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Rumor: Bungie Working On An MMO FPS Called Destiny?

New unsubstantiated rumors are flying about Bungie's new project with Activision.

Rumors have been swirling about Halo developer Bungie’s next project for some time, and one of the things we keep hearing is that it’s an MMO. A new rumor report from Kotaku lines up with this belief. According to their source, the project, which is being called “Destiny” (and alternately “Tiger") is an FPS MMO set in--what else--a sci-fi world. The source also says that the game will feature a brand new graphics engine, as well as advanced matchmaking tech. Unfortunately, other than citing a source in the know, Kotaku doesn’t back any of this up with specifics, so big grain of salt here.

However, Bungie has gone the extra mile to discredit another, and less game-related, part of the posting.  
   

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== TEASER ==According to Kotaku, the source was terminated along with roughly 30 other contractors because of performance-related problems and budget concerns. In an update on its blog, Bungie calls this claim flat-out false, as the studio “has never been asked to lay off any employees or contract employees by our publisher, Activision-Blizzard, for any reason.” Bungie further says it hasn't suffered any sort of layoffs or group firings, just to clarify in case the previous statement didn't convince you.   
 
Obviously, there's nothing confirmed about this rumor, but what do you think about the details? Does an FPS MMO sound good to you?

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Edited By DJMankiewicz

If Bungie is doing it, I'm in, basically.

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Edited By ginono

yeah halo online

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Edited By H4NNiiB4L

I seriously doubt any news about their 'current' project is reliable right now. And who else but BUNGIE to play a prank...

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Edited By Scaifism

smells true, knowing how Activision wants Call of Duty to go pay-to-play

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Edited By jebus831

well i love MMO and im not a big fan of FPS but i loved borderlands and reach brought me back into the halo world so another MMO FPS would be awsome just plz no lobbeys

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Nobody has successfully made a MMOFPS. I don't doubt that they would try, but I doubt we'll ever see it as it's not something that would be fun to play.

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Edited By 1xmilox1

what ever happened to huxley?

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Edited By FavoritoBandito

Would it be wrong to imagine that the MMO is "Call of Destiny". 
Bobby Kotick leave Bungie alone!

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MODERN WARFARE 2 BRO IN SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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@EmuLeader: I can see Bungie pulling it off. Its an interesting story that gets the ball rolling on speculation but i think its fair to say that we all just need to wait and see what Bungie does. 
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i think a sci-fi fps/mmo could be awesome.  may be a better way to implement mmo on consoles then something like dcuo.

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At this point in my life I've come to believe MMOs are  synonymous with "bad," WoW not being one of the very few exceptions. So unless this is like Planetside, this game can suck it.

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Yet another wagon for the MMO train.
I tire of the same old things over and over again.

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Edited By CheckPointD

I would be interested in seeing what Bungie could do.  I know Bungie and Halo are treated as old hat lately but you have to remember the head way they made for the FPS on the console.  Maybe they could further progress the FPS with "MMO" qualities to give us something new without just polishing a turd - APB.

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Whatever the project is, I'm confident Activision will ruin it.

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if it hits console then yes.
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Planetside 2 is coming out this year... just saying......

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Activision somehow snagged the license to Huxley and Bungie is going to make it into an actual retail game. 

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Edited By Kyle

There have been too many rumors about Bungie making some sort of persistent online world FPS for it to not be at least partially true. I have faith in Bungie, so I would expect it to be a very non-traditional MMO, and also probably pretty awesome.

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@John117 said:
" Think is Activision's biggest dream, monetizing an FPS through a subscription from the get-go. It would really hard to transition the COD fanbase to that idea but if you start with a fresh IP and make it 'the next big thing' from the publishers of COD then they could rake in the money. "    
When I started reading this article I was excited to see a potentially decent FPS MMO on the 360 but as soon as I read the part where Activision was running this whole shindig I couldn't help but think the same thing as John117.  
 
Is it time for ole Bobby to run that Halo car into the ground yet?
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As much as I love Bungie I've sworn off anything involving Activison.

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its just a matter of time before mr. kotick will have his way with bungie

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I'm very interested in what Bungie does next. Reach is my favorite game from last year but I'm not really into MMOs anymore. I've been sucked into a lot of them and haven't really got anything out. They aren't that fun and cost too much and I can't even jump back into the game for a while without paying more. So, I dunno how they'll deal with the payment model but hearing MMO doesn't really excite me anymore. It does the opposite. 

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Think is Activision's biggest dream, monetizing an FPS through a subscription from the get-go. It would really hard to transition the COD fanbase to that idea but if you start with a fresh IP and make it 'the next big thing' from the publishers of COD then they could rake in the money.

