Playing Halo by Bungie
If you were to think of a popular name in the gaming industry, who would you think of? Does Bungie Studio’s come to mind? Maybe the word Halo might be a better word. The developer’s of Halo by Bungie was originally founded in 1991 by two undergraduate students. When they first started they went by the name ‘Bungie Software Products Corporation’ and primarily released games for Macintosh. However in 2000 they teamed up with Microsoft to produce a killer first-person shooter that went by the name of Halo. Although before the highly successful Halo trilogy came onto the market, they also produce such games as the Myth series, Marathon and Oni.
Since the Halo Trilogy has become such a highly successful game, the developer’s have obviously changed some things around. In 2000, Bungie studio’s teamed up with Microsoft to put out their next big project and killer app first-person shooter named Halo: Combat Evolved. During its release sold more then 6.5 million copies and quickly became Xbox’s flagship franchise. Four years later came the highly anticipated sequel to Halo: Combat Evolved, which was called Halo 2. Halo 2 actually sold $125 million on its day of release, which allowed it to set entertainment industry records and breaking what Halo: Combat Evolved had achieved. Three years later the final installment to this amazing trilogy was released and surpassed what Halo 2 had achieved. Halo 3 raked in $170 million during the first 24 hours of release and also became the largest pre-ordered gaming in history.
Learn more about Halo Bungie.
Filed under: 
