Destiny to introduce microtransactions and make future content drops free

Want to pimp out your Sparrow? You'll be able to from 13 October, if you're prepared to pay

All the new story content for the next year of Destiny, Bungie's first new franchise since it launched Halo in 2001, will be free, as the company continues with a major overhaul of the multiplayer online game following its troubled first year.

To make up for the lost revenue from giving away the content for free, Bungie has announced plans to introduce microtransactions to the game for the first time, letting users spend real money to buy cosmetic items such as character gestures and visual changes to their "Sparrow" hover bike in game.