Activision videogame Destiny sets pre-order record: executive


MOST ANTICIPATED GAME: An Activision Blizzard executive said the company's upcoming Destiny shooter game has set a videogame industry record as the most pre-ordered new title.

SAN FRANCISCO: An Activision Blizzard executive said on Tuesday the company's upcoming Destiny shooter game has set a videogame industry record as the most pre-ordered new title. 

Activision, the largest US videogame publisher by revenue, has made a massive bet on Destiny by investing US$500mil (RM1.59bil) to develop and promote the title in a bid to build the sci-fi role-playing videogame into its next multibillion-dollar franchise. 

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