Bucknut24;1941116; said:
Bungie isn't making H4 though
Bungie was quoted about wanting to continue the story line beyond Onyx quite a while back. Microsoft now owns all rights to the Halo Universe and has created a special branch of their gaming industry that will have no other responsibility other than to develop and manage the Halo games and other materials like books, comics, and any other products. That company is called 343 industries. If you were like me knowing that Bungie was soon to be sidelined with what was totally their baby you may have thought that it could signal the fall of the series but if you look at their hires within 343 you will find many people critical to the game were hired from Bungie. 343 was the maker of the latest map pack for Reach and did a nice job. So don't make too extreme a separation between Bungie and 343, at least not this early in the jump for Halo from Bingie control to 343. Just for a FYI you need to play Reach right now as this is the last month that Bungie will have anything to do involving Reach and H3 matchmaking. The Bungie Day celebration, which will be on the 7th, will have many Bungie employees in matchmaking saying good by to the community. Now I realize that the odds of finding a match against them is low but if you are lucky enough to get them then win by 20 or more. As you know that is a Steaktacular but now Bungie has promised to made good on that award and send you a grade a cut of steak if you win against them on the 7th. Now I'm saying the 7th but check Bungie.net for details and the such. The smaller things they are doing start sooner than that, read below.
Here is the main quote:
http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=31731
Beginning on June 23rd, and running through the close of Bungie Day on July 7th, we'll be celebrating the last twenty years the only way we know how - by giving you, the best -blam!- community on the planet, all the parting gifts we can muster.
Here are 7 reasons you should come out and celebrate with us this year:
Because Blue Flames aren?t just for Bungie Employees or fans with iPhones. We?ll be turning on Blue Flames and the Bungie Nameplate for every last one of our loyal fans. (Kids, do try this at home.)
Because we just built a brand-new and totally free community iPhone app to keep you connected...and entertained!
Because we're going to tell you, in explicit detail, exactly what Bungie Aerospace is all about.
Because a collection featuring some of our rarest and most treasured personal Halo artwork will be up for auction, with all profits going to charity through a partnership between Child's Play and the Bungie Foundation.
Because the Bungie Store is going to be packed with Swag Sacks containing random, but totally kick ass swag, limited run commemorative t-shirts, and amazing commissioned posters from a handful of incredible artists, with all profits also going straight to charity.
Because on Bungie Day we'll be throwing down in a 24-hour Bungie vs. the World No Holds Barred Halo: Reach Marathon where we'll be making the promise of Steaktacular a certified beefy reality. You steak us. We'll steak you. Seriously, we're going to mail any team who beats us by 20 kills or more on Bungie Day a Grade-A cut of steak (gift cards for international players) while supplies last.
Because you've been just as much a part of this incredible twenty years as we have, and we simply couldn't bear it if you didn't show up and help us celebrate our anniversary and help send our Halo baby out with one hell of a bang.
The festivities begin on June 23rd and conclude as the final hours of this year's Bungie Day, July 7th, come to a close. If you don't show up, we just won't know what to do with ourselves, and we definitely won't know what to do with this ViDoc we've been slaving over for the last two decades.
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