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Episode 4: Bungie (with Xbox Co-Founder Ed Fries)

Acquired

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The Acquisition History of Bungy and Halo

Halo was created by two undergrads at the university of chicago, alex seropian and jason jones. The company had their first breakout success with a game called marathon in end of 19 94. In June 1999, microsoftn announced that they were acquiring bungy and halo. It would become an exclusive launch title for the forthcoming ex box consule,. which was going to launch the next year.

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