Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/29/bungie_details_destiny_for_future_release/
Bungie talks up 'genre-defining' Destiny shooter
As 'deep' as Star Wars, apparently
Posted in Games, 29th November 2012 11:56 GMT
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Halo and Marathon developer Bungie has officially confirmed its next project will be called Destiny, a futuristic shooter with "a universe as deep as that of the Star Wars franchise".
Details of the game were splashed across the web when a blabbermouth leaked the project write-up to IGN after getting his mitts on Destiny's story and concept art [1] material compiled by an ad agency.
Bungie realised there was little point in keeping quiet and took to its official blog to corroborate Destiny reports [2].
"Go ahead. Take a peek. It's alright. We weren't quite ready, but we will be soon, and we can't wait to finally show you what we've really been up to," it said.
While concept art has a faint Halo [3] feel to it, the leaked documents describe a game set "seven hundred years from now in the Last City on Earth, in a solar system littered with the remains of man's Golden Age."
Slightly different, then. Just about.
The reveal goes on to detail a massive alien ship that hovers over the planet, protecting it from strange alien monsters that creep in from the edge of the universe.
"We want to make it feel like a mythic adventure," said Bungie co-founder Jason Jones.
Reports suggest the game was one of Activision's best kept secrets. The publisher had apparently told investors it would be "genre-defining" and one of two huge growth opportunities over coming years, alongside the Call of Duty [4] franchise.
We'll undoubtedly hear more about Bungie's Destiny at next year's E3 games conference in Los Angeles. Hopefully alongside a whole bunch of next-gen Xbox and PlayStation news. ®