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Bungie keeps the tradition of making and posting April Fool's Jokes every year since 2004, usually Halo-related.
Bungie keeps the tradition of making and posting April Fool's Jokes every year since 2003, usually Halo-related.


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*Bungie posted a news item about the new lengths to which the product placement model is being taken in Halo 2; Keds, Arby's and Starbucks are all among the companies that will be showcased in-game.  
*Bungie posted a news item about the new lengths to which the product placement model is being taken in Halo 2; Keds, Arby's and Starbucks are all among the companies that will be showcased in-game.


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[[File:B.U.N.G.L.E.jpg|thumb|Bungie's April Fools joke of 2009: The B.U.N.G.L.E league.]]
[[File:B.U.N.G.L.E.jpg|thumb|Bungie's April Fools joke of 2009: The B.U.N.G.L.E league.]]
*Bungie announces the creation of the "Bungie Ultimate Ninja Gaming League Extreme", or "'''B.U.N.G.L.E'''", a Halo 3 professional gaming league that will overtake MLG.  
*Bungie announces the creation of the "Bungie Ultimate Ninja Gaming League Extreme", or "'''B.U.N.G.L.E'''", a Halo 3 professional gaming league that will overtake MLG.
*Bungie states that the famous Halo fansite, [http://halo.bungie.org halo.bungie.org], is shutting down.
*Bungie states that the famous Halo fansite, [http://halo.bungie.org halo.bungie.org], is shutting down.



Revision as of 15:34, April 2, 2010

Template:Ratings Bungie keeps the tradition of making and posting April Fool's Jokes every year since 2003, usually Halo-related.

2003

Bungie's April Fools joke of 2003: Pimps at Sea.
  • Bungie announces Bungie.net Pro (not to be confused with the real-life Bungie Pro). "For $7/month, suscribers will get access to boatloads of webcams, an online version of the Halo Story Bible, developer diaries, daily Halo 2 screenshots, and more!"
  • Bungie announces their latest project, Pimps at Sea.

2004

  • Bungie posted a news item about the new lengths to which the product placement model is being taken in Halo 2; Keds, Arby's and Starbucks are all among the companies that will be showcased in-game.

2005

Bungie's April Fools joke of 2005: a Mountain Dew emblem.
  • Bungie announces the Mountain Dew emblem for Halo 2.

2006

  • Bungie tells a website that a Nintendo DS port of Halo 2 would be announced at E3 2006.

2007

  • Bungie posted an apology for an industry leak of the upcoming Pimps at Sea movie.

2008

Bungie's April Fools joke of 2008: Mister Chief over the world.
  • The Players Online world map in Halo 3's Matchmaking Lobby shows an image of Mister Chief across Europe, Africa and Asia.
  • Bungie posted new positions on their Jobs page - Port/Emulation Specialist, 3D UI Designer, and Animator/Dance Choreographer.

2009

File:B.U.N.G.L.E.jpg
Bungie's April Fools joke of 2009: The B.U.N.G.L.E league.
  • Bungie announces the creation of the "Bungie Ultimate Ninja Gaming League Extreme", or "B.U.N.G.L.E", a Halo 3 professional gaming league that will overtake MLG.
  • Bungie states that the famous Halo fansite, halo.bungie.org, is shutting down.

2010

  • Bungie releases a new ViDoc, "Zugzwang Evolved", explaining how Multiplayer will be replaced with Chess.
  • One day before April Fool's Day, Bungie posts on Twitter about a Halo announcement the next day and include a picture of a Spartan. The next day, it proves to be a "new" Bollywood movie about Halo.
  • Bungie tells a website that Halo: Reach will be released for PS3, and in fact have split their Reach project since the beginning, one team for the 360 and one for the PS3. The PS3 version would be $10 cheaper, and would come out a week earlier than the Xbox 360 version.