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Bungie, Inc. is an American video game company based in Bellevue, Washington. It is a studio owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The company was established in May 1991 by Alex Seropian, who later brought in programmer Jason Jones (programmer), Jason Jones after publishing Jones' game ''Minotaur: The Labyrinths of Crete''. Originally based in Chicago, Illinois, the company concentrated on Macintosh games during its early years and created two successful video game franchises called ''Marathon Trilogy, Marathon'' and ''Myth (video game series), Myth''. An offshoot studio, Bungie West, produced ''Oni (video game), Oni'', published in 2001 and owned by Take-Two Interactive, which held a 19.9% ownership stake at the time. Microsoft acquired Bungie in 2000, and its project ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' was repurposed as a Glossary of video game terms#Launch title, launch title for Microsoft's Xbox (console), Xbox console. ''Halo'' became the Xbox's "Killer application, killer app", ...
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Bungie
Bungie, Inc. is an American video game company based in Bellevue, Washington. It is a studio owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The company was established in May 1991 by Alex Seropian, who later brought in programmer Jason Jones (programmer), Jason Jones after publishing Jones' game ''Minotaur: The Labyrinths of Crete''. Originally based in Chicago, Illinois, the company concentrated on Macintosh games during its early years and created two successful video game franchises called ''Marathon Trilogy, Marathon'' and ''Myth (video game series), Myth''. An offshoot studio, Bungie West, produced ''Oni (video game), Oni'', published in 2001 and owned by Take-Two Interactive, which held a 19.9% ownership stake at the time. Microsoft acquired Bungie in 2000, and its project ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' was repurposed as a Glossary of video game terms#Launch title, launch title for Microsoft's Xbox (console), Xbox console. ''Halo'' became the Xbox's "Killer application, killer app", ...
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Destiny (video Game)
''Destiny'' is an online-only multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and previously published by Activision. ''Destiny'' is now self-published by Bungie after separating from Activision in 2019. It was released worldwide on September 9, 2014, for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One consoles. ''Destiny'' marked Bungie's first new console franchise since the ''Halo'' series, and it was the first game in a ten-year agreement between Bungie and Activision. Set in a " mythic science fiction" world, the game features a multiplayer "shared-world" environment with elements of role-playing games. Activities in ''Destiny'' are divided among player versus environment (PvE) and player versus player (PvP) game types. In addition to normal story missions, PvE features three-player " strikes" and six-player raids. A free roam patrol mode is also available for each destination which feature public events. PvP features objective-based modes, as ...
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Myth (video Game Series)
''Myth'' is a series of real-time tactics video games for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS. There are three main games in the series; '' Myth: The Fallen Lords'', released in 1997, '' Myth II: Soulblighter'', released in 1998, and '' Myth III: The Wolf Age'', released in 2001. ''The Fallen Lords'' was developed by Bungie, and published by Bungie in North America and Eidos Interactive in Europe. ''Soulblighter'' was also developed by Bungie, and was published by Bungie in North America and GT Interactive in Europe. ''The Wolf Age'' was developed by MumboJumbo, and co-published by Take-Two Interactive and Gathering of Developers for Windows and by Take-Two and MacSoft for Mac. All three games received generally positive reviews. ''The Fallen Lords'' was especially lauded, and is credited as a defining title in the fledgling real-time tactics genre. Reviewers praised its plot, graphics, gameplay, level design, online multiplayer mode, and differentiation from traditional real ...
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Destiny 2
''Destiny 2'' is a free-to-play Online game, online-only multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie. It was originally released as a pay to play game in 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows. It became free-to-play, utilizing the games as a service model, under the ''New Light'' title on October 1, 2019, followed by the game's release on Google Stadia, Stadia the following month, and then PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S platforms in December 2020. The game was published by Activision until December 31, 2018, when Bungie acquired the publishing rights to the franchise. It is the sequel to 2014's ''Destiny (video game), Destiny'' and its Destiny post-release content, subsequent expansions. Set in a "science fantasy, mythic science fiction" world, the game features a multiplayer "shared-world" environment with elements of Role-playing video game, role-playing games. Like the original, activities in ''Destiny 2'' are divided among player versus environm ...
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Halo (franchise)
''Halo'' is a military science fiction media franchise, originally developed by Bungie and currently managed and developed by 343 Industries, part of Microsoft's Xbox Game Studios. The series launched in 2001 with the first-person shooter video game '' Halo: Combat Evolved'' and its tie-in novel, '' The Fall of Reach''. The latest main game, ''Halo Infinite'', was released in 2021. ''Combat Evolved'' started life as a real-time strategy game, before morphing into a first-person shooter and releasing as an exclusive on Microsoft's new Xbox video game console after Bungie was acquired by the company. Bungie regained its independence in 2007, releasing additional ''Halo'' games through 2010. Microsoft established 343 Industries to direct the franchise going forward, and has produced games itself and in partnership with other studios. ''Combat Evolved'' was a critical and commercial success, serving as the Xbox's "killer app" and cementing Microsoft as a major player in the video g ...
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Combat Evolved
''Halo: Combat Evolved'' is a 2001 first-person shooter game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios. It was released as a launch game for Microsoft's Xbox (console), Xbox video game console on November 15, 2001. The game was ported to Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X in 2003. It was later released as a downloadable Xbox Original for the Xbox 360. ''Halo'' is set in the 26th century, twenty-sixth century, with the player assuming the role of the Master Chief (Halo), Master Chief, a cybernetically enhanced supersoldier. The Chief is accompanied by Cortana (Halo), Cortana, an artificial intelligence. Players battle aliens as they attempt to uncover the secrets of the eponymous Halo (megastructure), Halo, a ring-shaped artificial world. Bungie began the development of what would eventually become ''Halo'' ''CE'' in 1997. Initially, the game was a real-time strategy game that morphed into a third-person shooter before becoming a first-person shooter. During develop ...
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