Pachter: "Bungivision" Game Is "Well Along In Development"
See Full ImageObviously, Activision's deal with Bungie was super huge news, and even though Bungie says they're done with Halo, we're still interested in their next project.
And because Bungie has been free of Microsoft for a couple years now, it makes sense to assume that whatever their new game is, they're deep in development. Analyst Michael Pachter agrees with this rationale but then again, we're assuming he has some inside info. According to what he told Gamasutra, he first believes that this deal is more than a distribution agreement; it's more of a publishing partnership, which will "increase Activision's profit margins from around 10% to anywhere between 15 and 20% on all of Bungie's titles." In fact, he says Activision stands to rake in around $65 million on Bungie's first successful title. Lastly, Pachter says the new game is "well along in its development" and it should be a very big action game. We might see the announcement at E3 but in the meantime, all we can really do is guess...unless either Bungie or Activision decides to spill the beans before then. For our part, we actually prefer that it's not another Halo; that series is tired and Bungie is clearly a talented developer, so they should be able to produce something pretty special.
So what do you think the game will be? And do you think it will be the massive hit everyone is expecting it to be?
4/29/2010 8:53:56 PM John Shepard
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Snaaaake
Thursday, April 29, 2010 @ 9:42:47 PM
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And Bungie is not a huge studio so their first Activision game will most probably come as early as 2012.
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Cholo Gamer
Thursday, April 29, 2010 @ 9:59:31 PM
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Imagi
Thursday, April 29, 2010 @ 10:35:25 PM
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Highlander
Friday, April 30, 2010 @ 12:16:45 PM
I want his job.
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shadowpal2
Friday, April 30, 2010 @ 7:01:03 PM
.......THANK YOU MR. PACHTER - you can go back home now. "OH GOD A GAME IS IN DEVELOPMENT!!!!" NO.................REALLY?!?!?! How fu**ing dumb would it be if Activision and Bungie didn't have a game planned ahead of time? God Pachter...you really need to shut up once in a while.
It's hilarious because in the "Bonus Round" the users can't help but scream for Pachter in every single episode! I'm more of a Jaffe and N'Gai fan!
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kevinater321
Thursday, April 29, 2010 @ 10:26:08 PM
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kraygen
Thursday, April 29, 2010 @ 10:31:12 PM
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sunspider13
Friday, April 30, 2010 @ 2:47:15 PM
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Alienange
Thursday, April 29, 2010 @ 10:33:58 PM
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Hezzron
Thursday, April 29, 2010 @ 11:19:00 PM
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Then again, if I've learned anything from recent developments in the gaming world, its that anything's possible.
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___________
Friday, April 30, 2010 @ 3:08:27 AM
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shock of the year.
no scratch that, shock of the century!
now who wants to bet activision will be filling for bankruptcy?
yeah, i thought so!
i hope its a physiological horror though, one that gets in your mind, fu*ks with it and makes you thing your crazy!
ive always wanted a game based on the novel cabin fever.
imagine a horror game written by the master stephen king himself!
oh, now thats a title truly worth of its hype!
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NazzyQ
Friday, April 30, 2010 @ 4:37:47 AM
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I hope that, at the very least, they leave the FPS genre behind and venture into something different and exciting.
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JackC8
Friday, April 30, 2010 @ 7:04:49 AM
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Highlander
Friday, April 30, 2010 @ 11:01:05 AM
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I'll reserve judgement though, I'm not prepared to drink any kool-aid on this one.
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NeoHumpty
Friday, April 30, 2010 @ 11:46:05 AM
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I'm betting that their first game won't be a drastic change from what the Halo fans are used to.
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Highlander
Friday, April 30, 2010 @ 12:16:09 PM
Oops.
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___________
Saturday, May 01, 2010 @ 9:13:10 AM
better to have bad graphics and fantastic gameplay, than great graphics and poor gameplay.
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FlyingKickPunch
Friday, April 30, 2010 @ 5:54:14 PM
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it's in revelations, people!
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Hezzron
Friday, April 30, 2010 @ 6:24:49 PM
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Qubex
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Thursday, April 29, 2010 @ 9:35:29 PM
I am not surprised that their first title will make money, it's Bungie after all.
The xBots will no doubt buy into any new I.P. that comes along from them. I am also sure of one thing, the quality will not be bad, in fact, over all their quality will probably improve.
They have a new market to prove their worth to now... PS3 fans.
I assume their new game will be FPS based, if not, I will be surprised, it's what they know best at the present time...
There is quite a bit of competition about though, with likes of Crysis 2 and Killzone 3... not to mention the new Medal of Honour...
Q!
"play.experience.enjoy"
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