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Subject: After the Activision contract did Bungie will become a publisher?

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That's the question i asking you my friends! when the new hawtness A.K.A "Project Tiger" will finally end it's time in 2020 or something, do you think Bungie will lead projects as publisher for their future titles ? Or quite the contrary will they stay with Activision ? An other possibility can you imagine Bungie as a subsidiary of Activision if they decided at the end of the contract to purchase them ?

All of this happen with the positive equation : "Tiger" = Big Big Success for Bungie/Activision of course.

For my part i consider that Bungie secretly want this kind of freedom. They always seems to be in a quest of independance since 2007 and the current Acti-contract shows it (they own their franchise now, wich is a raw contract!) Remember when they were a publisher back in the 90's ? Marathon and Pathway were developed and published by Bungie Software Product Corporation and even if they wasn't "very" comfortable with it because of financial problems, they were people having fun in the industry as an indie developer. But now time has changed, Bungie is a "multi billion dollars" sellers company wich mean a lot of things.

I think it's kind of cool to control every aspects of the product when you're a develloper/publisher but it's such a huge responsibilty, it require experience and many expert in marketing and of course a huge financial investment in campaign, advertisement...

So i was thinking about something, let's considerate this : Id Software and Blizzard are the "cousin-competitor" of Bungie they're all born the same year (wich is 1991) but only Bungie still dont have privilege of being a publisher as them. They have Different story, similar games, but take differents direction... I think in Bungie case it's due to their lack of other massive franchise. Halo against Starcraft, WOW, Diablo, Doom, Quake... well it's like The Dark Knight versus The Avengers wich mean you're cool but you need your Justice League for being a real threat... That made me think that Bungie still need to solidify their catalog with other (various!) game.

Everything is possible, many opportunities can happen in 10 years (or less) and at the end of Tiger era, perhaps they'll come with a tone of differents concept & genre, who know ?

Well i've finished so what do you guys think about the future of Bungie ?

  • 11.12.2012 12:07 PM PDT

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I would like Bungie to be able to self publish games, but currently, they do not have the advertising money that Activision does.
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  • 11.12.2012 12:09 PM PDT

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Posted by: CanineThewolvie
That's the question i asking you my friends! when the new hawtness A.K.A "Project Tiger" will finally end it's time in 2020 or something, do you think Bungie will lead projects as publisher for their future titles ?
Honestly, we'll have to see where Tiger takes us. With Bungie Aerospace in mind, it's probable that Bungie will gain some valuable experience in the publishing field for the future, assuming of course that Bungie continues to publish third-party applications under the Aerospace banner. Crimson was a success, but let's see where else they're going to take us in the publishing field.

If, however Aerospace completely takes off, and Bungie secures enough money over the years, I see no reason why they wouldn't start a sister-publishing company, or better yet simply a publishing team.

  • 11.12.2012 1:04 PM PDT

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I've always said, "If Bungie wants to take over the world, they are going to have to take down EA."

The only way this can be achieve is if they become a publisher.

  • 11.12.2012 1:07 PM PDT

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They're already a publisher. Bungie Aerospace. As for them publishing their own games, perhaps in time. Like you said they are looking for that freedom, but they're not big enough to do everything that a publisher does.

  • 11.12.2012 4:38 PM PDT


Posted by: Frag Ingot
I've always said, "If Bungie wants to take over the world, they are going to have to take down EA."

The only way this can be achieve is if they become a publisher.


EA consume all game companies before them in a cycle of the rise and fall of each of these developers - it is inevitable and cannot be stopped. The cycle continues.

  • 11.12.2012 4:57 PM PDT

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They're already a publisher. Bungie Aerospace. As for them publishing their own games, perhaps in time. Like you said they are looking for that freedom, but they're not big enough to do everything that a publisher does.

Whatever their next game better be a big success to be able to do that. They'd need a lot of money in the bank.

