
Originally Posted by
Orion
Bungie split away from Microsoft Game Studies to become an independent company but the rights remained with Microsoft. Some crew from Bungie (as well as individuals from dozens of other studios) have come together to form 343 Industries, which was formed for the express purpose of dealing with everying Halo-related, and not just the games.
Why? We know Bungie captured lightning in a bottle with Halo in the early days, but we have no way of directly knowing how much of that was because of people now part of independent Bungie or how much it will be retained by what was Bungie's flagship title for a decade.