Microsoft reacts to Activision/Bungie deal

CVG: Microsoft has given its reaction to today's news that Activision has signed a ten-year exclusive publishing deal with Bungie.

[whateva]

so much is happening right now!

[StanLee]

Activision needed this. After the debacle at Infinity Ward they needed to land a big, high profile studio to reaffirm its place as the industry's leading publisher. With EA landing partnerships with Crytek, Double Fine, Valve and others and launching Respawn with ex Infinity Ward heads, Activision really needed to make a much publicized, positive move.

[mastiffchild]

Well, was talking to my mum the other day about how most people you hate from afar(like celebrities and people in the news you're interested in)are usually really OK when you meet them and funnily enough the woman she works with used to do PR for one of Kotick's previous employers and she says he actually isn't a very nice bloke at all. nice to know you can trust some first impressions, eh? She reckons that, even then, all he saw clients and consumers as was walking units to be milked dry and carried over the arrogance we hate to most of his day to day life.

I have to wonder just how wise this was of Bungie as whatever the detail of the deal they're STILL getting in bed with the most ruthless, ham fisted company in the business and was that really what they envisaged when buying their freedom from MS? I'd guess Activision will be way more pushy and hands on than MS ever were myself and the way they allegedly treated the talent at IW makes you wonder. From Acti's side the deal's also pretty risky as Bungie haven't made cross platform games for an age OR non Halo games. They specialised for a long while now and whether they can replicate the success of Halo as a franchise is a far from preordained thing, imo.

IF the first game goes well and sells well just how much latitude will Acti give them for the next couple after seeing the way they killed GH,TH and are trying to kill COD/MW? I'm not currently buying any Activision games because I don't like their business practises or the way they treat gamers like idiots and have to say I'm a bit scared this might be a moment where the money on the table made Bungie giddy and reckless about their own future. Certainly, the last people I'd have got into bed with would be Kotick and Company.

MS will have plenty of people with talent(be it G'box or whoever)to keep the Halo template up and running so it's Bungie's next game that I'm concerned about and, more, what happens if it DOES turn into a franchise. The omens aren't that good when you look at Acti's recent record and I'd advise caution at the very least.

[silvacrest]

maybe activision had already acquired bungie before the IW fiasco and we are only finding out about it now, which would explain why IW were treated so bad

[sikbeta]

Craptivision needed this but Bungie? and What if the "IW case" happen again with them, it's kind of improvable but there are other Third Party Publishers...

[ALFAxD_CENTAURO]

LOL, that video make me laugh so hard!

Bubbles, thx for the Zombie Kid Video, whateva.

[Silver360]

I think MS still owns somewhere around 49% of bungie so any deals with Activision buying a part of Bungie would have to go through them. And it would also cost Bungie their freedom. It cost bungie a lot for their freedom from MS and frankly they really could barely afford to purchase themselves back.

[MexicanAppleThief]

http://cache.gawker.com/ass...

[NYC_Gamer]

well MS shouldnt really care because they still own halo...

[BeaArthur]

After pondering this for awhile I'm still not sure how I feel about it. On the one hand Activision seems to like to milk things to death which could hurt future Bungie products. On the other hand this isn't necessarily the end of Halo because MS does own the Halo franchise and could still have Bungie design future Halo games exclusively for the Xbox.

[Hands Up For Games]

That is why 343 Industries were formed.

Halo is in safe hands, the future of that Franchise is being planned out for the next 10/20 years. The pressure is now on Bungie to deliver something as big as Halo, if they can.

Really interested to see how this all plays out.

[BeaArthur]

Hands Up For Games...yeah I'll be interested to see what they come up with. The one thing that I think is very apparent from all this is that MS needs to get on the ball about having more first party developers. Whether anyone would want to admit it or not Halo is what has given Microsoft 2 successful consoles. Now that Bungie is being published by Activision it's a safe bet that they will take a break from Halo and try something else. MS has some other good exclusives but nothing that equates to what Halo brings to the table.

[silvacrest]

the one thing that i haven't seen mentioned yet is that 343 is now under real pressure to deliver great halo games in the near future

and as far as i no (i maybe wrong) 343 has not done much so taking on a major franchise will be tough

[Montrealien]

That`s the thing Silva, 343`s job is the find the right people to do it, not actually make the game.

