Bungie Won't Be at E3 This Year

[John Funk]

Bungie Won't Be at E3 This Year

If you were looking forward to learning more about Bungie's mystery project with Activision, don't be holding your breath for this year's E3.

Halo studio Bungie is working don't have a clue [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/100329-Bungie-Signs-Deal-With-Activision] what it is.

Nor will we learn anything more anytime soon. Bungie community writer Eric Osborne attempted to head off any rumor-mongering at the pass with a post on the Bungie site [http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=31451]:

[blockquote]Oh, and while we're on the subject of clarification, we won't officially be at E3 this year. Remember the Band-Aid approach I talked about last week? This is what it feels like in practice. Sorry for the sting. We wanted to make sure you didn't get whipped into a rumor-fueled frenzy only to have your expectations unceremoniously dashed during expo week.[/blockquote]

According to Osborne, Bungie will gradually be relinquishing full control to the Halo brand and community to Microsoft's Halo-specific studio 343 Industries, but Halo fans will still be able to access their profiles and characters on Bungie.net for the time being.

So yeah. Bungie isn't showing off any new Halo at E3, and its new project is still a ways off. It may be one of the most successful studios of the last decade, but I think Bungie has definitely earned an E3 break or two - don't you?

(Via GiantBomb [http://www.giantbomb.com/news/bungie-studios-wont-have-e3-presence/3152/])

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[cthulhumythos]

that's alright. they deserve a breather after a decade of halo making.

 

[PurpleLeafRave]

They've definitely earned a break after Halo Reach. I can honestly say it's my favourite shooter.
Can't wait to see what they have in store next, something about pharaohs wasn't it?

 

[Irridium]

Glad to hear. I think its better for them to put the energy that would have gone into some sort of reveal, into the actual game.

 

[NinjaDeathSlap]

Oh I do hope Bungie can manage not to be corrupted by Activision. The last thing we want is another case of 'Infinity Ward Syndrome'

 

[ZeroMachine]

I honestly don't care what Bungie has up their sleeve right now. I have a passing curiosity, sure, to see if they could even match what Halo brought them, but I'm more curious about 343's first Halo game.

 

[silverbullet1989]

i just wish bungie hadnt gone to Activison :'(

 

[Cherry Cola]

Well, he only said they won't "officially" be at E3.

So maybe, just maybe they'll have an unannounced invasion where they start shooting people with sci-fi weapons?

 

[Atmos Duality]

Oh I do hope Bungie can manage not to be corrupted by Activision. The last thing we want is another case of 'Infinity Ward Syndrome'

That depends entirely on the nature of the contract signed with Activision.
However, knowing Activision's policy of only betting on a sure thing and then milking it to death, I wouldn't get my hopes up.

 

[Irridium]

Oh I do hope Bungie can manage not to be corrupted by Activision. The last thing we want is another case of 'Infinity Ward Syndrome'

They survived Microsoft when others have fallen(Rare, Ensemble), so I think they'll be fine. I hope. Please let them survive...

 

[Soviet Heavy]

Doesn't bother me. Still, wonder what there new game will be.

 

[Tireseas_v1legacy]

Not showing up because they don't have something to show? That's alright with me...

 

[Awexsome]

I would've been eagerly among those in a rumor filled frenzy over their next franchise.

I honestly think they'll be OK when it comes to Activision because they're not in the same position as so many others. They and their new IP are not owned by Activision in any way unlike Infinity Ward was. They made this deal right during the middle of the IW disaster and after surviving for so long with Microsoft the only bump in the road was ODST getting bumped up to full price by Microsoft instead of being an expansion like they intended.

I think they know how to deal with a corporate behemoth.

 

[Grey_Focks]

Pity, was hoping to see something about their new IP, but I'll still gladly wait while they take the time to make an awesome game. They certainly earned that much atleast.

 

[SamStar42]

One of the best developers around, deserve a break after a decade of hard work.

Looking forward to their next project

 

[CardinalPiggles]

i dont really care for bungie, the games i know them to have developed is halo, (i know they started way back when, and made a ton of games blah blah blah), but halo is the only notable one for me, and even then, the only thing i take interest in is the multiplayer.

sure i enjoy the singleplayer, but only when its co op.

 

[Hybridwolf]

Honestly? Good riddiance. I disliked Halo Reachs disregard for the premade story, and I disliked it's mutiplayer. It could have been good, but it want GOW 2 for me, same old shit, different crap. However, admitedly they have done some fantastic stuff, and I suppose they need a break. Moving into the black pit of hell that is activison and signing over your soul will take some time eh?

 

[Alan Au]

Microsoft/343 is doing a "Halofest" thing this fall at PAX, so that's probably where any new Halo franchise announcements will originate.

As for Bungie, the studio was trapped in a prison of its own making. It may have had golden bars, but it was a prison nonetheless, and I expect Bungie is relieved to be working on new projects for a change.