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Bungie is an American video game
developer founded in May 1991 under the name Bungie Software Products
Corporation by two undergraduate students at the University of
Chicago, Alex Seropian and Jason Jones. Originally based in Chicago, the
company concentrated primarily on Macintosh games during its first nine
years of existence, producing the popular
Marathon and
Myth
series as well as games such as Oni.
In 2000, Bungie was acquired by Microsoft, and their then-current
project, first-person shooter Halo:
Combat Evolved, was repurposed into a
launch title for Microsoft's new Xbox game console. Halo went on
to become the Xbox's "killer app", and the game and its two sequels have
sold millions of copies. On October 5, 2007, Bungie announced that it had split with Microsoft and become a privately held independent company, Bungie LLC. Despite splitting from Microsoft, the studio will still be producing products for Xbox 360 but is free to develop for other companies and their platforms. The company is currently based in Kirkland, Washington. Among Bungie's side projects are Bungie.net, the company's official website, which includes forums as well as statistics-tracking and integration with Halo 2, Halo 3, and Halo 3: ODST. Bungie also sells company-related merchandise and runs other projects including an official Bungie podcast and online publications about game topics. The company is well-known for its informal and dedicated workplace culture, and is currently working on multiple projects, including Halo: Reach.
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