Wow. This is big news in every way: Bungie, the developer behind the Halo franchise, has signed a 10-year deal with Activision, the world's biggest videogame publisher.
Speaking to Eurogamer yesterday, Bungie's Brian Jarrard said that the deal was an opportunity to bring the company's new games to a wider audience than just Xbox 360 owners.
"There are bigger opportunities out there for us and we would love to be able to reach more fans than we have before and really bring our experience to them on the platforms and devices of their choosing", said Jarrard. "So certainly that's something we're planning for and working towards in the future, so it's great that's one area Activision has a lot of experience in."
Eurogamer also speculated that the terms of the deal - a 10-year publishing contract for games associated with a specific new videogame universe - could mean that Bungie's planning an MMO. "I can't get into specifics, but we're definitely looking at building a universe that people want to spend time in," Jarrard said.
Whatever Bungie has planned, it's sure to be blockbuster stuff. Before we hear any more about that, however, the developer still has to release Halo: Reach later this year.
Halo: Reach will be an Xbox 360 exclusive.
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