Activision swoops for Bungie

CVG: Woah. Bungie has just signed a ten-year exclusive multiplatform deal with Activision.

[van-essa]

Holy s***!

[iFLOWLIKEWATER]

eah...understatement.

[young juice]

dude, thats exactly what i said.

call of duty 8: futuristic warfare

[thereapersson]

Holy fanboy Armageddon, batman!

I don't think ANYONE saw this coming. This is more "OMG" than if Naughty Dog went multiplatform.

*grabs popcorn and liter of cola*

[Foxgod]

Actually, when MS let Bungie go years ago, Bungie already stated they would do a multi someday.
Its not that much of a surprise.

[Smkt]

its just a publishing deal.. bungie is still independent and will own the ips that it makes.. Acti wont be able to pull another IW on them..

the only bad thing is that Reach will now actually be bungie's last halo game...

[Oldsnake007]

WTF ? no one cares if the game is multi or not.

Thank you Bungie for helping Bobby Kotick to get the world domination.

[Ocelot525]

multiplatform is coming

the world will tremble

[Jamie Foxx]

Worst move bungie could make, if reports we read are true that they wasn't happy at microsoft why go to lowlife bobbys activision? Wow just wow and for TEN years....

i actually had a frank barone from everybodylovesraymond moment......HOLY CRAP

EDIT:how weird will it be seeing `bungie´ strewn across a ps3 box?

[Qui-Gon Jim]

Bungie had said that they were happy with Microsoft, but were interested in doing a multi-platform game. I'm not surprised with this because I always figured there was a reason they broke from MS (rumors were that MS wanted too much creative control for Bungie's taste), so at some point they would work with a different publisher.

[Inside_out]

Well, Sony missed the boat...could you imagine if Sony signed Bungie Exclusively....They could of announced it at E3...That would of been the biggest bomb ever....keep holding your trillions Sony...

Well at least M$ still has Rare...um...yeah...whatever...

How dumb is M$ and how smart are Activision....this will send shock waves around the industry...Bungie owns everything that makes Halo, Halo...Marathon....2011 holiday, multi-plat sells millions...Gearbox Halo game sells 500,000....Sad day for Halo fans...Monumental mistake for M$....

Where's that Idiot that thought Bungie would never make a game other than a Halo game....

EDIT...for those that don't know...M$ dumped Bungie because Bill Gates came out and said he wanted Halo 3 as a launch game for the then new 360...Bungie said " when it's done, then it will launch...M$ dumped them right after....Personal feelings should not get involved in Business matters...the rest is history...

[Raf1k1]

After the whole IW thing Activision will need another studio to bring in big money which is where Bungie comes in. I'm guessing that for a 10 year deal Activision must be giving Bungie a heck of a lot in return.

edit: Everyone in the games industry knows about the Infinity Ward debacle which is why I think Bungie will have wanted reassurance and something extra for signing with them.

edit2: @ nix, it doesn't matter if Bungie can't make the most of the PS3s power. We all know that regardless of what they create, it'll have great gameplay.

[krisq]

...out of nowhere.

[nix]

that's all.

all the best to Bungie. i hope they can now capitalize on PS3's power... oh wait. "multiplatform".

[green]

"How dumb is M$ and how smart are Activision....this will send shock waves around the industry...Bungie owns everything that makes Halo, Halo...Marathon."

Bungie doe not own the Hlo IP, Microsoft does. Halo Reach was signed in 07 as Bungies last Halo game and Microsoft setup 343 industries the following year to handle all future Halo related games etc. This move might be a shock to us but Microsoft have known about it for the past 9 months.

[Eamon]

WOW! Did not see that coming at all!

10 years... wow. I'm willing to bet that if Infinity Ward crumbles, Bungie will take over the Modern Warfare series.

Guess we won't be seeing anymore Halo from Bungie for at least 10 years.

Hopefully 343 Industries will keep the bar high for future Halo games.

[only on playstaychun]

Think it is a good move for all parties. Activision will get another "money maker" given that IW are moving on, and Bungie get more funding to produce a multiplatform game, while still owning the rights to their IPs.

[Hill_billy]

Holy crap!

So does this mean MW@ quality of game play from Bungie? Or does this mean Halo quality of games coming from Activision? Who will influence who the most?

[TreMillz]

I got to admit that is a BUISNESS MOVE! WOW! Like, that must have been son major cash they dropped on them for a 10 year deal. This pretty much guarentees Bungie's work is coming to the PS3, regardless of M$ decline first deal with them. Again, wow. I just pray they don't get assigned to CoD. God knows we don't need another one of those. Make a new IP. Holy speakin of new IP, if they do make one, I can just see future conflict over the ownership of said IP. Did Bungie not know about the MW situation going on right now?

[RadientFlux]

I was more shocked/upset when I found out the Bioware was bought by EA. Who destroyed one of the best development studios of all time "Origin".

[MasFlowKiller]

I dont know if am going to buy reach now,
i know reach is still going to be publish by Microsoft
but the fact that they are going to such a lowlife company like Activision makes me not want to buy reach
OGM what a bad taste this is leaving in my mouth

[iforgotmylogin]

make up for it by acquiring Bungie
....

...
Its the end of the world as we know it <sings>

[Icyhot]

Mark my words, Activision are gonna drop IW all together and name Bungie as the new IW and make them develop MW3...

Wow won't that be a biggest "Kiss my ass" to IW if that happens.... Imagine Bungie working on the only FPS bigger than their baby Halo... MW3!!!

[danielle007]

It cannot become another IW situation, Bungie owns the IP, and Activision only has the rights to publish that particular IP for 10 years, so Bungie could still make another new IP, and have someone else publish it. Plus, Bungie is completely independent, so Activision cannot fire the head honchos or anyone in Bungie, because they don't own them.

[solar]

R.I.P. Bungie

and ive never played a Halo game.

[RadientFlux]

@Hill_billy : It depends on the publishing agreement. Some agreements give the publisher the right to expect a title/game to be released at a certain time. While in other agreements its up to the developer to determine when the title is released.

[ShadowJetX]

Walks all the way to the bank, with a grin that spreads the length of their face, cheek to cheek.

[Bathyj]

I..I dont know how to feel right now.

[InfectedDK]

Jump in, jump out.. PlayB3yond.

[BYE]

Appearently they aren't too happy with Microsoft as a publisher if they even go to Activision...Infinity Ward says hi.

The positive thing is, that might actually bring some quality into Activision's catalog.

[captain-obvious]

i hope bungie wont end up like infinity ward did
TBH bungie is stupid for making this kind of move
especially right after the whole "infinity ward" drama that just happened

[meetajhu]

Facepalm. I want different games not franchise. I hope Marthon gets a awesome remake

[BloodyNapkin]

I can promise you this. I swear to god i will not buy another Bungie game while they are under activision and yes that includes Halo:Reach.

