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===Creation of ''Halo'' series===

{{quote|Even through the Microsoft acquisition, Bungie’s purpose is not to make money for Microsoft and support the platform. Instead, Bungie’s purpose is to make great stuff like video games.|Chris Butcher<ref>[http://www.edge-online.co.uk/archives/2007/01/inside_bungie.php '''Edge Online''': ''Inside Bungie'']</ref>}}

In 1999 they announced that their next product was a return to the FPS genre, with a world-beating physics and [[wikipedia:Artificial intelligence|AI]] system, to be known as [[Halo: Combat Evolved|Halo]] and to be released at the same time on both the Mac and also Windows. On June 19, 2000, Microsoft announced that they had acquired Bungie Software and that Bungie would become a part of the Microsoft Game Division (subsequently renamed Microsoft Game Studios) under the name Bungie Studios. The original versions were soon delayed and the game was re-purposed for the [[Xbox]], with the Mac and Windows versions only shipping two years later when it was no longer the renowned product it would have been in about late 2000. The Xbox version of Halo received the [[wikipedia:Game of the Year|Game of the Year]] and [[wikipedia:Console Game of the Year|Console Game of the Year]] awards for 2002 from the [[wikipedia:Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences|Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]], is known as a system seller and as of 2004 is still a videogame bestseller. ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' has been one of the most critically acclaimed games over the last three years, and its sequel ''[[Halo 2]]'' has been called the 'most anticipated game of all time' by [[Wikipedia:IGN|IGN]] Xbox.

In 1999 they announced that their next product was a return to the FPS genre, with a world-beating physics and [[wikipedia:Artificial intelligence|AI]] system, to be known as [[Halo: Combat Evolved|''Halo'']] and to be released at the same time on both the Mac and also Windows. On June 19, 2000, Microsoft announced that they had acquired Bungie Software and that Bungie would become a part of the Microsoft Game Division (subsequently renamed Microsoft Game Studios) under the name Bungie Studios. The original versions were soon delayed and the game was re-purposed for the [[Xbox]], with the Mac and Windows versions only shipping two years later when it was no longer the renowned product it would have been in about late 2000. The Xbox version of ''Halo'' received the [[wikipedia:Game of the Year|Game of the Year]] and [[wikipedia:Console Game of the Year|Console Game of the Year]] awards for 2002 from the [[wikipedia:Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences|Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]], is known as a system seller and as of 2004 is still a videogame bestseller. ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' has been one of the most critically acclaimed games over the last three years, and its sequel ''[[Halo 2]]'' has been called the 'most anticipated game of all time' by [[Wikipedia:IGN|IGN]] Xbox.

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Many of Bungie's employees have left the company to form their own studios. Double Aught was a short-lived company comprised of several former Bungie team members, founded by Greg Kirkpatrick. The company helped Bungie develop Marathon: Infinity, the last game in the Marathon series.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/inside/history.aspx?link=juggernougat '''Bungie History''': ''The Juggernougat'']</ref>

Wideload Games, creator of Stubbs the Zombie in "Rebel Without a Pulse", is another company that came from Bungie; It is headed by one of the two Bungie founders, Alex Seropian, and 7 out of the 11 employees previously worked at Bungie. Other companies include Giant Bite, founded by Hamilton Chu (former lead producer of Bungie Studios), and Michal Evans (former Bungie programmer), and Certain Affinity. Founded by Max Hoberman (the multiplayer design lead for Halo 2 and Halo 3), the team of nine includes former Bungie employees David Bowman and Chad Armstrong (who later returned to Bungie) as well as folks from other developers. It collaborated with Bungie in releasing the last two maps for Halo 2.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=certainaffinitymaps '''Bungie.net''': ''New Halo 2 Maps Revealed!'']</ref>

Wideload Games, creator of Stubbs the Zombie in "Rebel Without a Pulse", is another company that came from Bungie; It is headed by one of the two Bungie founders, Alex Seropian, and 7 out of the 11 employees previously worked at Bungie. Other companies include Giant Bite, founded by Hamilton Chu (former lead producer of Bungie Studios), and Michal Evans (former Bungie programmer), and Certain Affinity. Founded by Max Hoberman (the multiplayer design lead for ''Halo 2'' and ''Halo 3''), the team of nine includes former Bungie employees David Bowman and Chad Armstrong (who later returned to Bungie) as well as folks from other developers. It collaborated with Bungie in releasing the last two maps for Halo 2.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=certainaffinitymaps '''Bungie.net''': ''New Halo 2 Maps Revealed!'']</ref>

