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Posted on November 5, 2014, Ron Whitaker Activision CEO Says ‘Destiny 2′ Has Begun Development

Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg has confirmed that the next “full game” in the Destiny series is already under development.

The confirmation came during yesterday’s post-earnings financial call. In addition to announcing that Destiny had grossed over $325 million in its first five days on the market, Activision also said that the game is now, “among the top 10 largest video game launches of all time in the United States.”

Most interestingly, Hirshberg said that, “Work has also begun on future expansion packs, as well as on our next full game release.” It’s no surprise that there are expansions in the works, but the news that a follow-up is already in development caught me off guard.

After all, Destiny’s supposed to be a MMO-like experience,. and those tend to be games that run for years. If a sequel’s already in the pipe, you can bet that the original isn’t looking at an extended run.

After the announcement, an Activision rep told GameSpot,

“At Activision we are very pleased at the launch of Destiny and look forward to working with Bungie to expand the universe over the course of our 10-year relationship. We have nothing further to announce at this time.”

Destiny’s first expansion, The Dark Below, hits on Dec. 9, 2014.