Bungie Rumors and Halo Clip on Discovery

The big news today is a rumor by a blogger in Seattle that Microsoft and Bungie are about to cut ties.  This comes with the tiniest bit of backing from Team Xbox who basically says they know something but can’t say anything. Which pretty much could mean anything.  Gamespot seems pretty confident this is mostly just a rumor and does a good job poking holes in the source, but until we get some more official word, it’s hard to know exactly what is going on.

To me, this rings familiar with Alex Seropian leaving Bungie.  Perhaps some of the folks at the studio are tired of working directly for Microsoft, and would rather leave to do their own thing.  How many will go?  That remains to be seen.  Could some people be leaving or supplanted now that Christian Allen (of Ghost Recon fame) is working for Bungie?  Hopefully we have answers soon.  In any case, Microsoft has some damage control to take care of now.

On a lighter note, Discovery Channel has a sweet video of a live action (mostly) battle between humans and brutes, in a promotion for their new show “Last One Standing.”  This could give a preview of what we could expect in the elusive Halo movie.