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 ===Creation of ''Halo'' series===
 {{quote|Even through the Microsoft acquisition, Bungie’s purpose is not to make money for Microsoft and support the platform. Instead, Bungie’s purpose is to make great stuff like video games.|Chris Butcher<ref>[http://www.edge-online.co.uk/archives/2007/01/inside_bungie.php '''Edge Online''': ''Inside Bungie'']</ref>}}
-In 1999 they announced that their next product was a return to the FPS genre, with a world-beating physics and [[wikipedia:Artificial intelligence|AI]] system, to be known as [[Halo: Combat Evolved|Halo]] and to be released at the same time on both the Mac and also Windows. On June 19, 2000, Microsoft announced that they had acquired Bungie Software and that Bungie would become a part of the Microsoft Game Division (subsequently renamed Microsoft Game Studios) under the name Bungie Studios. The original versions were soon delayed and the game was re-purposed for the [[Xbox]], with the Mac and Windows versions only shipping two years later when it was no longer the renowned product it would have been in about late 2000. The Xbox version of Halo received the [[wikipedia:Game of the Year|Game of the Year]] and [[wikipedia:Console Game of the Year|Console Game of the Year]] awards for 2002 from the [[wikipedia:Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences|Academy of Interactive Arts &amp; Sciences]], is known as a system seller and as of 2004 is still a videogame bestseller. ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' has been one of the most critically acclaimed games over the last three years, and its sequel ''[[Halo 2]]'' has been called the 'most anticipated game of all time' by [[Wikipedia:IGN|IGN]] Xbox.
+In 1999 they announced that their next product was a return to the FPS genre, with a world-beating physics and [[wikipedia:Artificial intelligence|AI]] system, to be known as [[Halo: Combat Evolved|''Halo'']] and to be released at the same time on both the Mac and also Windows. On June 19, 2000, Microsoft announced that they had acquired Bungie Software and that Bungie would become a part of the Microsoft Game Division (subsequently renamed Microsoft Game Studios) under the name Bungie Studios. The original versions were soon delayed and the game was re-purposed for the [[Xbox]], with the Mac and Windows versions only shipping two years later when it was no longer the renowned product it would have been in about late 2000. The Xbox version of ''Halo'' received the [[wikipedia:Game of the Year|Game of the Year]] and [[wikipedia:Console Game of the Year|Console Game of the Year]] awards for 2002 from the [[wikipedia:Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences|Academy of Interactive Arts &amp; Sciences]], is known as a system seller and as of 2004 is still a videogame bestseller. ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' has been one of the most critically acclaimed games over the last three years, and its sequel ''[[Halo 2]]'' has been called the 'most anticipated game of all time' by [[Wikipedia:IGN|IGN]] Xbox.
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 Many of Bungie's employees have left the company to form their own studios. Double Aught was a short-lived company comprised of several former Bungie team members, founded by Greg Kirkpatrick. The company helped Bungie develop Marathon: Infinity, the last game in the Marathon series.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/inside/history.aspx?link=juggernougat '''Bungie History''': ''The Juggernougat'']</ref>
-Wideload Games, creator of Stubbs the Zombie in "Rebel Without a Pulse", is another company that came from Bungie; It is headed by one of the two Bungie founders, Alex Seropian, and 7 out of the 11 employees previously worked at Bungie. Other companies include Giant Bite, founded by Hamilton Chu (former lead producer of Bungie Studios), and Michal Evans (former Bungie programmer), and Certain Affinity. Founded by Max Hoberman (the multiplayer design lead for Halo 2 and Halo 3), the team of nine includes former Bungie employees David Bowman and Chad Armstrong (who later returned to Bungie) as well as folks from other developers. It collaborated with Bungie in releasing the last two maps for Halo 2.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=certainaffinitymaps '''Bungie.net''': ''New Halo 2 Maps Revealed!'']</ref>
+Wideload Games, creator of Stubbs the Zombie in "Rebel Without a Pulse", is another company that came from Bungie; It is headed by one of the two Bungie founders, Alex Seropian, and 7 out of the 11 employees previously worked at Bungie. Other companies include Giant Bite, founded by Hamilton Chu (former lead producer of Bungie Studios), and Michal Evans (former Bungie programmer), and Certain Affinity. Founded by Max Hoberman (the multiplayer design lead for ''Halo 2'' and ''Halo 3''), the team of nine includes former Bungie employees David Bowman and Chad Armstrong (who later returned to Bungie) as well as folks from other developers. It collaborated with Bungie in releasing the last two maps for Halo 2.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=certainaffinitymaps '''Bungie.net''': ''New Halo 2 Maps Revealed!'']</ref>
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