Microsoft Explains Bungie's Non-Announcement At E3
E3 [http://www.microsoft.com] this year, saying the company had an "embarrassment of riches" at the show and didn't want its big news watered down as a result.
A countdown on the Bungie website was set to end during the afternoon of July 16, at which point the developer would unveil "something exciting" at the show, presumed to be a new entry in the broke away [http://www.halo3.com] from Microsoft last year to become an independent developer, Microsoft retains control of Bungie's flagship game series.
"For the last several months, we've been building toward a reveal of something exciting that Bungie is working on. We were looking forward to sharing that with our fan community during the week of E3," Bungie President Harold Ryan said in the wake of the cancellation. "However, those plans were just changed by our publisher."
"We realize that many of our fans are disappointed by this turn of events; members of the Bungie team share that disappointment," he continued. "When the right time comes, we look forward to sharing this exciting announcement with you. Until then, we appreciate your continued support and patience."
That "right time" will come at a future "dedicated event," according to a report on Grand Theft Auto IV [http://www.gamedaily.com/games/halo-wars/xbox-360/game-news/microsoft-explains-pulling-bungies-halo-project-from-e3] episodic content, Mattrick remained optimistic about Microsoft's showing at E3, saying, "Two big kahunas were left out of the show, and we were still able to deliver a strong performance."
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E3 [http://www.microsoft.com] this year, saying the company had an "embarrassment of riches" at the show and didn't want its big news watered down as a result.
A countdown on the Bungie website was set to end during the afternoon of July 16, at which point the developer would unveil "something exciting" at the show, presumed to be a new entry in the broke away [http://www.halo3.com] from Microsoft last year to become an independent developer, Microsoft retains control of Bungie's flagship game series.
"For the last several months, we've been building toward a reveal of something exciting that Bungie is working on. We were looking forward to sharing that with our fan community during the week of E3," Bungie President Harold Ryan said in the wake of the cancellation. "However, those plans were just changed by our publisher."
"We realize that many of our fans are disappointed by this turn of events; members of the Bungie team share that disappointment," he continued. "When the right time comes, we look forward to sharing this exciting announcement with you. Until then, we appreciate your continued support and patience."
That "right time" will come at a future "dedicated event," according to a report on Grand Theft Auto IV [http://www.gamedaily.com/games/halo-wars/xbox-360/game-news/microsoft-explains-pulling-bungies-halo-project-from-e3] episodic content, Mattrick remained optimistic about Microsoft's showing at E3, saying, "Two big kahunas were left out of the show, and we were still able to deliver a strong performance."
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