E308: No new Bungie announcement?

by Terrence Stasse { Jul 14th 2008 at 3:15PM }

Well, the main Microsoft press conference has come and gone with many a megaton indeed. Still, there was one megaton which didn't rear its head: Just what the heck is Bungie working on, and just why the heck is Bungie.net down "for cleaning"? Well Bungie, all your sly hinting was just to mess with us wasn't it? Hopefully not though, as the site appears to be counting down to something (we'll be watching that sucker, don't worry). While it would be strange for a big announcement from Bungie to not come via the press conference, don't forget that they're independent now and are likely trying to do things their own way.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

jc @ Jul 14th 2008 3:24PM

Thats HERESY!!!! BURN HIM!!!!!!!!

puh_fifer @ Jul 14th 2008 3:25PM

according to my calculations, that's about 10:06AM EST on Wednseday.

dmb360 @ Jul 14th 2008 3:25PM

maybe the bungie announcement will be for PS3

dmb360 @ Jul 14th 2008 3:28PM

I'm not hoping that, but it does seem strange - they break their ties with MS / rumors for a game with no MC / rumors of a E3 announcement that didn't happen yet.... (on a positive not there is the Walmart Halo Blue rumor for fall)

SuburbGuerrilla @ Jul 14th 2008 3:30PM

rofl

good one

Xav de Matos @ Jul 14th 2008 3:31PM

I don't think we'll be seeing a PS3 Bungie title just yet. But who knows.

webster1990 @ Jul 14th 2008 3:35PM

I thought Bungie were still offering all there games to Microsoft before anyone else, and i doubt MS is likely to pass a new bungie game up to sony.

Caboose @ Jul 14th 2008 3:50PM

Everyone seems up in arms that it is a Bungie title for the PS3 i just reread the Kotaku interview with them(sorry it was the only one I could find) and Bungie said that they were still releasing on Windows and Xbox. I think it is the fact that this is Bungie's first big announcement as a private company. Thus they want to do it their way on their own terms. Plus Sony's conference is tuesday not wednesday. I have faith in Bungie!

JSBeckerist @ Jul 14th 2008 4:00PM

Can I just add that the "Halo: Blue" announcement is driving me insane?!? LOOK AT THE SCREENSHOT, it CLEARLY says "Tornado Halo Blue."

That doesn't sound like Halo to me!

dmb360 @ Jul 14th 2008 4:18PM

I agree, have faith in the B-machine. You make a great point about making the announcement on their own because they are their own deal now, and they want their own attention, they don't need daddy to do it for them. Plus, why would a company known for multi-player release a game on a platform that isn't know for the Multi-player yet.

E.J. @ Jul 14th 2008 4:26PM

The agreement between Bungie and MS when they split was that MS gets first crack at what Bungie does.

So if Bungie were to release something on PS3, don't expect it to be any good.

LackOfKnowledge @ Jul 14th 2008 3:25PM

countdown goes to 10 am pst on wednesday

Nick @ Jul 14th 2008 3:26PM

Who cares we are getting FF13.

ZEBRA NINER @ Jul 14th 2008 3:27PM

I assume they will wait to announce anything. Since they are no longer part of Microsoft, so they will probably do something after everyone's press conferences.

Unless they are doing a PS3 exclusive! DUN DUN DUN!!! :)

Uprising @ Jul 14th 2008 3:30PM

Looks like a Halo 3 Map Announcement.....

Xav de Matos @ Jul 14th 2008 3:30PM

Never been so much hype behind maps before. Doubt it.

Uprising @ Jul 14th 2008 3:31PM

If you read through the page source it says "chillout"

PeterF @ Jul 14th 2008 4:00PM

@Uprising
Which is what Cold Storage is modeled after.

Birdshake @ Jul 14th 2008 3:33PM

Looks like Sony may of befriended Bungie.
Brace for impact.

SovietSpartan @ Jul 14th 2008 3:36PM

Then we won't see anything for a couple years anyways, and by then Sony will probably be giving out PS3s for free.

jack @ Jul 14th 2008 3:34PM

perhaps they will annouce something in the middle of the sony conference and steal their thunder, and xbox fans will laugh and rejoice?!

msusig @ Jul 14th 2008 3:34PM

I'm not sure where to post this..but i figured more ppl would see it...where the heck is Alan Wake..sorry for the Off Topic.(don't know where else to post this)

Darayz @ Jul 14th 2008 3:37PM

Maybe they'll announce something big while the Sony conference is going on ... in the next room.

offday @ Jul 14th 2008 3:39PM

This is like a good news overload today.
Portal on XBLA and exclusive
Banjo Kazooie
Fallout 3 exclusive content
Fable 2 co op
Uno rush

I think my head is going to explode. Maybe it's a good idea we won't know what Bungie is up to today. I don't think I could take it.

Fire Fawkes @ Jul 14th 2008 3:39PM

I could be wrong here but isn't Sony's conference tomorrow? And Bungie's timer goes until Wednesday so...

Nick @ Jul 14th 2008 3:45PM

What if it's just a counter punch for whatever Sony will announce tomorrow.

AnthonyGalindoX @ Jul 14th 2008 3:39PM

I hope it is not just a new map pack or something similar. I need new game.

Exocet Nick @ Jul 14th 2008 3:40PM

Seriously have you seen the xbox operating system brief info on majornelson.com?? Oh wow, that's a lot of features

SovietSpartan @ Jul 14th 2008 3:40PM

Pure Speculation:

What if the Superintendent has something to do with the Halo Universe?

