Destiny House of Wolves Launch Trailer Released

Written by Brandon Hofer on May 17, 2015

News: Activision and Bungie have released the launch trailer for Destiny’s upcoming expansion pack, House of Wolves.

Destiny’s second expansion, House of Wolves, is set to be released this Tuesday. This new expansion adds new weapons, armor and gear to earn in new story missions and quests, three new competitive multiplayer maps and a new co-op Strike. Additionally, House of Wolves introduces a brand new competitive multiplayer event in the Crucible called “Trials of Osiris,” and a brand new co-op arena activity called the “Prison of Elders.”

The Guardians have grown strong, and now the Queen of the Awoken has called upon them to hunt down the House of Wolves, Fallen subjects once loyal to the Queen before their violent rebellion. Meet with the Queen’s emissaries at the Reef. Hunt down their Fallen betrayers. Earn your rewards.

Some of the key features for this new expansion include:

New Co-op Arena Activity – Set in the Prison of Elders, teams of three players can take on waves of increasingly difficult enemies to earn high-level legendary and exotic rewards. You can match-make with other players anytime, or form your own Fireteam to take on higher difficulty challenges with even greater rewards.

New Competitive Multiplayer Event – The Trials of Osiris is a brand new, weekly 3v3 elimination event where power levels matter. Entrance is obtained through a Trials Passage, a scorecard that tracks your team’s wins and losses. The more wins your team accumulates in each Passage, the greater your rewards, which include Osiris-themed, endgame gear.

New Loot and Customizations – Earn new weapons, armor, and gear, including Legendary, Exotic, Faction and Fallen-themed items. Personalise your Guardian even more with House of Wolves themed emblems, armour shaders and player ships.

Level Increase – Raise your Light Level to 34, including the introduction of gear ascension to increase the maximum level of previously earned Legendary and Exotic weapons and armor.

New Story Missions and Quests – Take on new adventures through new missions and quests featuring Petra Venj of the Queensguard and Variks, a Fallen loyal to the Queen.

New Social Space – Visit a brand new space in The Reef – set within the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter – with new vendors offering unique rewards, new bounties and more.

New Strike: The Shadow Thief – Board the House of Wolves Ketch on the Moon and hunt down a notoriously cutthroat Fallen mercenary named Taniks.

New Competitive Multiplayer Maps

Black Shield - A decommissioned Firebase is believed to have been a key defensive position used by the Cabal when they established their warbase on Mars.

Thieves’ Den - A Fallen hideout located in the calderas of Venus with precarious drops that offer alternate routes for those willing to risk the fall.

Widow’s Court - An asymmetrical map with both long sightlines and tight interiors, set in the European Dead Zone on Earth.

PlayStation Exclusive Content - Timekeeper, which is set within a mysterious clockwork-like structure on Mars built by the Vex.

Check out the official launch trailer for House of Wolves and tell us what you think. Will you be downloading it when it becomes available on Tuesday?