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Read More »Halo composer Marty O’Donnell fired from Bungie ‘without cause’
Studio’s in-house composer of more than ten years dismissed under unspecified circumstances
Read More »Bungie sack Halo composer Marty O’Donnell
Acclaimed video games composer and Halo score creator Marty O’Donnell says he has been sacked by Bungie. I’m saddened to say that Bungie’s board of directors terminated me without cause on April 11, 2014,” he said on Twitter. The news was then confirmed in a Bungie statement that read: For …
Read More »Halo co-creator scores $5m investment for tablet shooter Midnight Star
Bungie co-founder Alex Seropian’s startup Industrial Toys has received a sizable investment from Accel Partners to develop his new mobile title, Midnight Star. Games Beat reports on the the funding deal, a $5m investment to help complete Seropian’s upcoming tablet shooter. The industry veteran served as president and CEO of …
Read More »Xbox One and Call of Duty lead Game Connection Marketing Awards
Saints Row IV and Forza 5 also nominated for three awards each
Read More »343 Industries hires professional Halo player
Halo developer 343 Industries has hired professional gamer Eric Hewitt. Team Beyondreports Hewitt, aka "GH057ayame,"has joined the studio in a yet to be revealed capacity. Hewitt previously competed in professional gaming events with Team Carbon. Though Hewitt has never worked on the Halo franchise in an official sense, his credentials …
Read More »343 Industries hires another pro Halo player
Halo studio turns to its fan base for talent
Read More »Halo, Destiny writer returns to Microsoft
Joe Staten heads back to Halo publisher's internal studios after 15 years at Bungie
Read More »Halo’s first major Xbox One ‘journey’ still planned for 2014
The Halo franchise’s next major entry is still scheduled to land in 2014, Halo PR manager Rob Semsey has assured. Semsey took to Twitter to quell the noise made over the franchise’s absence from this week’s Xbox Wire post, which mentioned several other upcoming Xbox One titles scheduled to launch …
Read More »343: We’re looking to have Halo experiences in as many formats as possible
Halo 4 developer 343 Industries hopes to bring the FPS franchise to a multitude of digital and physical formats, according to Halo: Spartan Assault lead designer Mike Ellis. Speaking with VentureBeat, Ellis discussed Halo potentially branching out from its typical formats – though he didn’t go as far as to …
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