[silvacrest]

okay i get it, but then my question is, are 343 an actual studio with capable devs?

if they are its kinda sad that they even have to do that

also, i was told one or two of bungie devs left to join 343, so my next question is are they just waiting for the new halo team to come along so they can join them?

[Hellsvacancy]

Very predictable response from MS "lets give ourselves a pat on the back wid Halo Reach which is poised to be the biggest game of 2010." it was like a computer wrote there response

[BeaArthur]

Your comment is worthy of being in the gamer zone but we all know you are a fanboy so take your stealth trolling where it belongs ------------->

[Hellsvacancy]

PLEASE tell me wot a "stealth troll" is coz it sounds like such a retarded thing 2 say 2 sum mofo

COz 2 "stealth" is 2 do summin with out bein noticed

And a "troll" is someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community

SO HOW THE HELL CAN SUM MOFO B A BLOODY STEALTH TROLL, wot r they meant 2 do? write an obscene comment without any-1 seein it?

Your just an idiot!!!

[BeaArthur]

I like how you call me an idiot while using grammar like that. I can't even actually understand half of what you typed. I'm not going to explain it to you because you know exactly what I am talking about and if you don't you're too stupid to understand it. You know exactly what you are doing, just like all the other trolls.

[BeaArthur]

Hellsvacancy...maybe you should spend less time on websites and playing videogames and spend more time working on your education. How am I predictable? You are far more predictable than I am, just making your same trolling comments on every forum. Pathetic.

[BloodyNapkin]

" : the act or action of proceeding furtively, secretly, or imperceptibly "

Clearly this applies to youre above post. So yes you were stealth trolling. But you want to pick his comments apart. When you have some flawed words yourself.

"back wid Halo Reach ", "2 do summin with out bein noticed "

And you expect people to take your seriously? I undertsnad the jive talking shorthand. But you are calling people idiots, and you talk like an idiot yourself.

"it was like a computer wrote there response " first off wrote there response, really?

And secondly did the computer write "there" response with pen or pencil.

And you have enough balls to call someone a idiot.

[2Spock]

If you are going to make fun of someone at least get the grammar right. So you don't look like a tool.

"it was like a computer wrote there response " There response?

It was like an idiot wrote that response.

[silvacrest]

i agree with Hellsvacancy comment about stealth trolling, it does not exsist, we all no when someone is trolling, "stealth trolling" would mean we didn't

on the other hand Hellsvacancy is a troll

@BeaArthur, this is the internet, not grammar school, if you understand him enough to reply i dont see a problem

[Utalkin2me]

above me

Maybe you need to go look up the definition of stealth. Means secretly or subtle, so yes in true fashion he was stealth trolling. Stealth doesn't mean never existed if thats what you think.

[BeaArthur]

silvacrest...it's a problem for me when I have to reread it 3 times to get even a hint of what he is trying to say.

[amogrr]

@Hellsvacancy
Well, not everyone enjoys bad grammar. Personally, I have nothing but antipathy for someone who "typz lik dis". Ugh.

[Hellsvacancy]

You see, i can write/type just as well as the next person, i wouldn't of gone and studied Poetry at University if i couldn't (yes that's correct, im a poet, id admt it)

It has always been a deliberate thing, i'm one of those from text message generation where you have to keep those message's short in-order to save money and as i send lots of messages it has kind of stuck with me

I pride myself on being unique in most things i do, doesn't always work out

"And i aint gonna change either so u can kiss my arse if u dont like it, add me 2 your ignore list 4 all i care, id hate 2 c u all (not all) in a street fight if grammar punctuation and spelling is wot use in defense"

Bunch of girls

[BeaArthur]

Hellsvacancy...if you are going to lie at least make up a believable lie. You are going to actually try and say that you studied some form of literature at an actual university? Hahahaha, that is the biggest load of BS I have ever heard, and allow me to explain why.

1.) "You see, i can write/type just as well as the next person, i wouldn't of gone and studied Poetry at University if i couldn't (yes that's correct, im a poet, id admt it)"...and there you have it, poor grammar and bad spelling at its finest.

2.) If you were part of the texting generation you wouldn't be anywhere near old enough to go to a university because texting hasn't been around for more than 8 years or so. Not to mention that you pay by the individual text, not by how many words are in a text.

