History Creator / Bungie

* The ''VideoGame/{{Myth}}'' series (Macintosh, PC)(1997-1999, plus [[ContestedSequel a 2001 prequel by a third party]])

In May 2023, in addition to their continued work on the ''Destiny'' series, Bungie and Sony [[https://blog.playstation.com/2023/05/24/bungie-unveils-marathon/ announced]] a revival of ''Marathon'', reimagined as a PvP extraction shooter.

In addition to ''Halo'', Bungie was also well known as one of the more successful UsefulNotes/{{Macintosh}} game developers, which made their selling out to Microsoft to provide a launch title for the UsefulNotes/XBox an announcement of substantial proportions.

** ''Marathon'' (UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS, PC)

* ''VideoGame/{{Oni}}'' (Macintosh, PC, UsefulNotes/PlayStation2)(2001)
* The ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' series (Xbox, UsefulNotes/Xbox360, PC)(2001-2010)

** ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3}}'' (2007) (UsefulNotes/Xbox360)
** ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3 ODST}}'' (2009) (UsefulNotes/Xbox360)
** ''VideoGame/HaloReach'' (2010) (UsefulNotes/Xbox360)
* ''{{VideoGame/Destiny}}'' (2013-2018) (UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, UsefulNotes/Xbox360, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4)
** ''VideoGame/{{Destiny 2}}'' (2017) (UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, PC)

* Step 2: Dominate [[UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh Mac platform]]: Launch assault on [[UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} Windows platform]].

In May 2023, in addition to their continued work on the ''Destiny'' series, Bungie and Sony [https://blog.playstation.com/2023/05/24/bungie-unveils-marathon/ announced] a revival of ''Marathon'', reimagined as a PvP extraction shooter.

** ''VideoGame/{{Halo 2}}'' (2004} (Xbox, PC)

In January 2022, it was announced that Bungie was acquired by Creator/SonyInteractiveEntertainment in a deal worth $3.6 billion. The acquisition sees Bungie becoming a subsidiary of [=SIE=] separate but related to its [=PlayStation=] Studios label, with Bungie remaining an autonomous, multiplatform developer and publisher under Sony. Sony will help Bungie with its growth ambitions and extending the ''Destiny'' property outside of video games, while Bungie's expertise in multiplayer and live-service games will support Sony's own ambitions with creating such content.

** Status: '''IN PROGRESS...''' [[note]]Fans speculate that the enemy in question is either Creator/{{Activision}} or Creator/ElectronicArts.[[/note]]

In January 2022, it was announced that Bungie was acquired by Creator/SonyInteractiveEntertainment in a deal worth $3.6 billion. The acquisition sees Bungie becoming a subsidiary of [=SIE=] separate but related to its [=PlayStatio=] Studios label, with Bungie remaining an autonomous, multiplatform developer and publisher under Sony. Sony will help Bungie with its growth ambitions and extending the ''Destiny'' property outside of video games, while Bungie's expertise in multiplayer and live-service games will support Sony's own ambitions with creating such content.

On January 31, 2022 Bungie were purchased by Sony, who announced afterwards that any future titles would still be multiplatform.

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Despite the very deep storylines of Bungie's games, and those games' overall quality, ''{{Franchise/Halo}}'' has gained the reputation for being fit only for twelve-year-olds and fratboys, [[ItsPopularNowItSucks partially because of Halo's popularity]], partly the hype that Bungie games accumulate before launch, and partly because many players [[PlayTheGameSkipTheStory don't bother with the plot at all]]. Regardless of what one thinks, it often attracts plenty of InternetBackdraft.

* Step 6: [[MilitaryCoup Stage bloody coup]] of [[Creator/MicrosoftStudios parent]][[Creator/{{Activision}} company]].

* Step 6: [[MilitaryCoup Stage bloody coup]] of [[Creator/MicrosoftStudios new parent company]].

* ''Odyssey: The Legend of Nemesis'' (1995) – A single-player RPG using ''Minotaur''[='s=] engine

Despite the very deep storylines of Bungie's games, and those games' overall quality, ''{{Franchise/Halo}}'' has gained the reputation for being fit only for twelve-year-olds and fratboys, [[ItsPopularNowItSucks partially because of Halo's popularity]], partly [[HypeBacklash the hype that Bungie games accumulate]] before launch, and partly because many players [[PlayTheGameSkipTheStory don't bother with the plot at all]]. Regardless of what one thinks, it often attracts plenty of InternetBackdraft.

Despite the very deep storylines of Bungie's games, and those games' overall quality, ''{{Franchise/Halo}}'' has gained the reputation for being fit only for twelve-year-olds and fratboys, [[ItsPopularNowItSucks partially because of Halo's popularity]], partly [[HypeBacklash the hype that Bungie games accumulate]] before launch, and partly because many players [[PlayTheGameSkipTheStory don't bother with the plot at all]]. Regardless of what one thinks, it often attracts plenty of InternetBackdraft, FanDumb and HateDumb.

* Step 6: [[MilitaryCoup Stage bloody coup]] of [[MicrosoftStudios new parent company]].

** Status: '''IN PROGRESS...''' [[note]]Fans speculate that the enemy in question is either Creator/{{Activision}} or Main/ElectronicArts.[[/note]]

In addition to ''Halo'', Bungie was also well known as one of the more successful {{Macintosh}} game developers, which made their selling out to Microsoft to provide a launch title for the XBox an announcement of substantial proportions.

* Step 2: Dominate [[AppleMacintosh Mac platform]]: Launch assault on [[UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} Windows platform]].