Bungie Aerospace announced - Polidicks

[quote]Bellevue, WA (PR Web) June 30, 2011 – Today Bungie launched the first phase of a new venture, Bungie Aerospace, created to help independent developers create brilliant mobile and social games. Bungie Aerospace will give studios the creative freedom and the resources they need, like access to the Bungie.net platform and an audience with the incredible Bungie community, to launch their entertainment experiences into orbit. “Bungie has always been passionate about making and playing great games, regardless of platform,” said Pete Parsons, Bungie COO. “Bungie Aerospace will allow us to explore game creation in multiple formats with some amazingly talented teams. Now that we’ve returned to our roots as an independent studio, we are in a position to launch Bungie Aerospace to support, foster, and elevate like-minded, independent developers.” Bungie Aerospace’s first official partnership is with Seattle-based developer Harebrained Schemes, helmed by Jordan Weisman, the creative mind behind Halo 2’s “I Love Bees” Alternate Reality Game, FASA Interactive, Wizkids, the MechWarrior and Shadowrun universes, and dozens of other creations and companies. The studio’s first mobile gaming title, "Crimson," is set to launch this summer on iOS and Android devices. More details about Harebrained Schemes' first mobile title developed under the Bungie Aerospace banner will be available in the weeks to come. About Harebrained Schemes Harebrained Schemes is a small group of wildly talented people, crammed into a closet, making whatever cool thing inspires us next. About Bungie Bungie was originally founded in 1991 with two goals: to develop games that combine brilliant storytelling, beautiful art, and deep gameplay, and then to sell enough copies of those games to fund the studio’s real goal of world domination. For the last twenty years the studio created a series of genre-defining titles, including the Halo universe. Today, Bungie is fully focused on bringing the best gaming experiences to millions of gamers worldwide through the creation of their next big action universe. More information about Bungie can be found at [url]www.bungie.net[/url]. (This is where you are right now!) More information about Bungie Aerospace can be obtained from [url]http://www.bungieaerospace.com[/url].[/quote] [url]http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=bungie_aerospace[/url] nobody is talking about it so hi im the first Looks interesting but kinda an odd move.

When I saw the headlines I thought this was going to be like [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadillo_Aerospace]Armadillo Aerospace[/url] aka idSoft in space, was dissapointed.

My first thought was Bungie is buying the rights to an airline company.

The lack of actual aircraft disappoints me. Still, it'll be interesting to see what comes of this.

[quote]created to help Bungie make money on independent developers creating crappy mobile and social games[/quote]

God damn I was hoping for an actual Halo in space.

Watch as burried in the "fine" print of the ToS says they have the right to take it from you

Just like John Carmack (id software) and his Armadillo Aerospace. [url]http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/Armadillo/Home[/url] I like it when people do things like this.

This is one of their steps to global domination, isn't it.

[QUOTE=nemmises5;30800183]Watch as burried in the "fine" print of the ToS says they have the right to take it from you[/QUOTE] Because Bungie is known for that kind of treachery and dickishness, right? :downs:

[QUOTE=glennman94;30800247]Just like John Carmack (id software) and his Armadillo Aerospace. [url]http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/Armadillo/Home[/url] I like it when people do things like this.[/QUOTE] Armadillo aerospace is a space program, bungie aerospace is a program for helping indie developers make games. What the hell are you talking about.

[QUOTE=Mechwarrior;30800049]God damn I was hoping for an actual Halo in space.[/QUOTE] How difficult is it to get across that Bungie IS NO LONGER MAKING ANY HALO RELATED GAMES.

[QUOTE=xeonmuffin;30800350]How difficult is it to get across that Bungie IS NO LONGER MAKING ANY HALO RELATED GAMES.[/QUOTE] I'M PRETTY SURE HE MEANT A REAL LIFE HALO -- IN MOTHER FUCKING SPACE, capiche? [img]http://www.starfiretor.com/AerialDrones/pix/48_Delta_Halo_Bungie.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=glennman94;30800247]Just like John Carmack (id software) and his Armadillo Aerospace. [url]http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/Armadillo/Home[/url] I like it when people do things like this.[/QUOTE] yep this is exactly what they're doing great reading hey guys less shitposting more talking about indie games and bungie

[QUOTE=No Party Hats;30800319]Because Bungie is known for that kind of treachery and dickishness, right? :downs:[/QUOTE] Never count out the possibilitys, although bungie is cool in it's self it is still owned by micro$oft

[QUOTE=nemmises5;30802031]Never count out the possibilitys, although bungie is cool in it's self it is still owned by micro$oft[/QUOTE] no it isnt also lol xD mirco$$$$$$oft lmao $ you are so funny

This is fantastic. It's basically what Bethesda does; continues on it's own development path while doing publishing and work with other developers, except whereas Bethesda does it as a business model, Bungie is doing this separately, meaning they don't own the rights to the game made or anything like that. This is going to do wonders for the mobile gaming community. I still say that playing games on a phone is retarded, but I'm interested to see what comes out of this.

I can't wait for crush the castle clone #84392749237557457342758325689326

phones are for calling. if you want to play games on the go, get a handheld.

[QUOTE=Raijin;30802257]phones are for calling. if you want to play games on the go, get a handheld.[/QUOTE] thanks for the insight i will uninstall every game i have on my droid

you're welcome

[QUOTE=Raijin;30802257]phones are for calling. if you want to play games on the go, get a handheld.[/QUOTE] Or perhaps just use a phone. What you do with it is your business.

[QUOTE=nemmises5;30802031]Never count out the possibilitys, although bungie is cool in it's self it is still owned by micro$oft[/QUOTE] They split with Microsoft last year. They now have a 10 year deal with Activision.

[QUOTE=World Eater;30802688]They split with Microsoft last year. They now have a 10 year deal with Activision.[/QUOTE] Before anybody tolls the bell of Infinity Ward, it's purely a publishing contract. Activision cannot interfere with development. It merely says that any IPs developed by Bungie for the next 10 years will be published by Activision.

[QUOTE=Lizzrd;30799511]When I saw the headlines I thought this was going to be like [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadillo_Aerospace]Armadillo Aerospace[/url] aka idSoft in space, was dissapointed.[/QUOTE] Valve needs to start their own space program.

<3 bungie

[QUOTE=jeimizu;30803537]Valve needs to start their own space program.[/QUOTE] Valve needs an amusemant park dude! Team Fortress 2 will be a Hat Store and Nerf Tag Portal will be an Obstacle Course Day of Defeat will be a Target Range Counter-Strike will be a mix of Obstacle Course and Laser Tag Half Life will be a Maze Alien Swarm will be a Horror House Left 4 Dead will also be a Horror House And then there would be the "Gabe's Buffet" resteraunt. It would make [I]billions[/I]

[QUOTE=Arachnidus;30803149]Before anybody tolls the bell of Infinity Ward, it's purely a publishing contract. Activision cannot interfere with development. It merely says that any IPs developed by Bungie for the next 10 years will be published by Activision.[/QUOTE] I almost had a heart attack

[QUOTE=nemmises5;30808172]I almost had a heart attack[/QUOTE] do you live under a fucking rock

[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;30804765]Valve needs an amusemant park dude! Team Fortress 2 will be a Hat Store and Nerf Tag Portal will be an Obstacle Course Day of Defeat will be a Target Range Counter-Strike will be a mix of Obstacle Course and Laser Tag Half Life will be a Maze Alien Swarm will be a Horror House Left 4 Dead will also be a Horror House And then there would be the "Gabe's Buffet" resteraunt. It would make [I]billions[/I][/QUOTE] Too bad it will be delayed forever.