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Bungie building new engine for Activision project

Develop: Bungie shocked the world in April this year by announcing a landmark, ten-year, multiplatform publishing partnership with Activision. Its newest project is shrouded in secrecy, for now.

“Yeah, [the new engine is] actually in development, so I would say it’s in a stage where, technically we’re still at the end of a pre-production mode,” Jarrard said.

“But now that Reach is done the full weight of our team is rolling into the project. Real work is underway.”

Bungie’s workforce has climbed over 180 staff. Its final Halo title, Reach, launches tomorrow.

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SonyPS3605734d ago (Edited 5734d ago )

Shame it's for Activision though.

Substance1015734d ago

Eh yea asides Cod and anything blizzard puts together, anything else Activision publishes is a flop these days (not counting casual stuff like DJ hero).

TheLeprachaun5734d ago

Yeh, I would have liked Bungie to go with EA instead.

plenty a tool5734d ago

i think bungie are a great dev, but they have ridden the same engine since halo CE....even reach is just a revamped version! imo they should've built a new engine this gen for halo3. not just carried on with what they had. each halo game has apart from ODST has come in three year intervals aswell.

i dont want to slate bungie. but with a three year dev cycle, and with the moment halo has generated, they could've easily made a new engine at the begining of this gen!!

i see certain members on here saying that reach is not the great in the graphics dept, but what do they expect went the original tech started on the first xbox.

anyway, cant wait to play this tomorrow....feels a bit like xmas eve, and there is no way i will be going to the gym after work tomorrow!

nycredude5733d ago

This pretty ensures that I won't be playing any of Bungie's future games. I don't buy anything from Activision.

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gtamike5734d ago

good cause the Halo engines are dated

number475734d ago

Hopefully this one will crack HD.

KILLERAPP5734d ago

Can’t wait to see their next game, it won’t probably come out for a few years but good things take time…

Kahvipannu5734d ago

Man, I just hope Activision don't affect theyr work. It's nice to see what B has to offer after Halo.

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Bungie Ends Its Marathon Duo Queue Experiment, But Teases Its Return in Season 2

The Marathon Duo queue test ends as Bungie confirms its return in Season 2, with new experimental playlists already on the way.

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S2Killinit45d ago

Its neat especially since not everyone might have two friends playing it. Makes it more personal to go at in duos.

Inverno45d ago

It's 2026 and basic match making features in MP games are still being drip fed to an audience that still gets excited over said basic feature being implemented.

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Marathon hands-on preview | Notebookcheck

Darryl Linington from Notebookcheck.net writes: "Early hands-on time with Marathon, spanning roughly 10 hours, points to a distinctive extraction shooter with strong shell-based class design, layered faction progression, surreal presentation, and a dense UI that still needs smoothing out."

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Flenter79d ago

Fantastic extraction shooter,very addicting 💙

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MrDead78d ago

Almost 16,000 reviews on Steam currently has the game sitting on a very positive 90% Not sure if it has the player numbers but those who are playing seem to be enjoying themselves.

Putte78d ago

And as of now a 5.1 user score on metacritic. Really bad.

LiViNgLeGaCY78d ago

On Steam, you have to have bought the game, in order to play. On metacritic, ANYONE can review it. I'll leave it for you to decide which one matters more.

MrNinosan78d ago

Trolls on Metacritic, must be a new thing or you were born yesterday

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Putte78d ago

The game is really really bad. So generic boring and lifeless. UI is terrible. Bad and slow gameplay. Not sure who gives the go ahead for these games. Insane all that money companies just throw away for no reason. Nobody a asking for these games

LiViNgLeGaCY78d ago

You haven't played it. That much is apparent from your comment. Gameplay is FAR from slow and boring. I do agree the UI definitely needs to be re-worked. But then again, you're just repeating a complaint you're reading about, not actually experiencing.

MrNinosan78d ago

Can you show any proof you've actually played it, by sharing your PSN ID or Steam profile? Nah, guessed as much.

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Outside_ofthe_Box78d ago

Gunplay is the best thing about the game. To call it bad is wrong. Just because it isn't a twitch shooter doesn't mean it's slow, not everything has to play the same. Everything else is generic I agree.

Flenter78d ago

Yes I am. But tell me ,with goty games do you play? Have you even played Marathon? If not ...S T F U!!
So sick and tired of the hate BS 🤮🤮

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ITFGaming73d ago

Would be amazing if some comments could go on the source.

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Destiny 2 Red War lawsuit ends as Bungie reaches full settlement with sci-fi author

Bungie has fully settled the Destiny 2 Red War copyright lawsuit with writer Matthew Martineau, ending a year-long legal fight.

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Michiel1989191d ago

they wanted to wrap it up in preparation for the Marathon lawsuit