[MasFlowKiller]

Yeah, if buying Bungie next game means supporting Activision then i cant justify that purchase.

Dont want to hold back the industry.

Reach will be my list Bungie game for the next ten years, or at least while they work with Activision

[Christopher]

Sony would unlikely be able to offer more than what Microsoft probably already offered the development company to remain exclusive with their games.

In the end, Bungie really wants to go multiplatform and have a lot more control over their games, so this is good for everyone.

I do hate that it was Activision that ended up being their publisher, but understand that Bungie will maintain control over their game development and IPs.

[likedamaster]

RIP Bungie 1997-2010.

[edgeofblade]

Many people regard me as a 360 fanboy. But I can tell you quite simply... this is the death knell for Xbox. The beginning of the end. The truth is that exclusives matter, but talented developers matter so much more.

I am ultimately more dedicated to following Bungie more so than Halo and Xbox.

@cgoodno: Bungie just got out from under the Microsoft umbrella last year. Do you think they would be so quick to slap the chains on again?

[zoks310]

Wow there goes the neighborhood. But Bun wont get trapped like IW did.... hopefully.

[OmegaSlayer]

If Bungie guys have chosen to be under Activision just to leave MS, just imagine how bad is to work with MS.

Good move for Activision, wonderful move for the sake of the whole gaming community.

Activision will really benefit from this move, a new blockbuster IP, Infinity Ward, in a way or another, will remain in the stable, a boss is gone and soon, mark my word, Kotick will be removed, and will be replaced with someone from Blizzard.
I think that Activision has learned the lesson and will try to change in the upcoming years.

On a side note...a teaser of the new Bungie IP at the E3 would literally tear down Los Angeles.

[Fox01]

Without Bungie, Microsoft is going to ruin Halo. And Activision is going to ruin Bungie. Yay.

[Christopher]

I think you and I are saying the same thing, just from different perspectives.

My emphasis was that even if Sony could offer Bungie all the freedom they want in their game development, it's unlikely they could have afforded to make such a move. Even further, I think by doing anything like this would likely move companies like Insomniac to make multiplatform games almost exclusively as it would water down the exclusive market for those type of game developers.

I am like you and will follow the developers more than the IP, but the IP is a very strong one in the community so it's unlikely that people in general won't buy into whomever continues the development of it.

[Xeoset]

...Anyone actually read the statement?

Activision have publishing rights for the next 10 years; they're not allowed to poke in Bungie's affairs.

Essentially: "Hey, Bungie, go make games for a while and we'll advertise and burn the discs for you".

It's good for both parties, Bungie still get to do what the hell they want with everything catered to them while Activision pocket a certain percent on each game sold.

Fools.

[sikbeta]

Activision will lock Bungie in order to work for that IP for those 10 years straight, Milking is what Activision do Best

[FOXDIE]

omg, dident they just see what happened to IW? stupid much?
I wouldn't even do it for the money. Id rather work for Microsoft then for activis*it!

[mr mintleaf]

Out of the frying pan and into the fire

[N4g_null]

Now we know where the MW2 bonuses went LOL. IW does not like competition also and it's going to be hard to sh!t on bungie names like they did with TREY. I think Zapple knew this was coming and was fighting it. If any one is still at IW they may be leaving now. What would be crazy, ok guys put on your tin foil hats, what if Zapp and the other guys left to defraud the IW co workers of their bonus money? There was some other shady stuff going on there also. If Zapp breaks up IW then that money can be used freely to get bungie.

Well good for bungie now they can get back to making other games. also most publishers suck and MS is a micromanagment nightmare for any one.

There is a reason their stuff lack creativity.

[vhero]

It's only rights to publish there next big game... We know its not gonna be Halo so we don't even know if it's gonna succeed as without the Halo brand Bungie are just like any other dev this isn't THAT big news.. If activision had bought Bungie that would be HUGE but they just signed a deal to publish there next multi platform games something EA been doing for years..

It does however mean there next game after Reach will be on PS3.. Make of it what you will..

[DARK WITNESS]

wow... just wow..

Lost for words is not even close to how I am feeling right now.

One of my most loved developers make an agreement with my most hated publisher.

I have already promised myself I am not buying anymore Activision games... at least until Boby gets the boot !

I don't know I am really said but the thought of my money going to Activision after when they did with MW2, charging us extra, over charging for the DLC and then not even paying the studio who made them the fastest selling game of all time...

Sorry Bungie, but whatever game it is your publishing with them I will have to say no to.

I am sure Bungie must have an excellent, Rock solid agreement with them, certainly after what has happened recently, but ya I just don't want to support anything activision anymore.

[IdleLeeSiuLung]

I have doubts about IW even after the 38 or so people sued Activision. Maybe IW got pissed off they are no longer the FPS star studio at Activision?

IW had some minor conflict with Treyarch and we find that Activision has been talking to Bungie in the last 9 months! Besides West and Zampella did something similar to EA when they startede IW!!!

Activision stock when up on the news, about 3%!!! A drop in the sea for a company worth $14 billion though, and almost is within daily price fluctuations.

[xXRight3yeXx]

HOLY SH!T. Modern Warfare 3 will be epic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!!!!!!!!!

[BattleAxe]

This is a huge hit to MS.

[LukaX23]

God damnit Bungie... I thought you guys were smart.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

LOL Bungie must have missed the IW memo. Thank god Activision cant get their hands on Halo.

[N4BmpS]

Part of me is screaming "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BUNGIE DIDN'T JUST LEARN FROM IW!!?!???" although they won't be like IW they'll actually have control over their properties but I still don't like Activision. And on the other hand hey I get the PS3 title I've wanted(multiplatform but I take what I can get). Pretty sure this has been in the works for months and this couldn'y have come at a better time so please believe that part of the purpose of this announcement is for damage control among future employees that might work this publisher.

[GarandShooter]

So where does this leave MS's alleged 'Right of First Refusal' on any of Bungie's new IP's?

Does that agreement still or did that agreement ever exist?

Did MS just allow the publishing rights to this one IP to escape to Activision?

So many questions, so few answers.

[Pika-pie]

About time

[Wildarmsjecht]

didnt see that coming.

[BeaArthur]

Yeah that's a huge surprise. I guess this means Bungie will have to start churning out games every year and a half. A shame really, Bungie is a great studio and I'm sure Activision will do everything they can to run them into the ground.

[Smkt]

actually it wont.. since it's still independent.. acti will just publish their game whenever they decide to make it..

