Destiny is not a video game.
Destiny is an online-only multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Activision . Activities in Destiny are divided among player versus environment ( PvE ) and player versus player ( PvP ) game types . Halo is a military science fiction first-person shooter video game franchise created by Bungie and now managed and developed by 343 Industries , a subsidiary of Microsoft Studios . Player versus environment , or PvE ( also known as player versus monster , or PvM in some communities ) , is a term used in online games , particularly MMORPGs , CORPGs , MUDs , and other online role-playing video games , to refer to fighting computer-controlled enemies -- in contrast to PvP ( player versus player ) . A raid is a type of mission in a video game in which a number of people attempt to defeat another number of people at a player-vs-player or a number of NPCs in a player-vs-environment battlefield .