Destiny 2 Guardian Games Begins Tuesday May 2nd!

GUARDIAN GAMES 2023 Guardian Games, Destiny 2’s friendly competition between Hunters, Warlocks, and Titans, encourages Guardians everywhere to compete as their favorite class for fame and glory. The free in-game event kicks off next week on May 2 and will last for three weeks, until the end of Season of Defiance on May 23. During Guardian Games, players will earn medallions for activities across the game, including a class-based version of the popular PvP mode Supremacy. That’s right, get ready for even more fierce competition in the Crucible. While participating in the event, players can earn two Guardian Games weapons: Taraxippos – The first Legendary Strand Scout Rifle in the game. The Title – The Void Submachine Gun is back with updates, including the fan-favorite perk, Repulsor Brace. Also free for players is the Guardian Games Event Card. By completing challenges on their card, players can obtain cosmetic rewards like a new Exotic emote, the brand-new Champ title, as well as extra Triumphs. The Event Card can be upgraded for 1,000 Silver to unlock instant and additional earnable rewards. GUARDIAN GAMES CUP RETURNS Guardian Games Cup debuted last year with selected teams from across the globe... And this year we’re inviting everyone to join. Players from around the world are encouraged to gather their fireteam to take part in this year’s Guardian Games Cup, where they can raise money for charity along the way. This year, teams will compete in the Technical and Charitable categories. The Technical category tracks each officially registered team’s total number of medals dunked during Guardian Games. The Charitable category tracks the total amount raised through the team’s official Bungie Foundation sign-up page throughout the same period. The top four teams in each category will be awarded with some sweet prizes, including:  Top team in the Technical category: custom art of your fireteam by PherianArt Top team in the Charitable category: custom art of your fireteam by Gammatrap Top two teams in the Technical and Charitable categories: Guardian Games Pendant ($200 MSRP) Top three teams in the Technical and Charitable categories: Apricot Dawn emblem Top four teams in the Technical and Charitable categories: Bungie Store discount codes There will also be an excellent donation reward for participants to enjoy:   $25 and above – Quantum Relay emblem We're partnering with the Bungie Foundation to send the funds raised this year to both Direct Relief and the International Rescue Committee equally, to help us have a truly global impact. For all the details on Guardian Games, including how to sign up for the Guardian Games Cup, check out the announcement blog post. About Destiny 2 Destiny 2 is one of the world’s most popular first-person shooter video games and action MMOs. Developed and published by Bungie — the iconic studio behind the Halo franchise and classic titles Myth, Oni, and Marathon — Destiny 2 tasks players with defending humanity and exploring the mysteries of the solar system. Players embody Guardians, who wield powerful elemental abilities. Players can select from multiple classes, upgrade and swap elemental subclasses, as well as outfit themselves with a variety of customizable weapons and gear to suit their aesthetic and playstyle.  Destiny 2 features responsive first-person shooter combat, an engrossing cinematic story, challenging co-op quests, and a variety of PvP and PvE modes playable solo or with friends — with cross-platform play also supported. Since its launch in 2017, Destiny 2 has received yearly expansions that progress the story forward, add a wealth of additional content, and further refine the gameplay experience for its passionate community of players. Quarterly Seasons introduce additional objectives and challenges for players to best, including dungeons and raids that offer powerful rewards. Lightfall, the penultimate chapter of Destiny 2's Light and Darkness saga, launched on February 28, 2023. Destiny 2 is available on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, and Windows PC via Steam, the Epic Games Store, and the Microsoft Store. For more information, please visit destinythegame.com.

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The Bungie Foundation Raised Over a Million for iPads for Kids and Children's Miracle Network

Bungie Foundation is proud to confirm the success of its first Game2give charity event with over 1.6 million dollars raised to support Bungie Foundation’s iPads for Kids Program and Children’s Miracle Network benefitting kids in hospitals across the United States and Canada. Destiny fans proved once again their commitment and generosity through 40,000 individual contributions and the support of 5.5K streamers across 104 countries.

“At Bungie, our purpose is to create worlds that inspire friendship, and we are so very grateful for our community to embrace this so strongly. We see this play out each and every day as lifelong friendships are forged, Guardians support their fellow Guardians both inside and outside of our game, and when our community rallies together for incredible causes such as supporting kids in hospitals." declared Christine Edwards, Sr. Manager, Bungie Foundation.

For more information about Bungie Foundation, please visit bungiefoundation.org

About The Bungie Foundation

The Bungie Foundation is the nonprofit charity organization of video game publisher and developer, Bungie. We are passionate about giving back to our community not only through our hospital-based iPads for Kids program, but also by partnering with humanitarian aid organizations in times of natural disaster and crisis.

About Bungie

Bungie is an independent, employee-owned game development studio dedicated to creating hopeful worlds that inspire passionate player communities and lifelong friendships. For almost three decades, that purpose has led to the creation of some of the most celebrated video game franchises, including Marathon, Myth, Halo, and Destiny. Today, Bungie is focused on developing the future of the Destiny universe and new worlds to come. Check out our social media pages here: Website, Twitter, and Twitch.



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