A leaked document has revealed at least some art and the basic story background for the next game from Bungie, the creators of the Halo universe.The document sent to IGN, and also to Kotaku, says that the game is set on a future Earth where, after a brief colonisation of the stars, humanity has been attacked by aliens and forced back to a single city on our home planet, where we are protected by a large, mysterious spacecraft. Another alien. Only this time it's a good one.Players will take the role of what's basically a space knight, travelling the stars, exploring the worlds and of course fighting the alien menace.The game is being pitched as a highly social experience, sort of like an MMO, with the universe hoping to appeal to as wide a variety of people.We received a document earlier this month containing many of the same images visible on IGN, but with a twist; a reader claimed they had found the document on a USB stick left behind in a coffee shop. We refrained from posting them at the time because we weren't sure how real these images were. Some images seemed like they could be for Bungie's mysterious game. Others, we'd find, were not. But as we were tracking things down, Bungie confirmed the authenticity of some of the images to IGN.While most images and information appear to be the same as those shared by IGN, others differ. And in attempting to determine the source of the pictures, we found that rather than being made entirely of Bungie-supplied art, at least two pieces had been lifted from places like DeviantArt.

It all sounds and looks amazing. I just hope there's a single player story and not just a big MMO world.

So, it's basically a Halo MMO? :P The story sounds very similar.


It will be very interesting to hear more details about this game as it comes.

Well, that just happened… again.

Leaked materials provided to IGN by a reader have revealed story details and concept art from Destiny, Bungie’s follow-up to the Halo franchise. Bungie has confirmed to IGN that the document was prepared by an advertising agency and represents an outside look at Destiny’s plot, key values and more.

According to the document, “Our story begins seven hundred years from now in the Last City on Earth, in a Solar System littered with the ruins of man’s Golden Age. A massive, mysterious alien ship hangs overhead like a second Moon. No one knows where it came from or what it’s here for, but only that it’s our protector. Meanwhile, strange, alien monsters creep in from the edge of the universe, determined to take Earth and the Last City. We are young ‘knights’ tasked with defending the remains of humanity, discovering the source of these monsters and – eventually – overcoming it.” Elsewhere in the document, the massive alien ship is referred to as “the Traveler.”

Destiny is further described as “fun and accessible to all,” aiming “to create a universe as deep, tangible and relatable as that of the Star Wars franchise.” Based on the language in the document, it appears that Bungie aims to create a universe accessible to multiple demographics, perhaps suggesting that Destiny will be less mature than Bungie’s efforts with Halo. A quote from Bungie co-founder Jason Jones says “Destiny is designed for your inner seven year old. We want to make it feel like a mythic adventure.”

Destiny’s gameplay is described by the document as “social at its core,” offering “a world to explore with friends, both old and new.” It’s unclear whether this confirms comments from Bungie in 2011 that the game is an MMO, which Bungie later called a joke. The document also includes a Destiny logo along with Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 icons, as well as the URL Destiny.com. While Destiny.com is currently password-protected, if it is indeed a URL that’s been purchased by Bungie, it could suggest that Destiny will ultimately be the game’s final name rather than a codename as previously speculated.

We reached out to Bungie regarding the information and received the following statement:

“We’re not quite ready to take the wraps off our next universe, but in light of recent events we thought we’d give fans something a little more official over at Bungie.net. Feel free to drop by and say hello! There’s much more to come.”

Shortly after, Bungie posted the following image on its official site:

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In addition, the document provided to IGN includes several pieces of concept art from Bungie, seen below:

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Well, I'm excite!

Looks really interesting, guessing it's not an xbox timed exclusive then?

A quote from Bungie co-founder Jason Jones says “Destiny is designed for your inner seven year old.

Well that is a step down from Halo created for the twelve year olds..

Should check the bungie forums again.....the forums will be amazing in the future 'No it looks better on X360' ^_^.

i'm so excited for this game, artworks look very tempting to me.