Destiny Beta Dates Announced

Wondering when you can get your hands on the beta for Bungie and Activision’s epic upcoming first-person shooter “Destiny?” With today’s arrival of Bungie Day, you can wonder no more: The “Destiny” beta hits Xbox One and Xbox 360 on July 23, 2014. It runs until July 27, and is available to all Xbox Live Gold subscribers who pre-order “Destiny.”

In addition to the beta news, Activision also announced details for the three different “Destiny” collector’s editions. The “Destiny” Limited Edition ($99.99) comes with exclusive emblems and ship variants, as well as a season pass for the two post-launch content expansions. On top of that, it includes physical goods like a field guide, a star chart, and postcards – all in a limited-edition SteelBook case.

The “Destiny” Digital Guardian Edition ($89.99) comes with the expansion pass, as well as the digital content from the Limited Edition (the ship variants, emblems, and Ghost casing).

And for the high rollers out there, the “Destiny” Ghost Edition ($149.99) comes with all that, plus additional photos, a patch, stickers, and – coolest of all – a Ghost replica, featuring motion-activated lights and the voice of “Destiny” star Peter Dinklage.

That’s a lot of ways to experience “Destiny.” Remember: If you want to get in on the fast-approaching beta, make sure you pre-order “Destiny” and subscribe to Xbox Live Gold so you can get in on all of the action beginning July 23!