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8/28/2008 9:18:23 AM
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Arete Seven = Bungie's real name?
I was bored tonight so I looked to see if Harold Ryan's number was listed anywhere online. I found it (although google told me the number was just Bungie's switchboard, so don't go pranking it if you find it), and the site listed his job as the owner of a company called "Arete Seven." A quick google revealed [url=http://csbgamedev.wordpress.com/2008/07/19/why-a-game-design-and-development-program-heres-one-more-reason/]this[/url] page, which says that a Kirkland based company named Arete Seven is doing business as "Bungie." (Use CTRL-F to bring up the "find" window and type "Bungie").
I looked up the word Arete and found that it is Greek for "Noble." So Bungie is the Noble Seven Company?
[Edited on 08.26.2008 7:15 PM PDT]
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Wow, did you just crack one of Bungie's most highly guarded secrets? [quote][b]Bungie’s Darkest Secret[/b] [i]Although the only ever official explanation reaches new heights of unbelievable lameness, the secret of the actual Bungie name has become so closely guarded, that even a few Grizzled Ancients either don't know or aren't sure if it's true. There truly is a very strange reason for the company being called “Bungie,” and we daren't reveal it here. There are…penalties leveled at those who reveal the deepest secrets.[/i][/quote] [Edited on 08.26.2008 7:24 PM PDT]
