Community Activision Becomes Bungie's New Publisher

By Crimson Relic — April 29, 2010
Tags: Activision Bungie

Who could have seen this coming?

Early this morning, Halo developer Bungie announced on their website that they are entering into a 10-year partnership agreement with Publisher/Developer Activision.

"Today, we’re poised to open a new chapter in Bungie’s history—one that begins with a partnership between Bungie and Activision and ends where we always knew it would, with World Domination. Our Next Big Thing now has a concrete path, leading from our studio to the platforms of our choosing. The business formalities are behind us. Our Constitution remains unchanged. We are still Bungie, still independent, and now we are free to bring our stories to an ever bigger audience."

Thomas Tippl, Chief Operating Officer of Activision Blizzard stated this about the partnership:

“Bungie is one of the premier studios in our industry and we are extremely pleased to have the opportunity to work with their talented team over the next decade,” stated Thomas Tippl, Chief Operating Officer of Activision Blizzard. “Bungie has developed some of the most compelling and successful games, multiplayer experiences and thriving fan communities, and this alliance underscores our long-standing commitment to foster the industry’s best creative talent. Our unprecedented partnership with Bungie will enable us to broaden our pipeline of exciting new games as we continue to strengthen our industry position and pursue long-term growth opportunities.”

With what happened between Activision and Modern Warfare developer Infinity Ward earlier this month, it will be interesting to see just how freely Bungie will be able to create the games they want to make. I will be happy to see Bungie finally get to make a game other than Halo and also have the opportunity to make games on other consoles. This union will shape the future of what we see from Bungie after Halo: Reach later this year.

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