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Although Bungie's 10-year partnership deal with Activision is primarily tied to the Halo developer's new as-yet-unnamed action game, that doesn't mean that they won't be working more closely with Activision's other developers.Speaking with UGO.com today, Bungie community manager Brian Jarrard said that the developer could be tapped to work on Activision titles."It's a discussion that might come up, but they partnered with us specifically based on the vision that we have, and the universe and games that we want to bring to the world in the next decade," he said. "Who's to know if there are other discussions where we have chances to work together in other areas, but that wasn't one of the core talking points in making this deal."When asked if any backend technology developed during the deal would be owned by Bungie or Activision, Jarrard explained that the ownership might be in a "gray area.""It's pretty hard to quantify because there might be stuff that we specifically do for us, and there might be stuff that stems from collaboration that leverages some technology that they might already have," he said. "I don’t think I can definitively say 'yes' or 'no' to that. I think it's going to be a degree of gray there that it’s just going to be on a case-by-case basis."However, Jarrad did say that he thinks Bungie will be taking advantage of Activision's experience in multiplatform development."We have the opportunity to tap into their expertise and knowledge base certainly when it comes to things like multi-platform development that we, honestly, don't have a lot of current experience with."As far as what platforms Bungie will develop for using Activision's multi-platform expertise, Jarrard said, "We've considered looking hard at any platform that makes sense for the kind of game that we're trying to make."
According to people familiar with the situation, the publicly released terms of the Bungie deal are similar to the one that former Infinity Ward heads Jason West and Vincent Zampella were seeking before talks broke down and they were fired for alleged breach of contract in attempting to form their own company. They have since signed a deal with Activision’s chief rival, Electronic Arts Inc.“It’s astonishing how much money Activision had to pay to cover up its horns and pitchforks with a halo,” quipped Bobby Schwartz, West and Zampella’s attorney.
But still, they've signed a 10-year contract with Activision. That's a pretty stupid thing to do after you left a publisher because you didn't like the way they handled your stuff. What if they get tired of Activision after a few years? I think Bungie is pretty much fucked. I'm sure the team will be disbanded soon. Activision basically made a RARE purchase.
I'm having a great time right now and looking forward.
I don't see what the big deal is. Bungie made 1 good game.
Quote from: Genghis Cohen on April 30, 2010, 05:48:25 PMI don't see what the big deal is. Bungie made 1 good game.Myth?
Quote from: Zero Hero on April 30, 2010, 02:37:43 PMI'm having a great time right now and looking forward.Me too, can't wait until I have some more free time to jump back in.Games like Red Dead Redemption and LA Noire wouldn't have been possible before.
I can finally say that Bungie is an overrated developer without being attacked.
Quote from: Eel O'Brian on April 30, 2010, 05:50:26 PMQuote from: Zero Hero on April 30, 2010, 02:37:43 PMI'm having a great time right now and looking forward.Me too, can't wait until I have some more free time to jump back in.Games like Red Dead Redemption and LA Noire wouldn't have been possible before.+Just Cause 2!
LA Noire came out already? I all remember was seeing one trailer a couple of years ago.
Bungie had no option but to sign with Activision, the publisher's CEO has suggested."When they started the process of looking for a new partner they had a vision for a kind of product they wanted to create that needed certain skills and capabilities," Bobby Kotick told an audience at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch's Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference in California."As they started looking at the obvious candidates they realised that no company other than Activision had the skills they needed to be successful for their vision for that product."These are things that you would never have envisioned five years ago," continued Kotick. "Blizzard has 2500 people in customer services just for World of Warcraft. How you train them, how you manage them, how you organise them, how you use CRM tools to be really effective in satisfying the expectations of your audience is something that no other company had."When Bungie started to think about their future product plan and realised how deficient they and everyone else was in providing all the services necessary to create great competitive products for the future, they didn't really have any other alternative."
Some new info,from EGQuoteBungie had no option but to sign with Activision, the publisher's CEO has suggested."When they started the process of looking for a new partner they had a vision for a kind of product they wanted to create that needed certain skills and capabilities," Bobby Kotick told an audience at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch's Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference in California."As they started looking at the obvious candidates they realised that no company other than Activision had the skills they needed to be successful for their vision for that product."These are things that you would never have envisioned five years ago," continued Kotick. "Blizzard has 2500 people in customer services just for World of Warcraft. How you train them, how you manage them, how you organise them, how you use CRM tools to be really effective in satisfying the expectations of your audience is something that no other company had."When Bungie started to think about their future product plan and realised how deficient they and everyone else was in providing all the services necessary to create great competitive products for the future, they didn't really have any other alternative." hmmm
...and then Kotick cackled gleefully, and screamed in a shrill squeal, "NO ALTERNATIVE AT ALL!"
Quote from: Stoney Mason on September 16, 2010, 08:38:28 AMQuote from: chronovore on September 16, 2010, 05:36:11 AM...and then Kotick cackled gleefully, and screamed in a shrill squeal, "NO ALTERNATIVE AT ALL!" Like a lot of republican businessmen Kotick finds it nearly impossible to not sound like a dick at every opportunity.Be real now.
Quote from: chronovore on September 16, 2010, 05:36:11 AM...and then Kotick cackled gleefully, and screamed in a shrill squeal, "NO ALTERNATIVE AT ALL!" Like a lot of republican businessmen Kotick finds it nearly impossible to not sound like a dick at every opportunity.
