Most Popular
| Top Stories | Commented | Featured |
ATI Radeon HD 5570 Review featured
AMD's six-core Thuban to have feature like Turbo Boost?
Google to launch Twitter-like service for Gmail
Intel unveils Itanium 9300 series enterprise processors
Netflix to roll out 1080p streaming later this year
China closes major hacker ring, arrests three members
Sharp and Samsung end LCD patent suits with cross-licensing agreement
TechSpot RSSIndustry News
Halo maker parts from Microsoft
What started as a rumor earlier this week has now been confirmed in a press release issued today by Bungie Studios: The developers of the critically acclaimed Xbox exclusive “Halo” franchise will become a privately held independent company in which Microsoft will hold a minority stake.
According to reports, Bungie did not want to be tied down to indefinitely making Halo games and so as a result, the company’s shareholders bought back the studio name from Microsoft. Bungie is calling this an exciting evolution of its relationship with Microsoft as they will continue its publishing agreement with Microsoft Game Studios for Halo-related titles and other future properties developed by Bungie, but will gain more creative freedom in the game titles they develop.
Microsoft just released the third and supposedly final installment in the Halo franchise for the Xbox 360 on September 25, pulling in over $300 million in sales during its first week.
According to reports, Bungie did not want to be tied down to indefinitely making Halo games and so as a result, the company’s shareholders bought back the studio name from Microsoft. Bungie is calling this an exciting evolution of its relationship with Microsoft as they will continue its publishing agreement with Microsoft Game Studios for Halo-related titles and other future properties developed by Bungie, but will gain more creative freedom in the game titles they develop.
Microsoft just released the third and supposedly final installment in the Halo franchise for the Xbox 360 on September 25, pulling in over $300 million in sales during its first week.
User Comments (1)
Post a comment| TimeParadoX on October 6, 2007 11:47 AM | I think it was a dumb move to leave the company, because
Microsoft is probably the main reason is sold because of how
much money they spent into commercials and promoting it in
the 1st game, when it became popular they just ran with it
and now it's pretty popular But the good thing about leaving is that you get more of the money when it sells, I bet the makers got a few pennies compared to the millions Microsoft kept for themselves
|
