Bungie's next game to be MMO shooter?

Halo developer Bungie's first game under Activision will be a massively multiplayer online first-person shooter, claims a former employee.

According to Kotaku, the alleged terminated contractor says that the shooter will be called Destiny and will include new matchmaking technology. He also cites "budgetary concerns" as the reason for being let go.

Bungie has since responded to the story by posting on its official website: "Bungie has never been asked to lay off any employees or contract employees by our publisher, Activision-Blizzard, for any reason."

However, the company did not address the rumours surrounding their upcoming game.

Last year, creative director Joseph Staten teased at the Game Developers Conference: "Wouldn't it be great if we could make a world that was always there for you?"