Acquired

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

Nov 30, 2015

01:06:59

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Episode notes

Embrace the Unexpected

01:20

Proving Value Opens Doors

01:31

The Grass is Always Greener in Acquisition Strategies

01:15

Game Developers - One Plus One Equals Three

02:37

Introduction

1min

The Acquisition History of Bungy and Halo

5min

XBox One - What Are Your Hooks From That?

3min

The Development of Bungy for Mac

2min

You Know, You Make the Best Decisions That You Feel Like Reline With

5min

Halo on to the First Halo

2min

The Story of Halo Too

3min

The Test Team

4min

How Do You Know When a Game Is Going to Ship?

3min

10.

Exbocs Alive and Halo One - The First Real Experience

4min

11.

Toy Story and the Story of Halo Three

4min

12.

Game Developers - One Plus One Equals Three

3min

13.

The Culture of the Company

5min

14.

Is There a Difference Between Functions and Functionality?

2min

15.

Thel, You're Welcome Back Time

6min

16.

Is the Halo With the X Box the Future of the Company?

2min

17.

Halo - A Look at the Spin Off and What It Could Have Been

3min

18.

Microsop

2min

Ben and David are joined by Former Microsoft VP and Co-Founder of Xbox, Ed Fries, to discuss the Bungie acquisition and the development of Halo. Highlights include:

Ed’s call with Steve Jobs after the acquisition, and sharing the stage with Steve and Bungie Co-Founder Alex Seropian at the Macworld Keynote.
Bungie today, and the unlikely path to get there led by Harold Ryan.
How to find something that all parties want to get a deal done, the creation Peter Tamte’s spin-out Mac gaming studio, and orchestrating the division of current Bungie projects and assets with Take-Two, led by Ryan Brandt.
Saving a project that’s off schedule and missing the mark, and how Jason Jones led the effort to make Halo 2 a hit at launch.

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