Another secret weapons project? I really doubt the military in the future would have a single project aka Spartan II/ Captain America - Iron Man/ Super Soldier project, considering shadow governments and all. Yes I know this is borderline MGS, but still...

Brian Arnold @ Jul 14th 2008 3:41PM

Right in the source of the page, there's a timer call that has this date in it: 7/16/2008 2:07:07 PM

Check the site then. :D

Brian Arnold @ Jul 14th 2008 3:44PM

I left out: In reading the code a little more, it accounts for offset of timezone, so that 2:07:07pm is most likely UTC. So, somewhere around 10:07:07am EDT right now.

Matt @ Jul 14th 2008 3:44PM

Maybe it's something related to the Nintendo/Sony conferences. Remember bungie isnt tied to Microsoft anymore, they could be going to the Wii/ps3.

Jacob Farr @ Jul 14th 2008 3:47PM

They didn't want to be out of the limelight which Gears of War has consumed so Bungie decided to wait til next year. lOl.

Tim Johnson @ Jul 14th 2008 3:47PM

FYI, the site isn't down. It's just there for hype. If you click the link on the bottom right, it takes you to B.Net, and it's undergone some changes.

Tensteps2words @ Jul 14th 2008 3:49PM

Rgz @ Jul 14th 2008 3:49PM

Bungie and PS3...interesting....

..unless..

unless they decide to be total jerkoffs and announce a game for the Wii. Boy that would make me mad.

How much ever I hate the PS3, I would unite with the PS3 fanboys when it comes to war with the Wii. I'm sure most of you Xbox fanboys would agree.

I mean its games like Halo, GOW, Mass Effect, MGS4 vs games like Mario, Super Mario, Super Duper Mario, Jumper Mario, Horny Mario....

WII SUCKSSSS Please GOD, I mean Bungie, DONT MAKE A WII GAMEEEEEEEEEE

SovietSpartan @ Jul 14th 2008 3:57PM

You still haven't found one in stores have you.. I traded in my gamecube and paid some money for one and its a fun system. Of course not everyone can just drop whatever amount the thing costs on a whim, but for the ladies, they sure like to play it. If Lips came out on wii it would sellout like no other.

offday @ Jul 14th 2008 4:28PM

What war with Wii dude?

I have a Wii and a 360, and I love them both. I'd totally buy a Halo game on the Wii.

And IMO, PS3 still sucks.

AnthonyGalindoX @ Jul 14th 2008 3:55PM

How about some single-player DLC for Halo 3? What was the Arbiter doing when you didn't see him durin the campaign? That would be worth the trouble of an announcement.

Juddmensch @ Jul 14th 2008 5:49PM

There appears to be a countdown timer on the page, counting down to sometime tomorrow.

Juddmensch @ Jul 14th 2008 5:50PM

Or Wednesday, I missed that part. But it's still not the 14th they teased earlier!!!!

Chupacabra @ Jul 14th 2008 5:58PM

I think they were going to announce something today, until Nintendo had that little press release about the new SuperWaggle device. Nintendo tried to steal their thunder, now Bungie and MS are going to try to do the same back to Nintendo.

Jason @ Jul 14th 2008 6:16PM

What if Halo:Blue is the story from Cortona while she was stuck in the clutches of the Gravemind? She says all kinds of crazy stuff during Halo 3... stuff about what she has been through and what she has done...

And maybe the Janitor is some kind of construct that is involved inside the computer system... either someone she has to fight or someone that is helping her...

She is blue after all... maybe it will be a game where you are inside a computer system... kind of like Tron!!?!?!?

BitChain @ Jul 14th 2008 7:28PM

the source code on the bungie.net page reveals that the site is counting down to 7/16/2008 2:07:07 PM and will then change the message to "rebooting..." - perhaps an xbla announcement?

mike @ Jul 14th 2008 7:56PM

oh! beat me to it!

mike @ Jul 14th 2008 7:55PM

genericCountdownUpdate('7/16/2008 2:07:07 PM','cdTimer_days','cdTimer_hours','cdTimer_minutes','cdTimer_seconds','cdTimer_zeroMessage','cdTimer_counter');
countdownTimeout = setTimeout('genericCountdown()', 1000);

from the source code - update @ 2:07:07 7/16/08

Michael @ Jul 14th 2008 9:49PM

There's already rumor from a reliable source on Gamestop.com saying that the new Bungie game is part of the Halo story, but no Master Chief. The game is rumored to be a squad based shooter, Looks " bloodier and grittier" and "less cartoony". The guy says it's a mix between Gears of War and Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter. Here's the link: http://www.gamespot.com/forums/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=26483669&sid=6193720&om_act=convert&om_clk=newstop&tag=newstop;title;12 Agin this is just a rumor, but it seems like Bungie would do something like that considering 3RD person games like Gears are becoming so famous.

Mike @ Jul 14th 2008 9:59PM

7/16/2008 2:07:07 PM

when you read through the page source, you see that as well as chillout like the other guy said.

I dont know what it means, but Im gonna go through for more hints in the coding and post my findings.

freiteez @ Jul 14th 2008 10:56PM

alot of people are speculating this right now. Since they recently showed a picture of a dude with a plunger, many think they could be doing something with nintendo...especially since nintendo has been saying "we have a game all the hardcore people will want"