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Posted By: stan | Date: 10/5/07 1:07 p.m. |
In Response To: Re: This seems odd to me... (Sep7imus [subnova]) Doesn't that allow Bungie a little more agency (DAMNIT!*) than they really might have had? I mean, they were a fully owned subsidiary of Microsoft yeah? Can fully owned subsidiaries really say "Oh, hey full owners, we appreciate how you gave us all that money, and allowed us to create some wicked games that we might not otherwise have been able to make (and which happened to save your first foray into the marketplace, by the way) but I think we're probably just gonna head out now. I mean, we pretty much got what we needed from you (and hey, buck up, you did pretty well too) but this just really isn't our style ya know? We kinda like being independently fully owned. Thanks though, you guys were great and really, it's not you, it's us." Isn't it a bit more likely that the owner (and the HUGE owner) got what they needed out of the subsidiary and thus let them go, than that the subsidiary got what they needed out of the owner and thus somehow finagled their release? Not that there's no element of mutuality here, but I'm thinking when it really came down to it, it was Microsoft's choice more than it was Bungie's.
*I hate the word agency. It's a HUGE buzzword in history right now, and people throw it around with disgusting frequency, and often with equally disgusting ignorance. I swore that I would try to avoid using it but it just seemed really to work in this context.
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WWU up!? | Psychophan7 | 10/5/07 10:13 a.m. |
Re: WWU up!? | Impervium | 10/5/07 10:14 a.m. |
Congratulations, Bungie :-) *NM* | mnemesis | 10/5/07 10:15 a.m. |
Re: WWU up!? | Ma1agate | 10/5/07 10:17 a.m. |
Re: WWU up!? | Sep7imus [subnova] | 10/5/07 11:30 a.m. |
Re: WWU up!? | raptor117 | 10/5/07 11:35 a.m. |
Is this technically a coup? *NM* | Ross Mills | 10/5/07 10:17 a.m. |
Maybe the new contract was signed in blood. *NM* | DiscipleN2k | 10/5/07 12:46 p.m. |
Niiice! Awesome, Bungie! *NM* | Clefton Twain | 10/5/07 10:22 a.m. |
Yay bungie!!! *NM* | The Cancers | 10/5/07 10:29 a.m. |
Bungie is free | PsychoRaven | 10/5/07 10:36 a.m. |
Was I the only one looking forward to HaloKart? *NM* | Ross Mills | 10/5/07 10:38 a.m. |
You may yet be in luck | stickfigureninja | 10/5/07 10:42 a.m. |
Re: You may yet be in luck | Sno564 | 10/5/07 10:46 a.m. |
The Million Dollar Question | vector40 | 10/5/07 10:38 a.m. |
Re: The Million Dollar Question | Louis Wu | 10/5/07 10:39 a.m. |
Re: The Million Dollar Question | PsychoRaven | 10/5/07 10:40 a.m. |
Re: The Million Dollar Question | Miguel Chavez | 10/5/07 10:42 a.m. |
Re: The Million Dollar Question | Ma1agate | 10/5/07 10:44 a.m. |
Re: The Million Dollar Question | mercury | 10/5/07 10:46 a.m. |
Re: The Million Dollar Question | Louis Wu | 10/5/07 10:48 a.m. |
Re: The Million Dollar Question | mercury | 10/5/07 10:52 a.m. |
Re: The Million Dollar Question | gspawn | 10/5/07 11:15 a.m. |
Re: The Million Dollar Question | devolver | 10/5/07 11:44 a.m. |
Re: The Million Dollar Question | madcowjim | 10/5/07 12:54 p.m. |
Re: The Million Dollar Question | Sep7imus [subnova] | 10/5/07 12:58 p.m. |
Re: The Million Dollar Question | Louis Wu | 10/5/07 1:17 p.m. |
Re: The Million Dollar Question | Sep7imus [subnova] | 10/5/07 1:22 p.m. |
yay Bungie! *waves a little bungie flag* wooo! *NM* | FrogBlast | 10/5/07 1:22 p.m. |
If Bungie makes a brand new record-breaking game | Juan_Anselm | 10/5/07 5:19 p.m. |
