Bungie Files New Marathon Trademark
Has Bungie tipped its hand regarding its plans after finishing Halo: Reach [http://www.amazon.com/Halo-Reach-Xbox-360/dp/B002BSA20M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1278968624&sr=1-1]?
Bungie representatives have repeatedly gone on the record as saying that this year's Halo: Reach would be the last in the series - at least, the last for a very long time [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/98563-Bungie-Might-Make-Another-Halo-Someday] - leading many to wonder what the studio would possibly use to occupy its time once it was finished with such a monumental (and lucrative) franchise.
Now, it looks like we may have a hint at a possible answer, and Bungie may be revisiting its roots. The developer has filed a trademark [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77953184] for "Marathon" - Marathon being, of course, the name of the studio's beloved FPS trilogy for the Mac. Marathon, Marathon 2: Durandal and Marathon Infinity were sci-fi FPS games that put Bungie on the map as a prominent Apple OS developer, and are seen as spiritual predecessors for the wildly popular Halo.
While the existence of a trademark doesn't necessarily indicate anything other than a studio desiring to cover its bases - Bungie could have several potential new projects in mind once Reach is through - a hint is a hint, and this is a very interesting hint. It's been over a decade and a half since the first Marathon was released in 1994 - will fans finally be getting a true sequel after all these years?
(Via D'Toid [http://www.destructoid.com/bungie-files-a-new-marathon-trademark-166691.phtml])
(Image: Pfhorpedia [http://marathongame.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page])
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Has Bungie tipped its hand regarding its plans after finishing Halo: Reach [http://www.amazon.com/Halo-Reach-Xbox-360/dp/B002BSA20M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1278968624&sr=1-1]?
Bungie representatives have repeatedly gone on the record as saying that this year's Halo: Reach would be the last in the series - at least, the last for a very long time [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/98563-Bungie-Might-Make-Another-Halo-Someday] - leading many to wonder what the studio would possibly use to occupy its time once it was finished with such a monumental (and lucrative) franchise.
Now, it looks like we may have a hint at a possible answer, and Bungie may be revisiting its roots. The developer has filed a trademark [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77953184] for "Marathon" - Marathon being, of course, the name of the studio's beloved FPS trilogy for the Mac. Marathon, Marathon 2: Durandal and Marathon Infinity were sci-fi FPS games that put Bungie on the map as a prominent Apple OS developer, and are seen as spiritual predecessors for the wildly popular Halo.
While the existence of a trademark doesn't necessarily indicate anything other than a studio desiring to cover its bases - Bungie could have several potential new projects in mind once Reach is through - a hint is a hint, and this is a very interesting hint. It's been over a decade and a half since the first Marathon was released in 1994 - will fans finally be getting a true sequel after all these years?
(Via D'Toid [http://www.destructoid.com/bungie-files-a-new-marathon-trademark-166691.phtml])
(Image: Pfhorpedia [http://marathongame.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page])
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I'll have to download the Marathon games from xbla again and maybe by them if they're good enough ^_^
