Hey, I just read that Paul McCartney is doing the Destiny theme song! That already elevates the game into the rarified air of Live and Let Die, Vanilla Sky and Spies Like Us.

Gross

Time to revise those projections.

So that's where the budget went to!

Searching the net, I found lyrics for the Destiny theme song:

Destiny, killing aliens with a big light ray
Now there's some that need a good stabby
Oh, I believe in Destiny

Suddenly, I'm not half the rank I used to be
There's a teabag move to do on enemies
Oh, Destiny runs so smoothly

Why I had to go to the moon, they wouldn't say
I did something cool, now I wait for destiny

Destiny, it was such an easy game to play
Now I need to wait 31 more days
Oh, I can't wait For Destiny

Why I went to Mars I don't know they wouldn't say
I killed a big ass eyeball, now I long for Destiny

Destiny, dancing in the hub with my Exo friend
Now I have a place to await the end
Oh, I believe in Destiny
Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm

I checked, King. Turns out you're wrong. Lyrics are actually :

If I ever get off the tower
Thought of giving this old ship away
To some registered charity
Like blind kids or vets with no legs
If I ever get off the Tower
If I ever get off the Tower

-musical interlude-

Well the Hive exploded with a thunderous clap
As I fired my plasma gun
And the Fallen left behind some chests full of crap
So you know I'm having fun

The Wizard from the Moon
The Wizard from the Moon
Well the Fallen Dreg
He shot my leg
He'll pay for that real soon
Then on to The Wizard from the Moon
The Wizard from the Moon

I'm not one to boast
But my friend Ghost
Said I rocked the Alpha last June
Thanks to the Wizard from the Moon
The Wizard from the Moon.

Most preordered new IP ever.

Those lyrics are hilarious.

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some nice Mars footage

http://youtu.be/Kkv74QxryUI

Just stunning like everything else from this game. I found it amazing reading comments on various forums that people were so-so on the game playing the Beta because lack of maps, bored playing the Earth Map or claiming nothing really special. We got Earth, a small glimpse of The Moon, Mars looks fanatastic and yet to see much of Venus except with stills.

Beyond the planets, I was surprised to see that there's a lot more depth to the character customization than I had previously thought. It seems that your gear actually gives you extra extra levels beyond 20, which opens up more options and some pretty epic badassery.

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Official Destiny Gameplay Trailer: Venus

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^ that Target helmet at :30 was pretty bad ass .... wonder if that is a Target exclusive

God dammit. Killing me with the hype.

Was thinking about buying Diablo, but no, I think I'm good.

Official Destiny Launch Gameplay Trailer....

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Bungie certainly know how to make a trailer

saw the trailer earlier .... didn't really see anything new/exciting we haven't been shown

so I can get a yawn face....

4 weeks out on preorders Destiny now has twice as many American preorders (1.5 million) as Watch Dogs did at that point (750,000)

Looks pretty awesome to me.

that trailer just makes me wish they game had a 3rd person perspective.

Bungie does atmosphere like a boss.

Fact. Something about that sky. Lawd.

Wait, are we talking about atmosphere literally or figuratively?