What is most likely going to be considered the biggest news of the week, Bungie’s announcement of their deal with Activision is still making rounds through the gaming media. Some are still puzzled why Bungie would partner with Activision… of all companies.
In an interview with IGN, Bungie answers that question:
“Of all the deals we looked at, and we certainly had a lot of deals we could have done, Activision’s deal was amazing,” he said. “Not just because it set us up financially and supported us for the next ten years, but also because they cared about the same things we cared about. They cared about Bungie being independent, owning its own creation, guiding that creation, and for us that was an amazing deal.”
Brian Jarrard added that the deal allows Bungie to have full control over its franchise, something the studio wasn’t able to do under Microsoft with Halo.
“We will own what we create and through this partnership, Bungie will have complete ownership of this new IP,” Jarrad said. “Right out of the gate that eliminated discussions with many potential partners because it’s an unprecedented deal in this day and age to let the developer own the IP.”
“We want to remain independent, we definitely aren’t being acquired by Activision, and they’re not buying a stake in the studio. We’re still very much an independent company.”
I’m pretty sure Sony tossed some dough in Bungie’s direction but as usually someone else has bigger truck than the company filled with more money. In the end though, I think it’s better Sony save their money and continue to bring up smaller developers like they have in the past.
All I want from Bungie is a sequel to the PS2 and PC beat-em up, Oni.
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