With Future 2’s The Last Form enlargement now right here, formally bringing the ten-year Gentle and Darkness saga to a detailed, developer Bungie has turned its consideration to the long run, sharing extra on what’s subsequent for its live-service shooter – together with a tease of the mysterious Codename: Frontiers, no matter it might be, coming subsequent yr.
When Bungie revealed The Last Form final August, it introduced 2024 would deliver a big shake-up to the best way Future 2 content material is delivered. As a substitute of 4 yearly Seasons, it stated it will launch three “bigger, content-packed” Episodes, every that includes standalone tales cut up into three six-week-long Acts.
The primary of those, Echoes, launches tomorrow, eleventh June, selecting up instantly after the occasions of The Last Form. All of it unfolds on Nessus, the place there are historic secrets and techniques to unearth and a mysterious new enemy to come across. Echoes will then be adopted by Revenant later this yr (Bungie’s earlier roadmap stated between July and October), and comes with a vampire-hunting theme as gamers, within the position of a Slayer Baron, tackle the Fallen. There’s additionally a brand new potion crafting system – that includes fight and loot potions – alongside the brand new story components, quests, and rewards set to characteristic in all three Episodes.
And at last for the introduced Episodes, there’s Heresy – possible arriving between November and February subsequent yr – which guarantees to be an actual blast from the previous, taking gamers again to the Dreadnaught from Future’s The Taken King enlargement. Up to now, so largely anticipated – nevertheless it’s what comes subsequent that sounds most intriguing.
Future 2’s 2025 seemingly kicks off in earnest with a mysterious one thing Bungie is to this point solely referring to as Codename: Frontiers. As to what it’s, that is presently unclear, however the truth Bungie did not simply write ‘extra Episodes’ in its announcement has some speculating it is likely to be a brand new enlargement, maybe getting Future’s subsequent massive story arc correctly underway.
It is unlikely we’ll be taught extra about Codename: Frontiers anytime quickly, after all, given Bungie has three Episodes to launch earlier than its arrival – so, for now, all eyes are on Echoes, to see if the change in Future 2’s content material supply technique is one thing value getting enthusiastic about.
