Bungie has "three distinct projects"

By GamesIndustry International Published 25 July, 2008

But don't expect a big reveal soon.

Halo developer Bungie has confirmed that the studio is currently working on at least three new projects, but the team won't be making any big announcements in the near future, GamesIndustry.biz reports.

The team were due to reveal a project - thought to be a new Halo game - at E3 last week, but the decision to hold it back was made by the game's publisher at the eleventh hour. Bungie has subsequently said it was unhappy about that.

"At the moment we do have three distinct projects underway within Bungie - some familiar, some not. Some on a closer horizon, some quite far off," the company said on its official website.

Bungie will be attending this year's PAX event in late August, where new Halo 3 multiplayer content will be playable.

"For the record, we have no plans to make any big announcements or huge reveals at PAX this year.

"While we will have some Halo 3 multiplayer stuff for you to check out, this is not going to be the 'big announcement' many of our fans are clamouring for. Rest assured that when the time is right, we will be making announcements and talking about the stuff we're currently working on," said Bungie.

Last year studio boss Harold Ryan said the developer was working on other, non-Halo games as well as DLC for Halo 3, and in December representatives of the company told Eurogamer that Xbox 360 was still the focus despite the split from Microsoft.

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Comments (16) Latest comment 4 years ago

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  • #1 4 years ago

    Would they all be xb360 titles or you`se reckon they go multi-platform?

  • Bealsy #2 4 years ago

    Yawn. Talk about dragging out the inevitable

  • louyfitz #3 4 years ago

    I reckon ones gonna be a major suprise, ones gonna be something crap and the other is going to be Halo.

    Not saying that Bungie make crap games, I'm a big fan, but I hate arcade games and I think blig_merk is right about this one, maybe not myth 4, but the other two.

    Oh dear what if MS bought the rights to Cod, then gave it to Bungie to work on?!?!

    That would be sick.

  • penhalion #4 4 years ago

    Sounds like they weren't expecting such a luke warm reception to their "we're doing a halo game" news. Hopefully, though I doubt it, this sends a message to all those lazy franchise titles. People are getting fed up of being fed the same stories again and again. What is the point of playing yet another Wolfenstein or Halo? Heck wasn't Halo supposed to be a trilogy?

    We probably all want to see master chief and cortana return but, not in a Halo game. The story of the ancients seems interesting enough to stand on it's own. Especially as they appear to be humanities ancestors. The guilty sparks also seem to universally recognise Master Chief as an Forerunner due to his human machine makeup. Try exploring all of these possibilities. Give you an excuse to change the chiefs armour for a forerunner version etc. etc. Sheesh the possibilities are endless. Sadly all i expect them to do is yet another shooter in the halo universe.

  • Britesparc Verified Creative, ITV #5 4 years ago

    I predict a "Halo Arena" multiplayer game, an XBLA title ("Super Intendent Bros"?), and a brand new IP, maybe an RPG.

  • booner #6 4 years ago

    Carrot.....donkey....hanging...

    They are drip feeding us useless info like this to keep us guessing, which keeps them highly rated and usually hypes their game more

  • louyfitz #7 4 years ago

    this donkey wants to kick Mattrick right in the nuts!


  • TheNinkyNonk #8 4 years ago

    Please let it be Halo 4. I STILL play the first three regularly. After 25 years of gaming, no other franchise has had me that hooked.
    Edited by TheNinkyNonk at 25/07/08 @ 10:07

  • mcmonkeyplc #9 4 years ago

    3?! I thought it was 2. Uh oh over stretch!

  • seasidebaz #10 4 years ago

    Halo Blue

    Halo Red

    Halo Red vs Blue

    3 distinct projects ;)

  • seasidebaz #11 4 years ago

    Mind you, it may be three distinct games in terms of an Arcade game, a Premium game, and an Elite game

  • Kiigan #12 4 years ago

    @Watkins381

    The busy forums over at Bungie.net would suggest "yes".

  • Wash #13 4 years ago

    Myth would be awesome.

    Be interesting to see the platforms, recently i sense a little friction between M$ and Bungie. :)

    An arcade halo mp only game would be awesome, but then wouldnt that kill off teh dlc for halo 3?

    Why wouldnt developers have fans?

  • 7creature #14 4 years ago

    Oni 2!!!

    /crosses fingers

    Would be nice :-)

  • Feanor #15 4 years ago

    I think Watkins381 discovered the Internet just today.

  • sneetch #16 4 years ago

    @Wash
    "Myth would be awesome.

    Be interesting to see the platforms, recently i sense a little friction between M$ and Bungie. :) "

    What, from the whole playground mishandling of the Bungie announcement that never was? I think you're sensing what you want to sense mate. :)

    That said, I wouldn't be too surprised to see them branch out onto other platforms with one or more of these projects, not Halo though; I reckon MS have them tied up in an exclusivity contract for that.