community has climbed to over 25 million registered players," the report states.
It also concludes that Destiny has become the most watched console game on Twitch, while more information is expected to be shared during the company's investor call later today.
The report didn't reveal how many of those accounts are still active, although the overall stats shared did list some of the game's successes from the September launch of The Taken King.
"On September 15, 2015, Activision Publishing and Bungie released The Taken King, the largest update to the Destiny universe yet, which was enthusiastically received by fans and critics alike," the report continues.
"Day-one downloads broke PlayStation records, day-one engagement saw the highest number of active players in Destiny's history."
Bungie have confirmed that they plan to launch more quests and items for free for the immediate future, while the Eververse Trading Company provides paid-for content.
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| Destiny's update includes big changes to Trials of Osiris |
The studio have unveiled their plans to reintroduce the Trials of Osiris endgame, having made several changes for gamers in Year Two.
Requiring a minimum character level of 40 for the competitive event, players are set to encounter a fiercer challenge in line with what Bungie has planned for the coming months.
Senior Designer Derek Carroll shared some new information on what fans could expect from the revitalised TOO, which officially kicked off on October 30.
Having seen the original design taken on and resoundingly beaten by fans, Carroll hopes the changes will provide more of a challenge for those slick fireteams who made it with ease to the Lighthouse last time round.
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| Bungie have revealed more on some of the game's other rewards features fans have been cashing in on |
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| Destiny's Taken King expansion was launched in September |
Destiny update: Activision talk options for more content and future DLC strategy
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| Destiny will have more DLC and microtransactions added in the future |
Talking at an earnings call today, Hirshberg outlined how Activision saw the future of Destiny and how the company were open to another shift in the game's marketing strategy.
"As far as any shifts in strategy, I don't have any announcements today, but I think we have a lot of options at our disposal," he said.
"And the reason for that of course is that we have such great engagement with this game."
Activision Blizzard's official earnings report shows that the number of registered users is now up to 25 million, an increase of 5 million on May and 9 millions on February.
"Daily player engagement is now well above 3 hours per day and the Destiny community has climbed to over 25 million registered players," the report states.
It also concludes that Destiny has become the most watched console game on Twitch, while Hirshberg pushed the idea of more microtransactions and DLC content from Bungie being released together in the future.
"We had a full year of expansions to the game that have been very well received and sold quite well. More recently, you've seen us introduce smaller, in-game purchases that allow people to customize their experience and express themselves; those have been very well received and have sold well also," he added.
"I think we've already shown that DLC and microtransactions can co-exist and that our community is hungry for more great content.
"I think they're already co-existing."
Bungie have confirmed that they plan to launch more Destiny update quests and items for free for the immediate future, while the Eververse Trading Company provides paid-for content.
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