Bungie Launches Star Wars-Inspired Renegades for Destiny 2

Bungie launched the Star Wars-inspired Renegades expansion for Destiny 2 on December 2, marking the second major content drop in the game's Year of Prophecy. Developed in collaboration with Lucasfilm Games, the expansion integrates thematic elements from the sci-fi franchise into Destiny 2's universe, introducing players to a canonical story of underdog Guardians challenging the powerful Barant Imperium, a faction suspected of ties to the enigmatic Nine.

The campaign centers on five main missions interspersed with Lawless Frontier activities, offering a concise five- to six-hour experience that contrasts with the longer runtime of the preceding Edge of Fate expansion from earlier in the year. Players begin as part of a crew forging alliances with new and returning characters while building influence in the underworld via the Tharsis Outpost social hub on Mars, a Cantina-inspired space. High-risk jobs such as smuggling, bounty hunts, and sabotage unfold across six new maps on Venus, Europa, and Mars, drawing aesthetic cues from iconic Star Wars locales. Reputation with three factions unlocks customizable Renegade Abilities, including Revitalize for health restoration, Scan for...