Develop reports: " Halo 3 is, as some eager critics claim, 'the game of the decade' then creator Bungie's subsequent sesparation from Microsoft must be one of the most curious development deals of the decade."
"Develop has spoken to key execs involved in the deal to find what both Bungie and Microsoft Game Studios think of the split - with special interviews to be published on both www.developmag.com and in our next print issue throughout the week."
The second part of GTA BOOM's interview with Obbe Vermeij where they turn from origin stories to craft. Specifically, how early GTA games created the illusion of life, and why that illusion still matters more than brute-force simulation.
Private funding fell a further 55% last year, according to Epyllion's latest State of Video Gaming report.
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD have been delisted from digital stores without warning.
Stupid headline. Should state that they are being updated or discontinued. This makes the crazy people that only read headlines think it some kind of conspiracy to take away peoples already purchased games.
If you want to all of a sudden own them now and haven't played them yet because a remastered is coming out, shame on you. I can't believe people are complaining about this 15 years later when it was bound to happen anyway. "A new remaster is out, quick, I'd better buy the original from the shop."
Gamers: "Physical? who needs physical? everyone knows that digital online games are the future. stop living in the past. we don't need no stinking disc drive"
Same gamers: "How dare the delist a digital game that I own!!!!"
And? What is your point?
Same gamers: "How dare the retailers to delist (quit selling) a physical game that I own!!!!"
I think you just read the headline and don't know how dilisting works with Sony. It's common knowledge that:
"Players who already bought the games will still have them in their library and can download and play them as usual."
So again, what is your point?
BUNGIE YOU ARE FREE AT LAST....NO MORE SLAVES TO MICROSOFT....
WE ARE MICROSOFT....YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED...RESISTANCE IS FUTILE...
It's good to see the truth on the matter. Now with Bungie being a free independent developer, look for Sony to financially support them on getting Halo 3 or Halo 4 to PS3 to maximize costs.
Namco did it with Ace Combat and Eternal Sonata. Capcom is notorious for doing it. Bungie will do the same. If Halo is a 100 million dollar franchise on just XBOX, it will be a 1 BILLION dollar franchise on PS3 as well.
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bungie did their part (halo series) they can go b/c marathon was wack not to mention its their first game halo came out clean and their future games r gonna suk (im not saying this b/c ima a 360 fanboy, im not a fanboy to any console, i bow to no man except 4 sam fisher) and by the way we have a new halo (MASS EFFECT) so M$ has nothing to be afraid of FOR NOW
Microsoft owns the rights to Halo and any other Halo-esque title. Sony will never be able to buy it from MS, no matter what they offer Bungie.
However, Bungie could create a similar title if they wanted to, and Sony could fund it. Sorry, but Halo isnt going anywhere unless Microsoft feels the need to sell the IP.
Again, like I said, if Sony wants to fund Bungie to create a Halo style game they can, and they might very well do so, but "Halo" and the "Master Chief" are staying exclusive to Microsoft.
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I actually hope Bungie pushes out some bigger and better games. While I love the Halo series, they could make something so much more vast and superior...
That means nothing to me. Do you think in 1995 we would have saw Sonic on a Nintendo system in the future? No. Meaning Halo on the PS3 is very much possible.
Even if it doesnt happen, Sony will provide Bungie the tools needed to make a true spiritual sequel to Halo in the form of Marathon. Allowing them the freedom to develop the game which unlimited hardware resource thanks to Blu-Ray, Cell and RSX.
Marathon sequel will be what Halo 3 should have been. Not to mention Sony would rather prefer their devs to take their time and improve the quality of the game than to rush and bring it out by a certain dead line.
1080p True HD Visuals.
32 Player online experience
Improved Weapons system
Oh yeah!
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