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An MMOFPS? Well, no wonder Microsoft passed it up.

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Blizzard is already working on a scifi-mmo-fps.  Can't be a coincidence.

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@Dizzyhippos said:

" I may be wrong but something tells me the overlap between people that play mmo's and people that play halo isn't huge "

That could actually be a good thing.  If those people who play Halo see this and it interests them, they're not going to be conflicted by the fact that they're already paying $15 for WoW or another MMO.  If they make it a good FPS experience, this could be huge.
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Edited By Dizzyhippos

I may be wrong but something tells me the overlap between people that play mmo's and people that play halo isn't huge

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Edited By drmadhatten

If Bungie has the funding (yes) and the fan support (from me at least, yes), then this could really be a big hit. Let's hope they make it fun to play and little to no dice rolls like fallout.

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If it's free to play, I'm in.

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Considering Planetside is possibly one of my favorite games of all times (and I think there is rumors of a Planetside 2 around this year?)...I would like to see an mmofps, but they need to get the scale and action right. I'm optimistic though, if anyone could pull this off, it would be bungie.

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@Tweeter5004 said:
" Simply put " That would be the tits" "
This!
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http://youtu.be/ClwRisZXpvA    

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I still play Planetside.

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Bungie's best work has always been in multiplayer infrastructure and community, so this sounds like a good fit. Hopefully it'll actually come out (Im looking at you, Huxley)

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Remember folks, Activision is behind this one. So if it ends up being successful be prepared for a shit storm of overpriced DLC and endless Gamestop commercials.

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I'll take the social media enhanced gaming route for a standard (non-MMO) FPS route.  Meaning that they'll be more participation from the community.  Perhaps easier to search for custom maps like, say, Little Big Planet.  Or customization of random objects or armor like, say, Forza 3.  Just thoughts.

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Simply put " That would be the tits"

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If this isn't just a wild rumour, I recommend they use wide open space by Mansun for their first trailer...
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@Phenwah said:

" Man, if your breaking-news article contains the phrase " According to Kotaku", just stop. "

Those guys are hacks who put up pictures of barely clothed women, a teaser headline and a paragraph of conjecture/hearsay/opinion then call it "an article". The National Enquirer has more credibility then those buffoons.
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@WJist said:
" If it doesn't suck, I'm in. "
This is the smartest thing anyone has ever said.
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A MMOFPS is something I would take some interest in, seeing how rare they are in the market (for good reasons as well). We shall see. 
 
But with Activision as the publisher... I wonder how far will they take with subscription fees, if any at all.

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If Bungie's previous work - Marathon and obviously Halo- is any kind of measuring stick. Then we all know that they will have no problem developing a "A+" FPS experience. 
We can only hope that they have learned enough with their last two games (Reach & ODST) to create a compelling narrative and fiction in which people will want to come back to for a long time.
-Sent from my Palm Pre +    

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@big_jon said:
" @Crono said:
" Are you ready for the next overly-hyped, under-inspired game from Bungie? "
Fuck off troll. "
I think you need to look up the definition of a troll.
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@Khann said:
" GOD YES THE WORLD NEEDS ANOTHER MMOFPS.  ALL HAIL PLANETSIDE.  AND CAPSLOCK. (I'M ACTUALLY JUST HOLDING THE SHIFT KEY DOWN) "
Um, Yes PLEASE!
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Bungie making a Sci-fi fps you say? NO WAY!

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@Crono said:
" Are you ready for the next overly-hyped, under-inspired game from Bungie? "
Fuck off troll.
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Might as well call this Giant Kotaku Bomb.  

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@WJist said:
" If it doesn't suck, I'm in. "
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Will Microsoft finally get an MMO to balance the popularity of PS3's new DC Universe Online?  Microsoft has a very bad history with MMO's on their system.  A lot of games have been announced and later axed by the company.  I'm not saying that will happen here, after all it's Bungie, but I'll believe when it's on store shelves and not before.   One thing I noticed was the "advanced matchmaking" aspect.  That makes me think a lot of it is going to be instanced and I don't like heavily instanced MMOs since they don't allow for a sense of community.   If it's a big open world and only the skirmishes themselves are instanced that's one thing, but if questing and hanging out is all in small isolated instanced areas then, I'm not going to invest in something which is only slightly better than what's already available for free in normal multiplayer games.   Also, I'm hesitant because showing off your style is essential to an MMO in my opinion and well, Bungie doesn't have much of a record recently with creating truly unique individuals.  We'll see eventually, that is if any of this rumor is true.