23 Jul
Former Halo composer Marty O’Donnell will receive $95,000 after settling a lawsuit against Bungie chief executive Harold Ryan, VentureBeat reports. O’Donnell worked on each Halo title up to Halo Reach, and also composed music for Destiny. However, in April he was terminated by the studio’s board of directors and said on Twitter that it was “without […]
07 Jun
Halo composer Martin O’Donnell is suing Bungie for failing to pay him for accrued paid time off as well as other benefits, reports VentureBeat. O’Donnell’s complaint points specifically to Bungie president Harold Ryan, restating that O’Donnell was fired “without cause” and given no explanation for the termination. The suit notes that Ryan and Bungie failed […]
17 Apr
Martin O’Donnell has revealed on his Twitter account that he has been fired by Bungie “without cause”, after 10 years at the company. “I’m saddened to say that Bungie’s board of directors terminated me without cause on April 11, 2014,” O’Donnell said. O’Donnell has not yet expanded on that post, however Bungie has issued its […]
13 Mar
A team of developers who have previously worked at studios including Bungie, Kabam, Rockstar Games, Insomniac and Ubisoft have announced a new indie studio called Zombot Studios, Polygon reports. Co-founded by Ben Berens, who worked on Kabam’s God Father mobile game, and Alex Chu, concept artist for titles including Halo Reach, Destiny, Tomb Raider and […]