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Destiny 2 Details Released
London, UK – May 18th, in the year of our Lord 2017
– Bungie and Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), debuted
Destiny 2’s gameplay for the first time to a global,
livestreamed audience in a hands-on event at Jet Center in
Hawthorne, California. Destiny 2 is the sequel to the Destiny, a
first-person violent video game that takes the player on an epic
journey to defend humanity from annihilation. The live broadcast
showcased a variety of the activities, opening on a campaign
mission that sets up the premise of the game to answer how you
recover when your home is destroyed and your powers are taken
away. The broadcast went on to detail the game’s social and
cooperative activities, including the all-new “Guided Games”
feature while highlighting multiple brand-new destinations. In
September, Destiny 2 will be available on PlayStation®4 systems
with additional, timed exclusive* content, and Xbox One
(PlayStation®Plus or Xbox Live Gold subscription, respectively,
required for significant features). Additionally, Destiny 2 will
be available on PC at retail and as the first third-party game
to be offered digitally via Battle.net®, Blizzard
Entertainment's online gaming service.
The broadcast was streamed globally in four languages and
emphasised that the game will offer a fresh start to all players
with no previous knowledge or background needed. Destiny 2’s
story allows the player to enjoy a journey, either solo or with
friends. A key announcement during the livestream was about a
new feature called, “Guided Games,” that makes it easy for all
players to experience the most challenging and rewarding
activities the game has to offer. This new feature allows solo
players to find and play with other players to enjoy Destiny 2
and earn new in-game rewards like weapons, and armour. Also
available for attendees was “Countdown,” an all-new competitive
multiplayer mode as well as a three-player cooperative activity
on a new map called, “Inverted Spire.”
In the story of 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.
"As Destiny fans, we were excited to learn that the sequel was
coming to PC," said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard
Entertainment. "We're pleased to support Destiny 2 as the first
non-Blizzard game on our platform, and we look forward to
joining fellow Guardians in their fight against the Red Legion."
*Timed exclusive content until at least Fall 2018.