You = total failure and liar.

DropDeadFred...says the guy with the new account. Hmm, wonder how many accounts you have.

[Montrealien]

Don`t mind Hellsvacancy guys. It is hard to type on your mom`s Packard Bell laptop. At least he feels heard here though, we give him more attention then his mom does, and that is the true victory. poor kid...

[Montrealien]

SO drop dead fred, you are a friend of maxed out bubble hells vacancy and are here to defend him I see? Quite a coincendence. If only you guys knew how predictable and transparent you all are. You aint foolin none of us.

As for not having an opinion on this subject, are we at all suprised?

[Montrealien]

meh, and I should care because?

get in line...

[maxcer]

lol i could totally see hellvacancy pissing himself like a exited dog about this news. the same goes for all the ps3 fanboys on this site.

[raztad]

This ACTI-Bungie deal is driving some people crazy. It's a huge bet on Bungie from Activision. Bungie is in a win-win situation because they will keep IP ownership, but ACTI will be left with nothing if games dont sell well.

This deal may have far reaching implications. It makes sense other big devels houses try to keep IP rights.

@green bellow

That is only mcvuk take on the subject. It´s NOT official statement from neither Bungie or ACTI. Furthermore, we dont know how flexible deal is. Point is ACTI and Bungie have a huge and long lasting partnership.

[Inside_out]

Agree...this is a win-win...if true....PERIOD...Bungie should of waited till after E3...BUT...the IW thing made this a must...

Bungie doesn't own the Halo IP....so what...everything that is Halo is/was made by Bungie...in many ways Bungie is largely responsible for Xbox live success....

Sony should of bought these guys....big mistake...imagine what Bungie could of done for PSN....Sony missed a golden opportunity here...

How about Activision...LMAO...EA goes behind the scenes, promises IW the world...get IW to come on board....Activision Downshifts, red lines, power shifts right past EA with this...lol...Say what you want about Activision...this is Monumental....

Halo 3 sold almost 11 million exclusively on 360....Bungie can make a game called...oh I don't know, maybe Marathon with space marines fighting off an invading enemy and BAM...20 million on all consoles including the wii....watch and see...this should be interesting....

[raztad]

@above

Well, IMO few people outside journols and gaming fans actually care/know which are the devels behind some franchise. Bungie wont be repeating Halo success. Halo is a name, a brand, it sells by itself and its sucess had a lot to do with MS spotting the best chance to push online on consoles back in the xbox days.

I wish Bungie the best, and hope they do something different than just Halo-like games.

[IHateYouFanboys]

@cez of rage,

Bungie wouldnt have sold themselves to Sony. They were with Microsoft, a bigger company, and left because they wanted to be INDEPENDENT. why would they then go and NOT be independent by selling themselves to Sony?

it literally makes no sense.

[green]

Why is everyone panicking? The deal is just for one IP

"This deal covers just one IP, the identity of which remains a mystery for now. Bungie remains independent, and is presumably free to develop other new IP for other" publishers. http://www.mcvuk.com/news/3...

Its like the contract Microsoft signed with Epic in regards to Gears of War. Its exclusive publishing rights for x number of years but other IPs can be published by others.

[Eamon]

But knowing Activision, they'd want a game at every 2 years. No time for Bungie to make other games or Halo.

[HolaTarola]

OMG! I'm loving this! so many Xbox fanboys running in circles like scared little bugs: green, foxgod, SodaPopinsky, Jason 360, Halo3 MLG Pro, Natsu X Fairy Tails, etc.. Mwhahaha so funny!

[lloyd_wonder]

So in these past five years the 360 has been out, MS has only managed to lose studios(Bungie, Ensemble) Shame. MS sucks for this.

[MexicanAppleThief]

Microsoft really needs to work on it's first party relations. I can pretty much see Rare leaving in the future but I doubt that would create much impact lol.

[Adolph Fitler]

They also lost Bizarre Creations (PGR series), the Ninja Gaiden series, Starbreeze (of Riddick fame)....They have lost some major developers that were a big reason the Xbox 1 had a half decent 1st go.

[Foxgod]

They dumped bizzare, they didnt lose them, they still own the PJG franchise, and its rumored a new PJG will come out this year.
They let go of Bungie, because they created a new studio for Halo.