[Brewski007]

Totally didnt expect this, lol like HOW under the radar was THAT!!!.
Im just shocked !!
I think this wouldve been like soooooo much better if they couldve left the lid on this until E3 though lol. Wouldve blown the masses away!

[atticus14]

prepare to be milked indeed, but as much as people complain about other milked franchises, they still seem to sell - so no lesson learned on the developers part as long as gamers keep buying stuff like CoD and make a $15 map pack with 2 rehashed maps shatter sells records - this avalanche will never stop.

anyways, maybe they'll show their first multi-platform game at E3

[zeddy]

hello playstation..:)

[hennessey86]

this is a sad day bungie goin multi plat shocking

[HeavyweightInTheGame]

Was not expecting this. I knew there was a chance of them going multi, but to sign with Activision for ten years?

[van-essa]

Going Multiplat, ok. But with Activision and for 10 YEARS!? Wow these guys are stupid.

[dalibor]

Yeah I agree 10yrs is a bit much. It should have been like 5yrs or not even joining forces with Activision at all. What is going to happen? Who knows. I wish Bungie the best but damn they could have partnered up with somebody more trust worthy and less power hungry. Cloudy the future is.

[Qui-Gon Jim]

And I suppose it would have been either Activision or EA that would win any bid, but TEN YEARS is a surprise. Especially with the IW stuff, though it is probable that this was in the works before that started. Heck, maybe Activision figured it's safe to piss off IW because they had Bungie in the bag.

I do hope they let Bungie have a lot of freedom, but Activision is the money, and the money has the power. I'm sure Bungie wouldn't have signed the deal if they hadn't gotten good terms, though. They would be the "belle of the ball" and might have had Activision and EA competing for the contract.

[Captain Tuttle]

With a capital E. It's like Activision was doing a rope a dope with the whole IW thing.

[MaximusPrime]

good move.

[BeaArthur]

I'm curious about your logic here, please elaborate.

[MexicanAppleThief]

Well so much for all their games coming out only for Xbox 360 then. Though I am wondering..why Activision? Surely EA Partners can do a better job and let Bungie hold on to their IP?

[Captain Tuttle]

They offered them more money.

[Narutone66]

Activision don't do an "Infinity Ward" on Bungie.

[Qui-Gon Jim]

More money and/or better terms. It's not all about the money. If Activision allows them more creative freedom than EA would have, then that's a smart choice.

[MexicanAppleThief]

Most likely money. I doubt though Activision will give them a long dev cycle and much creative freedom. Even Infinity Ward devs had to wrestle with Acti just to create the Modern Warfare franchise.

Honestly, maybe there's something else to this deal but a 10 year contract with Activision seems like one of the biggest mistake to make in this day and age.

[8thnightvolley]

i hope activision doesnt run bungie into the ground... coz i love that studio they give me fun memories .... but putting a talented team as bungie and power as activision in one roof is just plain insane i was thinking EA will catch up to them but this union is NITRO to activision ... kotick must be poping crystals all over the place... coz he will get PAAIIDDD!!!!!

[Giant_Enemy_Sackboy]

The world is coming to an end,murders,dogs and cats living together ,mass hysteria ahaahah .Just kidding ,it is kinda unexpected to see bungie going multiplatform and even weirder with Activision (i thought they would become EA partners ala Valve).

[chak_]

HOORAY

halo 4, 5, 6 & 7 coming in the next year and a half §§

not forgetting "guitar hero : master chief's album" and "DJ spartan : on the move"

[Foxgod]

Halo belongs to MS, Bungie going to activision, means no more Halo from bungie.

[Dorwrath]

Duh? microsoft still own the Halo IP, so no chance on that lol

[chak_]

damn, you make me feel ridiculous :D

[Rich1631]

WOW, that came out of nowhere!!!

[Foxgod]

This could more or less mean that Reach is indeed their last Halo.
Its also well known that MS put up two new studio's for Halo related stuff.

Next Halo is 100% inhouse developed.

[BeaArthur]

That's kind of what I'm thinking, it's a sad day.

[THC CELL]

good!

makes me wonder tho will the next x box survive next gen?????????

no i am not been a fanboy

all i am saying halo is the only reason really xbox has legs deep down

With sony who own more ips and more first partys

just wondering really

Bungie is independent now and all it takes is sony to give em money and come up with a new idea (exclusive)

[iFLOWLIKEWATER]

The Xbox brand makes money, so why wouldn't it survive?

[green]

Did you not read the article? Did you not read the part that says Activision will publish ALL Bungie games for the next 10 years?

If Sony pays Bungie to make a game for them, Sony cant publish it without Activisions approval. I doubt Sony will be willing to cough up money to pay Bungie to make a game then pay Activision what i can only assume will be nothing less than $100 million to skip publishing rights for that game.

Maybe i should summarize the article for you.

- The only way Bungie can make an exclusive, is if Activision chooses to publish the game on one platform
- Bungie will own all their IPs
- Reach will be most likely, their last Halo game for at least 10 years
- The Bungie/ Activison deal is for 10years

EDIT @ The CELL: WHy do you assume there wont be another Halo game? Ever heard of the studio 343 industries that Microsoft setup to handle future Halo games. Google and you will see some heavy weights including alot of people that worked on Halo 1-3 that now work for 343 industries under Microsoft games studio.

It has been planned from the get go that Bungie can do whatever they want and Microsoft have planned accordingly.

[THC CELL]

iFLOWLIKEWATER

Look man i work in a game store in the uk

Most consoles ever sold was for halo alone
Without halo xbox will dip like it has been all this year

Halo will last a year then people will sell up like they have been doing in the past

i no people in my store who sold there consoles after halo 3 and bought them back for reach and the last halo that was released

i think xbox will dip in the next console gen unless they pull something as good as halo

then again halo is not really the best of all games anymore

call of duty stole there crown in the fps gen
maybe xbox will get a exclusive call of duty

[iFLOWLIKEWATER]

don't know. I mean, personally, I didn't buy my 360 for Halo. I bought it for Gears. But I see what you're saying, although I couldn't bring myself to take a shot in the dark like that. On second thought, maybe they would gain ground, 2 generations in a row, by launching a new console before others. I mean, they have to be looking at all possible outcomes for what works, even what works for the competition. I think this gen MS made everyone wake up and made the competition take note and become smarter, especially Sony.

[atticus14]

look man, if you work at a gamestore and post on NFG (2 qualifications for industry experts) - you should have known xbox will still get their Halo, MS owns it so they can make it themselves or form/acquire a studio to make it for them. All they have to do is keep pushing the graphics and rehash the gameplay and throw in a new mode here and there - and it'll still sell millions based off the IP alone.

The only news here is the surprise of fairly loved company (bungie) having something to do with the evil corporation activision who couldn't give 2 sh!ts about gamers as long as they buy buy buy.

