THE WORLD’S MOST SUCCESSFUL GAME STUDIOS
£19.04m
STATISTICS Founded: 1991 Independent
TOP TITLES
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HALO 3: ODST
PUBLISHER
HIGHEST UK CHART
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BUNGIE FORMATS
UK RELEASE DATE
REVENUE
MICROSOFT
1
XB360
SEP 09
£15.99m
MICROSOFT
1
XB360
SEP 07
£3.01m
MICROSOFT
1
PC, XB
Xxxxxx
£0.04m
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HALO 3
COUNTRY: USA
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HALO 2
CONTACTS Address: 434 Kirkland Way, Kirkland WA, 98033, USA www.bungie.net
JUDGING FROM Halo: ODST, Bungie is doing just fine now it’s out in the realms of the independents again after splitting from Microsoft in 2007. Its first title developed since the split was lauded by nearly all reviewers – a few said it wasn’t quite a full-sized retail release – and sold three million copies in less than two months. It’s expected that Bungie’s next game, Halo: Reach, will be the last Halo title the studio will develop for Microsoft,
which retained a minority stake in Bungie following the demerger. Reach is due this autumn; future iterations will be handled by new Microsoft division 343 Industries. There’s no official word on what Bungie’s 160-plus employees will be developing in its new 80,000 sq.ft. offices, but it recently trademarked ‘Bungie Aerospace’. Employees in interviews have confirmed an unnamed new franchise is in development.
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