| thekitchensink said: Reserved this spot for after I finish reading that epic post.
EDIT: Okay, I've read it now. 1. Bungie ain't first-party no more--haven't been for over a year. 2. That's a great read, and it's interesting when you lay all the facts out on the table like that. However, didn't they hire most of the Ensemble guys directly into their MS Game Studios team? |
I kind've lumped Bungie in as second party, though I suppose it's possible that after Halo 3 Recon they'll look for another publisher.
As for Ensemble, many were spread out amongst MGS, many split off to form a new studio, and many just outright left for other studios, or plan to leave after Halo Wars is finished. You can find out a bit more about what happened via the link in the article. The whole thing just kind've hit them by surprise, and they certainly weren't happy about it.
