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Bungie's Financial Trouble
- Ed Fries received a call from Peter Tamte, Bungie's business development representative.
- Bungie was facing financial trouble and a potential acquisition by Take-Two.
Splitting Bungie
- Microsoft wanted Bungie and Halo, but Take-Two already owned a part of Bungie.
- Ed Fries negotiated a deal with Take-Two to divide the company and acquire both Bungie and Halo.
The Steve Jobs Call
- Steve Jobs was unhappy with the acquisition, so Ed Fries called him.
- They made a deal: a Mac version of Halo and other PC games would be ported to Mac in exchange for Fries and Alex Seropian appearing on stage at Macworld.