And Ninja gaiden......., the guys who made that game work exclusivily for MS now (Tokyo vikings).

[silvacrest]

it does not matter if the studio was dumped or they left

microsoft are still losing studios when they need to acquire more

[ReBurn]

Microsoft hasn't "managed to lose" studios. Microsoft made a strategic decision to close, sell or otherwise release most of their first party studios. Some they signed new development agreements with, others went off on their own or had to shut down from lack of funding.

I think we saw in 2009 what that decision meant for 360 exclusives as the PS3 pretty much beat the snot out of the 360 on the exclusive end. But something tells me that Microsoft is pinning their success strategy on the fact that many of their exclusives also hit the Games for Windows banner. I think they want people to think of Microsoft when they think games that way and market the 360 to support it. I don't think it's working out as well as they hope, though.

[Sir_Ken_Kutaragi__]

"We still got that Project Natal BALL game"!!! ;-D ;-D ;-D

[Wrathman]

and HALO

[mcnablejr]

All activision rly then..

At least the new mgs is konami eh?

[Cloud Strife VII]

lol

you mean gaylo

[Cloud Strife VII]

http://images.lazygamer.co....

[Cloud Strife VII]

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[mcnablejr]

says the guy with cloud in his avatar.

[Demon Blade]

lol

says the guy with PIG in his avatar.

[mcnablejr]

Serious?

[playstation_clan]

so what, that series died since halo 2

[lh_swe]

I mean seriously grow up!

[maspi]

booommm this is huge!

[ChrisW]

Adults vs Fanbabies!

[The Iron Sheik]

360 fanboys reaction here

[Wrathman]

sarah conner is running from the terminator.probably coz he is armed with a giant MOVE controller.

@alithebrit...i agree.its not like the xbox internal clock killed the machine

[AliTheBrit19]

I don't understand why you PS3 fanboys suddenly think 360 fans are going to care

Halo is still Xbox 360 exclusive since it is owned by Microsoft

So that means there will probably be a brand new IP coming to BOTH Xbox 360 and PS3

So why would they care?

[liquidsnake]

What is the name of the last movie in that "Nooooo" montage.

[DigitalHorror81]

Evil Dead 2.

What was the water one? Third one in---is that the Abyss?

[liquidsnake]

That's right. Evil Dead...the main characters name is Ash or something. Thanks a bunch.

[AliTheBrit19]

I have yet to read any comment which explains why a 360 fan should care?..

Lmao

[cmrbe]

Denial at its best

[Oner]

LMFAO!

All you hear is a resounding "NOOOOOOO!!!" collectively by those in denial who are playing this down, spinning and deflecting as best as they can...this is DEFINITELY waaaaaaay worse than either the side story (not even real) MG Rising news or FF13 going multiplat. Anyway here is the full listing of all movies used in that compilation ~

The Lion King
Finding Nemo
The Abyss
Die Hard
Braveheart
Aliens
Back to The Future
Back to The Future part 2
Chicken Run
Hot Fuzz
Independence Day
The Prince Of Egypt
Monsters Inc
I am Legend
Seven
The Godfather
Evil Dead 2
King Kong
The Matrix
Team America
Termninator 2
Toy Story
Star Wars Ep 3
Star Wars Ep 4
Star Wars Ep 5
Star Wars Ep 1
Spider-man 2
Shrek 2
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Return Of the King
Evil Dead 2

[MrMiyagi]

i normally don't comment in the openzone but i could picture the bots saying NO!!!!!! oh the tears....

[Jab-dees-nuts]

lmao...silly fanboys, halo is gone

[tha_meat_beater]

they get to keep halo. just dont fu#k it up ms. xbox is really the "halo box 360" afterall.

[thief]

Bungie's involvement was to churn out Halo games, with the same basic, generic gameplay, mediocre story and character development and average graphics. Any developer could pick it up and create a new halo game, it could be just like Halo 3 and still sell 10 million, in a way halo is like what Mario Kart is for racing games.

[zootang]

"exclusive, worldwide partnership"

Explain that green

[foxxy]

I don't care next when is versus coming out?

[HungPHAT]

THIS IS HUUUUUUGGGGGGEEEEEEEE ! no questions

[Foxgod]

People are overreacting, what happened with the whole "Bungie games look like ps2 games" argument......

