Spookie Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 The contract is “an exclusive 10-year partnership to bring Bungie’s next big action game universe to market”.Under the terms of the agreement, Activision will have exclusive, worldwide rights to publish and distribute all future Bungie games based on the new IP on “multiple platforms and devices”.Bungie remains independent and will own the IP.“We chose to partner with Activision on our next IP because of their global reach, multi-platform experience and marketing expertise,” said Harold Ryan, Bungie president. “From working together over the past nine months on this agreement, it is clear that Activision supports our commitment to giving our fans the best possible gaming experiences.” Source Oh. ****. EDIT: 1st game announced! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Hammond Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 What were they smoking? After everything that happened with IW they cant be arrogant enough to think they can manage Activision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedon Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Awesomesauce! I look forward to their next IP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Teej Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 "Bungie remains independent and will own the IP." Haha, yeah, that's what IW said too. Oh well, it was nice knowing you Bungie. Farewell~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick H. Supervisor Posted April 29, 2010 Supervisor Share Posted April 29, 2010 After everything that happened with IW they cant be arrogant enough to think they can manage Activision. Heh, I was thinking the same thing. Why would someone sign up with Activision given the situation between them and IW at the moment? If I were a developer, I would be thinking twice before signing up with Activision, especially for a 10-year deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BajiRav Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 why Bungie, why! Although this sounds like just one series of games but still Activision? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookie Posted April 29, 2010 Author Share Posted April 29, 2010 What were they smoking? After everything that happened with IW they cant be arrogant enough to think they can manage Activision. I have absolutely no idea... Jesus ten years though. :laugh: This is the gaming equivilent of watching a lion bite of another tamers arm then walking over to said lion and sticking your head in it's mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted April 29, 2010 Subscriber² Share Posted April 29, 2010 What the ****? I genuinely can't believe this, what a dumb move. troist 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedon Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Bungie to make the next Call of Duty! With Jetpacks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacer Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 World of Halo here we come... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookie Posted April 29, 2010 Author Share Posted April 29, 2010 Bungie to make the next Call of Duty! With Jetpacks! and light sabers! :D Man, I'd kill to see the contract they signed and what is the get out clause for this 10 year contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konstanov Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Jason West called Martin O'Donnell this how the phone call went. HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA! You dumbass! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedon Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Well, they say there is a sucker born every minute. Bungie is the latest sucker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoadorable Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 it's a contract, methinks the last few weeks have shown us what those are worth in the gaming industry...unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusuf M. Veteran Posted April 29, 2010 Veteran Share Posted April 29, 2010 Is Bungie oblivious to what happened to Infinity Ward? :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 They are still independent, and they hold all the rights to their IPs. Smart move to lock up a publisher for 10 years, though I would have gone with EA instead... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunkenBeard Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Guys, I don't think that we are smarter than the folks at Bungie, and they're certainly more concerned about this than us. So stop complaining, there are certainly 1000 details about this story we don't even know about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGar Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smigit Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 I don't really care what industry you are in, you better be pretty damn sure of yourself before signing a 10 year contract. Seems foolish to me, especially in wake of the whole Infinity Ward fiasco. Not sure why you wouldn't push for a shorter term and just renew it if things went smoothly. I mean, God knows where we will be in ten years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red. Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Thought this was some kind of really late April Fools joke. Crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted April 29, 2010 Subscriber² Share Posted April 29, 2010 Guys, I don't think that we are smarter than the folks at Bungie, and they're certainly more concerned about this than us. So stop complaining, there are certainly 1000 details about this story we don't even know about. $$$ Lets just hope Bungie don't actually care about their staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LingeringSoul Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 From the Joystiq article: The deal also notes that Activision will have the rights to publish said games on "multiple platforms and devices,"... So it looks like Bungie's new IP is going to exploited on a yearly basis, just like every other IP under Bobby Kotick's belt. If we assume one console game and one mobile game per year over ten years, that's twenty releases. That's a lot of money in Kotick's food budget. The happiest man in the industry right now: Why, Bungie? Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warboy Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Is Bungie oblivious to what happened to Infinity Ward? :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 First Activision release to be on all platforms: http://kotaku.com/5527137/bungies-first-post+halo-game-coming-to-all-platforms That said, you guys are all making one big mistake in your thinking: Infinity Ward was owned by Activision. Bungie is not. All of the IP that Infinity Ward created was owned by Activision when Activision bought out the remaining portion of the studio. So I'm going to say that, yes, Bungie will indeed still own their IP of whatever they create. This is more in line with the EA Partners program. That said, I really wish they would've went to EA Partners, because I'm sure Activision will find some way to mess this up, even if not in the same way they messed Infinity Ward up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+virtorio MVC Posted April 29, 2010 MVC Share Posted April 29, 2010 Little bit different than the IW troubles. Activision owned IW, they don't own Bungie. Looks to be just a publishing deal, something along the lines of what Respawn Entertainment and EA have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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