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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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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] muelsknr another interesting fact, yet probably coincidental... if a=1 and b=2 arete = 49 = 7x7[/quote] Whoa never thought of that... Another fact. On the salary page it says Arete Seven, DBA Bungie. Since DBA means "Doing Business As" then that means all together its [b][u]Arete Seven Doing Business As Bungie LLC.[/b][/u]
