IndustryGamers returns with another installment of our multi-studio interviewing tour. Our last interview with Lionhead Studios looked at the intricacies of the RPG and how gamer choices reflected upon game and player visual and experiential outcomes.
Today though, IG speaks with Bungie’s Joseph Staten on the Master Chief character from the popular Halo series. While Bungie has gone to greener pastures with an all-new action adventure franchise, their work with Halo is considered by many in the industry to be some of the best design out there.
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Twitter is blowing up right now
All games coming to PlayStation
Next Xbox will have steam
Next Xbox niche and only for “gamers who want it” (it’s a really powerful pc or a steam deck type portable, or both)
Amid ongoing anxiety within Bungie following layoffs last year, the studio is now preparing for another shakeup, this time on Marathon.
Talk about mismanaged Bungie is a studio of tremendous potential and have made some of the greatest shooters to date. Sony pushed them to just make another Destiny style game and consult on other studios live service games and are now getting thrown under a bus as the pivot away from predominantly gaas games is unfolding.
I'd love to see a world where Bungie can focus on telling great sci fi stories again away from a live service dungeon but we all know that's a pipe dream
Are you serious? Do you just talk out of your arse naturally, or did it take years of being a POS?
You normally get so offended by internet comments or did it take years of being soft
Yes I see your point mate, someone clearly didn’t read the article.
Specifically the bit:
“Notably, multiple sources at the time and since have shared that Sony has largely left the studio to sort out its own troubles and was not responsible for the layoffs, with CEO Pete Parsons taking responsibility.“
He’s just spouting nonsense
lol what so fucking hilarious is that you called him out so bad he projected him being offended onto you.
Its been well documented that Bungie's management has been more responsible for their shortfalls, even mentioned in said article that we are commenting on.
Its ok, just admit you didn't read the article.
I like how for some, it is never Bungie's fault. Microsoft, Activision, and now Sony - it is everyone else who is pushing Bungie to make all these bad decisions.
Thrown under the bus?
Are you joking? This is all Bungie, we all thought it was 100% Activision but it's clear the higher ups at Bungie don't have a clue how to run the studio and are more bothered about saving their own skin and the money that they rake in.
Sony gave them an extra $1.2 Billion to make sure that employees didn't leave and they didn't have to cut anyones jobs. Where did that money go because Bungie still cut peoples jobs and I bet you the higher management still kept a hold of their big fact paychecks and bonuses.
Sony invested poorly in this and the best thing they can do now is throw the old Bungie management out and take hold of the studio fully.
Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water. Somebody at Bungie is the golden goose making great shooting mechanics, and the rest need to justify their paychecks.
This studio has had three owners and its never worked well with any of them....Management has issues
Worked very well for Microsoft. Microsoft’s mistake was letting Bungie go.
it worked so well with MS that they so wanted to be away from them they bought the company back. Only to do it again with activision-blizzard, and then sold to Sony...Sony shouldn't have bought them...Bungie hasnt been the same for a long time..
Cool, interesting Q&A. Seems like the idea of character formation for Master Chief, Cortana, etc all came later in the process.
It is indeed some of the best out there.
and im in b4 all the ps3 fanboys troll in stating its "Just another Generic shooter" It isnt.
After playing reach I wanted to play the story and understand it so I bought Halo 1 and I was completely impressed at the production value of that game.
Once I finished that one I got Halo 2 and it's twice as awesome as the first. I'm starting to see the hype and awesomeness of halo.
Can't wait to finish Halo 2 to finally play Halo 3 and finish the trilogy.
I already played ODST and REACH and all the games are worth the money. Too bad I didn't catch it sooner.
Great Game