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Destiny: Rising’s closed alpha test starts today, includes multiplayer and story content
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Destiny: Rising’s closed alpha test starts today, includes multiplayer and story content

Destiny: Rising, the mobile RPG based on Bungie’s shooter series from NetEase, begins its closed alpha test today, November 1st. The quiz, which requires an invitation, runs until December 5th at 11:59pm PT.

The alpha test is open to people in the US and Canada. If you haven’t already signed up, you can do so on the Destiny: Rising website for a chance to enter. The quiz is available today at 9am PT / 12pm ET, so footage may be coming soon.

The closed alpha includes a sample of content from the full game, including the main campaign prologue, three public events, two strike missions, and access to the Gauntlet – this is a six-player raid-like mode. The alpha also includes Morgran’s Prey, The Realm of the IX, Legacy, and Shifting Gates game modes, along with “occasional activities” set between missions.

In September, the A Destiny mobile game from Bungie and NetEase has been leaked. From the news in 2018 it emerged that NetEase would give Bungie $100 million to make non-Destiny games. Perhaps that arrangement has changed, as Destiny: Rising is definitely a Destiny game, or there could be more in the works between Bungie and NetEase.

In addition to Destiny: Rising, Bungie is working on a survival shooter called Marathon and apparently other projects as well. Bungie underwent significant changes in 2024, including mass layoffs that affected several senior employees. In addition, some inside Bungie are joining a new team from parent company Sony to create a new action game.

As for Destiny 2, the game only the Festival of the Lost Halloween event has begun.