When you think of Microsoft and Xbox what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Is it Halo by Bungie Studios? It is to many gamers all around the world. Before Bungie studio’s released the highly anticipated Halo trilogy it released such games as the Myth series, Marathon and Oni. It was founded in 1991 by two undergraduate students and primarily based their games for Macintosh. Although when Bungie was first introduced to the gaming world, they went under the name ‘Bungie Software Products Corporation.’
When Bungie Studios teamed up with Microsoft back in 2000, they released a game called Halo: Combat Evolved. During its release it sold 6.5 million copies and was dubbed Xbox’s flagship franchise. In 2004 Halo 2 made its release and sold $125 million copies, surpassing what Halo: Combat Evolved had achieved. In 2007, Halo 3 made it’s highly anticipated debut for the Xbox 360 and surpassed what Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2 had achieved. Within its first 24 hours of release it sold $170 million worth of copies.
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