User blog:Silicon Soldier/Rise of Iron Announced



Bungie has unveiled the next adventure for players of Destiny with Rise of Iron. The expansion is set to take place a substantial length of time after the Guardian was resurrected. It focus on a technological plague known as SIVA, that was once thought sealed away forever by the Iron Lords, only to have been unearthed by the House of Devils, who have had their Splicers augment their house with it.

Content wise, it'll include the following;
 * A new cinematic campaign
 * New raid.
 * New questlines.
 * New and updated strikes.
 * New locations.
 * A new social space that is recovered with a quest.
 * New patrol activities, and public events.
 * New Crucible maps, mode, and features.
 * New gear
 * New enemy faction
 * Significant increase to light cap.

In an departure from previous releases, Rise of Iron will only be released for Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Bungie will reportedly have more to say on this later on.

A pre-order bonus is also available for this release, the Iron Gjallarhorn. One the note of Gjallarhorn's, there will also be a quest in which a new Gjallarhorn can be forged.

It will release on September 20th, for US $30.