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Bungie vs. The World Steaktacular

You want a rematch? You got it, sister! (Updated!)

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Humpday, Halo: Reach 6/23/2011 11:02 AM PDT

Bungie Weekly Update: 06/10/2011

The night is always darkest...

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Bungie Weekly Update, Halo: Reach 6/10/2011 2:57 PM PDT

Bungie Weekly Update: 05/27/2011

We will show thee things which must be hereafter.

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Bungie Weekly Update, Halo: Reach 5/27/2011 1:19 PM PDT

CJ Cowan Speaking at GDX

Keynote en route.

Our Chief Cinematics Officer, CJ Cowan, is set to deliver the keynote address for this year's GDX. The operation kicks off on May 13th. More details in the link below.

Leading game design professionals to speak at GDX and share firsthand experiences

Inside Bungie 5/6/2011 9:34 AM PDT permalink

Bungie Weekly Update: 04/29/2011

A Garden of Earthly Delights!

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Bungie Weekly Update, Halo: Reach 4/29/2011 2:29 PM PDT

Bungie Weekly Update: 04/08/2011

Yesterday was Thursday. Thursday.

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Bungie Weekly Update, Halo: Reach 4/8/2011 1:39 PM PDT

Bungie Weekly Update: 04/01/2011

Every word of which is true.

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Bungie Weekly Update, Halo: Reach 4/1/2011 1:08 PM PDT

I Shot You First!

Gameplay Networking in Halo: Reach.

In case you missed David Aldridge's infamous GDC performance, we just uploaded all the slides and we're ready to show them off in all their epic glory. There's even a few extra sections Aldridge didn't have the time to delve into included for good measure. Be fair warned, though. The full file is more than 500 megabytes large. If you're conserving bandwidth, try the tiny file on for size first and see how it suits you.

"Gameplay networking is easy once you have a socket open!" Find out all the things that are wrong with that statement in this gripping tale of the perilous minefield that lies between sockets and game code. This talk describes in detail the patterns and processes that have allowed Bungie to repeatedly set new standards for gameplay networking quality. Come see how we develop competitive game mechanics that are fun over the Internet, learn what kinds of network introspection tools you need to build into your next online game, and marvel at the low-tech way we measure lag."

I Shot You First! Gameplay Networking in Halo: Reach

Publications, Halo: Reach 3/28/2011 3:59 PM PDT permalink

Bungie Weekly Update: 03/25/2011

A pox damn you, you muddy rascal, is that all the comfort you give me?

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Bungie Weekly Update, Halo: Reach 3/25/2011 1:46 PM PDT

The Animation of Halo: Reach

Straight outta GDC.

If you're ready to get your Monday morning learn on, Joe and Tam are ready to do some certified teachifying. The dynamic duo combined powers to deliver a super-sized talk at GDC, and as a result their presentation deck is no small download, clocking in at 444MB. If you have the bandwidth, and the desire to learn about how Joe and Tam helped make Halo: Reach's character performances all kinds of awesome, click the link below and get to downloading.

"With the goal in mind to improve the character performances in Halo: Reach we discuss the challenges we overcame and the concessions we made to ship on time and on budget with better quality. Bungie developed many new solutions with both process and technology to solve animation problems we had in the past. This lecture outlines the most prominent issues and provides highlights of our approach."

The Animation of Halo: Reach

Publications 3/14/2011 10:25 AM PDT permalink

CJ Goes to GDX

We're experts!

If you hadn't already noticed, I shameless stole all of this morning's news straight from HBO's front page. What can I say, they scooped me good this morning. They even found out that CJ was going to be the keynote speaker at this year's Game Developer eXchange, and the guy sits barely a stone's throw away from me!

"SAVANNAH, Ga., March 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Savannah College of Art and Design will host the 2011 Game Developers eXchange, the Southeast's premier game development conference, May 13 in Savannah. This year's keynote speaker is SCAD graduate CJ Cowan (B.F.A., computer art, 1998), who is currently the director of cinematics at Bungie Studios, the creator of award-winning Halo. Cowan was a cinematic designer on Halo 2 and directed the cinematics teams of Halo 3, Halo: ODST, and Halo: Reach."

Breaking In 3/9/2011 9:26 AM PST permalink

Bungie Weekly Update: 03/04/2011

We have a 10,000-year-old brain and the boogers of a 7-year-old.

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Bungie Weekly Update, Halo: Reach 3/4/2011 2:08 PM PST

Bungie on Watson and the Future of Gaming

I still function.

Bungie Engineering Lead, Chris Butcher, devoted some spare cycles to queries assembled by Kotaku.

Bungie on Watson and the Future of Gaming

Inside Bungie 2/22/2011 8:51 AM PST permalink

Bungie Weekly Update: 02/18/2011

All present and accounted for.

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Bungie Weekly Update, Halo: Reach 2/18/2011 2:10 PM PST

Rumor and Speculation - Updated

Don't believe everything that you read.

This evening, Kotaku Australia published a blog entry to their website claiming that Bungie recently terminated as many as thirty contract employees without notice or justification, effectively eliminating all non full time staff at the request of our publisher, Activision-Blizzard.

The claim is false.

Bungie has never been asked to lay off any employees or contract employees by our publisher, Activision-Blizzard, for any reason. The talented professionals who grace our offices day in and day out are the lifeblood of Bungie – our most cherished commodity – and the unsubstantiated rumors posted today are in direct opposition to the culture and values that we believe make Bungie an exceptional place to work, and to call home.

(Oh, and since we're on the subject, we're hiring.)

UPDATE

To clarify, Bungie has not experienced layoffs or group firings of any kind.

About Bungie 2/16/2011 10:36 PM PST permalink

The Science of Usability Testing

Go behind the curtain.

Edge sits down and chats with some industry research veterans, including Bungie's own John Hopson. Great read!

The Science of Usability

Inside Bungie 2/2/2011 9:52 AM PST permalink