[tda-danny]

Thats only because they were being developed exclusively for the 360...

J/K - but you knew someone was going to say it =P

[TheBand1t]

Probably the same thing that happened to the argument that "MGS is a just a movie" when Rising was announced as multiplat.

[JohnnyMann420]

...not ONE damned thing.

[SuperStrokey1123]

Even starcraft 2? You have incredible will power then

[midgard227]

its easy if u dont like starcraft in the first place :3

[SuperStrokey1123]

No one doesnt like starcraft though lol /jk

I suppose you are right, but its soooo good. Im loving the beta

[spunnups]

What the hell is Bungie thinking after what Activision did to Infinity Ward?!?!?!?!?

[Rich1631]

Money is a strong motivator.

[SuperStrokey1123]

Bungie also made a very different agreement, this is for publishing rights only and only for one game.

[likedamaster]

This is bad news. Not so much them going multiplatform(all should enjoy their games) but that they signed A TEN YEAR CONTRACT WITH ACTIVISION!!!

Wtf were they thinking?

[midgard227]

lmao for real,especially the way they treated infinity ward. o well, bungie is used to being tied down i guess lol

[midgard227]

new ip is probably call of duty: future warfare, with spartan lasers and beam rifles :P

[GeoramA]

Now you gotta find somebody else to make your rehashed Halo games.

[kvg88]

speaks volumes

[fr3d0]

:(

[Akagi]

Did they comment on it? I just read Reach stuff.

[Dellis]

MS- "Uh who cares they are still our slaves until Reach is done"

[KillerPwned]

"Halo Reach, which is poised to be the biggest game of 2010."...............Um yeah i strongly disagree.

[SuperStrokey1123]

And what will be bigger? I can think of 2 games which may challenge it. GT5 and COD:where ever, GT5 may not even come out and COD will be neck and neck with reach.

[playnation]

3 words... GOD OF WAR, not bigger, massive!

[SuperStrokey1123]

Hey I love God of War too but its simply not going to outsell any of those 3 games. It will sell lots for sure, but not as much as them.

[SuperStrokey1123]

I hope we get a game like halo, i personally love the franchise.

Also wouldnt it be extremely insane if at teh Sony E3 conference they pulled a MS and displayed the Bungie game at the end of the conference? I would be most pleased by that.

[Domer25]

It will be weird to see a Bungie-less Halo game. Yes, i know 343 studios are talented devs; Maybe it's the traditionalist in me, but halo and bungie are one in my eyes. Well i wish them good luck. Don't do a shooter and surprise the sh!t out of everyone.

[8thnightvolley]

there is no panic but i am just worried for bungie coz activision is going to squeeeze their balls till they spit out a golden egg every 2 years at least or else the heads of bungie my be FIRED! if the talk to microsoft again... so in other words we wont see any halo from bungie for the next 10 years at least. that is certain.

[playnation]

dont worry x fans.. u'll still have
halo 50 : the real last spartan of the last spartans group

[redmamoth]

I mean it.. really? Halo is so last gen... Killzone 2 came along, bent it over and kicked its @ss to Helgan and back! my money will going to GG next year, not bungie!

[ReBurn]

I'm really curious, not trolling. What exactly does "last gen" mean? What does Killzone 2 do that's "next gen" while Halo 3 is "last gen"? I don't really understand it. Shooters have had pretty much the same DNA since DOOM and Wolfenstein 3D.

To me all shooters are pretty much the same. Just different weapons and maps. But I don't like shooters, so that's why I think it.

[Montrealien]

I respect your valiant attempt at a fair and logical disscusion here Reburn, sadly I doupt you will get a valid explenation of why Killzone 2 is next gen, and Halo is last gen.

[redmamoth]

@Reburn - Halo 3 didn't really bring anything new to party that we hadn't already seen in Halo 1 and Halo 2 on the original XBOX (while both great games). I mean Halo was increadible at the time, but has is really moved on? Really?

Killzone 2 tried at least to create it's own identity and set its self apart from other FPS's. For example, the first cover system in an FPS (which I thought was implemented excellently), and the weighty controlls (which we all know caused a lot of controversy). Not only that, but did you see the character models and the hit recognition system, the way the enemy's react when shot in different parts of the body.. Inredible! The lighting, particle effects, deffered rendering system.. Everything oozed polish! The online aspect too, implementing rotating game types without being returned to the lobby was a master stroke. The recording of game so that you could view them back online (albiet in a map view only). The whole package was just incredibly polished from start to finish, I while not perfect, I can't wait to see GG does with KZ3.

