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Happy Bungie Day!

It's July 7, otherwise known as Bungie Day, and Bungie's got a boatload of info for you. Here's what's on tap:

• There will be three separate Collectors' Editions of Destiny, come September (they're all available for all four release platforms):
  
  
  1. The Limited Edition ($100) contains a SteelBook case and game disc, a leatherbound folio with background info (a field guide, stickers, and more), plus digital content including the Destiny Expansion Pass (2 new missions) and exclusive emblems/skins/etc.
  2. The Ghost Edition ($150) contains everything in the Limited Edition, plus a Ghost replica and some extra paper content.
  3. The Digital Guardian Edition ($90) contains all the non-physical contents of the Limited Edition.
  You will also be able to buy the Expansion Pass separately for $35, or the individual missions for $20 each. IGN has an 'unboxing' video showing off the content for all three editions if you want specifics.
  
  
• Bungie wishes you a Happy Bungie Day. This is just a short thank-you to fans who've inspired them to strive harder. (There is a surprising amount of pushback right now in our forum about this - there is a feeling by Xbox owners that it's not really a 'Bungie Day', but a 'PlayStation-owning Bungie Fan Day' - which really doesn't roll quite so smoothly off the tongue.)
  
  
• There are finally details about the upcoming Beta. (This, too, is causing some consternation.) For Playstation owners, the Beta will be available for a maximum of 9 playable days. For Xbox owners, this total is 5 days. (Both numbers might be decreased by the realities of distribution - experience has taught us that 'Starts on X day' can mean 'by the time you get the thing downloaded, it's X+1 day'.) No matter what platform you play on, this article will help you plan out your options.

Linked in almost every single page mentioned above is the new Destiny Official Beta Trailer, which is more than 2 minutes long and chock-full of new tidbits to pore over. We've embedded it below, but you can, of course, find copies in our Official Video collection, for future use. Happy Bungie Day!

Speculation Saturday #6: What's New?

Yesterday, Ragashingo stopped in with a new Speculation Saturday - it's been more than 9 months since his last one! He's decided to look at the difference between what we knew then and what we know now... and it's a pretty interesting comparison! Give it a read, and then toss in your own two cents!

These guys are all talk

redditor FWCReddit compiled a LOT of quotes from Non-Player Characters in the Tower during the Destiny Alpha, and has transcribed these in a couple of reddit posts (Part 1 | Part 2). It's fascinating - go explore! Thanks, Yapok.

The Goodies Start Monday

IGN posted a trailer teasing the coverage they'll have of Destiny starting this Monday, July 7. Pretty exciting stuff! Thanks, SigbiasSilva.

Jewels for your Desktop

Even more cool fanart, again thanks to DaDerga - who found it via a Destiny Dispatch tweet, this time around. OverwatchGraphics has a whole collection of Destiny-themed wallpapers; go see what you can use!

Delving Deep into the Story

Did you learn all there was to learn from the Grimoire when the Alpha was around? Ragashingo pulled some info together... and then BeingU pointed out a reddit thread containing a pretty thorough collection. Go explore!

Minimalist Box Art for Destiny

INSANEdrive brought our attention to some fan-created minimalist box art for Destiny, both PS4 and Xbox One versions. You'll find links to all flavors in this post at Bungie.net (thanks, DaDerga) - really nice stuff.

Fear, Found, and Reason

Thanks to a delightful case of West Nile (thank you, Mother Nature), I've gotten behind again on the fan fiction queue. Ragashingo's been busy, in the meantime, and has submitted three new pieces. The first, "No Longer Afraid", appeared on our forum a couple of weeks ago and follows up on one of the characters he introduced a while back. Fair warning: the ending is a wee bit... dark. (I quite liked it.) The next two, "Little Lights in the Darkness" Parts One and Two, follow the origins of a new Guardian, driven by a need to protect her sister. All are high quality reading, so go check 'em out!

Guardian Radio 67

roland stopped in to announce that Guardian Radio Episode 67 is now online, in a variety of formats. They've got a new staff member, Fenix, and he was present during this 'cast. Discussion focused on the latest Bungie Weekly Update offerings, though as always there's additional fun. Go listen!