Re: If Bungie makes a brand new record-breaking ga | Wado | 10/5/07 6:11 p.m. |
Re: If Bungie makes a brand new record-breaking ga | Corinthian | 10/5/07 6:17 p.m. |
Re: If Bungie makes a brand new record-breaking ga | Wado | 10/5/07 7:16 p.m. |
Re: If Bungie makes a brand new record-breaking ga | Juan_Anselm | 10/5/07 7:14 p.m. |
Re: If Bungie makes a brand new record-breaking ga | Louis Wu | 10/5/07 7:26 p.m. |
Re: The Million Dollar Question | S043 | 10/5/07 12:55 p.m. |
Re: The Million Dollar Question | fate | 10/5/07 2:13 p.m. |
The Ten Dollar Question... | DiscipleN2k | 10/5/07 12:50 p.m. |
congrats, bungie! *NM* | trigger119 | 10/5/07 10:40 a.m. |
Wonga is right. *NM* | pillar of awesome | 10/5/07 10:44 a.m. |
Wonga? *NM* *NM* | Sephlock | 10/5/07 11:28 a.m. |
see also: BOOSH, yahtzee, haiyo, (@_@) *NM* | gspawn | 10/5/07 11:31 a.m. |
Just don't make any game for the PS3... | The 7th Knight | 10/5/07 10:44 a.m. |
Re: Just don't make any game for the PS3... | thelastmaian | 10/5/07 10:49 a.m. |
Re: Just don't make any game for the PS3... | Corinthian | 10/5/07 10:54 a.m. |
Re: Just don't make any game for the PS3... | stickfigureninja | 10/5/07 10:50 a.m. |
Re: Just don't make any game for the PS3... | devolver | 10/5/07 10:55 a.m. |
Re: Just don't make any game for the PS3... | devolver | 10/5/07 11:03 a.m. |
Re: Just don't make any game for the PS3... | mnemesis | 10/5/07 11:08 a.m. |
Re: Just don't make any game for the PS3... | devolver | 10/5/07 11:23 a.m. |
Re: Just don't make any game for the PS3... | Sep7imus [subnova] | 10/5/07 11:41 a.m. |
Re: Just don't make any game for the PS3... | Walshicus | 10/5/07 12:04 p.m. |
Re: Just don't make any game for the PS3... | XLNC | 10/5/07 12:12 p.m. |
Re: Just don't make any game for the PS3... | Walshicus | 10/5/07 12:21 p.m. |
Re: Just don't make any game for the PS3... | devolver | 10/5/07 12:47 p.m. |
Well... | pillar of awesome | 10/5/07 10:53 a.m. |
Now to wait 2 years for their new IP annoucement.. *NM* | Regicid3 | 10/5/07 11:24 a.m. |
not to mention... | The Cancers | 10/5/07 12:01 p.m. |
Re: WWU up!? | Caiaphas BoT | 10/5/07 10:52 a.m. |
Guess we can finally move onto WoHalocraft | Grey Wolf | 10/5/07 10:53 a.m. |
I don't know what to think? *NM* | Regicid3 | 10/5/07 10:59 a.m. |
Re: Guess we can finally move onto WoHalocraft | Asp | 10/5/07 11:50 a.m. |
Re: WWU up!? | ResilientMonkey | 10/5/07 10:57 a.m. |
now we're never going to know what that planet is! | Regicid3 | 10/5/07 11:05 a.m. |
Re: WWU up!? | Sep7imus [subnova] | 10/5/07 11:11 a.m. |
Re: WWU up!? | stickfigureninja | 10/5/07 11:15 a.m. |
If nothing was supposed to change... | Regicid3 | 10/5/07 11:19 a.m. |
Re: If nothing was supposed to change... | stickfigureninja | 10/5/07 11:25 a.m. |
Re: WWU up!? | Ma1agate | 10/5/07 1:29 p.m. |
Re: WWU up!? | Ducain | 10/5/07 11:13 a.m. |
Re: *chhhk* Catapult is a go. *chhhhk* | gspawn | 10/5/07 11:18 a.m. |
Re: Bungie ≠ Manatees | Sep7imus [subnova] | 10/5/07 11:19 a.m. |
Dolphins kill sharks! | scarab | 10/5/07 11:22 a.m. |
Dolphins are just gay sharks *NM* | Ross Mills | 10/5/07 11:52 a.m. |
^ *SP!* | mnemesis | 10/5/07 11:58 a.m. |
Sorry >_ *NM* | Ross Mills | 10/5/07 12:28 p.m. |
Biology isn't your strong suit :-) *NM* | scarab | 10/5/07 4:37 p.m. |
HBO: Always moving. Like a shark. | Jordan117 | 10/5/07 11:34 a.m. |
Re: HBO: Always moving. Like a shark. | gspawn | 10/5/07 11:40 a.m. |
THIS. IS. SPARTA! *NM* | rapture | 10/5/07 11:30 a.m. |
*Kicks Truth Into Big Hole* *NM* | ViralSyris | 10/5/07 11:34 a.m. |
He floats out on his Hottub CHAIR!!! *NM* | gunluva | 10/5/07 1:39 p.m. |
