Destiny 2 Announced: Blockbuster Sequel to the Biggest New Console Video Game Franchise Launch of All-Time Set for September 8
Gameplay World Premiere Set for
Pre-Order for Early Access to Upcoming Destiny 2 Beta†
First-Person Action Game Welcomes PC Players to the Destiny Universe
"Destiny was the biggest launch of a new console video game
franchise ever. Along with our incredibly talented partners at Bungie,
we are focusing on making Destiny 2 even better, with state of
the art first person action, an awesome new story, great characters, and
thoughtful innovations that make the game more accessible to all
different kinds of players," said Activision CEO,
Bungie CEO,
In Destiny 2, the last safe city on Earth has fallen and lay in ruins, occupied by a powerful new enemy and his elite army, the Red Legion. Every player creates their own character called a "Guardian," humanity's chosen protectors. As a Guardian in Destiny 2, players must master new abilities and weapons to reunite the city's forces, stand together and fight back to reclaim their home. The official Destiny 2 reveal trailer, "Rally the Troops," shows two of the Vanguard, leaders of the Guardians, inspiring the people of the last city in an impassioned (and occasionally sarcastic) call to arms. In Destiny 2, players will answer this call, embarking on a fresh story filled with new destinations around our solar system to explore, and an expansive amount of activities to discover. There is something for almost every type of gamer in Destiny 2, including gameplay for solo, cooperative and competitive players set within a vast, evolving and exciting universe.
Destiny 2 is currently Rating Pending (RP) by the ESRB and will
be available at a suggested retail price of
For more game information, visit www.DestinyTheGame.com and follow the official Destiny social channels on Facebook and @DestinyTheGame on Instagram and Twitter. The community can interact directly with the developers at www.Bungie.net, Facebook, @Bungie on Twitter, and www.Twitch.tv/Bungie on Twitch.
About Bungie
Bungie is an independent, employee-owned game development studio dedicated to creating hopeful worlds that inspire passionate player communities. For more than two-and-a-half decades, that purpose has led to the creation of some of the industry's most celebrated gaming franchises, including Marathon, Myth, Halo, and Destiny. Today, Bungie is focused on developing the next highly-anticipated release in the Destiny universe, Destiny 2.
About
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Inc. is a leading global producer and publisher of interactive
entertainment. Activision maintains operations throughout the world and
is a division of
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†Beta platform availability and launch date(s) TBD. See destinythegame.com/beta for
details. Limited time only, while beta codes last, at participating
retailers.
*Timed exclusive content until at least Fall 2018. More details to come this summer.
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