Bungie + Microsoft calling the quits?

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Bungie must've threatened with totally dismantling the entire studio unless MS accepted this deal, or something.

I donno, makes no sense, but then again MS might value having Bungie on their good side so much that they'd allow it (300 mills first week and all).

I'd love to know the details

I didn't see that coming to be honest. I can't recall any studio regaining its independent status after an acquisition.

This paragraph puts things into perspective though:

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Microsoft will retain an equity interest in Bungie, at the same time continuing its long-standing publishing agreement between Microsoft Game Studios and Bungie for the Microsoft-owned “Halo” intellectual property as well as other future properties developed by Bungie.

So I guess that means that Bungie will be able to develop what they please from now on, but the question is how feasible this is, when Microsoft retains equity interests, is the publisher for any future games and owner of any future intellectual property (not to speak of the Halo franchise, but I'm sure Bungie is sick of that by now anyway).

So who's going to make the Halo games from now on - or do you actually believe Halo 3 was the last one?

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So who's going to make the Halo games from now on

EA Games

good riddance halo

i agree on the oni part, it was an awesome game