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Halo made $6 billion from games and multimedia, 343 Industries says

343 Industries confirms the Halo franchise is a multi-billion dollar video game series, with over $6 billion generated from games and transmedia content.

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BandarHub467d ago (Edited 467d ago )

Halo can do more than that.
343i is sitting on a goldmine of stories within the Halo lore.
They have been doing great with the book and comics but those need to be adapted into a animated series.
They need to start off by adapting the Forerunner saga books into an animated series. This background info is very important to understand Halo lore and its really good. I am surprised by the fact the people do not know about the Forerunner and precursors.

They need to make more games and expand into different genres. Halo War was great but with the flood, they could easily create a horror game.
343i needs to expand into a multiple-team studio with 2 big teams and one small experimental team.

gleepot466d ago

Halo is good, but it's not THAT good.

XiNatsuDragnel467d ago

Halo has potential but the publisher and developer just screw it up tbh.

Christopher466d ago

Halo is more valuable than any Sony IP. I think it's realized its potential, it just needs to be kept up.

neutralgamer1992466d ago

Nope

Destiny says hello and Sony has the developer who made halo. Destiny has generated billions

Brazz466d ago (Edited 466d ago )

"Hypothetical Halo" is indeed a juggernault, but the "current Halo", managed by 343I, is overshadowed by many Playstation IP's, like GoW, Destiny, i even dare say Last of Us and Horizon.

Maybe Halo can be saved and become something gigantic, but ATM, It's in a Very bad place and getting worse.

Stanjara466d ago

Halo needs a reboot, like GOW.
343 had a chance and they messed it up.

Old folks (including me) jumped in for two weekends and called old friends to play halo again, but for current times this game is obsolete.

And the show... Oh boy...what they did to my little MasterChef boy...?

Garbage!

Crows90466d ago

As an intellectual property in the broadest sense possibly. But as an intellectual property in the gaming world not even close.

Halo was hugely popular back in the day. All Microsoft managed to do was make it unpopular.

Lightning77466d ago

More than ANY Sony IP? I dunno about that. Spider Man alone has way more worth than Halo. If we're taking name brand.

I see people saying Destiny. Destiny while a very popular game isn't a house hold name quite like Halo is. With out Halo there would be no Destiny period.

Chevalier466d ago

$6 billion over 18 years is pretty low. Fate Stay on mobile made Sony about as much. Feel like TLOU moving to television will push TLOU passed that mark too.

Christopher466d ago (Edited 466d ago )

***Destiny says hello and Sony has the developer who made halo. Destiny has generated billions***

Nope

Even if you take the max annual revenue of Bungie, which is ~500m, it would still be over $1b behind Halo (realistically, it's ~4b behind as it had a very slow start with Destiny and kicked off with Destiny 2), which before Infinite had made almost $7b in just games/media, more in merchandising.

Regardless of your opinion of the franchise and the last game, those are the facts. And, guess what? Bugie's next game isn't Destiny.

IamTylerDurden1466d ago (Edited 466d ago )

I mean...it's not technically their IP but Spiderman...

Also, Halo is one of gaming's biggest IP, it just a television show as well. It has a f2p version that generates revenue. It has toys in common stores. Halo will make money regardless of the shabby state the game is in.

Sony has many significant IP they are stretching into other areas in order to generate revenue and with exception of Destiny and Spidey they are all homegrown. TLOU, GoW, Uncharted, Horizon, and even newer IP like Tsushima. And while Spidey isn't theirs technically, between game and film it must generate.

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Destiny1080466d ago

this is based on 18 years of halo, + comics + toys + Tv

fortnite generated $5.8 billion in Revenue in 2021 alone

Ra3030466d ago

I don't get the propose of the article. Some dude stands up and says "6 billion!!".... Why would anyone care about that for a 20yr old franchise especially when the last release in that franchised sucked when it released and it still sticks today. Halo has\had a huge following but most of that following bailed on the last release of the franchise because its just not good enough while being free to play. This article seems more damage control than of useful information.

BandarHub466d ago

All of that is based on some make-believe scenario you created
Halo has a dedicated community that supports it.

Ra3030466d ago

@BandarHub
Nowhere in my comment do I say Halo doesn't have a passionate community that supports it. What I sad and I'll say it again..... the latest Halo game, Halo Infinite "sucks"! Now as far a that Halo community that supports it the overwhelming majority of them gave up on Halo Infinite and moved on why....because Halo Infinite is not worth their time. I'm not trying to be negative or bash Halo Infinite I'm just calling it like it is and if Halo Infinite was a better game more gamers would be in it playing and that's just not the case.

roadkillers466d ago

Halo was at its peak on 360. It's becoming irrelivant like Sonic, Gears compared to what they once were.

Demetrius466d ago

Also a lot of us get fed up of getting mediocre games with known likeable characters smh idk

VenomUK466d ago

@Roadkillers said: “ It's becoming irrelevant like Sonic”. Bungie-era Halo was massive, each game was a cultural event that made the news. I have wondered why there had been a drop in popularity. Part of it may be attributed to a perceived lack of quality. But perhaps in this age of Fortnite and Call of Duty dominance an FPS/TPS requires a multiplatform release for widespread popularity.

