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Halo Developer Bungie Reveals Destiny and Its Vision of MMO Gaming

Posted by samzenpus on from the future-is-now dept.

MojoKid writes "Bungie, the company that brought forth Halo, is embarking on development of a new MMO title called Destiny that is aimed at being unlike any gaming experience we've seen. There are few hard details available, such as a launch date or pricing, but Bungie gave a preview that teases the game and showed off concept art. It's a large-scale MMO set in a post-apocalyptic world, but the gameplay and social interaction is supposed to be far more natural and fluid than previous generation MMOs. There will apparently not be a subscription model, so gamers won't have monthly fees to deal with, either. Bungie plans to develop a complex storyline with Destiny over the course of the next decade. There will be 10 books, complete with a story arc, so it follows that the world will evolve in a manner of speaking even as people participate in activities to change things within it."

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  1. Once free of microsoft by i+kan+reed · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Bungie seems to have immediately taken to making interesting new ideas once free of Microsoft. Who could have expected that?

    1. Re:Once free of microsoft by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Bungie seems to have immediately taken to making interesting new ideas once free of Microsoft. Who could have expected that?

      Yeah cause a MMO and the post apocalyitic setting is so unique and fresh isnt it?

      Not to mention they claim it will be unlike any experince we have seen. Well, thats what every developer has said for the past deacade about their game. Every game that comes out pushes graphics to their limits, they all are unique experinces unlike anything we have seen before, they are all emotional experinces, all have complex stories and so on. THEY ALL SAY THAT.

      Not to mention bungie is owned by activision. How exactly is that making them free? Bungie basically just transfered from one jail to another. You do know that activision is incredibly static and unimmmaginative right? They care more about games that they can exploit every year right? If it doesnt have franchise appeal they dont want it.

  2. Not coming to PC by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    An MMO that is controller only.

    An MMO that isn't coming to PC, because no one likes to use keyboards and mice anymore.

    The shark, it has been jumped.