Is that constructive enough for you. I'm sorry but Halo 3 is just Halo HD... Now I challenge you to convince me otherwise?

[bviperz]

Don't forget the enemy AI, holy crap. Smart AND deadly. Don't wait too long, they'll out flank you. Seriously.

[MaximusPrime]

good move, wtg Activision

[jdktech2010]

First, the contract is for one IP.....Activision doesn't own Bungie like they did Infinity Ward. It's for one IP (which means original and sequels). An example is how EPIC and Microsoft had an agreement with Gears of War but EPIC is still independent (as of now)

Second, only great games get this much hate. (See GOW3, Halo)

Third, can't wait for May 3rd

[ReBurn]

I'm still trying to figure out why it is a big deal. Bungie has job security for the next 10 years and can still do pretty much whatever they want to. I'm ok with that.

[godslayer429]

its because microsoft keeps losing and losing and sony keeps gaining and gaining. HAHAHAHAHA silly bots

[mcnablejr]

lol.

yup.. sony is worth alot more than microsoft.

Only kidding.

[redDevil87]

If this was insomniac your reaction would be massively different!

On topic: This announcement seems like its at such a random time but I'll be interested to see what else Bungie have got up their sleeve

[jdktech2010]

There is no damage control with this....we all knew Bungie was independent (3 years ago) and they were done with Halo for a while...All they did was find a publisher for their next IP.

This isn't a big deal at all and only fanboys are trying to make it into one

[TotalPS3Fanboy]

It's over 1 MILLION!!!

[Phil Mc Crackin]

Bungies going multiplatform and didn't they ousell epic...any plans to go multiplat cliffy? Or are you going to keep suckling at microsoft's teet?

[Bush]

Bungie signed a deal with the wrong Devil. The way Activision treated Infinity Ward Bungie will feel some sorta simular burn from Activision if something goes wrong in the deal.

[TheBand1t]

Seriously, Activison? Good night, sweet prince.

[stuntman_mike]

well i say good luck to bungie just hope activision dont handle it as badly as they did with IW.

[bjornbear]

still, i think this is bad =/ bungie is a great dev, but activision? wtf!? oh well, lets hope it game doesn't get ruined like COD/MW did...

[angelrebirth]

This means no more Halo from Bungie on the next Xbox.

[SuperStrokey1123]

No it doesnt, them saying that they are not making another for 10 years is more likely lol.

Also this deal wouldnt stop them from making halo on the next xbox either. This only has to do with a new IP and publsihing of it nothing else. Even if it did have to do with Halo (which it doesnt) the fact that activision is publsihing it means that it WOULD appear on the next system rather than wouldnt.

[Omega Zues]

I mean think about it. Now that a 10 year deal has been done. You think Activision is just going to let Bungie do what ever. Hell no, Activision will do every thing in their power to see that Bungie only develops Multiplats.

[jdktech2010]

Actually I do because it's just for that one IP and they can do whatever else they want. They're a big studio and I'm sure this IP is already in development

[Mo0eY]

WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

[playstation_clan]

we need you bungie, we cant create a decent game studio to save our lives

[hiredhelp]

Funny how activision having a tuff time at the moment isnt it. and now bungie wanted to merge in with them with a new IP. ? or was it really activision wanted to merge. eaither way im not happy the way activision has treated us or there devs. as for bungie theyve made major improovements on this reach but still no new engine that i can see.
10 year life span with a ip means to me somert gonna be multiplatform cos 360 wont go for anothewr 2 years let alone 10years.
but to me bungie seem to be the slowest developers going. halo halo 2 halo 3osdt halo wars halo reach. tyhis spanning over numerous mount of years dating back to xbox 1. they really need to pull there fingure out with some new ip's not drain on 1 ip for the next several years.

personally i dont care much for halo mainly cos bungie never really pushed the series like they could have. as for activision GREED.
i just say how i feel people.

[spinbot_lv1]

don't worry guys, microsoft still got project natal, red balls and milo.