  • 11.12.2012 5:02 PM PDT

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Posted by: POKEY CLYDE
They're already a publisher. Bungie Aerospace. As for them publishing their own games, perhaps in time. Like you said they are looking for that freedom, but they're not big enough to do everything that a publisher does.

Whatever their next game better be a big success to be able to do that. They'd need a lot of money in the bank.

This.

The only developer I know that develop there own game and publish it is Valve. Everyone know why they can do that, too. Even though they seem to forget there is a number three and seem to forget when they are going to release something.

[Edited on 11.13.2012 12:27 AM PST]

  • 11.13.2012 12:27 AM PDT

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Posted by: Frag Ingot
I've always said, "If Bungie wants to take over the world, they are going to have to take down EA."

The only way this can be achieve is if they become a publisher.


EA consume all game companies before them in a cycle of the rise and fall of each of these developers - it is inevitable and cannot be stopped. The cycle continues.
If humanity can defeat the Reapers, then Bungie can defeat EA.

  • 11.13.2012 12:50 AM PDT

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Posted by: TH3_AV3NG3R
The only developer I know that develop there own game and publish it is Valve. Everyone know why they can do that, too. Even though they seem to forget there is a number three and seem to forget when they are going to release something.
Orange Box 2: Half-Life 3, Portal 3, Team Fortress 3. Think about it.

Also, Bungie needs to make their own digital game store, but they also sell food.

  • 11.13.2012 12:55 AM PDT

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Posted by: TH3_AV3NG3R
What house has a rocket pod, has legs, and has a long narrow barrel that probably shoots something powerful?

Sounds like you're describing the lower half of my body, actually.


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Posted by: TH3_AV3NG3R
The only developer I know that develop there own game and publish it is Valve. Everyone know why they can do that, too. Even though they seem to forget there is a number three and seem to forget when they are going to release something.
Orange Box 2: Half-Life 3, Portal 3, Team Fortress 3. Think about it.

Also, Bungie needs to make their own digital game store, but they also sell food.

I can see Bungie making a digital store being very customizable and User friendly.

Valve seriously needs to make a Half life 3. After seeing that cliffhanger again. It makes me really mad that they ended it like that. I don't know who couldn't get mad at that ending and them saying "no half life 3."

  • 11.13.2012 1:04 AM PDT

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Posted by: TH3_AV3NG3R
The only developer I know that develop there own game and publish it is Valve. Everyone know why they can do that, too. Even though they seem to forget there is a number three and seem to forget when they are going to release something.
Orange Box 2: Half-Life 3, Portal 3, Team Fortress 3. Think about it.

Also, Bungie needs to make their own digital game store, but they also sell food.

I can see Bungie making a digital store being very customizable and User friendly.

Valve seriously needs to make a Half life 3. After seeing that cliffhanger again. It makes me really mad that they ended it like that. I don't know who couldn't get mad at that ending and them saying "no half life 3."


Personaly, I think they just don't want to get tied down to one thing. Look at all the games that they have made since HL2Ep2. On top of that, Valve stopped working on eposodic content. It comes back to them never releasing a game with a 3. They do not get tied down to one kind of thing and I think that is brilliant.

I have also had the sneaking suspicion that Half-Life 3 will be less linear than its previous games.

OT: No, I'd prefer Bungie not try to get that big. The company would end up worse off because they would lose sight of their plan for world domination. I also remember that there is an All Your History episode series on a company that did just what you are talking about, lost sight of their goals, and eventualy failed.

[Edited on 11.13.2012 1:34 AM PST]

  • 11.13.2012 1:30 AM PDT

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I can see them becoming a publisher in the future. It would be great for them.

  • 11.13.2012 3:49 AM PDT

I'd love to see Bungie publish their own games, but whether that is ever in their goals as a company needs to be asked in a mail sack to find out.

  • 11.13.2012 4:44 AM PDT

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Posted by: Doctor Jensen
If humanity can defeat the Reapers, then Bungie can defeat EA.
God help us if this is all going to end up like Mass Effect...

