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yas334229812

This is a question on whether Activision regularly visits your offices, to inspect what you have done so far?
As far as i know i have a feeling that they do, considering how Bungie is dark, it feels like all they do is sit around the table, and talk, eat, play games etc.
So do they come to inspect what have their impression been on your work, and what type of people are they?
Edit:
When was the Vidoc compiled and started being edited and when was the earlies image taken?

[Edited on 02.08.2012 10:00 AM PST]

  • 02.08.2012 5:51 AM PDT
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  • 02.08.2012 5:53 AM PDT

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  • 02.08.2012 6:03 AM PDT

I think the agreement is that Activision only publish the game, they have no say in how it is made.

  • 02.08.2012 6:04 AM PDT
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This would have been a great mail sack question.

  • 02.08.2012 6:04 AM PDT

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Bungie probably keeps them in the loop, considering they are the publisher.

But it should be noted, it's a partnership, and Activision doesn't own Bungie or rights to their future IP. So Activision probably needs to notify when they coming in, or have to ask permission when they can come into Bungie to see whats up... but then again, I believe Bungie just wants to be "left alone to make games". Which I believe Activision is happy to do. Leave Bungie to their excellent work that they do. Considering Bungie must have already pitched the new IP to Activision to get the contract anyway...

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  • 02.08.2012 6:05 AM PDT

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  • 02.08.2012 6:05 AM PDT
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I'd imagine Activision-Blizzard won't be too involved until Bungie have something for their Marketing & Distribution to get their teeth into.

  • 02.08.2012 6:07 AM PDT

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I doubt it, if Activision want's to make as much money as possible(which I'm sure they want to) they'll leave Bungie alone.

  • 02.08.2012 6:10 AM PDT
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If anything, I'd imagine Bungie would send a couple of representatives to keep Activision up to date on how things are going so far:
What stage they're at in development
When they thing the game might be in alpha, beta, and ready to publish
etc

[Edited on 02.08.2012 6:39 AM PST]

  • 02.08.2012 6:39 AM PDT

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  • 02.08.2012 6:49 AM PDT

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Posted by: komark
If anything, I'd imagine Bungie would send a couple of representatives to keep Activision up to date on how things are going so far:
What stage they're at in development
When they thing the game might be in alpha, beta, and ready to publish
etc

I was expecting the same thing but look at it this way if it is a partnership, would not activision want to know hands on how far they are, and whats going on, so that bungie is not screwing around and after 2 years, make a game in 6 months which is not as great and sell it, and say we did something.

Remember it is a 10 year deal, also not likely that bungie would screw around, but is there not an expectation and time deadline they want, cause in 10 years they would want at least 2 or 3 games published not 1. Would they have some time deadline that they would like the game to be finished in.

Cause if SonicJohn is correct the last 2 halo games could have been testing so that they could decrease time in making a game and get started on things like building it. Also how many Bungie employees were involved in the last 2 halo games were some of them somewhere else, a minority, building a new game. From the look of the Vidoc they had started some time ago building the game.

  • 02.08.2012 9:17 AM PDT
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Well, here we are. I guess that it was destined to come to this.

An excellent question, but one that I think that we'll only get our own speculation as an answer.

I would imagine that the dev-publisher relation has a routine status report on any ongoing projects, with things like percentage completed, estimated date of reaching a particular milestone, etc. I don't believe that the publisher would want to have specifics (such as the percentage/date that ACT 3's character renders will be completed), but they could ask for (or expect) an overall report of "here's where we're at".

The reason that I suspect we (the fans) won't hear an answer to the question? (as fair as the question is)

If Bungie officially states that someone outside of their organization is aware or updated as to project details, then the fans, community and/or press could then attempt to obtain information or apply pressure to that link in the chain. So, better to smile and remain silent than to expose a potential leak point.

  • 02.08.2012 9:28 AM PDT
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I can picture it now: The Activision Bungie Spring Formal. No one is dancing. Activision employees on one side of the gym, Bungie's on the other. Everyone is nervous and it's getting awkward. Then Disembodied Soul shows up and tells Deej the DJ to play Soul's brand new album. DS then starts to do an enticing interpretive dance and everyone is impressed and join in on the fun.

