Destiny Rise of Iron first look: new strike, new maps – just don't hug the wolves

Bungie have lined up a fast-paced, raid-filled expansion of the massively multiplayer shooter, starring Lord Saladin and his gigantic canines

The most important fact about Destiny: Rise of Iron, the fourth and likely final expansion for Bungie's groundbreaking massively multiplayer shooter? You cannot pet the wolves.

The two gigantic canines, pictured in promo art flanking Lord Saladin, leader of the Iron Banner tournament and central figure in the newest expansion, are not pets. They are wild animals - a fact drilled in to Bungie by the Washington State wolf sanctuary, the team recruited to help with the motion capture, audio and visual modelling, according to the game's director, Christopher Barrett.