Bungie's Destiny franchise is coming to a new platform with Destiny: Ascendanta new entry designed for mobile platforms. The free-to-play sci-fi role-playing shooter will be a “new adventure set in an alternate Destiny timeline,” developer and publisher NetEase said in a press release, with a narrative that explores the franchise's post-Dark Age era. .
NetEase also promises new modes and new ways to play. Destiny: Ascendant. The company's mobile version of Destiny will be playable in first- and third-person modes, and will be playable via touchscreen controls or dedicated controllers.
According to NetEase, the history of Destiny: Ascendant will be set in an “invisible age” after the collapse of civilization and the resulting Dark Ages. “With the help of the legendary Iron Lords, humanity freed itself from the shackles of tyranny and began to unite against the alien forces intent on its extinction,” NetEase said in the story synopsis. “Amid the chaos of this early era of The City, a new generation of Light Bearers, resurrected by mysterious entities known as Ghosts, set out to restore humanity to prominence and secure its future.”
NetEase says that each Lightbearer will have their own unique combat style. Players will not be locked into defined classes of Destiny 2. But they will wield “countless powerful exotic weapons,” running the gamut from guns, swords, crossbows, and more.
Destiny: Ascendant It is licensed and supervised by Bungie, NetEase says.
“For over a decade, we've been building this universe to contain many unique and wonderful stories, and we're excited to see mobile gamers be able to experience this new version of the Destiny universe from the creative team at NetEase,” said Terry Redfield, creative lead. at Bungie, in a statement.
Destiny: Ascendant It has no announced release date, but a “limited access closed alpha test” is planned for November. Curious Destiny players can sign up for that test at the Destiny: Ascendant website.
NetEase develops and publishes a number of products derived from established franchises, including immortal devil with Blizzard Entertainment, Eve echoes with the PCC and Dead by daylight mobile with Interactive Behavior. NetEase also publishes free original hits like Naraka: sword tip and once human. The Chinese online gaming company invested more than $100 million in Bungie in 2018 in an effort to “accelerate Bungie's vision of becoming a multi-franchise global entertainment company.”