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Bungie-Activision Contract Reveals Destiny, Xbox Timed-Exclusive

Posted on Tuesday, May 22 @ 08:19:16 Eastern by


The LA Times published the alleged contract between Activision and Bungie that inked a four-game deal. Within the document, it revealed plans for a Sci-Fi action-shooter, codenamed Destiny.

The first game, which is to be an Xbox 360 exclusive, is planned for a 2013 release, with a sequel every other year after that. Although the first game is to be an Xbox 360 exclusive, the following sequels would be released on the PS3/PS4, PC, and Xbox 720 should the developer and publisher see fit.

The contract also outlined four expansion packs per title, codenamed Comet, which would arrive the following year after the initial game release.

This plan would have this Destiny project spanning eight years and at least two console generations.

Also revealed in the document, is the bonus Bungie could expect should their game reach a Metacritic score of 90 or higher—a whopping 2.5 million dollars.

If Destiny is indeed to release in 2013, expect an announcement in 2012. And what better time to drop a bomb like that, than at E3, particular Microsoft's E3 press conference.

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  • sliverstorm
    sliverstorm
    Joined: Jun 2007
    Posted: May 22nd, 2012 at 9:41 am
    A bonus based on a Metacritic score... too bad there aren't more direct measures of a game's success, like, say, units sold or revenue generated.
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  • sliverstorm
    sliverstorm
    Joined: Jun 2007
    Posted: May 22nd, 2012 at 9:44 am
    Unless, of course, Activision believes that sales metrics are more reflective of the publisher's marketing than the quality of the game being sold, while the Metacritic store is a better predictor of future franchise value and is most directly influenced by the developer's input... which in a twisted way makes sense from a contractual standpoint.

    Interesting indeed.
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  • Anthony_Severino
    Anthony_Severino
    Joined: Oct 2010
    Posted: May 22nd, 2012 at 9:57 am
    Almost all of the industry's bonuses are tied to Metacritic. They're just not usually made public, like this was.
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  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: May 22nd, 2012 at 11:00 am
    Like how Obsidian missed it by one point.
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  • Bras
    Bras
    Joined: Jul 2008
    Posted: May 22nd, 2012 at 5:23 pm
    Not many games surpass the 90 points... so far I've only seen Mass Effect 3 (wut?) and Skyrim do that.
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  • TheJx4
    TheJx4
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: May 25th, 2012 at 4:03 pm
    @Bras...that's why it's in the contract. Because they most likely won't pass 90, which means no bonus.
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