[TheMailman]

Bungie dont mean nothing to me... I´m in love with GG, SM, ND and PD... I know I´m a whore...

[dkgshiz]

You really should stop.

[mcnablejr]

hmm?

[Narutone66]

doing damage control and also wipe those tears off your face.

[Morgue]

I can see it now. Tea Bag of Duty.

[dc1]

All lead gaming platforms have a right to entering into exclusive partnerships with 3rd party developers. There is a mutual benefit when the moons align.
No one can argue with the extreme success of the Halo and Gears franchises.

In fact, it is a prerequisite for a successful lifespan within a competitive market.

With that said.. it will be very awkward to see a Bungie title offered across platforms.
MS should have wrapped them up...

[JonnyBigBoss]

Biggest game of 2010?

I digress.

When I think of big, I don't think of sales. I think of greatness. If it were about sales then Hannah Montana and the Titanic would be the best media of all time, but that just isn't so.

Microsoft being Microsoft again.

[SuperStrokey1123]

Or a case of you being you, just cause you disagree with what they are saying certainly doesnt make it wrong.

And jsut to point out, never did they say the best they said biggest, very different things.

Also neither Hannah MOntana nor Titanic would be it either.

[Pennywise]

Reach VS GT5. I hope they release the same day.

[BrianC6234]

So what is Bungie's next project? Is it Call of Duty? They better be careful working with Activision. We've seen what that company thinks of developers. Not much.

[Ingram]

So now, it's not the talent behind the Halo series that matters but the name "Halo" itself.And now instead of talking about the near future reality of some precise news, we are talking about Halo Reach and sales.

[ManiacMansion]

MS = 10 times bigger than SOny.. Bill gates could buy alone 50 % of Sonys shares, lol.

[ALFAxD_CENTAURO]

Why you said things that is not true?

[maspi]

in your dreams. behind sony there are the most important banks of the entire economic world.then Sony is one of the 5 most important and bigger hardware manifacturer,sony music division,sony cinema division is the the most important in hollywod,playstation division and minolta.

[thehitman]

You think though Bungie would step back after the IW stuff. Wonder what games Bungie will make now I know anything w/o the halo stamp on it wont do too hot especially under the Activision stamp.

Also no where in that article said it was only 1 game exclusive. Activision wouldnt sign a 10 YEAR deal for 1 game what will bungie do for the rest of the 7-8 years twiddle their dumbs??

[TheColbertinator]

This is terrible.Truly a dark day for the gaming industry

[Len92]

now we know for a FACT that Bungie is making its next game a multiplatform title, since we all know Activision is one greedy company. you are truly delusional if you think otherwise, sony will be getting its first Bungie game OMG!!!

[AngryTypingGuy]

I wonder if Bungie will still develop the next Halo or if MS will allow a different developer to make it.

[Panzerkanzler]

Good for Bungie! In all this mess they're the real winners it seems and I for one look forward to what their new IP might be. Regardless of what ps3 fanbois think of Halo that game is a testament to Bungie's skill and now that their skills are coming to my console as well (ps3) I'm glad for it. And I'd give a lot of money to know exactly what the MS people REALLY think about this ;P

[mittwaffen]

you dumbasses.

[ImmortalLegend]

So Bungie signs with Activision and now it's all good? How about this...let's release Bungie's new game and make it $70! How much would you love them then lol?

[SephireX]

Another thought. Bungie like their independence so they won't let Activision push them around. If they had the guts to separate themselves from Microsoft back in 2007, they can certainly do the same with Activision if not treated properly. I wonder what their new IP is. I don't think it will be an fps but who the hell knows?

[IHateYouFanboys]

this is nothing like their deal with Microsoft though, and it gives Bungie ALL the power.

Microsoft OWNED Bungie. Bungie are just PARTNERING with Activision in a publishing deal. 2 completely different things.

Basically, Bungie just dont have to worry about distribution/marketing etc - Activision take care of that. if Bungie dont like the way activision are treating them, they can just release the worst game known to man and say 'there you go Activision, theres your new IP. we can make as many sequels as you want, and theyre all going to be this bad', until Activision let them do what they want, and give them what they want.

[SpinalRemains138]

I like turtles!

