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Pitchford wants 'something different' from Bungie

By Neon Kelly - 22/06/2009 - 1:33pm GMT

Gearbox CEO calls for new material from the Halo developer and from Infinity Ward.

Despite openly expressing his love for Halo and Modern Warfare, and despite comparing Bungie and Infinity Ward to the son of God, Gearbox president Randy Pitchford has called upon both developers to explore new horizons with their games.

“I keep waiting to hear what Bungie is going to do that’s not Halo,” said Pitchford, speaking to VideoGamer.com at E3. “Those guys are amazing, right? They walk on water! And the same with Infinity Ward. It’s like, dude I’m totally psyched to get my Call of Duty fix every year, but you guys are amazing! What else have you got? Can you give me something I haven’t seen before?”

Pitchford added that the current state of the market makes it difficult for developers to gamble on new IPs, particularly when they have a franchise as successful as Modern Warfare.

“The folks that are innovating need to be rewarded so that the folks that are making big bets can take that risk. It’s too big of a risk for Infinity Ward to do anything but what they’re doing, because there’s too much value and there’s really big scope for it.”

Pitchford also said that Bungie’s move away from Microsoft was a promising step, but admitted that the developer had taken “a big risk."

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Posted at 16:17 on 22 June 2009
rbevanx	0 1 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Yeah it's now harder for software developers to take risks. But when people get fed of Halo, what are they gonna turn to? So there is still that requirement to create a new brand. I think Ubi Soft is the only big developer taking risks really. I think there should be tax breaks like there are in films, in video gaming. So companies can have that flexibility to experiment, which they do need if they are to survive in the current climate. Report Reply

Posted at 18:35 on 22 June 2009
jakeistheman	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post well really bungie needs to stop halo games some where right i mean halo 1-3 i enjoyed but it gets old and halo wars and odst i think are moves to milk the franchise plus u could pick up some crap slap the word halo on it and some 10 year old would buy it. and infinityward a step away from cod would be refresing. Report Reply

Posted at 20:45 on 22 June 2009
ii_Mar	1 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post they already made 3 halo games if they make anothers that just microsoft trying to make money off it like they are with the garbage odst Report Reply

Posted at 04:23 on 23 June 2009
DarthKratos7	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Don't forget there's a Halo Reach coming out next year.. then probably they'll announce their working on Halo 4 on the xbox 720.. Seriously Bung, grow some B**** and make a NEW IP.. that's multi-platform because I for one, am a SONY FANBOY!!!! wohoooo .. Report Reply

Posted at 07:50 on 23 June 2009
guyderman	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post That's right, there are already 4 Halo games they must stop now. As long as Square carry on with their 14th Final Fantasy game and Kojima carry on releasing a new Metal Gear - even though there are already 15 incarnations anyway. Report Reply

Posted at 08:22 on 23 June 2009
K3RT	0 1 In response to Article » Go to 's original post What are people moaning for? When something is a good as halo or modern warfare why not make more of them? as long as the new ones introduce new ideas/gameplay then I don't see the problem. Look how many Zelda's, Mario's, Gta's etc etc there are and there all still brilliant. Report Reply

Posted at 08:39 on 23 June 2009
guyderman	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post K3RT gets a big Thumbs Up for speaking sense. Report Reply