So, Halo creators Bungie are working with Activision on a new piece of IP. For the next ten years. I hope for everyoneâs sake itâs not a first-person shooter!
https://lastchance.cc/halo-developer-joins-forces-with-activision-5527119%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
For Bungieâs sake, this is because the team has already released a first-person shooter. Lots of them. In fact, between marathon and Halo itâs all the studio has been doing for over fifteen years. But Bungie didnât always make first-person shooters: Myth is a strategy title, while the sadly-forgotten Oni is a pretty decent third-person action game.
Mac fans will also remember that, before it was an Xbox shooter, Halo was originally planned as a strategy game. Itâd be great to see the company spread its wings and, with a new publisher and a new IP, try a new style of game to go with them.
For Activisionâs sake, itâs because the last thing the company (and the market) needed was another studio working on shooters. The publisher has a team working on Singularity. Treyarch is working on a Cold War Call of Duty game. Then thereâs the remnants of Infinity Ward, who are presumably toiling away in an underground salt mine on whatâs left of Modern Warfare 3, which weâll assume is the game Activision has slated to appear in 2011
https://lastchance.cc/buy-singularity-get-prototype-for-free-5526474%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Thatâs quite enough shooters, thank you. Quite enough Call of Duty games too, now you mention it.
Hereâs hoping that this deal will prove a breath of fresh air for both parties (and us!), giving all involved an opportunity to provide us with a AAA franchise thatâs neither a Call of Duty game nor another first-person shooter.
