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Subject: Has Bungie already given all control of Halo to 343 industries?

Hallo :D

I recently saw this commercial on tv, which made me laugh real hard but then i thought about the spartan in the commercial and realized... He's on a commercial for Microsoft! Im pretty sure if i remember correctly, Microsoft didn't have the name to halo just master chief. So they can't use a halo reach spartan unless they have gained control of Halo, which we all know Bungie is going to hand the keys for Halo to 343 industries who are owned by Microsoft. So that left me to conclude, if Microsoft released a commercial of a spartan, then that means Halo now is officially given to 343 Industries! It makes sorta sense since their hasn't been a weekly update in 2 weeks now...(even though they told us their wasn't going to be an update, it could've been for this reason.)


But i can totally be 100% wrong on this, this is basically my opinion and prediction on if they gave all the property of Halo to 343 Industries yet... What do you guys think?


  • 05.23.2011 8:28 PM PDT

"I may not be perfect, but always been true."

Microsoft had the rights to Halo for what, 3 years now? and yes since the Defiant Map Pack came out, they had started to give 343 control.

  • 05.23.2011 8:31 PM PDT

Hallo :D

Yes but not all control. Also Microsoft didnt own the rights to Halo after the split. Bungie got the rights to Halo, while Microsoft got the rights to Master Chief.

  • 05.23.2011 8:34 PM PDT

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Microsoft owns Halo. Microsoft owns Maser Chief.

  • 05.23.2011 8:37 PM PDT
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Posted by: PureShadow177
Yes but not all control. Also Microsoft didnt own the rights to Halo after the split. Bungie got the rights to Halo, while Microsoft got the rights to Master Chief.

No Microsoft has always owned the rights to the Halo IP from the very beginning. And having the rights to an IP means you own everything related to it. Microsoft allowed Bungie have creative control over the games but didn't have much say in anything else.

343 currently has the Halo Story Bible and all control over new Halo products but for now Bungie is still handling the multiplayer stuff.

  • 05.23.2011 9:04 PM PDT

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Posted by: RKOSNAKE
Microsoft had the rights to Halo for what, 3 years now? and yes since the Defiant Map Pack came out, they had started to give 343 control.


Microsoft has owned the right to Halo since November 15, 2001. And yes 343i is now in charge.

  • 05.23.2011 9:14 PM PDT

Think Bungie still does playlist updates. I'm so pumped for what bungie does next, their talent is wasted being forced to make games with (relatively) minimal changes so as to not upset mlg peoples.

  • 05.23.2011 9:55 PM PDT

Wasn't their's to give away. But yes 343 is now in charge of the Halo IP.

  • 05.23.2011 10:38 PM PDT
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Microsoft owns the rights to everything in Halo: books, games, toys, comics, characters, etc., they own(ed) it all, ever since their acquisition of Bungie. They still own it all, even after the split back in 2007.

  • 05.24.2011 8:56 AM PDT