Are they or aren't they? This is the multi-million dollar question for Bungie Studios, who had all but confirmed that it was working on a MMO of sorts. Apparently, this was either a ruse, a goof or a massive misunderstanding, as a Bungie representative clarified David Aldridge's comments at GDC as being nothing more than a tongue-in-cheek joke.
Bungie fans, prepare to have your heart broken, in three... two... one: "In rehearsal Aldridge was convinced that everybody got the joke. It was all in the delivery, he assured us, and he was certain it was clear that he was playfully riffing off of the recent rumors. Unfortunately, most people can't figure David out -- they can't process him. And we don't expect them to. You can't process David Aldridge with a normal brain. You'd need tiger blood and Adonis DNA."
While the studio tried to laugh off the miscommunication, this is sad news indeed for MMO fans who had hoped that Bungie was jumping into the ring. Last month we heard unconfirmed reports that this alleged MMOFPS was being developed under the code-name of Destiny.
Reader Comments (30)
Posted: Mar 5th 2011 5:18PM Germaximus said
Thats hilarious. :)
Posted: Mar 5th 2011 5:23PM Dril said
Am I the only one who never gave the original announcement more than a passing glance?
What Bungie's doing in the MMO scene really doesn't effect me, since I'm not sure I particularly want to play an MMOFPS with a community that will, most likely, be full of unbearable FPS players.
What I am *far more* interested in is Reach for my PC.
I love me some Halo.
What Bungie's doing in the MMO scene really doesn't effect me, since I'm not sure I particularly want to play an MMOFPS with a community that will, most likely, be full of unbearable FPS players.
What I am *far more* interested in is Reach for my PC.
I love me some Halo.
Posted: Mar 5th 2011 6:07PM alucard3000 said
@Dril "What Bungie's doing in the MMO scene really doesn't effect me, since I'm not sure I particularly want to play an MMOFPS with a community that will, most likely, be full of [unbearable FPS players].
What I am *far more* interested in is [Reach for my PC].
I love me some [Halo]."
Hmm your post is highly confusing, you say you dont want to play a game that's community will most likely be full of unbearable FPS players but go on and say you love playing a game that's community is full of unbearable FPS players.Interesting...:)
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What I am *far more* interested in is [Reach for my PC].
I love me some [Halo]."
Hmm your post is highly confusing, you say you dont want to play a game that's community will most likely be full of unbearable FPS players but go on and say you love playing a game that's community is full of unbearable FPS players.Interesting...:)
Posted: Mar 6th 2011 3:45PM alucard3000 said
@Dril well you might see a bit more chat in a MMO than say a FPS lobby based game but not much IMO unless you spend more time sitting in the lobby than actually playing the games( but if its a game like Combat Arms the lobby even has a chat channel so..).And in all the "fully online, subscription-based games" that I haveplayed I was only constantly interacting with other players when I chose too.
And I find it funny how you say "FPS fans" like its a bad thing yet say you "love" one of the biggest FPS games on the market, that would make you a "FPS fan" in my book. =P
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And I find it funny how you say "FPS fans" like its a bad thing yet say you "love" one of the biggest FPS games on the market, that would make you a "FPS fan" in my book. =P
Posted: Mar 6th 2011 3:47PM alucard3000 said
@alucard3000 unless you are saying the only part of Halo you like and play are the single player campaigns then I do apologize and disregard all of my comments. :)
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Posted: Mar 5th 2011 5:43PM Hal9666 said
Am I the only person who remembers how Bungie denied working on Halo 3 even after Microsoft announced it?
Posted: Mar 5th 2011 5:46PM Revolting said
And what are the chances that this outing of the "joke" as a "joke" is in fact a desperate attempt at salvaging the secret for the eventual unveiling of a Bungie sci-fi mmo which may or may not be happening, at which point this "joke hoax clear up" will itself be referred to as a "joke"?
Posted: Mar 5th 2011 6:57PM Slayblaze said
@Revolting
That was exactly my impression as well: that admitting it was all a hoax is *in itself* a hoax. Now lets see if anyone believes the admission of the hoax is true, because if they believe it then they just got hoaxed for real this time!
(looks around) Yep! Everyone believes it was just a hoax. Boy are they going to feel stupid when Bungie actually DOES release the mmo they're working on but were trying to keep under wraps.
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That was exactly my impression as well: that admitting it was all a hoax is *in itself* a hoax. Now lets see if anyone believes the admission of the hoax is true, because if they believe it then they just got hoaxed for real this time!
(looks around) Yep! Everyone believes it was just a hoax. Boy are they going to feel stupid when Bungie actually DOES release the mmo they're working on but were trying to keep under wraps.
Posted: Mar 5th 2011 7:25PM Space Cobra said
@Slayblaze
Or it could always be the old "Hoax-within-a-Hoax-wrapped-up-in-a-Hoax-with-Hoax-Sauce-on-top-and-a-side-of-Tiger-Woods-Adonis-DNA-blood".
I've never cared for this any of these announcements and have always thought "simple FPS in MMO lobby" at most.
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Or it could always be the old "Hoax-within-a-Hoax-wrapped-up-in-a-Hoax-with-Hoax-Sauce-on-top-and-a-side-of-Tiger-Woods-Adonis-DNA-blood".
I've never cared for this any of these announcements and have always thought "simple FPS in MMO lobby" at most.
Posted: Mar 5th 2011 5:55PM PiOmega said
So this mean they gonna work on wow in space secretly until launch?
Pinky: "Gee, Brain, what do you want to do tonight?"
The Brain: "The same thing we do every night, Pinky—try to take over the world!"
Pinky: "Gee, Brain, what do you want to do tonight?"
The Brain: "The same thing we do every night, Pinky—try to take over the world!"
Posted: Mar 5th 2011 6:06PM vinnypop said
They are working on an MMO, its called "titan" and the are doing it with blizzard... good god. MMOFPS, Galaxy of Starcraft with help from the halo team... I'm interested.
Posted: Mar 5th 2011 6:06PM Graill440 said
Heh, plausable deniability.
Posted: Mar 5th 2011 6:16PM Jade Effect said
Different people have different definitions of a MMoRPG. There are even people who think Minecraft is somehow massive.
Maybe the new title Bungie is working on do not fit their definition of a MMo. Or maybe Bungie is not yet ready to reveal specifics of their new title, so they're just denying everything now.
Maybe the new title Bungie is working on do not fit their definition of a MMo. Or maybe Bungie is not yet ready to reveal specifics of their new title, so they're just denying everything now.
Posted: Mar 5th 2011 6:29PM Dunraven said
Bungie is like the third developer that has done something like this...just makes them seem less credible to me for some reason.
Posted: Mar 5th 2011 7:32PM slash beast said
They're really getting the media into a frenzy, and they probably love it.
Posted: Mar 5th 2011 7:55PM End Dream said
maybe hes joking about joking cuz they don't want people hyped too early?
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