But in the end it doesnt matter because either everyone jumps on the hate bandwagon and buys their game anyway, or theres just simply not enough people on the bandwagon to matter - since Activision has several of the highest selling franchises and fast selling DLC.

[What Would Kratos Do]

"i KNOW people in my store who sold THEIR consoles after halo 3 and bought them back for reach and the last halo that was released"

"call of duty stole THEIR crown in the fps gen"

"maybe xbox will get AN exclusive call of duty"

"Look man i work in a game store in the uk " I would never have guessed.

[Qui-Gon Jim]

Read again: "Under the terms of the agreement, Activision will have exclusive, worldwide rights to publish and distribute all future Bungie games BASED ON THE NEW INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY [emphasis added] on multiple platforms and devices."

It sounds like Activision only has exclusive publishing rights to Bungie's new IP, whatever that is. Another note: it says NEW intellectual property, which rules out Marathon or Oni as their next game.

[TreMillz]

Not tryna downplay Microsoft, but they really have little to no experience with in house development. Well we can only hope its just as good as the Halos from Bungie.

[danielle007]

Maybe Rare will get to do the next Halo.. I mean, what else have they done in a long while? They should do something to actually get some recognition. Obviously, it won't be as good as when Bungie did it, but they could go another direction in the Halo universe. Maybe a 3rd person shooter, with more ODST homies someplace else. Or something more innovative.

I mean, Rare has released some good games this generation, just .. noone bought them. Viva Pinata got awesome reviews, because it's one of the best micro-managing games ever created on.. anything, imo. Nuts and bolts didn't get the greatest reviews or acceptance because they took away all their powers... I didn't play that one, but I heard the stuff you can do with the creation is simply amazing.

Anyways, excuse me for going a little off topic. But, I think if Rare gets to try their hand at the next Halo, we could see something great. Even if Bungie is out of the picture.

[i_am_interested]

where the hell did this come from

[Gun_Senshi]

Halo will be ruined by Activision

Halo Hero
Halo Petz
Halo Queer
Halo Green
Halo Blue
Halo Red
etc

In the same year!

Activision are the devil <_<

[Dorwrath]

Bungie don't own the Halo IP, so Activision won't get the chance to ruin it.

[no_more_trolling]

idiotic noob

[markfrost]

If the Halo franchise wasn't owned by Microsoft maybe.

[josh14399]

I guess reach will be the last bungie game i will be buying. i thought the article was a joke at first.

[Foxgod]

It would be good if they reboot their old franchises.
But if Big A makes Bungie rush their titles, then it could indeed mean the end of bungie the way we know them.

[RadientFlux]

Shame I'd rather have Bungie either self-publish their own games or at least have a publishing agreement with a respectable company.

editted didn't know that Bungie would still own any IP published by Activision.

[Dorwrath]

Bungie will still own the IP of any game the develop. Part of the deal with Activision.

[PotatoClock]

Yep, watch out for the mass milking of games that will destroy the respect of what Bungie have created in the last many years.

Activision may as well buy into dairy farms to make money instead, their really good at milking.

[BeaArthur]

Too bad this isn't April 1st.

[liquidsnake]

Bungie sold their soul.

[PimpHandHappy]

i guess they like being ruled by DB's

but my real thought is this.... They will need to step up their game now and stop counting on a brand name to sell games... if they take over the Modern Warfare ip i will throw up in my mouth

@turtle... i do agree with you but they will always be known as the guys that created Halo.. I have played Halo (mostly single player) and thought it was good... Making a new IP would be nice but i have a feeling they will make a Call of Duty game... hope im wrong

[Captain Tuttle]

Bungie is a brand name...they'll have to screw up pretty badly to not sell games.

[silvacrest]

your average gamer, when looking at a game case is not looking out for the bungie logo, hes looking for HALO, so apart from the hardcore gamers who noes whats going on, the selling power of their next game should be interesting

unless of course, they are just taking over IW position

[Captain Tuttle]

You can say what you want about Activision but they know how to market a product. These games will sell millions and millions (if they're remotely good of which I have no doubt).

[Orange Juice]

"Activision claims the deal 'significantly broadening its global reach by providing the resources and support to develop, distribute and release games worldwide on multiple platforms and devices'."

Because of this, we're probably going to see Bungies new game sooner than we all think. I say this because theres NO way that activision is going to pay that much for exclusivity and not take advantage of every single year they have it.

I'm looking forward to seeing what they provide.

[paulomeen]

it was inevitable, that they would go multi but, activision!!! the ruined IW.

[Qui-Gon Jim]

But all those people are going to Respawn (heh, I love that pun name), so it will be the same key team members over there.

[AliTheBrit19]

Holy F*ck...

Big news, Activison suck... now they have fingers in all the pies

World of Warcraft, Call of Duty and most likely future Halo games

Pretty much all of the biggest franchises on earth but GTA.

This probably means Xbox 360 exclusive games out the window.

Edit - Just found out Microsoft own the rights to Halo, my bad.

[palaeomerus]

Nope. Activision will have nothing to do with Halo. MS owns Halo and hired Frank O'Conner from Bungie to run their 343 Industries to manage the Halo brand and Halo development for MS. Bungie is leaving Halo (for the time being, though there is no reason they couldn't do it as a third party after the 10 years are up).

This is just a publishing contract BTW. Activision is not buying Bungie.

[moe84]

Finally, the death of Halo!

flame on!

But seriously, interesting move.... if it's legit.

[THC CELL]

to be honest im glad halo is almost dead

the online was good back when halo 2 was out till the modder attacked it

and they have not had a better story since halo 1

[Captain Tuttle]

MS owns Halo and they have their own studio (343) to develop new games.
Halo ain't going anywhere. (whew!)

[bjornbear]

than be employed by Acti...

[lowcarb]

Talk about disappointing news to wake up to. Oh well I guess 343 is going to be the true face of Halo from here on out and maybe some Bungie guys will jump ship and join them. I thought for years Bungie complained about being held down by MS and now they buddy up with Activision. Wth

[GCO Gamer]

Just when it was dying, Activision gets a jump start.

[Wikkid666]

Really... who cares? Bungie isn't worth anything except to Halo fanboys. It's definitely true for those in disbelief. Bungie just said something a week or so about this. They were asked "Will you ever make another Halo game?" "Maybe in 10 or so years"

[Qui-Gon Jim]

I disagree with most of your comment, but that "maybe in 10 years or so" catch made me literally lol.

[MajestieBeast]

Wow this will make them get over the loss of infinity ward very fast.

[divideby0]

just shows how impt. Bungie is to the industry...
I really thought MS would have bought them with all the cash they have

[RadientFlux]

It all depends on the relationship between the publisher (Microsoft) and developer (Bungie).