  • 02.08.2012 9:30 AM PDT

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I could see Activision coming in looking at the new project and then going off and making a premature announcement. Kinda like the Halo 3 bit when it was "supposed" to be released in March.

  • 02.08.2012 9:36 AM PDT

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If Bungie officially states that someone outside of their organization is aware or updated as to project details, then the fans, community and/or press could then attempt to obtain information or apply pressure to that link in the chain. So, better to smile and remain silent than to expose a potential leak point.

Well you can see that only a couple of the top of the top know what is going on. Plus we already know that they work for them, and Activision will want a little brief every now and again. But the problem for finding who knows and pressuring will be really useless as only a few will know until the teaser trailer when info shall start spreading across the whole activision board as they will be trying to get releases and sales happening.

Plus when did the Partnership begin, and when did the negotiations begin. From the look of it i have a feeling only a couple of guys in bungie stayed out to build a new engine while ODST and reach was being made, that is if a new engine is being used.

If they do not use a new engine, then well they would have been working on something else. Although the new partnership with Umbra looks like they have just gone full swing into making the game.

[Edited on 02.08.2012 9:38 AM PST]

  • 02.08.2012 9:37 AM PDT
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This to a t. Though I'm going to assume A-B leave Bungie to their own methods. I personally hate Activision more than i dislike any other publisher, though i like blizzard.
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An excellent question, but one that I think that we'll only get our own speculation as an answer.

I would imagine that the dev-publisher relation has a routine status report on any ongoing projects, with things like percentage completed, estimated date of reaching a particular milestone, etc. I don't believe that the publisher would want to have specifics (such as the percentage/date that ACT 3's character renders will be completed), but they could ask for (or expect) an overall report of "here's where we're at".

The reason that I suspect we (the fans) won't hear an answer to the question? (as fair as the question is)

If Bungie officially states that someone outside of their organization is aware or updated as to project details, then the fans, community and/or press could then attempt to obtain information or apply pressure to that link in the chain. So, better to smile and remain silent than to expose a potential leak point.

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The blast was deafening. The front doors to Bungie Studios flew open as the shaped charge exploded inward. Smoke and debris filled the lobby.

Jerome stood up, but no sooner had he said "Aw you mother-blam!-s are messing with the wrong...." than he was knocked to the ground by a taser. There was no sound other than the rapid clacking of the taser and the soft drumming of Jerome's shoes against the lobby floor as electricity surged through his body.

"Everybody down on the ground!" yelled an authoritative voice. "This is an Activision inspection of the Bungie premises!"

The Activision inspectors, in full SWAT gear and gas masks, swarmed into Bungie Studios. The flashlights on the end of their MP5 submachine guns cut bright swaths through the haze and debris.

DeeJ was the first to respond to the noise, and arrived breathlessly running into the lobby. "Hiya guys, I'm part of the Community Team here at Bungie," said DeeJ, trying to lighten the tension. "We'd like to welcome you to.... OOOOOOOF!" DeeJ doubled over in pain from the butt of the gun being jammed into his ribcage.

"On the ground, numbnuts!" screamed the Activision lead inspector. "We're here to inspect you -blam!-s, NOT... TO... HAVE... A... CHAT!" He punctuated each word by firing a bullet into the ceiling.

He stomped angrily over to Stosh, who was frozen in fear at his desk.

"Boy, your eyes are like silver dollars! I've seen squirrels that were braver than you! Now what the hell are you working on and how the hell is it gonna help us make money?"

Stosh, trembling, was unable to respond, and instead could only open and close his mouth a few times.

"Wrong answer!" screamed the Activision inspector, spittle flying onto Stosh's face. "Cuff him!"

Other inspectors roughly manhandled Stosh to the ground and cuffed his hands behind his back as the lead inspector slowly pointed his gun around the room. "Anybody else want to show me how things are coming on the next game, before I really get pissed off?" he yelled.

Several employees nervously pointed to a massive dry erase board on the wall. At the top, it read "DESTINY IDEAS" and was blank underneath except for a poorly drawn picture of Jason Jones in what appeared to be a bathtub filled with Pepto Bismol.

The Activision inspector slowly stepped over to the dry erase board, disbelief and rage written all over his face.

"My God," he muttered. "It's worse than I thought."

