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Xbox 360 and Windows platform holder Microsoft has said in a statement that it’s business as usual as far as its business relationship with Bungie goes following the news that the developer has signed a ten-year deal with Activision. The new agreement gives Activision exclusive publishing rights to an as-of-yet …
Read More »Microsoft responds to Bungie deal
Xbox creators seek to calm the waters after an explosive day in the industry
Read More »Activision deal is ‘a new chapter in Bungieâ??s history’
Open letter from much-loved studio says its focus is still on 'Making kick ass games that we want to play'
Read More »Bungie could still make more Halo
Today’s surprise announcement of a ten-year publishing agreement between Activision and Bungie has rocked the games industry, but what exactly does it mean for both companies? The first thing to note is that the lucrative Halo franchise will not be going multiplatform. Microsoft owns that IP and has self-owned Seattle-based …
Read More »Bungie deal breaks Xbox exclusive ties
The famed Halo group will now work on new IP
Read More »Full Birth of a Spartan trailer goes live
Yesterday you saw the cut-down TV version of Microsoft’s brand new live-action teaser trailer for Halo Reach. Now, courtesy of Kotaku, you can watch the full-length version:
Read More »Natal is Microsofts most exciting product
Microsoft’s 2010 launch slate includes an array of technology spanning a wide selection of sectors, but speaking to a gathering of tech execs in Colombia earlier this week CEO Steve Ballmer singled out Natal as the most important release of the year. Perhaps for me the most exciting product we’ll …
Read More »Birth of a Spartan WATCH IT HERE
The hype campaign for Halo Reach got turned up a notch with last night’s debut of cinematic movie short Birth of a Spartan – and you can watch it right here. Later today Microsoft will debut the full two minutes and 30 seconds version of the short movie on Xbox …
Read More »Gears of War 3 for PS3?
Epic’s Gears of War 3 could be heading to PS3 unless Microsoft is willing to increase the amount it pays for the series’ platform exclusivity – that’s according to leading industry psychic/analyst Michael Pachter. Speaking of Gears of War’s current platform exclusivity in the latest edition of Gametrailers’ Pach-Attack, he …
Read More »Live action Halo short debuts tomorrow
Its release is still a long way off, but the hype machine for the next instalment in the Halo series steps up a gear tomorrow with the UK premiere of movie short ‘Birth of a Spartan’. The 60 second ad will appear following the full time whistle in the Lyon …
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