If the relationship isn't solid. There is a good chance when purchasing the studio, that all main talent will leave and the publisher is pretty much left with just a name and a few IPs.

I doubt Bungie is looking to be purchased by anyone. After separating from Microsoft a few years back they probably value their independence.

[Hades1337]

what a coup for activision. however, bungie havent really proven themselves in anything other than making Halo games, and seeing as Microsoft owns the Halo franchise, it will be interesting to see what new stuff they come up with.

[keysy420]

geuss i wont be playing any bungie games for a long time

[avengers1978]

Activison=Evil Empire
Poor Bungie they will be envolped by evil.

[xAlmostPro]

COD: halo LOL! COD: reach ? cod: mw3 ? hahah

[no_more_trolling]

another idiot who thinks halo belongs to bungie lol

[mrv321]

mrv321 - 11 days 13 hours ago
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'2.1 -
Activision money scheme

1. Make a franchise
2. Buy a good franchise and studio
3. Have other developers make sequel to the franchise
4. Run that franchise into the ground
5. Blame someone else

I think singularity will be their next franchise... in the sequel they will add multiplayer with treyarch working on it. '

I posted that... MRV321-1 PATCHER-0

[palaeomerus]

I doubt Bungie will be doing Call of Duty. They said that they have a new IP to work on. Presumbly Activision will be publishing that and any 'side games' they do (like Bizarre Creation's Geometry Wars, assuming they do any).

[R2D2]

LOS MODS SON MALOS

[Slient Knight 9]

doe's this mean bungie will be working on the next cod games or something else?

A OMG moment of 2010 right here.

[bjornbear]

fine...bungie are a great dev and multi-plat is good but...ACTIVISION? LMAO

i thought they've been watching the news...Acti destroy developers...silly bungie

well wtv it i hope its more solid than halos or else i won't be interested

[THC CELL]

no more halo no more xbox boo hoo

[Ocelot525]

no more kittens

[avengers1978]

Hey, Hey let's leave the kitties out of this.

[AngryTypingGuy]

THC, guess who owns the Halo IP. Go ahead, I'll give you time. I'll give you a hint...not Bungie.

[fullmetal297]

The fall of Bungie now begins.

[foxxy]

So ps3 bungie game is coming intresting and yes I know it will be multi doesn't change the fact a bungie label will be on ps3 box.

[Baka-akaB]

LOl no wonders activision didnt seems to care about iW's departure .

[Eamon]

LOL, now it all makes sense.
I'm guessing Activision will announce at E3 that Bungie will take over all future Modern Warfare development.

To be frank, I have absolutely no idea whether that's good or bad.

[Sonyslave3]

Sorry but MS own Halo and the new developer are 343 studios google is your friend.

[NateNater]

Yes, but can 343 live up to what Bungie has done with Halo? That is the real question.

[Arnon]

"Talents and devs make games, and the next Bungie game, the real next Halo, is coming to PS3."

This is why we need to prevent inbreeding. It results in idiotic spawn such as this.

[Sir_Ken_Kutaragi__]

;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D
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Let me do a Micro$oft 'E3 2009' now...

"We(SONY)have 'Bungie' now on PS3"!!! ;-D (Not that i care about Bungie anyway)

[Foxgod]

Not the same, because SE and Konami already where on the 360, they just brought Metal gear.

Bungie hasnt been on the ps3 before, and they are not bringing any franchise over.
They will come with a new one, that will debut on both the 360 and ps3.

If they would do what you say, Sony would just emberass themselves.

[Sir_Ken_Kutaragi__]

http://www.thatvideogameblo...

The FUTURE of xBox 360 ONLY Games to come... ;-D ;-D ;-D

[mcnablejr]

http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3...

[no_more_trolling]

never expected this in a million years

[T9X69]

I could really care less about Bungie and the Halo series, but wow.......they might as well just cut there DlCKS off.

[NYC_Gamer]

lets see what bungie can produce with this new freedom...

[Dance]

Why Activison?

[Morbid Bulldozer]

It's like leaving an alcoholic husband for a psychotic cannibal Nazi. I wonder how many people leave Bungie because of this.

[NYC_Gamer]

Hmm...well i guess many ps3 owners will get to enjoy games made by bungie...

[mcnablejr]

mgs lol/

[Narutone66]

crying here and spamming the thread.

[Spartan DL]

People have to realize that Gaming is a business and what Bungie has done is made a good business decision. Knowing Bungie they will still make great games and I'm excited to see what else they make.

[theunleashed64]

LMAO! R.I.P 360 OMFG BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HA 360 has no games

[DarkSpawnClone]

HOLY SH!T , wonder what there going to make if its cod i will be pissed!

[Dance]

Openzone is that way >>>>>>>

[Giant_Enemy_Sackboy]

I love the halo series for his music is awesome,atmospheric,engaging.T hats why i find Odst being my favorite so far.i cannot wait to hear his upcoming work in my PS3 with 7.2 dolby surround sound.

[omek]

halo multiplat anyone

[danielle007]

M$ owns Halo. Bungie doesn't.

[Slient Knight 9]

now this has got me thinking and can't believe i'm going to say this but maybe hiphopgamer was right, remember he said about bungie working on ps3 this would explain it a multiplat game and Activision as publisher.

[danielle007]

While I do think it's completely immoral to sign on with Activision after all they've done to the industry as a whole and to Infinity Ward.... Plus that bastard Bobby Kotick.. However, Bungie seems to have made a much smarter deal with them than IW did. Which, if you're going to make a deal with the devil, then it's for the best that you make a damn good deal, I spose..

"Under the terms of the agreement, Activision will have exclusive, worldwide rights to publish and distribute all future Bungie games based on the new intellectual property on multiple platforms and devices.

Bungie remains an independent company and will continue to own their intellectual property. Additional terms of the agreement were not disclosed. "

So, Bungie will own their IP, and if Activision pisses them off, they can publish another IP in a different universe with another publisher, since Activision only has the rights to publish the one IP, and only for 10 years, and Bungie will still completely own the IP. But, we'll see if hanging around with Kotick & co. corrupts our beloved Bungie...

[Giant_Enemy_Sackboy]

I like Santa monica going multi plat,or insomniac .

[mcnablejr]

360 owners would not care... trust me.

[Foliage]

Exactly, it would the the equivalent, since no one gives a crap about Halo but 12 yearolds, and that isn't the PS3 target market like the 360.

[2cents]

heres hoping we dont bungie go the way of the 'ward'.

[Calm Down Sunshine]

Here's to 10 more years of average games from an average developer.

[palaeomerus]

Uh huh. And here's to ten more years of clueless posts from a clueless poster.

