Never Been a Better Time to Jump into the
Destiny Universe
Destiny Year Two Gives New Players and Veteran
Guardians the Ability to Carve Their Legends in the Stars
In the third paragraph, the second sentence of Eric Hirshberg's
quote should read: For the millions who have been playing Destiny
already, The Taken King offers epic new adventures across all modes
of play, with all-new enemies, destinations, weapons and
challenges.
The corrected release reads:
EMBARK ON THE NEXT CHAPTER FROM BUNGIE AND
ACTIVISION WITH DESTINY: THE TAKEN KING
Never Been a Better Time to Jump into the
Destiny Universe
Destiny Year Two Gives New Players and Veteran
Guardians the Ability to Carve Their Legends in the Stars
Bungie and Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) have joined
forces to bring the world Destiny: The Taken King, the epic
follow-up to the blockbuster Destiny saga. Building upon
Destiny, the biggest new video game franchise launch in
history, Destiny: The Taken King expands the universe with a rich
and diverse offering, including new adventures, challenges,
enemies, and weapons that make for the most ambitious addition to
the Destiny universe yet. The Taken King can be purchased now,
worldwide, in each territory where available at global retailers,
and through console digital stores. Additionally, the ‘King’s Fall’
Raid will go live at 10 o’clock a.m. PDT on Friday, Sept. 18,
giving millions of players in the Destiny community the biggest new
challenge and commensurate rewards to date.
With a new storyline introducing Oryx, Crota’s vengeful father,
an all-new destination, three new Guardian subclasses, a massive
arsenal of new armor, weapons and exotics, new Strikes and Crucible
maps, and the new ‘King’s Fall’ Raid that will put players to the
ultimate test, there has never been a better time to jump in to
“Become Legend,” particularly for new players beginning their
journey as a Guardian. The Taken King major expansion takes players
deep into the chambers of a new destination, the ‘Dreadnaught’
ship, to defeat Oryx, and his Taken Army.
“The biggest new video game franchise launch in history is
back!” said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing. “For the
millions who have been playing Destiny already, The Taken King
offers epic new adventures across all modes of play, with all-new
enemies, destinations, weapons and challenges. And if you're new to
Destiny, this is the perfect time to jump in, by getting all of the
incredible adventures of Destiny to date in one epic Legendary
Edition for a value that won't be seen anywhere in gaming this
year.”
“Destiny has the best and most passionate community we’ve ever
seen at Bungie. As we started planning for year two, we wanted to
surprise, engage and challenge those that have put in hundreds, if
not thousands of hours of their personal time in to the universe,”
said Luke Smith, creative director for The Taken King at Bungie.
“We hope The Taken King will exceed the high bar of expectations
from our voracious audience, and welcome new Guardians into this
next great chapter.”
For players who are new to Destiny, everything needed to jump in
is available in the Legendary Edition which includes content for:
Destiny, Expansion I: The Dark Below, Expansion II: House of
Wolves, and features The Taken King offered at a suggested retail
price of $59.99. Those who have already purchased Destiny and both
expansions can purchase a digital copy of The Taken King by itself
for a suggested retail price of $39.99. At launch, PlayStation®
gamers will also receive access to a host of additional content for
The Taken King, including a Strike, a Crucible map, three sets of
armor and an exotic weapon, timed exclusive until at least Fall
2016. Both The Taken King and the Legendary Edition will also
include a character boost, called “Spark of Light,” a one-time
increase to level 25 which is the minimum level required to play
The Taken King content.
The Taken King is ESRB rated ‘T’ for Teen, and will be
available for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system
(PlayStation® Plus required for some features), PlayStation®3
computer entertainment system, Xbox One, the all-in-one games and
entertainment system and Xbox 360 games and entertainment system
from Microsoft (Xbox Live Gold required for some features) on Sept.
15, 2015.
The community can interact directly with the developers at
www.Bungie.net, www.facebook.com/Bungie and @Bungie on Twitter. For
game information, they can visit www.DestinyTheGame.com and follow
the official Destiny social channels at
www.facebook.com/DestinyTheGame and @DestinyTheGame on Twitter.
About Bungie
Bungie was founded in 1991 with two goals: develop kick ass
games that combine state-of-the-art technology with uncompromising
art, captivating storytelling, and deep gameplay, and then to sell
enough copies to fund our ongoing quest for World Domination. Over
the past twenty years, Bungie created a bunch of fun games,
including the Halo franchise, the Marathon Trilogy, and the first
two Myth games. Our independent, employee-owned development studio
is located in Bellevue, Washington, the base where we launched our
most ambitious project to date: Destiny.
More information about Bungie can be found
at www.bungie.net.
About Activision Publishing,
Inc.
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision
Publishing, Inc. is a leading global producer and publisher of
interactive entertainment. Activision maintains operations
throughout the world and is a division of Activision
Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), an S&P 500 company. More
information about Activision and its products can be found on the
company's website, www.activision.com or by
following @Activision.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking
Statements: Information in this press release that
involves Activision Publishing’s expectations, plans, intentions or
strategies regarding the future, including statements about the
expected release dates of Destiny: The Taken King, and the King’s
Fall Raid are forward-looking statements that are not facts and
involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could
cause Activision Publishing’s actual future results to differ
materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements
set forth in this release include unanticipated product delays and
other factors identified in the risk factors sections of Activision
Blizzard’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any
subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking
statements in this release are based upon information available to
Activision Publishing and Activision Blizzard as of the date of
this release, and neither Activision Publishing nor Activision
Blizzard assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements believed to be true when
made may ultimately prove to be incorrect. These statements are not
guarantees of the future performance of Activision Publishing or
Activision Blizzard and are subject to risks, uncertainties and
other factors, some of which are beyond its control and may cause
actual results to differ materially from current expectations.
Destiny game, Expansions I & II required to play, all
included in the Legendary and Collector’s editions.
© 2015 Bungie, Inc. All rights reserved. Destiny, the Destiny
Logo, Bungie and the Bungie Logo are among the trademarks of
Bungie, Inc. Published and distributed by Activision. Activision is
a registered trademark of Activision Publishing, Inc. All other
trademarks or trade names are the properties of their respective
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