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Bungie parts ways with Activision and gets rights to self-publish Destiny
Bungie shares word that Activision is transferring publishing rights for 'Destiny' to Bungie, ending the companies' 8-year partnership with Activision.
"When we first launched our partnership with Activision in 2010, the gaming industry was in a pretty different place," Bungie said. "We wanted a partner willing to take a big leap of faith with us."
Bungie announced that it would be taking over the publishing rights to the Destiny series moving forward. Bungie said that the planned transition process is already underway in its early stages, with Bungie and Activision "committed to making sure the handoff is as seamless as possible."
"With our remarkable Destiny community, we are ready to publish on our own, while Activision will increase their focus on owned IP projects," Bungie added.
The company's most recent game, 2017's Destiny 2 (developed by Bungie and published by Activision), earned better critical reception than its 2014 predecessor but failed to live up to the sales expectations of Activision.
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#5626294 Posted on: 01/11/2019 08:58 AM
So I guess it will disappear from the battlenet launcher then?
Maybe go to epic?
Lol epic's a meme now. Neah, they're staying on bnet afaik. I don't think D2 will leave it, too much work to decouple bnet from it I'm sure.
So I guess it will disappear from the battlenet launcher then?
Maybe go to epic?
Lol epic's a meme now. Neah, they're staying on bnet afaik. I don't think D2 will leave it, too much work to decouple bnet from it I'm sure.
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#5626296 Posted on: 01/11/2019 09:00 AM
hehe indeed, epic store is a meme right now...
hehe indeed, epic store is a meme right now...
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#5626298 Posted on: 01/11/2019 09:04 AM
While it's great to see Activision squirm, didn't Bungie get about 100 milion $ investment by NetEase from China? If so, I would be a bit cautious with the hype...
While it's great to see Activision squirm, didn't Bungie get about 100 milion $ investment by NetEase from China? If so, I would be a bit cautious with the hype...
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#5626300 Posted on: 01/11/2019 09:07 AM
Meh ... who cares about Chinese sh1t ... nothing would change then but it's never not fun to laugh at EA and Acti
While it's great to see Activision squirm, didn't Bungie get about 100 milion $ investment by NetEase from China? If so, I would be a bit cautious with the hype...
Meh ... who cares about Chinese sh1t ... nothing would change then but it's never not fun to laugh at EA and Acti
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#5626304 Posted on: 01/11/2019 09:09 AM
That is very true!
but it's never not fun to laugh at EA and Acti
That is very true!
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#5626338 Posted on: 01/11/2019 10:14 AM
Now Blizzard needs to part, cuz they're getting wrecked by Activision.
Now Blizzard needs to part, cuz they're getting wrecked by Activision.
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#5626370 Posted on: 01/11/2019 11:57 AM
The problems of Blizzard are of their own making. They have merged in 2007 and are pretty much one company by now.
Now Blizzard needs to part, cuz they're getting wrecked by Activision.
The problems of Blizzard are of their own making. They have merged in 2007 and are pretty much one company by now.
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#5626373 Posted on: 01/11/2019 12:13 PM
Good news. Activision is cancer just like EA. Everything they touch turns into trash.
Good news. Activision is cancer just like EA. Everything they touch turns into trash.
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#5626394 Posted on: 01/11/2019 01:29 PM
Hopefully Bungie parting will result in better games, but I doubt it. I mean it's not solely Activisons fault that their latest games flooped.
Hopefully Bungie parting will result in better games, but I doubt it. I mean it's not solely Activisons fault that their latest games flooped.
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#5626395 Posted on: 01/11/2019 01:32 PM
It's too late. Aside from Kaplan & Hazz all the decent devs of Blizzard are already gone and Kaplan seems like he might be out soon too.
The only thing that remains with that company is the name. The entire thing is already gutted and garbage.
Now Blizzard needs to part, cuz they're getting wrecked by Activision.
It's too late. Aside from Kaplan & Hazz all the decent devs of Blizzard are already gone and Kaplan seems like he might be out soon too.
The only thing that remains with that company is the name. The entire thing is already gutted and garbage.
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#5626486 Posted on: 01/11/2019 04:42 PM
Good news for Bungie, this might literally save them in the long run. Sadly for Blizzard, as posters above have already pointed out, it's way, way too late. Not only did all the key people leave, but the companies underwent a literal merge so there's no way to split now, because there's nothing left to split.
It's especially sad for me, because I was an active and super engaged WoW player at the time this thing happened and I knew from the very day that it was a BAD thing. Literally everything went down the drain afterwards and I sort of feel bad for the new generation, that never experienced what was actually worthy of the saying "Blizzard quality". Everything culminated with the last Blizzcon, after killing off Warcraft they moved on doing the same with Diablo, total disaster.
It's this very context why I have extremely low expectations for WoW Classic, which will likely end up as some weird hybrid game with a cash shop and be nothing like "vanilla".
Again though, good for Bungie, they were fortunate to be in a position where they could take this step. Most never get the chance, same thing for the ones that are under EA too.
Good news for Bungie, this might literally save them in the long run. Sadly for Blizzard, as posters above have already pointed out, it's way, way too late. Not only did all the key people leave, but the companies underwent a literal merge so there's no way to split now, because there's nothing left to split.
It's especially sad for me, because I was an active and super engaged WoW player at the time this thing happened and I knew from the very day that it was a BAD thing. Literally everything went down the drain afterwards and I sort of feel bad for the new generation, that never experienced what was actually worthy of the saying "Blizzard quality". Everything culminated with the last Blizzcon, after killing off Warcraft they moved on doing the same with Diablo, total disaster.
It's this very context why I have extremely low expectations for WoW Classic, which will likely end up as some weird hybrid game with a cash shop and be nothing like "vanilla".
Again though, good for Bungie, they were fortunate to be in a position where they could take this step. Most never get the chance, same thing for the ones that are under EA too.
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#5626497 Posted on: 01/11/2019 04:54 PM
How exactly do they intend to make this separation seamless? For example, Destiny 2 is on battle.net. How are they going to remove it from there without negatively impacting those who already own the game?
How exactly do they intend to make this separation seamless? For example, Destiny 2 is on battle.net. How are they going to remove it from there without negatively impacting those who already own the game?
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#5626512 Posted on: 01/11/2019 05:30 PM
It's not being removed from Battle.net.
How exactly do they intend to make this separation seamless? For example, Destiny 2 is on battle.net. How are they going to remove it from there without negatively impacting those who already own the game?
It's not being removed from Battle.net.
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#5626671 Posted on: 01/12/2019 03:13 AM
Activision, your time has come. You've been around since the C64 days. That's long enough.
Activision, your time has come. You've been around since the C64 days. That's long enough.
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So I guess it will disappear from the battlenet launcher then?
Maybe go to epic?