Destiny has been rated T for Teen by the ESRB due to the presence of "animated blood" and "violence".

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Polygon reports that there's no mention of harsh language, gambling, tobacco use or anything else that may invoke the ire of the board and cause them to tip it into the Mature section.The inclusion of "violence" is hardly surprising, but seeing as there are also sections for the likes of “intense violence”, “cartoon violence”, “fantasy violence” and “sexual violence”, it seems that Destiny is pretty straight-laced.Speaking to the site, Bungie explained "We’ve always set out to make games that lots of players can enjoy, and to build experiences that matter to people For Destiny, we didn’t aggressively pursue one rating over another, though. We constructed foundational pillars that have guided development from start to finish. We wanted our worlds to be a place people felt good about spending time in. We wanted our worlds to be worthy of heroes."For us that meant Destiny would never be reprehensible, but rather bright, hopeful, and adventurous. That’s a world that resonates with us, and we hope it resonates with gamers, too."Bungie is going big with Destiny , the first game from the studio since it parted ways with Microsoft and the Halo franchise. And Activision believes in the MMO first-person shooter, putting $500 million into the game’s development and promotion. We recently talked to the developer about how it came up with the idea, initially wanting to stay as far away from anything Halo-like as possible

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