From Microsoft’s press release:
REDMOND, Wash. — Oct. 5, 2007 — Microsoft Corp. today announced a plan for Bungie Studios, the developers of the “Halo®” franchise, to embark on a path to become an independent company. Microsoft will retain an equity interest in Bungie, at the same time continuing its long-standing publishing agreement between Microsoft Game Studios and Bungie for the Microsoft-owned “Halo” intellectual property as well as other future properties developed by Bungie.
The scuttlebutt is that Microsoft retains all rights to Halo, Take-Two owns Myth and Oni, and Bungie has Marathon. Maybe now we will see Myth or Marathon return!
Now listening: The Way I Are by Timbaland
I already know what I am doing on 28 Oct 2007 – headed down to Best Buy to purchase Guitar Hero III for my wife. It’s a good thing I prefer PC gaming, as my copies Halo 3, Bioshock, Gears of War, and Burnout have gone pretty much unplayed due to her Guitar Hero addiction. The full list of tracks from today’s press release:
The new tracks include:
- Same Old Song and Dance (by Aerosmith)
- Helicopter (by Bloc Party)
- Stricken (by Disturbed)
- Monsters (by Matchbook Romance)
- Before I Forget (by Slipknot)
- Kool Thing (by Sonic Youth)
- When You Were Young (by The Killers)
- Devil Went Down to Georgia (as made famous by Charlie Daniels Band)
- Sunshine of Your Love (as made famous by Cream)
- Holiday in Cambodia (as made famous by Dead Kennedys)
- Cliffs of Dover (as made famous by Eric Johnson)
- Hit Me with Your Best Shot (as made famous by Pat Benetar)
- Black Magic Woman (as made famous by Santana)
- Story of My Life (as made famous by Social Distortion)
- Pride and Joy (as made famous by Stevie Ray Vaughn)
- The Seeker (as made famous by The Who)
- Black Sunshine (as made famous by White Zombie)
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Best Buy has a deal this week with the XBOX 360 HD-DVD player at $179.99 and 300 thrown in for free. As before, King Kong and the remote also comes with the package. While it is a $30 price increase, it’s still not a bad deal.
(Edited to clarify, as Mike suggested.)