“Destiny” has climbed back up the charts again with the release of its latest expansion, The Taken King. It managed to beat out Konami Digital Entertainment’s “Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain,” released on Sept. 1. Sony revealed the PS4 and PS3-topping games in the latest sales figure for September 2015. Other titles that placed in the charts are from Electronic Arts, which are “FIFA 16” and “NBA 2K16.”

Even in the PlayStation 3 world, “Destiny” was the top-selling title. The game’s expansion “The Taken King” topped the charts for both the PS3 and PS4 DLC sales, Gamespot reported. On the other hand, “Metal Gear Solid 3” made it to the top in the PS Vita, whereas Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas remained at the top of the Classics chart.

One other possible reason for this was the newest unlocked exotic that developer Bungie provided players. Previously, the Sleeper Simulant rifle for “Destiny: The Taken King” was not available before to the players. The developer also unlocked a new quest for players to obtain the weapon by completing a series of missions and public events, reported Eurogamer. The rifle’s design and manufacture has links to the game’s mysterious Rasputin warmind. The AI designed to protect Earth appears in a number of story missions.

There has also been a lot of speculation surrounding the special version of the missions that have been discovered over time. Black Spindle, a powerful sniper rifle was discovered in the same manner, a few weeks back. The powerful sniper rifle was hidden in a daily story mission but had a different set of unlock conditions, which players needed to workout and complete.

Players can unlock the game by first completing the quest, The First Firewall, which is currently not longer available and is speculated to return at a later date. Gamers who unlocked the quest while it was available will have access to a new mission, which once completed unlocks the Sleeper Simulant rifle.

"Destiny" Sleeper Simulant Gameplay Review Trailer (YouTube/Arekkz Gaming)

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