Editing Bungie

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{{Quote|The culture of Bungie was pretty simple. It was just a bunch of college kids who wanted drink beer and eat pizza and do amazing cool stuff in their basements.|Chris Butcher}}

For much of the 1990s they developed a series of increasingly technically detailed [[Wikipedia:First-person shooter|First-person shooter]] (FPS) games for the Macintosh, the most famous being the ''[[Wikipedia:Marathon|Marathon]]'' series, following this with the acclaimed ''[[Wikipedia:Myth (computer game)|Myth]]'' tactical-combat series for both the Mac and [[Wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Windows]]. Bungie games were particularly well-loved by players due to their complex back stories which often left more mysteries unexplained than revealed.

{{quote|Even through the Microsoft acquisition, Bungie's purpose is not to make money for Microsoft and support the platform. Instead, Bungie's purpose is to make great stuff like video games.|Chris Butcher<ref>[http://www.edge-online.co.uk/archives/2007/01/inside_bungie.php '''Edge Online''': ''Inside Bungie'']</ref>}}

In 1999 they announced that their next product was a return to the FPS genre, with a world-beating physics and [[wikipedia:Artificial intelligence|AI]] system, to be known as [[halopedia:Halo: Combat Evolved|Halo]] and to be released at the same time on both the Mac and Windows operating systems. On June 19, 2000, Microsoft announced that they had acquired Bungie Software and that Bungie would become a part of the Microsoft Game Division (subsequently renamed Microsoft Game Studios) under the name Bungie Studios. The original versions were soon delayed and the game was re-purposed for the [[Xbox]], with the Mac and Windows versions only shipping two years later when it was no longer the renowned product it would have been in about late 2000. The Xbox version of ''Halo'' received the [[wikipedia:Game of the Year|Game of the Year]] and [[wikipedia:Console Game of the Year|Console Game of the Year]] awards for 2002 from the [[wikipedia:Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences|Academy of Interactive Arts &amp; Sciences]], is known as a system seller and as of 2004 is still a videogame bestseller. ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' has been one of the most critically acclaimed games over the last three years, and its sequel [[halopedia:Halo 2|Halo 2]] has been called the 'most anticipated game of all time' by [[Wikipedia:IGN|IGN]] Xbox.

{{Quote|Independence was the only thing that was going to be able to allow us to do what we wanted to do. |Pete Parsons}}

On April 29, 2010, Bungie entered an exclusive 10-year partnership with Activision which will have exclusive, worldwide rights to publish and distribute all future Bungie games based on the new intellectual property on multiple platforms and devices. Bungie will remain as an independent company and will continue to own their intellectual property.<ref name="g4tv">[http://www.bungie.net/News/Blog.aspx?mode=news#cid25920 '''Bungie.net''': ''NON FACETE NOBIS CALCITRARE VESTRUM PERINÆUM'']</ref> On June 30, 2011, Bungie announced "Bungie Aerospace", a platform to help small, independent mobile or social game developers launch their games.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/aerospace/ '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Aerospace'']</ref> ''[[Destiny]]'' is Bungie's first project since ''Halo: Reach''.

===Vicarious Visions partnership===

 

In January 2019, it was announced that Bungie was parting ways with Activision. Bungie would retain the rights to the ''Destiny'' IP, though ''Destiny 2'' would remain on the battle.net launcher for the time being.<ref>[https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bungie-parts-ways-with-activision-blizzard-and-its/1100-6464330/ '''GameSpot''' - ''Bungie Parts Ways With Activision Blizzard, And It's Taking Destiny''</ref> On June 6th 2019 it was revealed that Destiny 2 would move to [[Steam]] for the release of [[Shadowkeep]]<ref> [

 

 

 

 

 

==Bungie games==

*''[[Wikipedia:Gnop!|Gnop!]]'' (1990)

*''[[Wikipedia:Operation: Desert Storm (Game)|Operation: Desert Storm]]'' (1991)

*''[[Wikipedia:Minotaur The Labyrinths of Crete|Minotaur: The Labyrinths of Crete]]'' (1992)

*''[[Wikipedia:Pathways Into Darkness|Pathways into Darkness]]'' (1993)

*''[[Halopedia:Marathon|Marathon]]'' (1994)

*''[[Halopedia:Marathon#Marathon 2: Durandal|Marathon 2: Durandal]]'' (1995)

*''[[Halopedia:Marathon#Marathon Infinity|Marathon Infinity]]'' (1996)

*''[https://bungie.fandom.com/wiki/Weekend_Warrior Weekend Warrior]'' (Publisher, 1997)

*''[[Wikipedia:Myth: The Fallen Lords|Myth: The Fallen Lords]]'' (1997)

*''[[Wikipedia:Myth: II Soulblighter|Myth II: Soulblighter]]'' (1998)

*''[[Halopedia:Halo: Combat Evolved|Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' (2001)

*''[[Halopedia:Halo 2|Halo 2]]'' (2004)

*''[[Halopedia:Halo 3|Halo 3]]'' (2007)

*''[https://bungie.fandom.com/wiki/Pimps_at_Sea Pimps at Sea]'' (April Fools Joke)

*''[[Halopedia:Halo 3: ODST|Halo 3: ODST]]'' (2009)

*''[[Halopedia:Halo: Reach|Halo: Reach]]'' (2010)

*''[[Destiny]]'' (2014)

 

 

**''[https://bungie.fandom.com/wiki/Crimson:_Steam_Pirates Crimson: Steam Pirates]'' (2011)

 

*Bungie's favorite number is 7.

*Gnop! is !Pong in reverse.

==External links==

*[[halopedia:|Halopedia, the wiki dedicated to Halo]]