Bungie, developer of the Halo series, has signed a ten-year publishing deal with Call of Duty publisher, Activision, today.
According to the deal, Activision will have exclusive rights to publish Bungie’s new multiplatform intellectual property for the next ten years. Bungie will remain an independent developer and will have full ownership of their created properties.
The new alliance comes three years after Bungie broke off their first partnership with Halo publisher, Microsoft. To date, the Halo games Bungie has developed have gathered in approximately $1.5 billion in revenue.
“We chose to partner with Activision on our next IP because of their global reach, multi-platform experience and marketing expertise,” said Harold Ryan, President of Bungie. “From working together over the past nine months on this agreement, it is clear that Activision supports our commitment to giving our fans the best possible gaming experiences.”
“Bungie is one of the premier studios in our industry and we are extremely pleased to have the opportunity to work with their talented team over the next decade,” stated Thomas Tippl, Chief Operating Officer of Activision Blizzard. “Bungie has developed some of the most compelling and successful games, multiplayer experiences and thriving fan communities, and this alliance underscores our long-standing commitment to foster the industry’s best creative talent. Our unprecedented partnership with Bungie will enable us to broaden our pipeline of exciting new games as we continue to strengthen our industry position and pursue long-term growth opportunities.”
Our dearest congratulations go out to both Bungie and Activision — to Bungie for finding such a huge publisher to handle their games, and to Activision for landing a developer as talented as Bungie.