Newly revealed "odd" details regarding Activision's contract with Bungie were discovered as part of the larger contract leak which occurred recently.
Besides Easter Eggs which have to be revealed to Activision, Bungie is only allowed to target the T rating for their Destiny project and can't officially release any games that are not from the Destiny series until 2018.
Another odd revelation was a clause preventing Valve, Gearbox, or Epic Games from helping out in any way with the Destiny series be it as actual development help or distribution.
While Bungie owns the IP series, another clause actually limits their ownership until 2022 with only Activision determining when the games can be officially published and released. Once 2022 arrives, Bungie has the option to find a new publisher or publish the games themselves if they reject all attempts to extend the contract with Activision.
The biggest benefit for Bungie is full access of Activision's marketing power and the automatic promotion of the Destiny series to be seen as equal to the Call of Duty series in terms of funding for development and pre-release hype.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...tiny-contract/
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Daily Recap:
1) There are some conflicting reports to the extend of the shutdowns but as of now 38 Studios and Big Huge Games have shut down with everyone laid off.
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/report...re-staff/4172/
2) CD Projekt RED, developer of The Witcher series, teases a huge announcement will arrive next week with the strong possibility of The Witcher 3 getting an official debut.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...ent-next-week/
3) Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto was recently awarded the "The Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities " award for his contributions in the video game industry and the iconic status achieved by his creations.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/shig...asturias-award