Boston, MA 09/18/2014 (wallstreetpr) – A global online publisher, Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI)’s subsidiary, Activision Publishing, Inc., disclosed that its new franchise Destiny witnessed over 100 million hours of Online play in the first week of its launch and took part in 137 million activities. On top of this, the game has recorded winning of more than 180 awards and nominations till date.
Five Days Gross
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI) stated that based on its internal estimations and Chart-Track, first parties, the highly expected new franchise Destiny sold-through over $325 million in the initial five days of time, its statement revealed. The over 100 million hours of logging was on par with the engagement levels of its most famous games of Call of Duty, which was undoubtedly a leader in the industry.
Activision Publishing said that millions of gamers were having a lot of a great time in playing the game Destiny and were unable to put down their controllers. It added that it was only the beginning and that the game’s platform would evolve and grow. The company indicated that it would also work closely with its partners at Bungie to get an extended live of fresh experiences besides content to life in the game.
Media Hails
The company has quoted Game Informer Magazine as commenting that the game was one of the first proper event games of the new generation while Yahoo! Inc (NASDAQ:YHOO) Games termed Destiny as gorgeous, finely tuned, and slick besides a technical knockout.
Destiny exhibits players a custodian of the last city on Earth and allows them to discover the ancient ruins of Earth’s solar system in a social and live in the universe along with other players. The game enable players to take trip through environments spreading the Mars red dunes to the Venus lush jungles and at the same time creating their own celebrity as the players venture out into the stars to get back the secrets and treasures lost after the humanity collapse. As they proceed with their adventures, players would also become more powerful since they would be able to wield exotic and rare weapons, super abilities and gear.
