Former Bungie Executive Admits Destiny Activision Deal Was Fishy from the Get-Go

Quondam Bungie Executive Admits Destiny Activision Deal Was Fishy from the Get-Go

Sometime Bungie executive Martin O'Donnell, known for composing the soundtracks of all the studio'south games from Myth to the beginning Destiny, openly discussed the deal made with Activision for Destiny in an interview published yesterday on HiddenXperia's YouTube channel.

O'Donnell, whose long history with Bungie ended rather abruptly in 2014 (he was fired without cause and after successfully sued the company for unpaid wages), didn't mince words and explained that the deal with Activision was fishy from the get-go. Nevertheless, Bungie executives (O'Donnell included) wanted to retain buying of the IP and Activision was the only publisher who'd let them do that; if not for this, they might have actually gone back to Microsoft, O'Donnell said.

Because I was in leadership and on the Bungie board of directors when we went with Activision, if there is any blame for going to Activision, I am part of it.

In that location were 7 of u.s. total I think... and made that bargain with Activision. Nosotros knew it was a risk correct from the become-go, and it turned out to be exactly equally bad equally we idea it to be.

I am the just ane who is gonna say that, except anyone who no longer works for Bungie, and anyone who no longer works for Bungie is gonna say, 'yeah, it was bad from the start'.

So yeah, basically, that'south about time. That was non a spousal relationship made in heaven at all. I remember this to this 24-hour interval, the reason we went with Activision was not but the coin, just it was considering as part of the contract they didn't own the IP. At present, call up, Microsoft owns the Halo IP and nosotros wanted to make sure whomever we were going to work next would permit u.s. ain the IP. That was non-negotiable for me personally, I kept saying that we needed to exist able to control the IP and Activision agreed to that. All the other big players during that period would non hold to do that, including Microsoft who was very shut to making a serious offer. We almost went dorsum to Microsoft, if yous can believe information technology.

As you all know past now, Bungie finally rescinded from its deal with Activision in early 2019 and is at present fully independent when information technology comes to Destiny. They did receive a $100 million investment from NetEase a few years agone, which should be helping with the establishment of a second development squad working on some other IP.

Source: https://wccftech.com/former-bungie-executive-admits-destiny-activision-deal-was-fishy-from-the-get-go/

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