Tag: Bungie
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Report: Bungie’s Marathon Set to Cost $40
Bungie’s forthcoming extraction shooter, Marathon, is anticipated to have a $40 price tag as its development is too advanced to transition to a free-to-play model. The decision to maintain a premium price was influenced by the success of Helldivers 2’s identical pricing scheme, although Concord’s similar failure didn’t steer Sony away from this price point…
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Bungie’s Poor Management Practices are Now Haunting It
Destiny 2 developer Bungie has been under scrutiny due to alleged mismanagement, which critics argue led to recent layoffs and a deeper Sony collaboration. While the studio faces rumors of cutting back on Destiny 2 content, insiders argue that these changes aren’t a surprise given precedents. In acknowledging the situation, Bungie attributed this to overstretching…
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Bungie is terminating 220 jobs while deepening its integration with Sony
Bungie, the Destiny 2 developer, has revealed plans to lay off 220 staff members from July 31, 2024, citing the rising cost of development, industry shifts, and economic conditions as primary reasons. Although this decision was difficult to make, the company asserts it was necessary in order to focus on developing Destiny and Marathon. In…
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Marathon, Bungie’s Iconic FPS Game, is Now Available for Free on Steam
Halo and Destiny creators, Bungie, have made their iconic shooter game Marathon freely available on Steam, with sequels Marathon 2 and Marathon Infinity set to follow. The ports to Steam are managed by the renowned Aleph One community who’ve kept the Marathon 2 game engine alive through an open source project. Despite not being as…
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Halo Reach E3 Trailer Shows Space Combat
Looks really nice, and the space combat seems pretty awesome. I’m glad they decided to add that aspect in, I think it makes the game play a bit more unique then previous installments. Halo Reach will be out this September.
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Halo Reach Multiplayer Beta Trailer
Finally, jet packs. It’s like Tribes all over again.
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Halo Reach VGA Trailer
Another trailer from the Video Game Awards. No actual game play, but it does show a number of different Spartans.
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Halo 3 ODST Epilogue Easter Egg
Do not watch this video if you haven’t beaten the game yet, or don’t mind having it spoiled, as it shows the ending video from the game. The clicking sound is the player flicking left on the right analog stick.
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The Making Of Halo ODST
It interesting to see how the game evolved from a “mini-campaign” to a full game, in about a year’s time. Can’t wait to play it next week.
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Halo 3 ODST Soundtrack Out Next Week
The Halo 3 ODST soundtrack will be out next week, to coincide with the release of the game. The soundtrack contains new music composed by Martin O’Donnell and Michael Salvatori. According to O’Donnell: “I’m happy to be able to share all new compositions and recordings created for Halo 3: ODST. The music reflects the new…
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Halo 3 ODST’s Firefight
Halo 3 ODST’s version of Horde Mode, Firefight, is looking pretty interesting. I really like the random multipliers they show if in this video, it seems like it will add a lot more variety so that every time you’re playing it will be a different experience.
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New Halo 3 Maps Available Today
Three new maps are available for purchase today (the map Standoff is shown in the video above). The pack costs 800 points…I’m not really sure if I’m ready to drop money on three maps…I’ll have to speak to Gmoney, I’m sure he has them already some how. Anyway, here’s the details: Standoff’s symmetrical valley, with…