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I know bungie doesn't own the halo ip anymore, but wow. Bungie, halo, and microsoft will forever be linked in my mind. The fact that sony is going to buy them

I know bungie doesn't own the halo ip anymore, but wow. Bungie, halo, and microsoft will forever be linked in my mind. The fact that sony is going to buy them? I feel like hell has frozen over. What's next? MS buying naughty dog?

im_down_w_otp 5y ago
For my money the best IP that Bungie ever produced was "Myth", specifically The Fallen Lords & Soulblighter. Sadly, they sold it off to Take Two Interactive who botched the 3rd game in the series and killed off the franchise. I wish I could buy the IP off of Take Two and revive it, but until then I just have to settle for playing the modern ports that are still being maintained.
- steveklabnik 5y ago
  Myth was absolutely fantastic. They recently put a Claymore from it in Destiny, sadly it's not nearly as good as the shotgun from Marathon or the grenade launcher from Pathways into Darkness.
  - im_down_w_otp 5y ago
    I have Pathways Into Darkness on my vintage Quadra 650 here. :-) Also, we should play Destiny. Not to turn HN into LFG or anything.
    - rpmisms 5y ago
      I'd join the HN Destiny clan in a heartbeat
      - steveklabnik 5y ago
        If someone starts a Discord I'd be happy to join it!
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
  Myth II still gets rounds at local LAN parties, in part because of its modding scene.
  - im_down_w_otp 5y ago
    Indeed. :-) I'm the one that makes everybody install it to play it for the first time so that everyone can experience the agonizing embarrassment of their best laid plans being thwarted by their own dwarves accidentally decimating themselves by throwing their molotov cocktails straight up into the air. "<BANG>... Casualties." followed by the inevitable, "Argh! What?!? Noooooooo!" Never gets old.
Ottolay 5y ago
To me, Bungie is associated with Apple and the amazing Marathon game series for Mac back in the 90s.
- Unklejoe 5y ago
  I'll never forget the video of Steve Jobs himself introducing Halo (right before Microsoft bought it). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lxdgo1rFcxU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lxdgo1rFcxU
itisit 5y ago
> What's next? MS buying naughty dog? I doubt Sony would ever sell them. :)
pjerem 5y ago
Well, nothing surprises me anymore since Microsoft bought Rare two decades ago. Nintendo literally sold a part of its soul on this deal. But yeah, it’s hard to dissociate Halo from Bungie and Microsoft.
password321 5y ago
Sony were making exlusive deals with Bungie for quite some time now with Destiny so its not that surprising.

im_down_w_otp 5y ago

For my money the best IP that Bungie ever produced was "Myth", specifically The Fallen Lords & Soulblighter. Sadly, they sold it off to Take Two Interactive who botched the 3rd game in the series and killed off the franchise. I wish I could buy the IP off of Take Two and revive it, but until then I just have to settle for playing the modern ports that are still being maintained.

steveklabnik 5y ago
Myth was absolutely fantastic. They recently put a Claymore from it in Destiny, sadly it's not nearly as good as the shotgun from Marathon or the grenade launcher from Pathways into Darkness.
- im_down_w_otp 5y ago
  I have Pathways Into Darkness on my vintage Quadra 650 here. :-) Also, we should play Destiny. Not to turn HN into LFG or anything.
  - rpmisms 5y ago
    I'd join the HN Destiny clan in a heartbeat
    - steveklabnik 5y ago
      If someone starts a Discord I'd be happy to join it!
AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
Myth II still gets rounds at local LAN parties, in part because of its modding scene.
- im_down_w_otp 5y ago
  Indeed. :-) I'm the one that makes everybody install it to play it for the first time so that everyone can experience the agonizing embarrassment of their best laid plans being thwarted by their own dwarves accidentally decimating themselves by throwing their molotov cocktails straight up into the air. "<BANG>... Casualties." followed by the inevitable, "Argh! What?!? Noooooooo!" Never gets old.

Ottolay 5y ago

To me, Bungie is associated with Apple and the amazing Marathon game series for Mac back in the 90s.

Unklejoe 5y ago
I'll never forget the video of Steve Jobs himself introducing Halo (right before Microsoft bought it). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lxdgo1rFcxU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lxdgo1rFcxU

itisit 5y ago

> What's next? MS buying naughty dog? I doubt Sony would ever sell them. :)

pjerem 5y ago

Well, nothing surprises me anymore since Microsoft bought Rare two decades ago. Nintendo literally sold a part of its soul on this deal. But yeah, it’s hard to dissociate Halo from Bungie and Microsoft.

password321 5y ago

Sony were making exlusive deals with Bungie for quite some time now with Destiny so its not that surprising.