Activision Transferring Publishing Rights for Destiny to Bungie

Activision Transferring Publishing Rights for Destiny to Bungie
Bungie posted today that they are regaining publishing rights for Destiny. Destiny 2 will still receive full support on BattleNet and we do not anticipate any disruption to our services or your gameplay experience.
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
When we first launched our partnership with Activision in 2010, the gaming industry was in a pretty different place. As an independent studio setting out to build a brand new experience, we wanted a partner willing to take a big leap of faith with us. We had a vision for Destiny that we believed in, but to launch a game of that magnitude, we needed the support of an established publishing partner.

With Activision, we created something special. To date, Destiny has delivered a combination of over 50 million games and expansions to players all around the world. More importantly, we’ve also witnessed a remarkable community – tens of millions of Guardians strong – rise up and embrace Destiny, to play together, to make and share memories, and even to do truly great things that reach far beyond the game we share, to deliver a positive impact on people’s everyday lives.

We have enjoyed a successful eight-year run and would like to thank Activision for their partnership on Destiny. Looking ahead, we’re excited to announce plans for Activision to transfer publishing rights for Destiny to Bungie. With our remarkable Destiny community, we are ready to publish on our own, while Activision will increase their focus on owned IP projects.

The planned transition process is already underway in its early stages, with Bungie and Activision both committed to making sure the handoff is as seamless as possible.

With Forsaken, we’ve learned, and listened, and leaned in to what we believe our players want from a great Destiny experience. Rest assured there is more of that on the way. We’ll continue to deliver on the existing Destiny roadmap, and we’re looking forward to releasing more seasonal experiences in the coming months, as well as surprising our community with some exciting announcements about what lies beyond.

Thank you so much for your continued support. Our success is owed in no small part to the incredible community of players who have graced our worlds with light and life. We know self-publishing won’t be easy; there’s still much for us to learn as we grow as an independent, global studio, but we see unbounded opportunities and potential in Destiny. We know that new adventures await us all on new worlds filled with mystery, adventure, and hope. We hope you’ll join us there.

See you starside.

BUNGiE
This article was originally published in forum thread: Activision Transferring Publishing Rights for Destiny to Bungie started by chaud View original post
Published on 2019-01-10 09:18 PM
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  1. Gadzooks's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by huehuehue View Post
    does blizzard even have the leadership to leave without morhaime?
    They didn't have that with Morhaime. They are owned 100% by ATVI.
  1. Kathranis's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by PeakedInMoP View Post
    Blizzard is Activision. Any grievance you think you have with Activision is shared because it is Activision-Blizzard is one company.
    No it isn't. Activision Blizzard is a holding company that owns both Activision and Blizzard that was formed when Activision merged with Vivendi Games.
  1. Archmage Alodi's Avatar
    I might actually buy forsaken now. Good for them.
  1. mmocfce39d790f's Avatar
    Please let this be a fucking sign. I know the odds are so so incredibly negligable, but if this proves companies can split away from activision, then maybe, just maybe there's a CHANCE of getting the real blizzard back.

    Good on Bungie. If they don't pull the greedy bullshit once they're seperated with their next installment or game, then I have high hopes for them.
  1. Sentynel's Avatar
    So we gonna get a new category in the Bnet app? Bungie games LUL?
  1. Video Games's Avatar
    that is beyond hilarious
  1. MeTaL GuArD's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Zarithras View Post
    That's not to say this isn't a great thing. Bungie's biggest influencer will be out of the picture, so they can get back to making a great game in their own right.
    I heard that Bungie was the one to come up with some of the monetization. I also heard that Activision initially wasn't interfering with how they ran the game at all, so it's all on Bungie how the game turned out in the first place.

    What I'm saying is, I'd be cautious about anything new Bungie makes until we can absolutely confirm that things have changed. Time will tell how much of Destiny 2's mediocrity was Actiblizz, and how much the devs being incompetent.

