Bungie, Activision lock down 10-year exclusivity

hopefully Bungie conforms with the rest of modern FPSs and picks up on the left trigger iron sights

I hope this certainly works out...because Activision ruined Infinity Ward and It would be a shame to see a great developer like Bungie get ripped off.All I can say that the "Men" that developed the Modern Warfare I.P. are brilliant and with their team assembling behind E.A. these "Men"will "Respawn"a new I.P. that will be most certainly Awesome!!

next is Epic : Gears comes to PS3

Activision won't own Halo in any way. Microsoft still retains the rights to the Halo series. This is only regarding Bungie's new IP. Probably a good thing though because I never really liked Halo under Bungie's direction. Maybe MS can do something better with Halo than Bungie that'll actually pique my interest.

lol well looks like another company is gonna get eaten alive, and does anyone really care what activsion makes from here on out?

wow i thought activison was going to die damn stop supporting them until they get nicer :evil:

@jpsaply : If you want to believe they aren't sellouts, be my guest. But tell me what game they have made since Oni that weren't a milking Halo (Except Halo 1 which was a new IP) game for Microsoft Studios? So what you are saying , even though if you agree on them beeing sellouts, are that you confirm what I say. They had every opportunity and with the Halo income they had the resources as well, to make a new game. But alas they did not. That is sellout in every definition of the word.

I knew Bungie would go multiplatform! This is what... Step #4 to world domination? They've already dominated the Xbox, time to dominate the PS3!!

You had a nice run, Bungie...

Those guys look like total douchbags.

I'm pretty sure Halo will remain Microsoft exclusive. It's the new and old things Bungie can bring to the table that will turn heads I hope. Kind of like how Mass Effect stayed Microsoft exclusive, but Bioware's other IPs are multi platform. Still, it's for Activision. That's low.

haha maybe we'll see Halo of Duty lol jk

man man man man finaly an end to the crapy game called halo finaly i dont wana hear any more about halo after reach and what does he meen about halo on steroids for the ps3 is he making halo version for a ps3 or something oh well the V.I IS THAT NO MORE HALO

@d3emondav3 -.-... Activision doesn't own Halo, Microsoft does and will continue to. Halo will never be on the ps3, however games made by the people who originally made Halo might be on the PS3.

wow...all i can say...

I like Halo .. But a game considered Halo On Steroids on PS3 .. I can't wait to see this game.

haha wow. bad move for bungie. get ready for Guitar hero 6: Halo edition -__-

Halo coming to PS3: Unlikely. Bungie pumping out games, under orders from Activision, resulting in mediocre games: Probably. Activision eventually killing the Halo series: It is inevitable.

Thank you for selling out to the money whore, Bungie. I will never buy another one of your games again.

Activision next week will be very happy because the stimulus package for the PS3 will sell much,,,, I'll buy, I love playing online MW2

Activision: So heres the plan....In order to replace IW, we need a new money machine. Lets try Bungie!

Wow! What a freaking bold move from Activision. Just when you thought they were down they sign a deal with Bungie? Way to compensate for Infinity Ward leaving. I really hate to say it because I think Activision sucks now, but what a smart move! I'm sick to death of all things Halo and alls Bungie has ever had besides in my book is the Myth series, Maybe we'll see that resurge?

from the begging you know the end......of Bungie

Wait Bungie went from Microsoft to Activision, Who are currently the anti christ of gaming? Not that it matters much Activision hasnt made game I like in like 10+ years I think that was Mech warrior 2 and Bungie currently only know for halo and I didnt like halo either

I have no idea what to think about this. There are so many possibilities as to what could happen! Good Outcomes: 1) It turns out to be a good partnership for both companies, and everything works out well. 2) The ability to put Bungie games on other platforms allows Bungie to grow. 3) Activision could actually care for Bungie, and give them a nice, soft cushion of IW money for them to lay on if they need any help.= Activision might support Bungie in possible times of need. Bad Outcomes: 1) Activision screws over Bungie, taking Halo IP rights and distributing it to tons of other, unexperienced developers, milking the series dry until death. 2) Activision treats Bungie like they did with IW. 3) Bungie is quitely doing this to get back at Activision for screwing over IW, and Bungie internally takes down Activision. 4) Bungie is trying to fight Respawn more effectively by putting their great games on more platforms. 5) Bungie dies. 6) Bungie quietly goes on a covert mission with Blizzard and all other valued developers and leads them to their independant studio, and they all get signed at Microsoft Game Studios for publishing, and Activision dies. So many possiblities here, and it's also interesting that they decided to do this for 10 full years, as the gaming industry and technology change rapidly every year. Maybe they should have signed for only tops 5 years.

Most of you guys are missing the point of this story. READ IT BEFORE POSTING! "Today's announcement underlined the fact that Bungie will remain an independent studio and retain ownership and control of its new IP, with Activision providing publishing duties and (presumably) financing"

lol harp your probably right.

Well R.I.P. Bungie You are now dead to me Get ready for cr*ppy Halo every other week

What? no! I don't want Cr*p-Lo on my PS3

I trust Bungie, but I don't know...

get ready to see a new halo game every six months...

So they replace Infinity Ward with Bungie? God, Activison certainly doesn't know what shame is.

I can see the headlines 5 years from now: "Bungie Studio's Heads Fired,"

"Halo: Reach, which is poised to be the biggest game of 2010." WTF did this microsoft guy forget that GOW3 was released this year and is the biggest game of the year and will remain so!?

this is the beginning of the end for Bungie

Epic fail for Bungie , what were they thinking knowing what went down at IW , doesn't make any sense on their part. It does however on Activision's part since this is clearly a move to counter EA's Respawn . I used to hate EA for making the same games every year but Activision has become worse so i'm rooting for EA. Besides, Respawn ( practically ex-IW ) kicks the hell out of Bungie since CoD > Halo from every single point of view . Maybe this direct competition will cause 2 great new franchises to be made so GAME ON!

wow... did not see this coming.

"Let's kick EA's ass"? Really? I think you've ****** yourselves here Bungie. I mean EA still loves to milk their cash cows but not like Activision does. Let's see how long you last under Kotick's boot WITHOUT your precious Halo series. And don't get me wrong, I'm not a CoD fan or Halo fan, but CoD made 3 billion dollars. 3 billion. Who has the people that made that game? EA. (Still not a fan of EA either but I mean that's just a stupid thing for Tippl to say.)

i dont think that any halo game will be on ps3 or mass efect but maybe some miracle will happend in the near future im also hoping for the amazing thriller alan wake to be ported to ps3 come on ms dont be selfish.

I'm amazed of the amount of people that post, and don't read the story.

While i disagree with Bungies decision, I still love them and will be on their side all the way! GOOO BUNGIE!!

Too bad Activision is maliciously tainted by the a-holes in charge, particularly the Bobby Kotik types, who are making the gaming industry into a "Pump store shelves with yearly half-assed games with big, known names, and then fire the developers before cashing in the profits" Time to tear the tumor out, and get into the lengthy process of trying to make people not horrendously hate Activision anymore.

Activision just drove one good company into the ground. Looks like their aiming for their second.

They will regret this.

Wow Bungie, don't forget to check your backs to see how deep the knife goes!

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Deal with the devil...hopefully Bungie's not stupid enough to let Activision buy them. Wouldn't it be odd if they use Bungie to make the next Modern Warfare? Either way, bad bad move on Bungie's part.

NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *hangs myself*

I thought an experienced company wouldn't make such a STUPID and RETARDED choice.

omfg NOT Activision ... Bungie just made the biggest mistake ever... there gonna do what they did to infinity ward to bungie ... mark my words