Bungie and Activision together for 10 years

[wicked_d365]

Bungie has announced they have entered into a 10 year agreement deal with Activision on their next new project that they call the "next big action game universe."

What's the catch that keeps Activision from screwing Bungie? The fact that Bungie will stay independent and control the property they create which means Activision can ONLY publish games from the new project. Something IW is probably kicking themselves for right now.

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/29/bungie-enters-10-year-partnership-with-activision/

Now we just have to wait and see what they are working on.

[Vampero]

Bungie has announced they have entered into a 10 year agreement deal with Activision on their next new project that they call the "next big action game universe."

What's the catch that keeps Activision from screwing Bungie? The fact that Bungie will stay independent and control the property they create which means Activision can ONLY publish games from the new project. Something IW is probably kicking themselves for right now.

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/29/bungie-enters-10-year-partnership-with-activision/

Now we just have to wait and see what they are working on.

Thank fu........!@@##$%%^^^^ sakes!!!! I would hate to see Bungie get F(*&*&^%$% over!!!!!:rockout:

[Vampero]

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/22482/Bungie-Teams-With-Activision/


Hold on to your hats! Bungie just announced moments ago a major partnership with publishing supergiant Activision Blizzard. This new and surprising deal gives Activision the rights to publish Bungie's games for the next 10 year. However, Bungie stresses they remain fully independent and will still own their intellectual property. Below is the official press release for your reading pleasure. What do you think this means for Bungie's future?

Kirkland, WA and Santa Monica, CA – April 29, 2010 -- Bungie, the developer of blockbuster game franchises including Halo, Myth and Marathon, and Activision, a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, the #1 online games publisher (Nasdaq: ATVI), announced today that they have entered into 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 intellectual property on multiple platforms and devices. Bungie remains an independent company and will continue to own their intellectual property. Additional terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

The groundbreaking alliance will provide Bungie its first such partnership since splitting off from Microsoft in 2007, significantly broadening its global reach by providing the resources and support to develop, distribute and release games worldwide on multiple platforms and devices.

Activision will broaden its portfolio with a new franchise from one of the industry’s most creative, successful and proven studios, whose games have sold more than 25 million units worldwide. To date, Bungie’s Halo games have generated approximately $1.5 billion in revenues, according to The NPD Group, Charttrack and GfK. Activision expects this agreement to be accretive to its operating margins as of the release of the first game.

“We chose to partner with Activision on our next IP because of their global reach, multi-platform experience and marketing expertise,” said Harold Ryan, President of Bungie. “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.”

[wicked_d365]

That's what I said, minus the Blizzard part.