  • 02.08.2012 11:00 AM PDT

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  • 02.08.2012 11:02 AM PDT

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  • 02.08.2012 11:03 AM PDT
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  • 02.08.2012 11:22 AM PDT

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The blast was deafening. The front doors to Bungie Studios flew open as the shaped charge exploded inward. Smoke and debris filled the lobby.

Jerome stood up, but no sooner had he said "Aw you mother-blam!-s are messing with the wrong...." than he was knocked to the ground by a taser. There was no sound other than the rapid clacking of the taser and the soft drumming of Jerome's shoes against the lobby floor as electricity surged through his body.

"Everybody down on the ground!" yelled an authoritative voice. "This is an Activision inspection of the Bungie premises!"

The Activision inspectors, in full SWAT gear and gas masks, swarmed into Bungie Studios. The flashlights on the end of their MP5 submachine guns cut bright swaths through the haze and debris.

DeeJ was the first to respond to the noise, and arrived breathlessly running into the lobby. "Hiya guys, I'm part of the Community Team here at Bungie," said DeeJ, trying to lighten the tension. "We'd like to welcome you to.... OOOOOOOF!" DeeJ doubled over in pain from the butt of the gun being jammed into his ribcage.

"On the ground, numbnuts!" screamed the Activision lead inspector. "We're here to inspect you -blam!-s, NOT... TO... HAVE... A... CHAT!" He punctuated each word by firing a bullet into the ceiling.

He stomped angrily over to Stosh, who was frozen in fear at his desk.

"Boy, your eyes are like silver dollars! I've seen squirrels that were braver than you! Now what the hell are you working on and how the hell is it gonna help us make money?"

Stosh, trembling, was unable to respond, and instead could only open and close his mouth a few times.

"Wrong answer!" screamed the Activision inspector, spittle flying onto Stosh's face. "Cuff him!"

Other inspectors roughly manhandled Stosh to the ground and cuffed his hands behind his back as the lead inspector slowly pointed his gun around the room. "Anybody else want to show me how things are coming on the next game, before I really get pissed off?" he yelled.

Several employees nervously pointed to a massive dry erase board on the wall. At the top, it read "DESTINY IDEAS" and was blank underneath except for a poorly drawn picture of Jason Jones in what appeared to be a bathtub filled with Pepto Bismol.

The Activision inspector slowly stepped over to the dry erase board, disbelief and rage written all over his face.

"My God," he muttered. "It's worse than I thought."


Jerome slowly stood up, groaning from the effort and trying to gain his bearings. A tall, suited man with dark shades slowly paced through the studio, step by poised step, parting the smoke of spent flashbang grenades, and casually tasering Jerome yet again.

From the opposite side of the room, a man with a stubbly beard slowly paced forward towards the suited man in flip flops. The stubble bearded man seemed almost calm.

"Ahh, Mr....", said the suited man, who paused to lightly touch his slick black hair, "..Urk, is it?". The suited man had a venemous grin and held out a hand. Urk took the hand and shook, only to let out a small, manly tear due to the bone crunching grip.

"Mr Urk, we would be most greatful if we could have the details of your...Destiny project."
"I....don't do updates any more, sir. There's nothing I can tell you." replied the stubbled Urk with an uncontrollable mischievous grin.

The suited man, Dr. Activision, frowned with thin lips.

"Although, doctor, may I interest you in a leftover turkey wing," said Urk, casually, whilst discretely activating his hidden microphone, "Initiate." he whispered.

In a stunning moment, a certain Jason Jones leapt from the cover of a desk holding a piece of golden parchment and began a desperate sprint for the secret escape Warthog as Activision commandos turned to fire...

[To be continued?]



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  • 02.08.2012 11:49 AM PDT

Oh Lord knows I laughed.

Anywho, while I'm assuming this new relationship is working out since they both would like it, you'd be hard pressed to find a developer bash the publisher it has a long contract with, wouldn't you think? Even with Microsoft the worst we ever got out of Bungie was 'Microsoft told us to do this' followed by them doing it (See: ODST Announcement). So meh.

  • 02.08.2012 11:53 AM PDT

yas334229812

Wondering if i should change thread name to something else
"Bungie vs Activision"
or something else.

  • 02.08.2012 11:58 AM PDT

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  • 02.08.2012 12:01 PM PDT

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