Bungie’s Destiny – plot details, concept art leaked

Following a minor spillage earlier this month, plot details and concept art from Bungie’s new project, Destiny, have been leaked online.

Cracks in the corporate secrecy plumbing come via an IGN exclusive, whose source provided material prepped by a third party advertising agency – and subsequently confirmed by Bungie, so you know it’s legit.

According to the promo documents, Destiny’s basic premise is the same, comfortingly familiar man-versus-aliens stuff that Bungie made its name doing.

“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.”

In response to the leak, Bungie released its own concept art, inviting fans to “Go ahead. Take a peek. It’s alright. We weren’t quite ready, but we will be soon, and we can’t wait to finally show you what we’ve really been up to. Stick around, we haven’t even started yet.”