Bungie’s Jarrard talks about initial rumors of split

Bungie Studios - Image 1The recent split between Bungie Studios (of Halo fame) and Microsoft generated a lot of buzz, most of them fearful ones. What about Halo? Will the split mean that there’s going to be some degree of enmity between Bungie and Microsoft? Bungie’s Community Lead Brian Jarrard cleared up some of the speculations in an interview with 1Up.

Jarrard said that it was “nervewracking” to see the initial rumors of their split with Microsoft spread like wildfire online, especially when both Bungie and Microsoft were not at liberty to say anything about the split at that time. He was quick to point out, however, that the rumors didn’t cause friction between Bungie and Microsoft.

When presented with the possibility of Microsoft not giving Bungie Studios their independence, Jarrard answered:

It’s hard to say what could or would have happened. Who knows. But it’s definitely true that this newfound relationship with Microsoft will help to reinvigorate and energize many of our elder team members.

In a previous article, Microsoft has assured Halo fans that another Halo game is in the works. Reaffirming what Shane Kim earlier said, Jarrard also talked about the new Halo title during the interview. “I wouldn’t call it “Halo 4“, but it is based in the Halo Universe […] Halo 3 was definitely not the last Bungie Halo game,” he said.

All’s well that ends well, we say. We’re sure that you want to get more information about the upcoming Halo game, so stay tuned for more updates!

Click on the Read link for the entire interview!

Bungie Studios - Image 1The recent split between Bungie Studios (of Halo fame) and Microsoft generated a lot of buzz, most of them fearful ones. What about Halo? Will the split mean that there’s going to be some degree of enmity between Bungie and Microsoft? Bungie’s Community Lead Brian Jarrard cleared up some of the speculations in an interview with 1Up.

Jarrard said that it was “nervewracking” to see the initial rumors of their split with Microsoft spread like wildfire online, especially when both Bungie and Microsoft were not at liberty to say anything about the split at that time. He was quick to point out, however, that the rumors didn’t cause friction between Bungie and Microsoft.

When presented with the possibility of Microsoft not giving Bungie Studios their independence, Jarrard answered:

It’s hard to say what could or would have happened. Who knows. But it’s definitely true that this newfound relationship with Microsoft will help to reinvigorate and energize many of our elder team members.

In a previous article, Microsoft has assured Halo fans that another Halo game is in the works. Reaffirming what Shane Kim earlier said, Jarrard also talked about the new Halo title during the interview. “I wouldn’t call it “Halo 4“, but it is based in the Halo Universe […] Halo 3 was definitely not the last Bungie Halo game,” he said.

All’s well that ends well, we say. We’re sure that you want to get more information about the upcoming Halo game, so stay tuned for more updates!

Click on the Read link for the entire interview!

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