Bungie Shoots Down Rumors of an Attempted Microsoft Acquisition

In a recent episode of GamesBeat Decides, it was said there had been reports that Microsoft had been attempting to acquire Bungie, developer of Destiny and ex-Xbox Games Studio, but talks had fallen through due to the asking price being too high. Eurogamer corroborated this report, with News Editor Tom Phillips saying he’d “independently heard these talks have taken place, driven on Bungie’s side by a desire to raise new funds for the studio, its projects and staff.” Well, as it turns out, this all is a bunch of baloney. At least, according to Bungie CEO Pete Parsons. In response to a Twitter post on the topic by by industry … Continue reading Bungie Shoots Down Rumors of an Attempted Microsoft Acquisition