[SpinalRemains138]

You see, i can write/type just as well as the next person, i wouldn't of gone and studied Poetry at University if i couldn't (yes that's correct, im a poet, id admt it)

It has always been a deliberate thing, i'm one of those from text message generation where you have to keep those message's short in-order to save money and as i send lots of messages it has kind of stuck with me

I pride myself on being unique in most things i do, doesn't always work out

"And i aint gonna change either so u can kiss my arse if u dont like it, add me 2 your ignore list 4 all i care, id hate 2 c u all (not all) in a street fight if grammar punctuation and spelling is wot use in defense"

Bunch of girls
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The above post by Hellvacancy is officially the most retarted thing I have ever read in my entire life. I am now officially more retarted for having read it.

[Pennywise]

I can't even read his posts anymore. Who the hell says wot instead of what?

[sjaakiejj]

Here in UK we'd call them chav's..

[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

[TooTall19]

Translation: "We're screwed..."

[eckounltd88]

lets just hope they dont bring down Bungie they way they did with IW

[sjaakiejj]

Lol, a first party developer is one that is bound to the console creator either by contract or ownership. Considering Bungie now has a 10 year contract with a multiplatform publisher, planning to publish their new game on every platform imaginable, they are no longer first-party developers lol.

[maxcer]

with all the success MS has had with its limited first party support, i don't think its big on their list of things to do. It also seems that developers these days would rather be independent than tied down to a single platform.

[Bluemaster77]

Honestly after the whole IW fiasco why in the the hell would they sign with them Activision is by far one of the most despicable companies known to man i and genuinely upset by this move

[MajestieBeast]

They lost the goose that laid the golden eggs.

[g5bay]

lol xbox360 is doom

[HungPHAT]

Im still shocked by this mornings news , WOW happy for Bungie and can't wait to see what they come up with ! But Microsoft and Halo fans must be stunned by this , so I'll enjoy Reach begin there last bungies made halo game , who knows who will make the next Halo , could be good or bad time will tell

[rob6021]

It says Bungie's IP.. I'm starting to wonder if Bungie was working on a Military shooter, that Will be renamed MW3, who else is going to work on it really? Like Activision's just going to skip the massive payday MW3 will bring. The timing just screams CallOfDuty all over it, 'working on the deal for 9 months' could just be hogwash.

[rezzah]

well owell, atleast therell be another game out there. Who knows if itd be any good or not.

[karan8624]

Our partnership with Bungie as a first-party developer for Xbox 360 remains unchanged,

Wow, even the management over at MS is retarded, bungie aint first-party idiots, you dont own them. And even if you did, it is definitly changed since ACTIVISION owns them now

[jalen247]

I hope Microsoft has learned their lessons this gen in terms of keeping first party devs and buying new independent first party devs when next gen gets here.

[IHateYouFanboys]

one point to note in all this - neither Bungie or Activision have mentioned the PS3 yet.

it could be a formality, but there is the chance that that combined with Microsofts 'Bungie are still one of our first party developers' statement mean that the Bungie/Activision new IP might not be on PS3. IMO its 99.9% certain to come to the PS3, but they have left the door open for it to not be on the PS3.

i would like to know how this deal came about though, seeing as it was confirmed that Microsoft have exclusive publishing rights for all future Bungie IPs. did microsoft say they didnt want this IP? did an exclusive publishing deal with microsoft just finish?

either way it doesnt bother or affect me since i own a 360 and PS3 :)

[Knightofelemia]

I think Bungie just screwed themselves in the ass signing this contract whats next Bungie making the new COD game for Activision.

[Bigboss19]

If Metal Gear Solid Rising release this year i think it will be bigger then Halo

[zu4G]

360 Fanboys Reacts aswell lol,
now is the time for bunjie to develope games for sony's console yeah!..

[JJFNIGHTS80]

This is show damn Shocking to me. Why would Activsion only aquires Bungie cause they can make more money and sales the way they did with HALO. To me Activision is getting more and more greedy.

[drzmvp554]

You guys act like the new IP isn't going to be on 360, this new IP will probably even go to nintendo

[The BS Police]

Microsoft still has a 49% stake in Bungie, let alone Bungie has alot of experience with the 360 at this point, it doesn't take much to figure out that their new IP will also be on the Xbox 360.

[bviperz]

Oh hey, you can play a Bungie game on the other platforms now!

[Foxgod]

You could do that before as well, bungie made multi's before.