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Details of Destiny, Bungie’s first game since quitting the best-selling Halo franchise, have been leaked online.

The gaming website IGN has obtained marketing materials revealing it is called Destiny, and aims to create a universe “as deep” as the Star Wars franchise,

The project had been one of publisher Activision’s most closely guarded secrets.

It has a 10-year exclusive arrangement with the development studio.

Activision has previously told investors that the game would be “genre-defining” and prove to be one of its two “largest growth opportunities” over coming years, alongside the Call of Duty series.

Following IGN’s exclusive, Bungie reproduced one of the images on its own site and confirmed the leak’s authenticity.

According to IGN the game will be set 700 years in the future, and feature battles with aliens to protect the “last city on Earth” after the collapse of mankind’s efforts to colonize the Solar System.

A screenshot suggests the first title in the expected series will run on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Bungie’s most recent releases had only run on Xbox systems.

Details of Destiny, Bungie's first game since quitting the best-selling Halo franchise, have been leaked online

Details of Destiny, Bungie’s first game since quitting the best-selling Halo franchise, have been leaked online

A decision to build another sci-fi franchise will see Destiny compete with the developer’s original series.

Microsoft has said it has plans for at least another two Halo games. Its most recent sequel, Halo 4, was created by its own subsidiary 343 Industries. The series as a whole has generated more than $3.4 billion in revenues to date.

“You can never have sure bets and the risks involved with creating new IP [intellectual property] are always relatively high, but to have a studio like Bungie involved reduces the risk considerably for Activision due to its incredible track record,” said Pier Harding-Rolls, head of games research at IHS Screen Digest.

But he added that the publisher was unlikely to be happy about the way news of its game had become available.

“I don’t think any company that wants to manage and control the promotion of their material would want to see it leaked through the back door,” he said.

“But a lot of leaks do go on in the industry.

“I’m sure we’ll see a lot more of it at E3 [games conference] in June where games like this can be shown in a satisfying way.”

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Nintendo has revealed it will launch two versions of its Wii U console in Japan on December 8th.

The basic edition will cost 26,250 yen ($337) and a premium version 31,500 yen ($405).

Details of the international release will be discussed in New York later.

Nintendo’s stock has fallen 29% since March on fears casual gamers will instead opt for tablet computers while hardcore players will wait for a new PlayStation or Xbox .

Nintendo has revealed it will launch two versions of its Wii U console in Japan on December 8th

Nintendo has revealed it will launch two versions of its Wii U console in Japan on December 8th

The difference between the two versions of the Wii U is that the basic model features 8GB of storage, while the premium version has 32GB and additional stands for the games machine and its touchscreen controller.

Consumers wishing to buy an additional GamePad controller will have to pay 13,000 yen ($167).

The device features a touchscreen offering players to ability to carry out in-game tasks, such as checking their inventory or setting an explosive, while the main action continues on their television. Gamers can also continue to play a title using the device when they do not have access to their main screen.

Nintendo has claimed it would help “revolutionize” gaming.

However, the gadget has been criticized for lacking multitouch – the ability to recognize different fingers on a hand.

It also faces a challenge from both Sony and Microsoft who have introduced similar facilities for their existing consoles: the PlayStation 3 can be controlled by the firm’s Vita handheld, while the Xbox 360 can be connected to existing tablet computers via software called SmartGlass.

Nintendo’s president, Satoru Iwata, highlighted the fact that the Wii U would launch alongside New Super Mario Bros U – the first time a title in the series’ release date had coincided with a new console in 16 years.

Nintendo will host a press event with more details in New York at 10:00 local time.

 

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