E308: No new Bungie announcement?

Posted Jul 14th 2008 3:15PM by Terrence Stasse
Filed under: News, E3

Well, the main Microsoft press conference has come and gone with many a megaton indeed. Still, there was one megaton which didn't rear its head: Just what the heck is Bungie working on, and just why the heck is Bungie.net down "for cleaning"? Well Bungie, all your sly hinting was just to mess with us wasn't it? Hopefully not though, as the site appears to be counting down to something (we'll be watching that sucker, don't worry). While it would be strange for a big announcement from Bungie to not come via the press conference, don't forget that they're independent now and are likely trying to do things their own way.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]

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7-14-2008 @ 3:24PM

jc said...

Thats HERESY!!!! BURN HIM!!!!!!!!

7-14-2008 @ 3:25PM

puh_fifer said...

according to my calculations, that's about 10:06AM EST on Wednseday.

7-14-2008 @ 3:25PM

dmb360 said...

maybe the bungie announcement will be for PS3

7-14-2008 @ 3:28PM

dmb360 said...

I'm not hoping that, but it does seem strange - they break their ties with MS / rumors for a game with no MC / rumors of a E3 announcement that didn't happen yet.... (on a positive not there is the Walmart Halo Blue rumor for fall)

7-14-2008 @ 3:30PM

SuburbGuerrilla said...

rofl

good one

7-14-2008 @ 3:31PM

Xav de Matos said...

I don't think we'll be seeing a PS3 Bungie title just yet. But who knows.

7-14-2008 @ 3:35PM

webster1990 said...

I thought Bungie were still offering all there games to Microsoft before anyone else, and i doubt MS is likely to pass a new bungie game up to sony.

7-14-2008 @ 3:50PM

Caboose said...

Everyone seems up in arms that it is a Bungie title for the PS3 i just reread the Kotaku interview with them(sorry it was the only one I could find) and Bungie said that they were still releasing on Windows and Xbox. I think it is the fact that this is Bungie's first big announcement as a private company. Thus they want to do it their way on their own terms. Plus Sony's conference is tuesday not wednesday. I have faith in Bungie!

7-14-2008 @ 4:00PM

JSBeckerist said...

Can I just add that the "Halo: Blue" announcement is driving me insane?!? LOOK AT THE SCREENSHOT, it CLEARLY says "Tornado Halo Blue."

That doesn't sound like Halo to me!

7-14-2008 @ 4:18PM

dmb360 said...

I agree, have faith in the B-machine. You make a great point about making the announcement on their own because they are their own deal now, and they want their own attention, they don't need daddy to do it for them. Plus, why would a company known for multi-player release a game on a platform that isn't know for the Multi-player yet.

7-14-2008 @ 4:26PM

E.J. said...

The agreement between Bungie and MS when they split was that MS gets first crack at what Bungie does.

So if Bungie were to release something on PS3, don't expect it to be any good.

7-14-2008 @ 3:25PM

LackOfKnowledge said...

countdown goes to 10 am pst on wednesday

7-14-2008 @ 3:26PM

Nick said...

Who cares we are getting FF13.

7-14-2008 @ 3:27PM

ZEBRA NINER said...

I assume they will wait to announce anything. Since they are no longer part of Microsoft, so they will probably do something after everyone's press conferences.

Unless they are doing a PS3 exclusive! DUN DUN DUN!!! :)

7-14-2008 @ 3:30PM

Uprising said...

Looks like a Halo 3 Map Announcement.....

7-14-2008 @ 3:30PM

Xav de Matos said...

Never been so much hype behind maps before. Doubt it.

7-14-2008 @ 3:31PM

Uprising said...

If you read through the page source it says "chillout"

7-14-2008 @ 4:00PM

PeterF said...

@Uprising
Which is what Cold Storage is modeled after.

7-14-2008 @ 3:33PM

Birdshake said...

Looks like Sony may of befriended Bungie.
Brace for impact.

7-14-2008 @ 3:36PM

SovietSpartan said...

Then we won't see anything for a couple years anyways, and by then Sony will probably be giving out PS3s for free.

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