Podcasts Technology Acquired Episode 4: Bungie (with Xbox Co-Founder Ed Fries)

Episode 4: Bungie (with Xbox Co-Founder Ed Fries)

Published: Nov. 30, 2015, 5 p.m.

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Ben and David are joined by Former Microsoft VP and Co-Founder of Xbox, Ed Fries, to discuss the Bungie acquisition and the development of Halo. Highlights include:\\xa0

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  • Ed\\u2019s call with Steve Jobs after the acquisition, and sharing the stage with Steve and Bungie Co-Founder Alex Seropian at the Macworld Keynote.
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  • Bungie today, and the unlikely path to get there led by Harold Ryan.
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  • How to find something that all parties want to get a deal done, the creation Peter Tamte\\u2019s spin-out Mac gaming studio, and orchestrating the division of current Bungie projects and assets with Take-Two, led by Ryan Brandt.
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  • Saving a project that\\u2019s off schedule and missing the mark, and how Jason Jones led the effort to make Halo 2 a hit at launch.
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