FinalFantasyFanatic465d ago

@VenomUK,
Idk, even if it stays on Xbox, I still feel like Halo could have raked it in, especially the multiplayer, but Infinite's multiplayer was mis-handled spectacularly, I really liked Halo 2/3 and Reach personally.

Unfortunately, no one really talks about or gets excited over Halo anymore.

ChasterMies466d ago

Halo 3 has the best campaign of any game ever made. It sold about 14M copies on Xbox 360 and that seems impressive until you look at the numbers for Nintendo and Sony exclusives. In terms of game sales Animal Crossing is a bigger IP than Halo ever was.

BehindTheRows466d ago

"Halo 3 has the best campaign of any game ever made"

No.

Sgt_Slaughter466d ago

Makes it sounds like that's all 343's doing, when it's mostly Bungie

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Sea of Thieves Developer Rare Now Has a Dedicated Doggo Park

Rare, the developer behind pirate adventure Sea of Thieves, has introduced a dedicated dog park to its studio grounds for employees' good boys and girls.

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CrimsonWing691d 9h ago

Is the industry hurting for money or not?

Hofstaderman1d 8h ago

They belong to XBOX. Its a dog's life....

Chocoburger1d 9h ago

Nice thing they did, but not actually gaming related, not sure why this article was approved. Also strange informing us what game Rare worked on, as if we don't know their legacy.

Tacoboto1d 8h ago

Sorry you hate dog news - here's a game-related headline for you, the latest: "Deathsprint 66 is a hyperviolent freerunner that proves game journos suck at games | Video Gamer"

Yeah we need more headlines like *that* on this site, instead of news about a studio's employee perks.

GaboonViper1d 8h ago

Its actually nice to see a story like this instead of the usual doom and gloom but people still moan, anyhow hope these beautiful doggos have a great life.

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GaboonViper1d 8h ago

Really nice story, kudos to Rare.

Mulletino15h ago

I went to look at new apartments and saw only dog parks, no kid parks. We're so screwed.

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Concept Art For Bluepoint's Next Game Spotted In PlayStation Tour Video

A new PlayStation Malaysia tour video shows what looks to be concept art for Bluepoint's next game.

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phoenixwing1d 12h ago

Damn was hoping for a fantasy setting. Looks futuristic

jznrpg1d 10h ago (Edited 1d 10h ago )

I think that’s a screensaver if you look to the right it looks more like a fantasy game and so does the concept art leaked earlier. Who knows though

phoenixwing12h ago

Unless that structure/pillar thingy in the right picture is long forgotten technology it's futuristic.

Name Last Name1d 12h ago (Edited 1d 11h ago )

Another shooter? Yawn. Thought the prevous concept looked more fantasy.

shinoff21831d 1h ago (Edited 1d 1h ago )

I hope not.

just_looken21h ago

With there same look on the right a arena setting this might be live service game #5 from sony

So a live service shooter like concord.....

StormSnooper21h ago

It looks like a fantasy game on the right screen. You are looking at a screensaver.

Goodguy011d 11h ago

Been looking forward to what they have next. Looks interesting.

Eonjay1d 11h ago

Really excited to see them release an original IP

GaboonViper1d 8h ago

Looks like my dream of them remaking Metal Gear Solid is over, still cant wait to see what they are cooking up.

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World of Warcraft developers form wall-to-wall union at Blizzard Entertainment

The new unit comprises over 500 developers representing the entire World of Warcraft development team.

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XiNatsuDragnel1d 21h ago

Unions in gaming are necessary fr fr

montebristo1d 10h ago

I used to be anti-union, it kills productivity, investment and turns product mediocre. Their games suck anyways though so what was lost? Might as well get their people paid until they are dissolved.

shinoff21831d 10h ago

Unions are necessary regardless of how you feel. You know how fked the working class would be without them. As if we're not already.

montebristo1d 9h ago

No they aren’t, regardless of how you feel. Unions make zero sense for skill based labor. They are for people who press a button every 10 seconds on an assembly line. “working class” is a made up term. I don’t care about corporations or developers, I just want good games lol. Killing your incentives to appease the lowest common denominator doesn’t lead to great games imo

montebristo1d 3h ago (Edited 1d 3h ago )

I wasn’t trying to be offensive if I came off that way. The Union is an old mentality and I can see their usefulness but also the danger. We’re in the age of AI and robots and skill based labor. Unions can be dangerous these days. You could replace your entire workforce in one move. Checkmate. Look to the kiosk replacing workers in the 20 dollar minimum wage era.

Well run businesses don’t need unions. If you need a Union that business won’t survive anyway. Unless it’s propped up by the government with corporate welfare (which is the real issue). If you’re not going to spend some on your workers (Amazon, Google) then your welfare is cut off. No tax breaks. All you put together don’t match their wealth and resources, the union is a traditional memory at this point and counterproductive with this new enemy we face. They need a flying elbow from the top ropes. And by “working class is a made up term” I just mean we’re not a class system and even CEO Bobby Kotick puts in a days work lol. Or did.. It’s just a vague term that doesn’t mean anything no offense lol. People say “middle class” but that can change quick right? Up or down. That’s not a “class system”.