[b][u]In Regards To The Bungie/Activision Contract:[/u][/b] [u]Gives this New PartnerShip a Twist And a Re-look At we may have Forgotten![/u] [quote]Under the terms of the agreement,.. "an exclusive 10-year partnership to bring Bungie's next big action game universe to market." .. through 2020.[/quote] [url]https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bungie-activision-lock-down-10-year-exclusivity/1100-6260577/[/url] This was Said back in 2010. This is starting to look like good news over all. With NetEase they can Publish there own games without Activision. Bungie Probably had a plan to reestablish another contract if it went well but now it seems they are taking charge for themselves…good timing. [b]Here is the Contract Date and Ending Revealed[/b] [quote]Just four days before Bungie and Activision signed the document, on April 16th [/quote] this means the Contract was Signed April 20 2010 and ends in 2020. Only if they Met Certain conditions... [quote]CONTRACT LENGTH The partnership is expected to naturally conclude 2020, but only if Bungie develops four Destiny games and four Comet expansions. The studio will need to support the game online for three years after the development deal ends.[/quote] This Explains Why DESTINY2 is not Included With Destiny!! This was one of Activision's Conditions of Agreement between them and bungie. [quote]NEXT GEN TRILOGY Destiny 2, 3 and 4 – as well as Comet 2, 3 and 4 – will be released on PS4, PC and Xbox 720, as part of a new trilogy of main games for next generation systems.[/quote] [quote]OWNERSHIP Though there are a significant number of stipulations which discuss unlikely (and near inconsequential) incidents, Bungie has been granted the exclusive rights and ownership of the Destiny IP.[/quote] [b][quote]2022 The first year Bungie will have rights to publish Destiny projects for itself, or with a publisher other than Activision (assuming previous deadlines and terms are met). However, Activision has first negotiating rights to publish future Destiny games. 2021 Bungie is generally banned from developing action shooters other than Destiny until 2018 (after the release of Comet 3), regardless of other stipulations. After then it would have to wait another three years to be able to publish such a game, but in any event must give Activision first rights to negotiate a publishing deal.[/quote][/b] So the is the year(2022) where we will Likely see Destiny take a New Direction With NetEase Until Bungie has For filled their Contract or other measures are taken to shorten those conditons. This is Big News. Makes Sense Now making a partnership With NetEase at This Time. Edit: Actually I re-read and it looks like Activision has negotiation Dips for Other Future Destiny Games! Not sure what this entails... Edit: The Contract had to have been changed because how is bungie working on a new IP if it specifically states Bungie is not allowed to do so...unless Marathon is not an Action Shooter but an MMORPG(that adds a huge Action Shooter emphasis after Contract conditions are met?..Interesting. [quote]MARATHON COMEBACK A maximum of about five per cent of key staff and five per cent of all other employees are free to prototype and self-fund a project called Marathon, which appears to be a reimagining of a previous Bungie game of the same name. MARATHON FOR $375,000,000 Once $375,000,000 in operating income is made through the Destiny business, Marathon will be free to be published, and at this stage about 10 per cent of staff can work on the project. FREEDOM FOR $750,000,000 As much as 25 per cent of the studio, and 25 per cent of its key members, are free to work on non-Activision games after $750,000,000 is made through the Destiny business.[/quote] Is MARATHON the New IP Bungie has Been Working On? [quote]NO INFINTY WARD INCIDENTS The Destiny project will legally have entered ‘critical risk’ if 33 per cent of the Bungie staff leave the studio within any twelve month period prior to the master copy of Comet number four (due 2020). In this phase, Activision has, in certain circumstances, the authority to assume control of the game’s IP, as well as a licence to use the proprietary ‘Destiny Game Engine’.[/quote] Has This Already Come to Pass? If that is so then Destiny Might Already Be Activision's IP? anyone have anything on this? Edit: Does this Mean Activision owns The Destiny Engine or just as Rights To use the engine? [quote]CRITICAL RISK Activision CFO Thomas Tippl has the final authority to decide whether the Bungie project has entered a ‘critical risk’ period, which is determined as the project not meeting certain completion or quality milestones. In this event Activision has the right to resume control of the Destiny series without Bungie’s approval until 2020. (Bungie must still be paid royalties for games already produced). ACTIVISION’S RIGHT TO TERMINATE The publisher can pull away from the deal under the following conditions: 1) If Destiny 1 sales do not reach 5 million units after six months. 2) After the release of Comet 2 for any reason (2016) 3) If Halo Reach didn’t score more than 80% on Metacritic 4) If Halo Reach didn’t sell six million copies in its first six months If Activision terminates, the IP goes to Bungie and Activision can only publish previous releases for another two years.[/quote] This is our Worst Fear yet but at the Same time Destiny Could Restart(reboot) from the beginning with NetEase after the contract is over! [b]Icing on the cake...The Bugs...wondered why we have too many? cuz Activision isn't paying for them..lol[/b] [quote]BUGS Bungie must patch ‘critical’ bugs within thirty days of them being discovered after the commercial release of a game. If such a bug is found twelve months after the release of a game, Activision will not pay for repairs.[/quote] [url]https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:zRLN4pl9QTcJ:https://www.mcvuk.com/development/revealed-the-huge-promises-and-secret-stipulations-of-the-bungie-activision-deal+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=safari[/url] This Could Mean DESTINY STILL HAS a Future Regardless! witch is why it is still Online! Spread the news by Liking this Post! and leave a comment down below with your Thoughts! Destiny FTW! [b]References:[/b] 1) [b]Bungie Limitations Need to Be Stopped or Reworked Entirely! By LuxZenRa[/b] https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/245866630?sort=0&page=0 2) [b]Bungie's New IP and What it Might Mean For Destiny's Future! By LuxZenRa[/b] https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/245879124?sort=0&page=0