Quote: "Retarded move by Bungie. Who would give up a franchise like that?
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It's not retarded at all
- Gearbox have a good reputation
- Gearbox developed the PC port for Halo 1 (so they 'know each other' as such)
- If it's anything like what Valve did with HL1: Opposing force, Bungie will be telling GB what to do story-wise, and GB will make the game around it (so it stays 'cannon')
EDIT: Besides this is just a rumour, based on wild speculation from
http://gbxforums.gearboxsoftware.com/showthread.php?t=67123
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