I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced......Obi Wan was right. It appears that Bungie, (yes, HALO's Bungie), has partnered up with Activision......for 10 years......
According to Bungie's President Harold Ryan - "We chose to partner with Activision on our next IP because of their global reach, multi-platform experience and marketing expertise. From working together over the past nine months on this agreement, it is clear that Activision supports our commitment to giving our fans the best possible gaming experiences."
According to the COO of Activision Blizzard Thomas Tippi - "Today we are very proud to announce a groud breaking ten year partnership between Bungie, one of the greatest developers in the world and the makers of Halo, with Activision, the number one video game publisher, who will bring the new intellectual property to fans worldwide across all platforms.[...] We are always looking for opportunities to bring great games to gamers worldwide; there are very few studios in the world of the caliber of Bungie, with the track record of making games that sell. As such we began discussions with Bungie about nine months ago...."
According to the COO of Activision Blizzard Thomas Tippi - "Today we are very proud to announce a groud breaking ten year partnership between Bungie, one of the greatest developers in the world and the makers of Halo, with Activision, the number one video game publisher, who will bring the new intellectual property to fans worldwide across all platforms.[...] We are always looking for opportunities to bring great games to gamers worldwide; there are very few studios in the world of the caliber of Bungie, with the track record of making games that sell. As such we began discussions with Bungie about nine months ago...."
Bungie isn't making the same mistake as Infinity Ward did however, they plan to stay independent and maintain ownership over this new IP; Activision only gets publishing and distribution rights.
Whatever their new IP is, I hope that the franchise doesn't get boned over in some way by Activision and their greedy ways. I can only hope that Halo: Reach is going to be so amazing that it makes up for the travesty just commited......if I see Bungie's name on a Wii or DS game I will flip out and burn ever copy to a crisp.
I dunno, I'll probably end up getting anything Bungie puts out, Activision or not; here's hopes for Marathon revival!
-Armand
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