Contracts. We all sign
them when we want to join a football team or buy a yacht. However deep-dish developer Bungie have gone
one step further and put pen to paper on a contract binding them with
Activision to make visual videogame entertainment experiences until the heady
days of 2020.
“I’d rather sign a
contract binding me with the new Chickin’ McGrillin’ sandwich now available at
all good McDonalds near you than sign anything with those guys. Coincidentally,
the sandwich is crammed with flavour containing”, a spokeswoman went on to
affirm.
Legal documents uncovered
by the Lost Angeles Times detail that a new game codenamed ‘Destiny’ will be
released for The Official Microsoft Xbox 360 Console in 2013 and possibly for
next generation Xbox Entertainment Enforcing Consoles of next generation
quality if they so happen to exist by the aforementioned time. The aforementioned
time is 2013. Playstation 3 and PC
versions are also a possibility but only to be released at a later time in
2014. Whether this is Destiny’s destiny is yet to be destined.
To make head or tails of
the pertaining sheet of paper(s), we spoke to Jaylo Halo at Bungie to confirm
the existence of the space videogame shooter: “We at Bungie are proud to
announce our new videogame that will enthral all in the near future. At first,
I suggested the name in the boardroom of Future Enthraller. Many frowned faces
were a’pointing so I had to bring round the drinks for the rest of the day. I’m
not going to make that mistake again. That’s what fuels us here at Bungie to
make great games. Just because we stopped making Halos doesn’t mean you can start
running rings around us.” When pushed for further precise exact detail of Bungie’s
Destiny, lemonades were thrown in our general direction.
But what of the newly
appointed universe that’s set to appear in the Activision endorsed and
affiliated product?
“They need to build a
world that’s going to last until all four games and expansions are out by 2020”,
said one Halo ODST fan queuing outside a Gamestation that had closed down. “This
reminds me of the story, the man who built his house on the sand. He built and
built, very close to the shore. The water lapped by the bricks, solidifying the
sand underneath creating a strong pillar for the house. My only concern is that
Activision isn’t sandy. If I walk on Kottick’s face, what do I get between my
toes? That’s something for Bungie to research. Hey why isn’t this store open,
it’s half 12?”
Over everything else that
is happening in the jam filled centre of the FPS donut, do Bungie look set to
join that creative, sticky core? It’s certainly possible that they’ll even be
competing with Respawn’s shooter.
“It’s like a dual
lightsaber battle”, said one spokeswoman. “CoD and MoH do battle in the left
hands and Respawn and Bungie fight in the other”. When we pressed EA for
comment, they responded: “I don’t even know what you’re talking about. What do
you mean what hand do I hold Medal of Honor in?”