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Bungie signs 10 year deal with Activision - Next Bungie Game Coming to All Platforms
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http://www.bungie.net/News/Blog.aspx?mode=news#cid25920
The story of Bungie is wild, winding, and full of majestic wonder. We’ve treaded many pathways over these last nineteen years. But for all the twists and turns we’ve taken, we’re still doing what we set out to do from the beginning, back when the whole of “Bungie Software Products Corporation” consisted of two friends operating out of a basement in Chicago:
Making kick ass games that we want to play.
And as Bungie has grown, the industry’s best and brightest have been totally accretive to our own creative margins. It’s no secret that while the full might of our studio has focused on making Halo: Reach, another core team, led by our co-founder and Studio Creative Director, Jason Jones, has already begun laying the groundwork to bring our newest universe, stories, and characters to life.
Today, we’re poised to open a new chapter in Bungie’s history—one that begins with a partnership between Bungie and Activision and ends where we always knew it would, with World Domination. Our Next Big Thing now has a concrete path, leading from our studio to the platforms of our choosing. The business formalities are behind us. Our Constitution remains unchanged. We are still Bungie, still independent, and now we are free to bring our stories to an ever bigger audience.
Next up, the most ambitious game we’ve ever made, Halo: Reach. Built upon ten years of experience developing the Halo franchise, we’ve assembled the best team, the best technology, and the best talent to ensure that Reach is the game our fans deserve. Strap in and buckle up tight, we’re sending our baby out with a bang.
Once the smoke clears, all the pieces will finally be in place for Step 7. Don’t worry, though. We won’t let World Domination go to our heads. We’re gonna keep making kick ass games on our own terms, and since you’ve been so supportive throughout the years, we’d love to bring you along for the ride.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BUNGIE AND ACTIVISION ANNOUNCE EXCLUSIVE, WORLDWIDE PARTNERSHIP
10-Year Alliance Expands Global Reach for Leading Game Developer Across Multiple Platforms
Kirkland, WA and Santa Monica, CA – April 29, 2010 -- Bungie, the developer of blockbuster game franchises including Halo, Myth and Marathon, and Activision, a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, the #1 online games publisher (Nasdaq: ATVI), announced today that they have entered into an exclusive 10-year partnership to bring Bungie’s next big action game universe to market. 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.
The groundbreaking alliance will provide Bungie its first such partnership since splitting off from Microsoft in 2007, significantly broadening its global reach by providing the resources and support to develop, distribute and release games worldwide on multiple platforms and devices.
Activision will broaden its portfolio with a new franchise from one of the industry’s most creative, successful and proven studios, whose games have sold more than 25 million units worldwide. To date, Bungie’s Halo games have generated approximately $1.5 billion in revenues, according to The NPD Group, Charttrack and GfK. Activision expects this agreement to be accretive to its operating margins as of the release of the first game.
“We chose to partner with Activision on our next IP because of their global reach, multi-platform experience and marketing expertise,” said Harold Ryan, President of Bungie. “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.”
“Bungie is one of the premier studios in our industry and we are extremely pleased to have the opportunity to work with their talented team over the next decade,” stated Thomas Tippl, Chief Operating Officer of Activision Blizzard. “Bungie has developed some of the most compelling and successful games, multiplayer experiences and thriving fan communities, and this alliance underscores our long-standing commitment to foster the industry’s best creative talent. Our unprecedented partnership with Bungie will enable us to broaden our pipeline of exciting new games as we continue to strengthen our industry position and pursue long-term growth opportunities.”
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So this is just a deal for their new IP from how it reads, exclusive publishing and distribution rights for everything with that IP for 10 years.
It all sounds fine on the surface, but still, jeeze, dealing with the devil Bungie.
Which at the pace that Bungie makes games, covers about 3 games.
The pace that Bungie used to make games
Alternatively: That's what Treyarch's for!
*wonky running animation*
They'll pretty much have to if they want to stay independent.
Seems likely. I wonder if seeing the Bungie logo on a handheld or a PS3 will feel as weird as it did the first time I saw it on an Xbox after playing their games on Mac for so many years.
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The perfect way to make Halo without calling it Halo!
(kidding. well aware Bungie doesnt WANT to make another Halo...)
Wasn't Activision withholding royalties for IW to make MW3? Why the hell would you want to risk allying with a company willing to do that?
Edit: Bet Bungie is 'pressured' into making another Halo game.
Activision has a problem with anything being anything related to an RTS.
Don't worry, Activision has all that time to find a way to screw over Bungie.
I guess it will depend on how much of the Reach monies M$ lets them keep. I hope they push a lot of map packs and DLC out for Reach and support it for a while. It sucked having MS hold on to the map packs for H3 FOREVER.
Well of course, anything else wouldn't make any sense. It's Activision.
When they write down stuff like who are they actually talking to? I mean, who do they honestly believe would buy that nonsense?
What does this have to do with Reach?
And I can't believe EA and MS wouldn't pony up the cash for this exclusivity.
Who knows? I may even get to play a new Bungie game on my PEEEEE CEEEEEEEEE!
What kind of crazy shit would that be? Playing Bungie games on a home computer? That's just insane!
Wow. I can't image how odd that'd feel to play...
by ActivisionBungie
It will feel exactly like every other rail shooter/half-assed downgraded version of every game that goes to every platform feels. Ugh.
I'd love to see Bungie DEVELOP a Wii game, but my guess is Bungie is making a game for the 360/PS3 and Activision is going to cram it into every console it can with as much tender love and care as they're known for.
No, Microsoft is.