wraggster
February 17th, 2011, 22:59
The rumours that Bungie's mystery multi-platform project for Activision would be an online universe have been accentuated by a claim that the game is a massively multiplayer shooter.
Someone claiming to be a former Bungie contractor alleged to games blog Kotaku (http://kotaku.com/#!5762663/is-destiny-the-next-game-from-the-creators-of-halo) that the game is to be called Destiny, and is akin to "WoW in space."
The source also claimed that the project was codenamed Tiger, features a bespoke graphics engine and will be a sci-fi title.
In its last round of financials, Activision Blizzard closed down a number of internal studios and franchises, further making Warcraft and Call of Duty the cornerstones of its business, but stressed (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-02-09-activision-cuts-500-jobs-but-claims-cod-blizzard-investment-will-preserve-headcounts) that it planned to look more and more to online.
The report is purely at rumour stage for now, with neither Bungie or Activision having yet offered comment.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-02-17-bungies-activision-game-reportedly-an-mmo-shooter
Someone claiming to be a former Bungie contractor alleged to games blog Kotaku (http://kotaku.com/#!5762663/is-destiny-the-next-game-from-the-creators-of-halo) that the game is to be called Destiny, and is akin to "WoW in space."
The source also claimed that the project was codenamed Tiger, features a bespoke graphics engine and will be a sci-fi title.
In its last round of financials, Activision Blizzard closed down a number of internal studios and franchises, further making Warcraft and Call of Duty the cornerstones of its business, but stressed (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-02-09-activision-cuts-500-jobs-but-claims-cod-blizzard-investment-will-preserve-headcounts) that it planned to look more and more to online.
The report is purely at rumour stage for now, with neither Bungie or Activision having yet offered comment.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-02-17-bungies-activision-game-reportedly-an-mmo-shooter