[DigitalAnalog]

Give Activision 2 years to piss off Bungie and treat them like dirt...

-End statement

[SpartanQ8]

RIP Bungie!

[tudors]

are you a good witch or a bad witch?

or

is this a good thing or a bad thing?

[tudors]

MS have the rights to Halo my friend, so whatever happens you still will not be getting Halo on PS3.

[Qui-Gon Jim]

Strangely, the only building that took any damage was Microsoft HQ.

[tudors]

"M$ owns Halo. Bungie doesn't."

Few people get that I am afraid.

[bjornbear]

halo is halo because of bungie

halo's sales however, are because of the brand name

clearly 360 people seem to be fine with bungie stopping halo as long as it remains famous and making money for MS....hmmm

[iforgotmylogin]

MW3 wouldnt be the same if in some strange world bungie developed it.

i personaly think mw2 was a great game
if you count all the flaws and glitches as a boycott and a cry for help from IW
it all makes sense that way

[Baka-akaB]

BS imo . IW always seemed happy with their work on MW2 and called all the shots .

Even today , at respawn ,they dont even imply they had any issue with developing MW2 for activision . The problem was and still is activision's treatement when it came to paying them what they seems to be owed .

[maxx_24]

http://360.kombo.com/articl...

I didn't think much of this comment at the time but now it makes sense. Damn you Kotick!

[godslayer429]

lololololololololololololololo lololololololol

[silvacrest]

This is suprising but since MS own the halo IP I guess this should be okay for them
I'm just wondering

A, why a 10 year deal? If things don't go well they are locked down for a long time

B, I'm sure acti offered more money they anyone else but still, anyone else would have been better

What I'm wondering is what bungie are gonna make now, after so many years of halo it should be interesting seeing what they. Come up with

[Baka-akaB]

well as activision would you have settled for less , after the iw affair ?

That way they are sure that if someone wants to break off , like in sports deals , the concurrent willing to acquire or publish bungie would need to pay compensations

[tudors]

it's not the fact that Bungie have jumped ship that bothers me because we already knew they were going solo, it's all those employees who have been treated so badly and now we know why, kinda makes Bungie seem like a dark horse, they have basically crossed over to the dark side.

[jay2]

And we all know that it'll be £100 for Halo Racing 1000000, just like Tony HAWLK RIDE because you'll be forsed to use a wheel controller or something.

[Meryl]

If I was bugie I would not have taken that deal we all know what happened to IW.

[Baka-akaB]

that's irrelevant when Bungie signed a contract securing IP ownership to them , whatever happens with activision .

Activision always left IW do their thing pretty freely , the problem began with money talks and ip rights .

[belowradar]

I was listening to a podcast this weekend and I remember them mentioning that Bungie might make another Halo game in 10 yrs. I didn't really think about it at the time but w/ this news it makes sense with the whole 10 year deal.
I can't even imagine what the Bungie.net forums are like this morning.
Can't wait to see what Dan Amrich has to say about this on his podcast.

[Dellis]

Those lazy crying punks from Respawn HAVE BEEN OWNED!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ExposingLames]

first of, activision? why? now i REALLY dont want to play their games....as if they werent cartoony and kiddie enough already now they are published by activision :(

on a side note.... HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAH BOTS!!!!!

[rawd]

ahahahah

[Xino Gramoso]

sorry but MICROSOFT owns everything that makes Halo? and not bungie like some of you think, they just let bungie do it beacause they invented the game...

[ballsofsteel]

wow this is a blessing and a curse and the same time. bungie now can make multiplatform games but at the expense of having to be chained to activision. I hope to god bungie made absolute sure the acti can screw with their IP's like the did with IW

[TiKiMaN1]

Kotick runs Bungie into the ground in 5...4...3...2...1

[tha_meat_beater]

"to recharge your life gauge hold your fist waist high at a 45 degree angle and pump it back and forth rapidly with project natal" no controller needed, only your "limbs"

[mcnablejr]

Thats just silly.

[CARRIERHASARRIVED]

I'm waiting for the "just kidding" announcement.

This makes little to no sense, any of it.

Then again, if you think about it, Bungie has been hanging off the fattest tits in the biz since the development of Halo 1... So I guess that makes more sense when I think of it that way. They're not with MS anymore, so where else would one go when looking for that elusive development dollar?

[maxcer]

mind blown

[Redempteur]

this news is getting hotter by the minute ..

and without any help from multiples accounts ..
Finally n4g the way it should ..

/*on topic */
well this is big news you just have to wonder how they managed to secure 10 WHOLE YEARS of exclusivity

[Domer25]

Wonder what bungie can do other than Halo. It will be interesting to see a different side from them.

[ATLGAMER]

lol...who cares they only made one good game...

[Tobes]

I guess this makes sense. Bungie want to make multiplatform games and so they need a multiplatform publisher. I'm sure this is an educated and justifiable decision.

Bungie will not be willing to give up any control over the design of their games after leaving the MS unmbrella a while ago. So people shouldn't worry about 'the monster that is Activision' ruining another developer. Activision publish games, Bungie need a publisher. It makes sense, but I bet EA are disappointed...

[aviator189]

How to feel?.... I'm just....I didn't see this coming at all. Well, here's to hoping they still make great games.

[xaviertooth]

bots are now crying their priceless developer now on board the ps3, waaahhhhhhhh!!! next will be remedy, no more first party studios for microsoft oh so pitiful 360 only have multiplat it has no future now.

[ElementX]

I don't see the big deal. Bungie broke it off with MS a long time ago and I thought I read somewhere about them wanting a multiplatform game. No surprise to me.

[Cernunnos]

When you're buying your next Bungie game you will all be giving $s to Antivision! GLHF

[Phil Mc Crackin]

Bill gates is wetting his Johnie Quest pajamas. When halo comes out on ps3 I'm going to buy it and Never play it...he'll I might even leave it sealed. "so whatya think of the new halo?". " Never played it, I got it in it's original packaging but I never got around to it".

[Tobes]

So you STILL don't understand who owns the rights to Halo. Ah, the intelligence of some people...

[ReBurn]

Does this mean that Activision may actually publish something worth buying?

[TheBand1t]

<- that is my face right now. Bungie deserves a helluva lot better then Acti.

[Solotov]

yikes...10 years of being shackled by corporate Activision.
I know Microsoft has studio 343 for forthcoming Halo games, but doesn't Microsoft still own 49% of Bungie???

[Tobes]

Bungie spent nearly 10 years being 'shackled' by corporate Microsoft, and I don't think it affected the quality of their games too much. Besides, there is no 'shackling' here, Bungie would NOT have entered into any agreement with a publisher which would have inhibited their creative freedom.

