Halo Maker's Next Game Coming to 'All Platforms'

by Chris Faylor, Apr 29, 2010 8:16am PDT

The just-announced partnership between Halo series creator Bungie and publisher Activision "will bring [Bungie's] new intellectual property to fans worldwide across all platforms," according to Activision Blizzard COO Thomas Tippl.

Exactly when that new intellectual property will premiere, and what platforms will be available at that time, remains unknown. The deal between the two companies spans ten years, with Activision getting "exclusive, worldwide rights to publish and distribute all future Bungie games based on the new intellectual property" while Bungie "remains an independent company and will continue to own their intellectual property."

Best-known for its work on Xbox-exclusive Halo series, Bungie--which was bought by Microsoft in 2000 and then regained its independence in 2007--has also produced such titles as Marathon, Myth and Oni on platforms including PC, Mac and PlayStation 2.

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I can't believe Bungie would sign with Activision. Am I the only one who thinks Activision needs some restructuring before they even think of releasing another game? I mean they could at least have staff that actually play games and have a knowledge of what a publisher does. They are just businessmen milking us for everything we're worth.

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I can't believe Bungie would sign with Activision. Am I the only one who thinks Activision needs some res... : Dailyod
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- i am slightly worried that they will charge Â£60 for bungie's new game, just cos its "from the makers o... : purekillforce
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  EA IS THE DEVIL ACTIVISION NEEDS RESTRUCTURING UBISOFT IS TEH SUX!! seriously people, get over it. these ... : waxthirteen
  - Or just pirate their games. They love that. : crazypsycho
  - You are a silly cliche. Whining about whining. There is no harm in calling BS on publishers. : dubiousbrick
  - EA hasn't been the Devil for a while now. : ZuljinRaynor
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  "They are just businessmen milking us for everything we're worth." fuck, that's what businesses do and... : zverozyab
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    Most good and ethical businesses are guided by people with domain knowledge, to ensure that the company i... : the archvile
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      We talk about different things here. : zverozyab
      
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      I've worked for several big corps. and the Archville pretty much hit it on the head. I am a supporter of... : silverback1138
      
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      People are corrupt by default. Archville is right but his example isn't. Tjhe story of Lehman Brothers, B... : zverozyab
      
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      People are corrupt by default but then they become corrupt? : Rape.Farm
      
      yeah, I knew someone would notice that. I mean people are corrupt by nature but not always they act by th... : zverozyab
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    Take a business class sometime and you can learn about thing called "business ethics". You'd find it inte... : ColoradoCNC
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      Oh, don't tell me that. I know the difference between a loyal customer (Valve model) and a milked custome... : zverozyab
      
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      That's what upsets and confuses so many people about Activision's business practices, though. The call for restructuring seems to be based on the fact that the board of directors appears to be perfectly willing to let Kotick sabotage Activision's long term earnings in exchange for some quick cash now. They've destroyed Guitar Hero and Tony Hawk due to oversaturation of the market, and seem likely to do the same to Call of Duty. Given their reluctance to spend any money developing or promoting new IP, and using the sequel/expansion model instead, they're setting themselves up to only have Blizzard to fall back on. While this is good for making short-term cash, it's a horrible long term strategy.
      
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      That's what upsets and confuses so many people about Activision's business practices, though. The call fo... : ColoradoCNC
      
      Well, they clearly are going to spend a lot of money on developing and promoting Bungie's new IP. I think... : zverozyab
- I'm surprised they didn't do the EA partners program. From what I've seen Valve and Crytek seem to like ... : silverback1138

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