Last week, Bungie celebrated its 20th anniversary with Bungie Day, an event commemorating the game that brought the developer to the mainstream, Halo. In a post on the official Bungie site, community manager Eric Osborne, finally said goodbye to the Halo franchise and express enthusiasm for the company’s future.
“Thank you for making our 20th Anniversary, and this year's Bungie Day, kick so much ass. As we prepare to become fans of the universe our studio began creating more than ten years ago, it's nice to know that we'll be counted among such esteemed company. Some might consider the upcoming transition a bittersweet occasion punctuated by a sense of loss and sadness. We feel otherwise. Halo is in great hands…yours,” Osborne wrote.
“Halo is yours now. In many ways, it always has been. Its new caretakers will strive, just as we did, to be worthy stewards but you have the package.”
Halo Anniversary and Halo 4 are under the banner of Microsoft’s 343 Industries, the studio for all things Halo. Bungie is already working on its next project - with Activision publishing - but the studio is not ready to reveal what it is working on.
“We'll be undergoing a metamorphosis of our own. Very soon Bungie.net will change, culminating with the launch of our next universe at some unknown time in the future. The first small steps will be taken soon, with Halo playlist management changing hands on August 2nd, the very same day we plan to deploy our parting thoughts on the last twenty years through a ViDoc titled, ‘O Brave New Worlds.’” Osborne explained.
“Afterwards, we'll be going dark on our studio’s next major endeavor – the creation of a brand new universe. You'll still have a home here should you choose to stay, but our next project demands an unwavering focus. We owe it to ourselves to make something better than we ever have before. We owe it to you, as well,” he continued.
“It's the very beginning of a new journey that will stretch the limits of what we are capable of. Ancient engines are now rumbling deep within the heart of our studio, and their energy will power us through the upcoming darkness. One day, we will awaken in a wondrous new place and we will remember just what it was that drew us together at the beginning of it all. Thank you for everything.”
