Destiny 2 Gets Halo Guns For Bungie's 30th Anniversary

 

 

Worlds sometimes collide in the most expected ways. Destiny, a series of first-person shooters developed by Bungie and first released in 2014, is getting a slew of weapons from Halo, a series of first-person shooters developed by Bungie and first released in 2001.

 

 

Rumors around a crossover have swirled for some time now. Bungie turns the big 3-0 this year, and is planning an in-game Destiny 2 event “that pays homage to the adventures we’ve shared.” Initial promotional screenshots sent analytical fans into a tizzy over whether or not character silhouettes indicated inclusion of Halo-inspired firearms, like the quintessential battle rifle. Plus, not sure if you’ve heard, but there’s a new Halo out this week, one that seriously oozes original-trilogy vibes (when the series was under Bungie’s purview).

 

 

The stars aligned just a bit too neatly for anything short of, at the very least, a crossover on the scale of an end-credits stinger from a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie. A trailer for Bungie’s 30th anniversary event confirms as much:

 

 

Among the fray, you can make out four weapons that are unmistakably lifted from Halo, further detailed on Bungie’s site:

 

 

• The Forerunner, an exotic-tier sidearm, is clearly the all-powerful pistol from Halo: Combat Evolved.

 

• The legendary-tier BXR-55 Battler is a burst-fire pulse rifle akin to the burst-fire battle rifle that first debuted in Halo 2, which has gone on to become a series staple.

 

• The Half-Truths sword, also legendary, is the iconic energy swords often used by high-level Halo enemies. Though enemies wielded it in the first game, players couldn’t use one until Halo 2. It’s also become a series staple.

 

• The Retraced Path is a legendary-tier trace rifle that maps to Halo: Reach’s focus rifle. (The focus rifle is fundamentally the same as the beam rifle from other Halo games.)

 

 

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