MULTI Bungie and activision announce exclusive, worldwide partnership

deffury

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Hope they dont make Oni 2.

Dont know about you guys ,but except for Halo( A standard shooter) Bungie's other games were pretty much crap (even Myth series).
 

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Stupid people are stupid. Halo's IP is owned by MS. Activision or Bungie can't make a Halo game without MS's consent. That's what 343 studios is for. They'll be handling a lot of Halo related stuff.

Lets hope Bungie doesn't get screwed over too like IW.

Halo( A standard shooter)
Yeah and Catholic priests aren't pedohiles. *sarcasm*
 

Raptorian

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Bungie, you m*****f**** s** o* t****** w***s, why did you choose CRAPTIVISION???? WHYYYY? Any publisher but Craptivision would do Bungie. I hope Activision implodes.

No NO NO NO NOOOOOOOOO. I wish they sided with EA, or Take 2. I really hope this is not the beginning of the end for Bungie.

Realistically speaking, they'll probably end up making 3 to 4 games in 10 years and they'll sell a LOT but still this is one of the biggest news of 2010 in gaming industry.

Also, this does NOT mean that Bungie can't work on a HALO game for the next 10 years. They're still independent.
 

sunny945

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Also, this does NOT mean that Bungie can't work on a HALO game for the next 10 years. They're still independent.
Activision Locks Up 'Halo' Creators For 10 Years




(AP) SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - Activision Blizzard Inc., currently embroiled in a legal shootout with two of its former game developers, has locked up the makers of "Halo" in an exclusive 10-year deal.

The company said Thursday it will bring to market the next big action game universe from Bungie, the video game studio behind "Halo," ''Myth," and "Marathon."

It marks Bungie's first such partnership since breaking off from Microsoft in 2007.

Under the deal, Activision will have exclusive worldwide rights to publish and distribute all future Bungie games based on the universe on multiple platforms and devices.

Activision is majority owned by France's Vivendi SA.

Shares in the unit rose 26 cents, or 2.4 percent, at $11.19 in midday trading.
 

Raptorian

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^ Where does it say that Bungie can't develop ANY other game or franchise? The deal between Activision AND Bungie is for ONE franchise ONLY that will run for 10 years.
 

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Bungie not doing any more halo's is kind of irrelevant since MS established a whole new first party studio just for doing all future Halo projects in 343, hell they even hired the guy who basically designed the western approach to MGS4 (Ryan Payton) for 343. They're working on unannounced projects right now and I wouldn't be surprised if one new Halo game gets announced at this E3.
 

Gizmo

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SO what? Bungie have given us great games in the past and I'm sure they'll deliver in the future No matter who they team up with.
 

deffury

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Yeah and Catholic priests aren't pedohiles. *sarcasm*
You would know best! :p

Seriously..

Bungie games are never revolutionary. They are fun but once they start a franchise, they pretty much stick to a original formula and make cosmetic changes only. Halo is a standard shooter and there is nothing new or different than other shooters.The only thing that made it soo great was its level design, which gave you options (like stealth kills or go blazing glory) and simple story ()Scifi (stories tend to be very complicated).

If Activision hired them then its because they know Bungie can make good and fresh COD games, which also rely on good level design.
 

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i sincerly hope that Marcus letho and his core team that has worked so hard on reach leave for 343 industries after it is released. Msoft owning da rights to halo wont be enough to retain its magic, they also needs most of the guys that worked on halo from start

Knowing that Msoft had first 'right of refusal' on bungies new project, activision must have made a enourmous bid to get it. There is no guarantee that a non halo franchise wud even sell a million games let alone 10 million, all indications r activision did this to shrug off bad publicity from IW fiasco
 

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What the? this like the weirdest news ever o_O.. Futuristic Warfare or something!? Master Soap <_< Arbiter Hitler on WWXIV?! lol
 

Omyakha

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Just another sign pointing towards the inevitable. Making exclusives effectively halves the people who're going to buy it. Seems logical seeing bungie were already the biggest thing on the 360, why not take it all
 

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Whats funny is the fact that everyone has missed the "Bungie going Multiplat" part and are going off on the "Bungie partners with Activision" part....

including myself :p
 
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