After a long wait for many fans, Bungie (the creators of Halo) officially revealed their upcoming AAA game, Destiny. Unsurprisingly, it’s an FPS. Although from what we can tell by the game’s description is that it features a persistant online world. Furthermore, it looks like there will also be character creation. Bungie announced there will also be a single player campaign in addition to multiplayer modes. Part of the “always connected” game world will also include social interaction with players, potentially through their phone and social networks.
Watch Bungie’s full Destiny reveal trailer which includes some gameplay video below…
We’ve also compiled a few Destiny screenshots…
So far, Destiny touts the following features…
- The next evolution of entertainment — an incredible story set within a newly-imagined, always-connected universe filled with action and adventure.
- Create your character, forge your legend by defeating powerful foes, and earn unique and customizable weapons, gear, and vehicles.
- Unprecedented variety of FPS gameplay, including story, cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes combined with public and social activities.
For those interested, Bungie has also released a synopsis for Destiny’s story. You can read it below…
Everything changed with the arrival of the Traveler. It sparked a Golden Age when our civilization spanned the solar system, but it didn’t last. Something hit us, knocked us down. The survivors built a city beneath the Traveler, and have begun to explore our old worlds, only to find them filled with deadly foes.
You are a Guardian of the last safe city on Earth, able to wield incredible power. Defend the City. Defeat our enemies. Reclaim all that we have lost.
Be brave.
While Destiny doesn’t have an official release date yet the Amazon product page for it says December 31, 2013. This typically means it could be early 2014 or late 2013. Destiny is being released for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. Destiny is being developed by Bungie, the creators of the Halo series and Marathon series, and is being published by Activision. It is available for pre-order now.