[Solotov]

lol, you don't know Activision

[Ilhass]

BB Bungie lol

[m23]

It's not like Activision bought Bungie or something. Activision has exclusive publishing rights to a new IP that Bungie is creating for 10 years. Not every game Bungie makes, just this new IP. Bungie is big enough to make 2 games at the same time, I believe so they could make other games if they want. This was a huge surprise, I did not expect any news like this today. Activision is one smart company.

[andron]

It will be interesting to see what new IP Bungie are making. Will it be an FPS or something completely different?

LOL at all the Fud talking fanboys fawning all over this news. It's surprising, but not too much, Bungie have been talking about going multi. And now they have a publisher.

[Glasscocked]

Bungie doesn'r make very good games besides the Halo series and personally I think that is overrated.

[Omega Zues]

Really im almost speechless. Also this is for 10 years...oooh boy its going to be a long ride. Also Bungie now gone multiplat...I cant believe this lol. I mean yes I know their new IP is now multiplat but still. Wow.

But STILL #$%!@ Activision!

Poor Bungie, hardly knew ya.

[maxcer]

i guess it was a tossup between ativision and EA. who do you sign with? the devil or the former devil?

[Mo0eY]

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Bots got no games.

[IdleLeeSiuLung]

Seems like the one that missed the boat is EA!

The only real competitor to this deal is what EA could have offered and we all know EA want world domination as bad as Activision, so what happened EA?

[Kos-Mos]

But what quality games have bungie made?

[Cajun Chicken]

Who needs Infinity Ward, seriously? After this Activision DOES NOT need Infinity Ward, it will not be missed. I just hope Acti doesn't force them to make CoD.

[R3DD]

So Halo is goin multiplatform? LOL

[ASSASSYN 36o]

No it is not. LOL! Not without a lawsuit from MS.

[Memo-Xen x3100]

I can't believe it, this is just UNBELIEVABLE! Bungie sells their soul to the devil. Intense!

[ASSASSYN 36o]

This is going to ruin my plans of boycotting Activision. Oh well I still have Halo Reach to play.

[ClownBelt]

This is the end of bungie. Activision will take any freedom of any developer to make their own game. Sigh...

[ivant]

...except the 10 year duration.

Bungie was intending to go multiplatform anyway. Am looking forward to what they make.

What would have been truly breaking news -- and cheaper for Sony -- was contracting Bungie to make Resistance 3.

Now that would have been mindblowing news with what Bungie could have done with R3, with help from ND, GG, & Insomniac on developing on the Ps3.

[Claudinho69]

some people just dont learn

[ASSASSYN 36o]

Some of you are looking at this completely wrong. Bungie hired Activision not the other way around. Bungie dictates how their games are published and maintain control over said games entirely. Bungie is not oblivious to what happened with Activision and IW. They protected themselves perfectly well. RTFA!

And just because bungie is going multiplat does not guarantee they will make games on the ps3 and/or wii. Remember multiplatform includes xbox and PC. Or does such observation not fit this conveniently?

[Wile]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! Anyone but Activision!

[unworthyBOZO]

Farewell bungie

[clembo]

I liked Halo

[jbiz320]

about three fourths of you need to grow up with all of this Xbox is done nonsense.

[Stone-The-Crow]

Seriously F**k off Activision and Bobby, seriously stop ruining companies and us gamers

You've destroyed IW and now you've got Bungie, great...

jesus i wish this didn't happen...

[xionpunk]

Mind = BLOWN

[JRisburning]

Now that Bungie is multi-platform, I won't be buying any games from them, just because it's published by Activision. I see the death of another great developer.

[Foliage]

Bungie relied on a Halo title on their box, they were never a note-worthy developer. This will just expose how poorly they are at creating quality games.

[dkgshiz]

Halo is all they had going for them. Seriously try playing some of their old games. Their terrible!

[mcnablejr]

Bungie does halo.

Did* should i say/.

[dkgshiz]

Thats like eating a 80 year old dog turd sandwich.

[Solotov]

:)

[nilamo]

I'm glad for them that they get to do what they want, which is go multiplatform, but WHY would you off all publishers want to sign a 10!!! year deal with rehashvision. I mean of all the moments you can do this, it has to be now?? With all the infinity ward **** going around. I really hope bungie doesn't get the same treatment.

Wow I see the ps3 fanboys are getting aroused. Don't forget halo is still owned by microsoft. And if anything this will encouraged a lot of other devs to go the same route, expect a lot ps3 exclusive developers to go multiplatform as well in the future.

[saimcheeda]

now bungie has gone multiplatform, time for Mcrosoft to make some first party studios!

[A_doc]

Every time a developing house partners with a big publisher people assume the publisher controls the developing house. There is a big difference in a publisher BUYING a developing house, and a developer partnering with a publisher. If bungie was bought by Activision then Activision would be the controlling company in charge of what games would be produced, when, and how much resources are devoted to those games. In the case of a partnership, the developer controls ALL OF THOSE THINGS. Activision simply advertises and publishes the game. THAT IS ALL. Infinity Ward was bought by Activision, not a partner of it. Infinity Ward's lead programmers quit, Infinity Ward did not have a CEO.

So no, Bungie will not be developing Call of Duty or any other IP made by other developing companies

Bungie employees will not be replaced, fired, or hired by Activision

Halo stops being OWNED by Bungie after Reach, however Halo is still owned by 343 Industries lead by former Bungie head Frank O'Connor. So if there ever will be a halo 4 then it would be made by 343, not Bungie anyway.

[Nintenuendo]

You are the only one who seems to have actually read the article.

This is exactly right, 100%.

Kudos to you sir, and kudos again.

[kasasensei]

bubble for you. Completely right. :)

[PRHB HYBRiiD]

sony fanboys talk sh1t about halo and bungie and now they are so happy hahah to bad halo will never be on the ps3 xD

[Tony-A]

I think that they're more happy with the fact that Bungie themselves are going multiplat.... the same guys who made Halo what it is (litterally).

With that thought, no matter what title Bungie makes, it won't be exclusive, which is exactly what PS3 fanboys wanted. Obviously it won't be Halo since it's owned by M$ (which is exactly why neither Resistance nor Ratchet & Clank will ever jump ship if Insomniac tried multiplat) and Bungie themselves expressed that they're done with Halo.

On that note, I wonder why 360 fanboys weren't mellow like this when Kojima announced he was making a multiplatform game, even though it isn't part of the Metal Gear Solid saga/story.... hmmm...

I think this multiplat deal is of the same calibur - if not above what happened with Kojima. That is considering he's made a popular game for Xbox before (although it didn't do too well). That can't be said about Bungie.

