Launched back on Tuesday, September 15, Destiny: The Taken King was a massive success for Activision and Bungie, with the publisher announcing that it broke the record for the most downloaded day-one game in PlayStation history. Not only that, but it also surpassed Destiny’s launch day (the biggest new game franchise launch in history) in terms of total players and peak online concurrency.
Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg talked about The Taken King’s launch:
Destiny: The Taken King is officially the most downloaded game on day-one in PlayStation history and set a new benchmark for both total Destiny players and peak online concurrency on day-one, so it’s safe to say the Destiny franchise continues to gain momentum. Along with our talented partners at Bungie, we cannot wait to watch the community continue to grow and tackle the King’s Fall Raid kicking off on Friday.
Exclusive until at least Fall 2016, Destiny: The Taken King on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 includes the following extra content:
PlayStation gamers receive access to a host of additional content for The Taken King, including a Strike, a Crucible map, three sets of armor and an exotic weapon, timed exclusive until at least Fall 2016. Both The Taken King and the Legendary Edition include a character boost, called “Spark of Light,” a one-time increase to level 25 which is the minimum level required to play The Taken King content.
As Hirshberg mentioned, next up for The Taken King is the King’s Fall Raid, which goes live at 10am PT/1pm ET tomorrow, September 18.
Destiny The Taken King Feature
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Destiny: The Taken King
Batten down those hatches, The Taken King is coming - and he's pissed.
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Meet Oryx, Your New Nemesis
After toppling Crota in The Dark Below, every Guardian in the solar system has been branded 'Evil's Most Wanted.' That's because Crota is the fallen son of Oryx, the titular nemesis that will bring about a whole new reign of destruction.
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That's No Moon
Taking control of a Hive ship known as the Dreadnaught, Oryx enters the solar system around Saturn, as he sets about enacting his revenge.
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Take Heed, Guardians
Your battle against the power-mongering big bad will take place across eight "lengthy" campaign missions. That's not all, though, with Bungie noting that The Taken King is actually divided into two acts, with all of the galactic action culminating in the King's End raid.
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King's End?
In the vein of Vault of Glass, Bungie will release the King's End raid a little after the release of the core expansion - three days, to be exact.
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Crucible 2.0
There's also major changes to Destiny's Crucible mode, with no less than 8 maps coming to the multiplayer section of the shooter along with the intriguing No Mercy rule.
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A New Era?
The Taken King is certainly the biggest expansion for Destiny, but it's also the most important. Having just celebrated its one-year anniversary on the market, Bungie is taking strides to ensure that the shooter remains one of the best on the market. Can The Taken King put Destiny back on the map? Time will tell.
