Microsoft & Bungie

utterer.com posted it WAY before shugashack.

Microsoft isn't full of morons as everyone seems to think. They should know what kind of community is already being built around this game, and should know it'd be kind of moronic to make it X-box or Zone-only.

Current MS games aren't Zone-only; atleast the ones I play. You can host your own MCM server, and can probably host your own MCM2 server. Just because there's no GameSpy or PingTool out there for it doesn't mean it's Zone-only.

Go MS.

Boogieman
(correct thread this time)

heh... sTeve is getting cocky :)

There's a new rumor going around that Microsoft is buying Shugashack!

Anyone else hear about this? Apparently they feel its userbase compliments the xbox demographic nicely.

Noooo! How could you! I'll start clicking on your banners right away!

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Xhala: #209, Yeah! Yeah! God forbid an intellectual thread should appear in the Shugashack!... @ Lots Of Alice

Ahaha... so true.

Daily Radar is professional?

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Did everyone die?

Boogieman

"Word is that certain Bungie personnel are moving to Redmond in the next couple of months. From across the country."

Uh, aren't some of them in Germany or something, hence the first crop of the Halo movies were in German?

Boogieman

*IF* on Monday this rumor is made fact, then:

1) Halo (all platforms) will be delayed about one year (Fall 2001 vs Spring)
2) OpenGL support would likely be canned because DirectX "is so much better."
3) MS's Gaming ZONE net play would be REQUIRED because built in internet play is "too complicated for Joe Gamer" and even worse... it's FREE!
4) Bungie's assholes' will be a little wider and a little greener.

However, I can't believe that the Mac version would be canned. That would be just too blatantly anticompetitive and Bungie would never agree to bend over that far in the name of green.

Why? Why?! Why?!!

there are about 29 million console players, 11 million PC game players, and 7 million who play with both

Oh, that's why.

Let's assume a few things here...

1. Microsoft is buying Bungie.
2. Microsoft would not want a software house of theirs making a Mac version of ANYTHING...
3. Even though they've been heavily into Mac gaming since their inception, Bungie will be forced to drop the Mac version of Halo(three lonely gamers clutch their one-button mice and weep all over their huckleberry shitboxes.)
4. Steve Jobs is angry as fuck.

I remember the first time I sw that intiial Halo footage...it was filmed at a Macintosh convention and Steve Jobs was showing off this l33t new game called Halo, which represented the incredible future of Mac Gaming....uhh..., Steve, you're fucked.

*hawkeye*
(somehow I think Bungie would never allow their Mac port to be cancelled.)

PS - that link I posted was my pron...

as in, boobies galore. please, rape my bandwidth! (i hate the @home company, let's see how much they can handle)

I have taken a lot from this shugashack community, and now it is time to give something back.

http://24.113.102.251/shack%20pron/

Step back and really look at the situation. All credit to Bungie for making the best looking game to date, but: If those X-box demos were any indication, what would MS want with a game that doesn't even look half that good? The sales for MYTH:II were near 100,000. Nothing that would attract any real attention from MS. Oni wouldn't do the X-box justice either, if they took it from Take-Two that is(which we all know they could.) Would they buy Bungie to get one game on thier roster? Who knows. Maybe they only want the publishing rights from Take-Two for Halo? Who wouldn't want it? Also keep in mind that Apple has an active interest in Bungie. I am sure that support from the big fruit has helped Bungie out a bit. I really doubt that the Mac port would be canned, seeing as well that even MS likes making money off Mac s/w.

Shut it!!

i have the same prollem as hacc with my explorer as far as the quick flicks etc., however at work it isnt as pronounced, i do believe that the mousing surface has alot to do with it.. but his is like mine at work where it works well.. tho slightly different.. so... i dunno, still love the mouse tho, best ive tried so far.. but a razer would be fun to play with.. anyone wanna donate one?

SkarodoM

"M$ will definetely make Halo Xbox-only title so it makes ppl buy xbox. In any case this is just another REALLY REALLY good reason to HATE fucking Micro$oft. "

Erm, exclusives are a "REALLY REALLY good reason to HATE" companies now ? Do you "REALLY REALLY HATE" Sony/CompanyX for only releasing Tekken/ for the PS ?

If you hate capitalism that much, then work to change it. REALLY REALLY good reason to HATING companies for buying other companies, or for putting out exclusives just makes you look silly.

I don't want an x-box even if it comes with Halo.

If Halo becomes a console game it will suck anyway.

So.. microsoft is going bungie jumping in redmond?



p.s. this is the only true professional gaming news site.

I couldn't care less what company is buying what. Hell even if MS decides to can Halo after a year, I won't regret it for the simple reason I haven't played it yet. I mean how can people say it's shame to have MS buying halo, if noone has ever played it. Yeah the footage looks great etc but sometimes halo reminds me a lot of those bitboys .

If this is true Apple must be truly pissed off... they helped Bungie so much over the years giving them help with MacOS etc. Halo was even featured as best game coming to Mac by Steve Jobs at this years WWDC.

Halo is written in OpenGL and I'm not so sure XBox supports OGL (sure nvidia does but I don't think WinCE does as well).

M$ will definetely make Halo Xbox-only title so it makes ppl buy xbox. In any case this is just another REALLY REALLY good reason to HATE fucking Micro$oft.

Well, I think we can safely say that the PS2 port will be cancelled.

ROFL:

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jidar: #30 There is nothing cool about smelling bad.... @ Move To Florida

no offense, but shugashack is acting like this stroy is theirs and everyone else is just copying off them.

OT: Anyone played Shogun yet? Watching your army march up hills and seeing the enemy army in the distance through the fog marching towards yours is a sight to behold