Narc, write up some thoughts, ploz? :o | Regicid3 | 10/5/07 11:45 a.m. |
It went like this (with campaign SPOILZ) | pillar of awesome | 10/5/07 11:57 a.m. |
Continued like this (with campaign SPOILZ) | Jammerfer [MunKy] | 10/5/07 12:22 p.m. |
This seems odd to me... | stan | 10/5/07 12:18 p.m. |
Re: This seems odd to me... | Sep7imus [subnova] | 10/5/07 12:30 p.m. |
Re: This seems odd to me... | Regicid3 | 10/5/07 12:40 p.m. |
Re: This seems odd to me... | Sep7imus [subnova] | 10/5/07 12:46 p.m. |
Re: This seems odd to me... | stickfigureninja | 10/5/07 2:03 p.m. |
Right but... | stan | 10/5/07 1:07 p.m. |
Re: Right but... | Sep7imus [subnova] | 10/5/07 1:19 p.m. |
Ah, good point. *NM* | stan | 10/5/07 1:23 p.m. |
Re: Right but... | Warbow | 10/5/07 1:43 p.m. |
That Makes Me a Sad Panda :( *NM* | Clefton Twain | 10/5/07 1:46 p.m. |
Me too. *NM* | Warbow | 10/5/07 1:48 p.m. |
Re: Right but... | Wado | 10/5/07 2:22 p.m. |
Re: Right but... | Charley117 | 10/5/07 2:46 p.m. |
Re: Right but... | Louis Wu | 10/5/07 2:50 p.m. |
Re: Right but... | mercury | 10/5/07 2:24 p.m. |
Re: Right but... | mnemesis | 10/5/07 3:00 p.m. |
Re: Right but... | mercury | 10/5/07 5:13 p.m. |
Re: This seems odd to me... | gspawn | 10/5/07 12:45 p.m. |
Re: This seems odd to me... | stickfigureninja | 10/5/07 2:07 p.m. |
Re: This seems odd to me... | Wado | 10/5/07 2:32 p.m. |
happy | Kermit | 10/5/07 12:28 p.m. |
PIMPS at SEA lives | Wado | 10/5/07 12:28 p.m. |
Re: WWU up!? | FrogBlast | 10/5/07 12:31 p.m. |
*raises chalice* | Druff | 10/5/07 12:32 p.m. |
So, who DOES own Bungie? | Sep7imus [subnova] | 10/5/07 12:36 p.m. |
Re: So, who DOES own Bungie? | MthdDirector | 10/5/07 2:46 p.m. |
Re: So, who DOES own Bungie? | Wayward Spleen™ | 10/5/07 6:06 p.m. |
Re: WWU up!? | bentllama | 10/5/07 12:48 p.m. |
Re: WWU up!? | Sep7imus [subnova] | 10/5/07 1:03 p.m. |
Bent.. can you PUH-LEEZE unblock me? :( :P *NM* | Littlebigman | 10/5/07 1:05 p.m. |
Re: WWU up!? | Wado | 10/5/07 1:18 p.m. |
Re: WWU up!? | bentllama | 10/5/07 1:50 p.m. |
Now I'm too hungry to post :) *NM* *NM* | Wado | 10/5/07 2:39 p.m. |
Best pancake recipe - no blasphemy | Dry Ice | 10/5/07 2:59 p.m. |
Pancakes safer than Waffles - OT | Wado | 10/22/07 2:25 p.m. |
Prepare the Slingshot!! *NM* | raptor117 | 10/5/07 1:00 p.m. |
Congrats from Mthd | MthdDirector | 10/5/07 1:23 p.m. |
Whoa! Interesting. *NM* | Brian | 10/5/07 1:42 p.m. |
Does this mean Marty is free? | Shishka | 10/5/07 1:45 p.m. |
Re: Does this mean Marty is free? | LoneRanger 2.5 | 10/5/07 3:53 p.m. |
Re: Does this mean Marty is free? | Sep7imus [subnova] | 10/5/07 4:01 p.m. |
Re: Does this mean Marty is free? | LoneRanger 2.5 | 10/5/07 7:33 p.m. |
Re: Does this mean Marty is free? | Louis Wu | 10/5/07 7:36 p.m. |
Re: Does this mean Marty is free? | LoneRanger 2.5 | 10/5/07 9:44 p.m. |
This post needs more love. *NM* | reprobate | 10/5/07 6:18 p.m. |
Yes, Marty has left The View. *NM* | Matt | 10/5/07 8:34 p.m. |
Re: WWU up!? | Psyrixx | 10/5/07 4:15 p.m. |
That's never, EVER, going to happen. *NM* | Funkmon | 10/6/07 8:46 a.m. |
"Good dog. Nod back" | mortey | 10/5/07 4:25 p.m. |
Re: "Good dog. Nod back" | Sep7imus [subnova] | 10/5/07 10:39 p.m. |
Re: WWU up!? | onebitrocket | 10/6/07 5:47 a.m. |
Re: WWU up!? | Regicid3 | 10/6/07 6:43 a.m. |
Re: WWU up!? | AshofPompei | 10/6/07 8:42 a.m. |
Re: WWU up!? | Rox | 10/6/07 9:56 a.m. |
Re: WWU up!? | AshofPompei | 10/6/07 11:00 a.m. |
very exciting news. I like. *NM* | pooberry (Max Power) | 10/6/07 10:41 a.m. |
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