Halo Game Developer to be Independent of Microsoft
Microsoft announced that Bungie Studio, the studio which developed the highly successful Halo Franchise is going Independent. The developers wants to go back to their roots and work for themselves rather than for a corporate owner.
A big downfall for Microsoft. Everyone knows, the popularity of Microsoft’s Xbox consoles was dependent on the highly popular Halo Franchise. In other words, Xbox woudn’t have been Xbox without Halo.
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with the recent success of Halo 3, with a whopping record-breaking first day sale…
Bungie is really looking for freedom from Microsoft… but I wish there be more “HALO” games to come
Hi Jaren. Yeah. Any game developer would want that. But Microsoft has done a lot of mistakes already and now losing such a great asset.. Tsk tsk.
well as far as I know Bungie would still create awesome games for the Xbox 360 and the PC. but I think being independent would give them the freedom to explore new gaming technologies and gaming genres.
That is so true. I’m looking forward to their new creations. Maybe a spin off of Master Chief in a new genre? Just a thought..
Bungie, based in Kirkland, Wash., said it planned to return to its roots as an independent game studio, a move that eventually will cost Microsoft exclusive ties to one of the most successful and sought-after teams of game developers.