You can dance if you want to

The whole dancing in Destiny thing is looked at by IGN (video below, but it's the writeup that's full of good info). Go see what it's all about! DaDerga pointed this out on our forum yesterday, but hey, it's summer.

Setting the stage for future stories

TechRadar has a fun piece in which Eric Osborne reassures fans worried about a low level cap in Destiny that there will be more than enough to keep them entertained:

"We've named a raid, but that's just one of the examples of the kind of stuff we want to give player," he said. "Once they reach what they believe is the peak in the game, then we really just want to blow their minds with a whole bunch of crazy, like, 'Now go try that!'"

Not too much longer to wait until we get to experience that for ourselves! Thanks, bluerunner.

Get ready to ignite

We've probably posted too many Dancing Guardians in the Alpha videos... but hey, here's one more with a dance pyramid! Thanks, Paddy.

How big will Destiny be?

GamesBeat has word of a new report from Cowen Research - based on their analysis, they believe that Destiny could be the biggest game of 2014. (Dean Takahashi, the writer for GamesBeat, was surprised at this prediction - he was pretty unimpressed by what he saw at E3 this year.) Thanks to electricpirate for the heads-up.

Alpha Dog

Cozmo23 (who moderates the /r/destinythegame subreddit, and is part of the Tied the Leader group) put together a fantastic montage from his time in the Destiny Alpha - check it out. (Anyone who participated in the Alpha probably ran into roving bands of TTL guys - and most of us got our butts kicked, a testament to the power of team play.)

Sussman Escapes

That Sussman guy is everywhere today! Looks like Jason Sussman sat down with The Escapist, too - it's a 10-minute video interview in which Jason hints at the depths of the environments we'll be exploring. It's a fascinating talk - go catch up on the tidbits you might have missed over the last couple of weeks!

Guardian Radio 66: Post-Alpha Musings

The Guardians of Destiny got together again last night, and recorded Episode 66 of their Guardian Radio podcast - swing by to hear all the discussion about the E3 reveals, the lowdown on the Playstation Exclusive content, the speculation about how it's all going to come together! (There's also a pretty funny little radio promo.) Thanks, as always, to roland, for keeping us in-the-know. (Multiple link options in his forum post.)

Pete Parsons Holds Forth

Pete Parsons spent a few minutes with GamesIndustry.biz at E3, discussing where Destiny came from, and where it's going. It's hard to read his answers and not feel his enthusiasm for the title. Go see! Thanks again, DaDerga. 

Putting it in the bank

Jason Sussman discussed Half-Life 3 (and maybe a little Destiny) with the folks at GameZone - it's a great read! Swing by for info about the philosophy of a public Alpha, how Halo figures into things, and how Destiny's persistent world will work (among other things). Thanks, DaDerga.

Assessing the Assets

DestinyNews did a nice job of collecting screenshots of all the weapons they came across in the Alpha - swing by to see the Weapons and Armor pages! I'm drooling to see how big these lists will become in the actual game... thanks, INSANEdrive.

Dawn of the Montage of the Alpha

TheReachWay and Snabobo teamed up to put together a slick Destiny Alpha montage showing off their FPS skills - and TheReachWay's video editing skills! Check out "Dawn".

Not Gon' Cry (Post-Alpha Sadness)

David S. was one of the fans who jumped into the short Destiny Alpha last week - but he was so disappointed when it ended, he did what most other fans didn't; he wrote (and sang) a parody song to commemorate his experience. Go listen.

Anger, Sadness, and Envy Destiny Special: Strike

The last segment of the Anger, Sadness, and Envy Special Look at the Destiny Alpha went live today - narcogen let us know that Rampancy.net's coverage of the Alpha Strike is up. Check it!

What's it like to carry the light?

Stephen Laughlin spent some time in the Tower while playing the Destiny Alpha - and he's got some great NPC dialogue to show for it. Go watch!

Imagine how the world could be, so very fine

Shacknews had some fun with in-game emotes during the Alpha. I feel all warm and tingly now.

The sliding shotgun beat down combo... word.

The Bungie.net Community Focus is back - and the subject this week is Halo Pro Tyler 'Ninja' Blevins. In his interview with DeeJ, he describes what he liked about his substantial gameplay in the Crucible last week (16 hours a day!), and how he kept his Twitch watchers entertained. (Dance party!) Go read/watch. Thanks, Kermit.

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