  • 11.13.2012 5:53 AM PDT

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  • 11.13.2012 5:57 AM PDT

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Posted by: OIO CABOOSE OIO
get too big, and you lose sight of what the gamers want.


This isn't necessary what would happen, but it is likely. If they are careful and stay with their fans, they could grow as big as they want and still be "Bungie".

  • 11.13.2012 6:13 AM PDT

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  • 11.13.2012 6:14 PM PDT

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Posted by: Doctor Jensen
If humanity can defeat the Reapers, then Bungie can defeat EA.
God help us if this is all going to end up like Mass Effect...
I find that quote as a reference to the ending of Mass Effect Series. You sir has spoiled me. Reported!


Just kidding, Bungie will live. Once you be with the family of Bungie, you could possibly obtain the power of immortality!

  • 11.14.2012 8:38 AM PDT

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Posted by: Frag Ingot
I've always said, "If Bungie wants to take over the world, they are going to have to take down EA."

The only way this can be achieve is if they become a publisher.


EA consume all game companies before them in a cycle of the rise and fall of each of these developers - it is inevitable and cannot be stopped. The cycle continues.
If humanity can defeat the Reapers, then Bungie can defeat EA.

Humanity didn't defeat the Reapers though, we got them to commit suicide / took control of them / became one of them / got killed by them.

[Edited on 11.14.2012 9:52 AM PST]

  • 11.14.2012 9:50 AM PDT

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  • 11.14.2012 9:54 AM PDT

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Posted by: Doctor Jensen
If humanity can defeat the Reapers, then Bungie can defeat EA.
God help us if this is all going to end up like Mass Effect...

-Bungie destroys EA at the cost of all their developers, and at the cost of themselves.
-Bungie assumes control of EA to protect the game industry, but not without merging with them.
-Bungie synthesises the entire industry with EA, creating a higher form of existence.

  • 11.14.2012 11:21 AM PDT
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Posted by: Old Papa Rich
Posted by: Doctor Jensen
If humanity can defeat the Reapers, then Bungie can defeat EA.
God help us if this is all going to end up like Mass Effect...

-Bungie destroys EA at the cost of all their developers, and at the cost of themselves.
-Bungie assumes control of EA to protect the game industry, but not without merging with them.
-Bungie synthesises the entire industry with EA, creating a higher form of existence.
-Or Bungie slingshots them into the sun.

  • 11.14.2012 11:34 AM PDT

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Posted by: TH3_AV3NG3R
What house has a rocket pod, has legs, and has a long narrow barrel that probably shoots something powerful?

Sounds like you're describing the lower half of my body, actually.


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"Did Bungie Will" made me laugh so hard.


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Posted by: Xplode441
Posted by: TH3_AV3NG3R
The only developer I know that develop there own game and publish it is Valve. Everyone know why they can do that, too. Even though they seem to forget there is a number three and seem to forget when they are going to release something.
Orange Box 2: Half-Life 3, Portal 3, Team Fortress 3. Think about it.

Also, Bungie needs to make their own digital game store, but they also sell food.

I can see Bungie making a digital store being very customizable and User friendly.

Valve seriously needs to make a Half life 3. After seeing that cliffhanger again. It makes me really mad that they ended it like that. I don't know who couldn't get mad at that ending and them saying "no half life 3."


Personaly, I think they just don't want to get tied down to one thing. Look at all the games that they have made since HL2Ep2. On top of that, Valve stopped working on eposodic content. It comes back to them never releasing a game with a 3. They do not get tied down to one kind of thing and I think that is brilliant.

There is a reason why I have a love/hate relationship with them. They are never committed to one game and I will never know the true ending to the story because of it. Not only that but how long they say a game is coming out but then get held back a year. It feels like there is no deadline.

  • 11.14.2012 11:54 AM PDT

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Did bungie will.

I had to read that a few times.

I think Bungie did has become one in technical terms with Aerospace.

  • 11.14.2012 12:24 PM PDT

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