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===Creation of Halo series=== | ===Creation of Halo series=== | ||
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 [[Halo: Combat Evolved|Halo]] and to be released at the same time on both the Mac and also Windows. 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 & 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 [[Halo 2]] has been called the 'most anticipated game of all time' by [[Wikipedia:IGN|IGN]] Xbox. | 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 [[Halo: Combat Evolved|Halo]] and to be released at the same time on both the Mac and also Windows. 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 & 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 [[Halo 2]] has been called the 'most anticipated game of all time' by [[Wikipedia:IGN|IGN]] Xbox. | ||
===End of Partnership=== | ===End of Partnership=== | ||
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Bungie, like many production companies, puts references to older games in newer games. Unlike others, many of these references hint or imply that a great deal of Bungie's games operate in similar or identical universes. Most well known of this is the connection between the ''Marathon'' universe and the ''[[Halo Universe|Halo]]'' universe, which share a great deal of similar names and themes (see [[List of Marathon references in Halo]]). | Bungie, like many production companies, puts references to older games in newer games. Unlike others, many of these references hint or imply that a great deal of Bungie's games operate in similar or identical universes. Most well known of this is the connection between the ''Marathon'' universe and the ''[[Halo Universe|Halo]]'' universe, which share a great deal of similar names and themes (see [[List of Marathon references in Halo]]). | ||
While most believed that Bungie would never add a direct connection between these two games (just as they did not for Marathon and [[wikipedia:Pathways Into Darkness|Pathways into Darkness]]), its interesting to note that the [[I Love Bees]] puzzle did add a substantial connection between the ''Marathon'' universe and the ''[[Halo Universe|Halo]]'' universe: [[Rampancy]] can happen to [[AI]]s in both universes. | While most believed that Bungie would never add a direct connection between these two games (just as they did not for Marathon and [[wikipedia:Pathways Into Darkness|Pathways into Darkness]]), its interesting to note that the [[I Love Bees]] puzzle did add a substantial connection between the ''Marathon'' universe and the ''[[Halo Universe|Halo]]'' universe: [[Rampancy]] can happen to [[AI]]s in both universes. | ||
Another interesting fact about Bungie is their use of the number seven. Many of these are more obvious than others, including [[343 Guilty Spark (Monitor)|343 Guilty Spark]] (7 x 7 x 7 = 343), [[Marathon#The Pfhor|Pfhor]] Battle Group 7, and their official fan club, the 7th Column, but some of these are amusingly subtle: the Marathon colony ship was a hollowed out [[wikipedia:Deimos (moon)|Deimos]] - first discovered in 1877 and first photographed in 1977. | Another interesting fact about Bungie is their use of the number seven. Many of these are more obvious than others, including [[343 Guilty Spark (Monitor)|343 Guilty Spark]] (7 x 7 x 7 = 343), [[Marathon#The Pfhor|Pfhor]] Battle Group 7, and their official fan club, the 7th Column, but some of these are amusingly subtle: the Marathon colony ship was a hollowed out [[wikipedia:Deimos (moon)|Deimos]] - first discovered in 1877 and first photographed in 1977. | ||
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*[[Jason Jones]] - Project Lead, Co-Founder | *[[Jason Jones]] - Project Lead, Co-Founder | ||
*[[Robert McLees]] - Weapons Designer and Graphics | *[[Robert McLees]] - Weapons Designer and Graphics | ||
*[[Marcus R. Lehto]] | *[[Marcus R. Lehto]] | ||
*[[Pete Parsons]] | *[[Pete Parsons]] | ||
*[[Alexander Seropian]] - Co-Founder, Former | *[[Alexander Seropian]] - Co-Founder, Former | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Over at bungie.net, there is a forum [http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=25491975 thread] investigating 'Arete | *Over at bungie.net, there is a forum [http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=25491975 thread] investigating 'Arete Se7en', which is quite possibly Bungie's real name while Bungie is just their public name. | ||
*Bungie employees have said that "Bungie" is a punchline to a really dirty joke as an excuse to get out of conversations before. At one time [[Alex Seropian]] was quoted saying it's named Bungie because it sounded fun.<ref>[http://marathon.bungie.org/story/scrapbook.html '''Marathon.bungie.org''': ''The Marathon Scrapbook'']</ref> | *Bungie employees have said that "Bungie" is a punchline to a really dirty joke as an excuse to get out of conversations before. At one time [[Alex Seropian]] was quoted saying it's named Bungie because it sounded fun.<ref>[http://marathon.bungie.org/story/scrapbook.html '''Marathon.bungie.org''': ''The Marathon Scrapbook'']</ref> | ||
*Bungie is accepting resumes to the Bungie.net website via an email on the ''"Get Hired to Get Fire"'' page to work at the company and the flaming helmet is also given out to the new members. | *Bungie is accepting resumes to the Bungie.net website via an email on the ''"Get Hired to Get Fire"'' page to work at the company and the flaming helmet is also given out to the new members. | ||