Activision And Bungie Form 10 Year Alliance

Bungie, best known for loving their consumers and community, and Activision, best know for being dicks, have announced today a new partnership. Activision have bought the rights to publish all the games associated with Bungie’s unannounced new IP for the next decade. 

The statement also revealed that the deal will see these games coming to “multiple platforms and devices”. News that should bring a smile to Playstation 3 gamers who until now have had to sit outside when the Halo Bros come round.

Whilst our first reaction may be of dismay, after all this is Activision we’re dealing with, things may not all be lost. Bungie will be keeping ownership of their IP and claim they will remain an independent company. Where hope begins to fade is with (President of Bungie) Harold Ryan’s comments on the deal: “Activision supports our commitment to giving our fans the best possible gaming experiences.” A statement rather contradictory to the last big franchise we saw Activision publish.

Still, Bungie do have a fairly good track record, so I guess we’ll just have to wait and see how ugly their fall from grace is.