GameInformer & TeamXbox insider sources confirm complex MS/Bungie split
It would seem as if rumors of Microsoft and Bugie parting ways are actually somewhat true. TeamXbox are saying that their sources are telling them that things are more complicated than Microsoft simply letting Bungie go with an Official announcement set to take place before October 12th. GameInformer has also said that a source of theirs has confirmed that the rumor is true but Microsoft will still retain the rights to Halo and has the right of first refusal on future games.
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Our source stated that Bungie is “tired of Making Halo, and didn’t want to do future Halo games.” For an unstated, but significant amount of money, Bungie shareholders bought the studio name back from Microsoft. Our source also revealed that even though Microsoft will retain the rights to Halo, Microsoft also has “the right of first refusal on future games.” This means that Microsoft has the first shot at publishing Bungie’s future titles. How this will come into play if Bungie decides they want future game X to appear on the PlayStation 3 and Wii alongside an Xbox 360 release will make things quite interesting.
News Source(s): TeamXbox and Gameinformer
http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200710/N07.1002.1438.22348.htm
http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/14693/Rumor-Bungie-Is-Leaving-Microsoft/
It would seem as if rumors of Microsoft and Bugie parting ways are actually somewhat true. TeamXbox are saying that their sources are telling them that things are more complicated than Microsoft simply letting Bungie go with an Official announcement set to take place before October 12th. GameInformer has also said that a source of theirs has confirmed that the rumor is true but Microsoft will still retain the rights to Halo and has the right of first refusal on future games.
quote:
Our source stated that Bungie is “tired of Making Halo, and didn’t want to do future Halo games.” For an unstated, but significant amount of money, Bungie shareholders bought the studio name back from Microsoft. Our source also revealed that even though Microsoft will retain the rights to Halo, Microsoft also has “the right of first refusal on future games.” This means that Microsoft has the first shot at publishing Bungie’s future titles. How this will come into play if Bungie decides they want future game X to appear on the PlayStation 3 and Wii alongside an Xbox 360 release will make things quite interesting.
News Source(s): TeamXbox and Gameinformer
http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200710/N07.1002.1438.22348.htm
http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/14693/Rumor-Bungie-Is-Leaving-Microsoft/
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