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[[File:Bungie - 7-step plan.jpg|thumb|300px|A mock up of the contract.]] | |||
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{{quote|Bungie is a studio built first and foremost on the strengths and abilities of its people. They use the best technology and the best talent in the industry, assembled together in the best place, to create compelling games, stories and worlds. With all these pieces in place, Bungie can concentrate on its ultimate goal...|The Bungie Creed}} | {{quote|Bungie is a studio built first and foremost on the strengths and abilities of its people. They use the best technology and the best talent in the industry, assembled together in the best place, to create compelling games, stories and worlds. With all these pieces in place, Bungie can concentrate on its ultimate goal...|The Bungie Creed}} | ||
The '''7 Steps to World Domination''' | The '''7 Steps to World Domination''' refers to [[Bungie]]'s plan to achieve its ultimate goal. The plan appeared in a documentary on the history of Bungie available in the [[Halo 3 Legendary Edition|''Halo 3'' Legendary Edition]]. The plan is a direct reference to the studio's long-standing obsession with the number [[seven]]. | ||
==Steps== | ==Steps== | ||
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'''''Announce killer gaming title.''''' | '''''Announce killer gaming title.''''' | ||
This was shown as Bungie trying to give a good name to what would eventually become [[Halo:Combat Evolved | This was shown as Bungie trying to give a good name to what would eventually become ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''. | ||
Names included: | Names included: | ||
*The Crystal Palace | *''The Crystal Palace'' | ||
*Covenant - to which Paul Russel described as sounding like a bad 80s' Hair Band. | *''Covenant'' - to which Paul Russel described as sounding like a bad 80s' Hair Band. | ||
*Resonance | *''Resonance'' | ||
*Pulse | *''Pulse'' | ||
*Red Shift | *''Red Shift'' | ||
*Flare | *''Flare'' | ||
*Aquarius | *''Aquarius'' | ||
*And others (unreadable) | *And others (unreadable) | ||
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===Step 5=== | ===Step 5=== | ||
'''''Recover Ling Ling's head.''''' | '''''Recover Ling Ling's head.''''' | ||
{{Quote|With all the things we left behind in Chicago, I think that Ling Ling should have been one of them.|A Bungie Employee Statement.}} | {{Quote|With all the things we left behind in Chicago, I think that Ling Ling should have been one of them.|A Bungie Employee Statement.}} | ||
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Talks about Bungie's move from the Chicago Office. The Bungie coat of arms is shown, it is an arm stretching out with a lightning bolt with the words ''"Don't make us kick your ass"'' written in Latin around it. | Talks about Bungie's move from the Chicago Office. The Bungie coat of arms is shown, it is an arm stretching out with a lightning bolt with the words ''"Don't make us kick your ass"'' written in Latin around it. | ||
COMPLETED: October 2, [[2007]] | COMPLETED: October 2, [[2007 (real world)|2007]] | ||
===Step 7=== | ===Step 7=== | ||
'''''Take over world, shoot enemies into the sun with giant slingshot.''''' | |||
Unfinished, leading members claim to ''"plan their schemes"'' every day. | Unfinished, leading members claim to ''"plan their schemes"'' every day. | ||
IN PROGRESS | IN PROGRESS | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:49, May 1, 2023
- "Bungie is a studio built first and foremost on the strengths and abilities of its people. They use the best technology and the best talent in the industry, assembled together in the best place, to create compelling games, stories and worlds. With all these pieces in place, Bungie can concentrate on its ultimate goal..."
- — The Bungie Creed
The 7 Steps to World Domination refers to Bungie's plan to achieve its ultimate goal. The plan appeared in a documentary on the history of Bungie available in the Halo 3 Legendary Edition. The plan is a direct reference to the studio's long-standing obsession with the number seven.
Steps[edit]
Step 1[edit]
Start independent gaming software company.
COMPLETED: 1991
Step 2[edit]
Dominate Mac platform: Launch assault on Windows platform.
COMPLETED: 1994
Step 3[edit]
Announce killer gaming title.
This was shown as Bungie trying to give a good name to what would eventually become Halo: Combat Evolved.
Names included:
- The Crystal Palace
- Covenant - to which Paul Russel described as sounding like a bad 80s' Hair Band.
- Resonance
- Pulse
- Red Shift
- Flare
- Aquarius
- And others (unreadable)
COMPLETED: Summer 2000
Step 4[edit]
Acquire strangely addictive Chinese food company.
STATUS: Complete (Halo 3 Legendary Edition disc)
Step 5[edit]
Recover Ling Ling's head.
- "With all the things we left behind in Chicago, I think that Ling Ling should have been one of them."
- — A Bungie Employee Statement.
Ling Ling was a severed dog's head in a jar. One of the Bungie employees at the Chicago office stated that it belonged to a room mate who was a medical student. When the room mate moved out, he left the head behind. Ling Ling's head is stored in a fridge/cabinet marked "Warning, Ling Ling inside".
Ling Ling is also known for the sentence which is sometimes shown on Bungie.net saying, "We'll be finding Ling Ling's head!"
STATUS: Complete
Step 6[edit]
Stage bloody coup of new parent company.
Talks about Bungie's move from the Chicago Office. The Bungie coat of arms is shown, it is an arm stretching out with a lightning bolt with the words "Don't make us kick your ass" written in Latin around it.
COMPLETED: October 2, 2007
Step 7[edit]
Take over world, shoot enemies into the sun with giant slingshot.
Unfinished, leading members claim to "plan their schemes" every day.
IN PROGRESS
