Destiny

Destiny is an upcoming massively multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie. Unlike typical FPS games, Destiny will feature role-playing elements and as such has been likened to "World of Warcraft in space". It has been reported that sequels will be released every two years through 2020, with downloadable "Comet" expansions released in the years between the main Destiny titles. Destiny is confirmed to be released first for the Xbox 360 then for the PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 4, but is also expected to be released for the next Xbox console.

Premise
Destiny is set in the 28th century in a post-apocalyptic setting. Humans had spread and colonised the Solar System, in a time later called the Golden Age. An event known as "the Collapse", an attack from an unknown faction or entity, saw the dissolution of these colonies and left mankind on the brink of extinction. The only known survivors of the Collapse are those living on Earth, who were saved by a spherical entity known simply as "the Traveler". The Traveler hovers above the last remaining human city, and its presence allows the Guardians of the City—the last defenders of the human race—the ability to wield an unknown power.

Upon mankind's first attempt to repopulate and reconstruct after the Collapse, it is discovered that hostile alien races have occupied mankind's former colonies and civilizations. The player takes on the role of a Guardian of the City, and is tasked with investigating and destroying these threats before the remnants of humanity are completely wiped out.

Locations

 * Sol System
 * Venus
 * Earth
 * Black Garden
 * Cosmodome Breach
 * European Dead Zone
 * Last City
 * Overwatch District
 * Tower
 * Old Chicago
 * Luna
 * Hellmouth
 * Ocean of Storms
 * Mars
 * Jupiter
 * Europa
 * Saturn

Species

 * Awoken
 * Cabal
 * Sand Eaters
 * Exo
 * Fallen
 * Glimmer
 * Hive
 * Human
 * Vex

Organizations

 * Dead Orbit
 * FWC
 * Guardians
 * New Monarchy
 * Osiris
 * Seven Seraphs

Classes

 * Hunter
 * Warlock
 * Titan

Add-ons and Content
A Comet expansion pack for Destiny is expected to be release in 2014. Owners of the Playstation 4 version will receive exclusive content not available on the other consoles. It is unknown if the other consoles will have exclusive content of their own.

Pathways Out of Darkness
The Pathways Out of Darkness ViDoc was released February 17, 2013. It is named in reference to Bungie's earliest first-person shooter, and first commercial success, Pathways Into Darkness.

PlayStation 4 Official Announcement
PlayStation 4 Official Announcement was released February 21, 2013. Detailing its release on PlayStation 4 and featuring more in-game material.

Character Development
Character Development was released March 28, 2013. It was shown in Bungie's GDC 2013 presentation. This video provides a glimpse into the character art, development, and design of Destiny -- from early sketches and concept art, to animation and in-engine 3D character models.

Alpha Lupi
Alpha Lupi is the Alternate reality game that began on February 11th 2013, to herald the announcement and reveal of Destiny. Over the course of seven days, a forum account run by Bungie released cryptic images and messages to be solved by the community prior to the Febraury 17th public release of Destiny information.

Final results of the ARG, once solved included an mp3 track by Marty O'Donnell as the background music and a completed image of the entire solved puzzle.

Trivia
The series was first alluded to by a poster in Bungie's previous game Halo 3: ODST. The poster showed an image of Earth and the moon, with the caption "Destiny Awaits", hinting at the spherical Traveler.