Activision Blizzard has announced over 4.6 million Guardians took part in the recent Destiny beta.

The exact figure came in at 4,638,937, which is pretty astonishing considering how short a period it was available for. The beta kicked off on Sony platforms on July 17, before coming to Xbox owners the following week.Bungie COO Pete Parsons said, "We were totally blown away by the number of people who played the beta. We surpassed even our own goals and the feedback was invaluable. We cannot thank the community enough, the response was humbling and in the weeks ahead we’ll be working hard to ensure that Destiny lives up to the expectations at launch.”For more specific information on rumored story missions and strikes, check out the Destiny IGN Wiki . For more on Destiny in general, check out our extensive month-long coverage of Destiny from IGN First, including our latest piece where Bungie personally responds to all your questions

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