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Fired Employee Says Bungie's Next Project Is An MMO

rumor

by Matt Helgeson on February 17, 2011 at 09:18 PM

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Today, Kotaku published some quotes by an anonymous source who claimed to have been recently let go from Bungie. The source claimed that 30 employees were fired from Bungie for was was said to be "performance related" reason. However, the source also said that an inter-office email revealed that the real reason for the firing were Activision's concerns over "project sensitivity" and budgetary matters. All the employees let go were contractors, not full-time Bungie staffers.

The source also said that Bungie's next project is named Destiny, but currently being worked on under the codename "Tiger." It is said to mix the FPS and MMO genres in an online, sci-fi shooter.

Later in the day, Bungie released a statement denying the reports, and linking to job posting that indicate that the company is actually hiring new positions, not conducting layoffs. The statement did not mention the rumored FPS/MMO project.

Source: Kotaku

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Filed under: News, FPS, MMO, Activision, bungie, Rumor, Shooter, Multiplayer, online, layoffs, destiny, tiger

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by Ultima Destroya Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 09:26 PM

An MMO could be cool...
by Desert Rat Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 09:26 PM

Since Activision cannot order the firings of employees since, well, the dont own Bungie, they only publish their games now, Im calling BS, especially since Bungie personally denied it. Interesting that they dont mention the new game in their official statement though.....
by Him Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 09:26 PM

Whamo! We have a winner folks!
by Ashesza Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 09:27 PM

Hmmm, interesting. I guess we'll just have to see how this pans out.
by OmegaSpartan08 Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 09:29 PM

if it's an MMO, i will pass. i simply do not like MMOs.
by McCola Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 09:29 PM

As much as I wish it wasn't true, I believe it.
by Farrell Maniac Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 09:30 PM

Let the Activision hate begin!
by GunMonk Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 09:31 PM

I seriously doubt the validity of that claim.
by Young Khalifa Girl Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 09:36 PM

I not really into MMOs but I still am willing to try anything. As a fan of Bungie, no doubt will I buy it and it will probably be better than Halo...Or just as good.
by DWoods25 Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 09:36 PM

Booooo.
by Dan Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 09:36 PM

I'm not much of a Halo fan, but I'm curious...
by Wesley Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 09:36 PM

I was recently fired from there too....and EA, and Bethesda, and Valve. All four companies are combining to create a MMORPGFPS racing game based on Barbie and Iron Man. It's called Abraham Lincoln......I'm calling shenanigans on this story.
by Kyledk05 Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 09:41 PM

Gah! I wish companies like Bioware and Bungie would just stick to regular games. Not a big fan of MMOs...
by nickha0 Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 09:44 PM

If it smells like BS...

Seriously. I think this guy is trying to hop on the activision hate train and ride it to a lawsuit. Sounds like a pile of crap to me.
by Robert J. Hollis Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 09:45 PM

How can Activision tell Bungie to fire someone?, I thought Bungie was now an independent company? Also, If its true about Bungie making an MMO. F**K.
by eyros2k Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 09:46 PM

Dislike.
by crichins Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 09:47 PM

I would think that as an independent contractor who was hoping for more work I would not broadcast information that is protected under a NDA. Sure, the tip may have been anonymous, but if the story is even half-true odds are Bungie knows who the tipster was and when said tipster goes looking for more work he, or she (or they), won't receive a very good recommendation.

I wouldn't doubt that perhaps this individual was let go since Bungie goes to great pains to indicate that they are not experiencing "layoffs or group firings". Letting one or two contractors go is not uncommon. Business is business.
by Meridian Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 09:51 PM

I cant help but hate Activision.
by Andrew Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 09:54 PM

Payback can be hilarious.