    Quote Originally Posted by SimmerRift View Post
    Please let this be a fucking sign. I know the odds are so so incredibly negligable, but if this proves companies can split away from activision, then maybe, just maybe there's a CHANCE of getting the real blizzard back.
    The "real Blizzard" has been gone for a while now. It's not in the company name, which hasn't been an independent entity since 2008 when Activision pretty much acquired Blizzard from Vivendi in the merger. It's in all the old guard who had been steadily leaving the studio over the last few years. There's hardly anybody left of the crew that made those first expansions to WoW. As if to demonstrate just how deep the merger runs, Activision had a CEO of their choosing take over operations on the Blizzard side of things(with the immediate first few words out of his mouth being "We're cutting costs").
  1. VanishingAct's Avatar
    I played destiny 2 a bit with foresaken, bretti gud game. I prefer warframe but pretty over the grind in that game at least for now.
    I guess this means that d2 will get its own launcher as well as the bnet launcher. Which means I'll be able to delete bnet launcher off my computer soon - yay!
  1. Onikaroshi's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Kathranis View Post
    No it isn't. Activision Blizzard is a holding company that owns both Activision and Blizzard that was formed when Activision merged with Vivendi Games.
    Activision didn't merge with Vivendi. Vivendi, already owning Blizzard at the time, BOUGHT Activision. Then Activision and Blizzard bought themselves out from under Vivendi when it moved out of gaming, becoming ActiBlizz.
  1. Eleccybubb's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Sentynel View Post
    So we gonna get a new category in the Bnet app? Bungie games LUL?
    No. Destiny will just not be on there for future titles.

    Destiny 2 is still an Activision published product.

    As for people thinking Blizzard can just buy themselves out too.... you clearly have never had experience in the business/financial industry.
  1. jasdasm's Avatar
    i dont fucking give a SHIT

    battlenet was about BLIZZARD Games. i always getting cancer when i see other Games down there
  1. kaelhoel's Avatar
    With Forsaken, we’ve learned, and listened, and leaned in to what we believe our players want from a great Destiny experience.
    So I'm guessing the next Destiny game will be on mobile?
  1. Eleccybubb's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by jasdasm View Post
    i dont fucking give a SHIT

    battlenet was about BLIZZARD Games. i always getting cancer when i see other Games down there
    Really?

    Talk about blowing something so small out of proportion. It's 2 icons and letters.
  1. Onikaroshi's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Eleccybubb View Post
    Really?

    Talk about an overreaction.
    Gen Z'ers they overreact to everything.
  1. MalfLFT's Avatar
    Good, if they could just sell Heroes of the Storm as well so it can be revived.
  1. Toppy's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by SimmerRift View Post
    Please let this be a fucking sign. I know the odds are so so incredibly negligable, but if this proves companies can split away from activision, then maybe, just maybe there's a CHANCE of getting the real blizzard back.

    Good on Bungie. If they don't pull the greedy bullshit once they're seperated with their next installment or game, then I have high hopes for them.
    To integrated, to many have left. Even if they split the company is now to fundamentally different.
  1. javierdsv's Avatar
    I'm so happy about this.... this however might make their updates a little bit slower, but their annual pass content might be as well finished so it's all right.

    I'm loving Destiny 2 Forsaken, I never thought I would ditch WoW for a different game, but Destiny 2 got me, so I'm really looking forward to how this turns out to be.
  1. Regalbeast's Avatar
    Blizzard needs to do this. They only sold to Activision due to greed and it has cost them in quality.
  1. sopeonaroap's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Onikaroshi View Post
    Activision didn't merge with Vivendi. Vivendi, already owning Blizzard at the time, BOUGHT Activision. Then Activision and Blizzard bought themselves out from under Vivendi when it moved out of gaming, becoming ActiBlizz.
    you're 100% wrong and lazy, this is all VERY public information.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activision_Blizzard

    Activision merged with Vivendi to create Activision Blizzard, and vivendi remained majority shareholder even though Activision's people were calling the shots and running the new company. later, vivendi was mostly bought out
  1. lunethzero's Avatar
    Looks like Activision is at it again with dat cost cutting lol. Maybe Destiny 3 wont be hot garbage.
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