[ManiacMansion]

nice to see how PS3 fandroids crae about Bungie :)

Looks like the childish Halo games (like they call it) are preferd by the droids :)

Anyways.. MS owns the HALO ip.

[farhad2k8]

OMG does this now mean that COD is only on the 360 now =| =| !!!

[Tony-A]

After looking at how much COD sold on the PS3, clearly not.

[peeps]

mixed reactions tbh, but this is massive news.

Bad cus Activision has been going downhill recently with milking franchises, the whole problems with IW etc

but good because it means whatever Bungies new ip is, it will be multiplatform (which would have been expected) and should get a lot of support from their publishers

[Socomer 1979]

Bunjie could call the ps3 game: master chiefs Spartans & it would be another halo except it would be in HD.
Ha ha ha ha ha !

[Pandamobile]

Oh god why Activision of all publishers...

[STICKzophrenic]

As a fan of not only the Halo games, but the studio behind them, I am absolutely sick to my stomach right now.

Bungie is a studio that cares about its fans and the gaming community. Activision is the opposite. This is horrible news. I feel like I just lost a friend...

[mittwaffen]

You are stupid mfkers I guess after reach - thats its, cant support your anymore.

[zorg729]

yo people, reach is the last halo game bungie was goin to make period. the next halo game is going to be made by microsoft. and its going to SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!MC bought the halo franchise!

[zorg729]

does activision or IW (Respawn) own the MW francise? cause I dont want bungie ruining MW!

[drzmvp554]

im shocked to be honest, but im excited to see to what bungie has in store for us, hopefully activision doesnt screw them over

[SephireX]

This is a good thing and a bad thing. The bad thing is that Activision get to publish Bungie's future games. The good thing is that Bungie is going multi baby! A hard kick in the nads for 360 fanboys indeed.

[interrergator]

dont do it there EVIL

[air1]

damn! i still cant pick up my jaw!

why bungie, why!

[KiLLUMiNATi_89]

Its funny im a ps3 and 360 owner, the funniest thing is everyone hated halo and bungie.ps3 owners we dnt need bungie or halo (Ps3 Fanbase). Now they excited lmfaoooo. Get this straight Ms owns 100% of halo's IP. By they way f bungie name me 1 game that they develope besides halos lol none. So im interesting in seeing what Ip bungie is going to develope, What a gay of duty and gaylow mix, pain killer with BR's with heart beat sensor's lol hahaha camping around lmfaoo.

Bungie blows they not even in my top 10 developers out there lol us ps3 owner dnt need call halo 9 lol give me crysis or R3 or U3, K3, games that uses real cell power. Im still interesting in what IW has to offer with EA never knw ppl they can use cry engine 3 lol just being honest never knw.

I dont think this as big of a deal cause im not getting any game they make cause im not paying 20$ for future map packs. But idk y bungie would sign a contract with Devil (Activision), in matter of time they just going to be the next IW when (Activision) the devil jerk them around tooo in the end whatchhh

[Garrison]

I said before after the disaster that was modern warfare 2 and the Infinity Ward Fiasco that I'd never buy an Activision game again. If I ever do I'll do so as used. If bungie signed a deal with the devil to get into gamer's wallets that's their problem, Activision isn't getting into mine on principle alone.

[GigglePuff]

Why are you worrying so much? Activision does not OWN Bungie, they only have PUBLISHING RIGHTS for some unknown franchise. BUNGIE IS STILL AN INDEPENDENT COMPANY. Activion can NOT order them around, Bungie can do whatever the hell they want with the game, but Activision is going to publish that certain franchise (for 10 years).

[Meryl]

oh well Halo will get reduced in quality if bungie does nt make it having only a few select employees from bungie in 343 studio's won't help them out, but it happens to all great games, just look at crash for an example of what happened when naughty dog sold it on to other developers, now it's trash.
I see lots of bots wanting to abandon ship now lol, so much for x360 and halo reach doubt it will get support for long.

[eckounltd88]

Holy S**t dident see this comming at all

[blu_yu_away]

After all the hell that Activision put IW through why would Bungie willingly climb into bed with such a beast? When you lay with dogs you're bound to get fleas.

[trevscofield]

This was from an article on Halo:Reach... looke what he states for the time it would take before Bungie would think about doing another Halo Game:
Lars Bakken, lead multiplayer designer on Halo: Reach said "As far as right now, currently, yes. This is our last Halo Bungie game". He went on to say "Now in the future, who knows? You can never say never, because things change. maybe ten years down the line we decide to make another Halo game, but for right now, yes. This is it for us."

[boxninjah]

Guitar Hero 6: Halo Edition
bundled with a limited edition halo drumset for $499!

[rezzah]

I guess they never pay any attention to the new, since what happened to IW is a pretty big thing in the gaming industry.

Also, Activision now has their hands on another IW.

[EVILDEAD360]

I absolutely love Bungie..they've given us a million great memories..if this is the route they wanted to go then more power to them...

Halo Reach will still be hands down the biggest selling game of 2010...and millions upon millions will be playing it deep into 2013

Halo 4 (the inevitable return of Master Chief) will still be developedd for the next gen Microsoft console..

The Halo Movie may see the light of day..

And if the next Bungie game is a shooter it WILL absolutely show it's face on EVERY iteration of Micrsoft consoles for the next decade..

Activision wanted the next Infinity Ward type talent..well they got the best out there..nobody does FPS better than Bungie and now we get to see what else they are made of..

There are only 2 major non-first party console Publishers period that could have spent Bungie aquisition type dough..EA and Activion..period

And after 9 months..spoils went to the victor..just hope it was worth it...only time will tell

Evil

[jalen247]

I look forward to playing a Bungie game on my PS3. Sorry xbox 360 fans.

[bviperz]

Good LUCK with that!

[Enigma_2099]

... so THIS is what they're going to do about Infinity Ward...

[MR LOOKINGBILL]

Mr. LOOKINGBILL IS BACK IN THE HOUSE PS3 FANBOYS.

[kraze07]

With the money Bungie has probably made from the Halo series I don't see why they don't just start publishing their own games.

[kasasensei]

It's a very good news for all gamers! i just hope activision will not try to f* Bungie later.
A 10 years deal sounds like, 3 or maybe 4 games are in the pipe, no more. That's not dumb at all, just realistic.

Is Epic games the next one to make its coming out? :D They said "gears of war3" will be the last of the franchise and now that's they are as many ps3 in the world as they are 360, it all makes sense!

[orange-skittle]

Bungie doesn't make great games anyway

[Gamer_89]

uhm what does it mean for M$ with only one studio left the only xbox has is live but till e3 because then sony would bring in the psn premium service that going to be better than live service .

RIP Xbox 360
00-06-2010

your were a great friend till it last