Editorial:Bungie, Microsoft part ways.
From Wikia Gaming
I'm not a huge Bungie or Microsoft fan, but i found it pretty shocking to find out that Bungie has decided to seperate from Microsoft and go out on their own as a Publisher and Developer. This is pretty big news considering Halo 3 just came out last week. Though the two will be splitting Bungie assures its fans that they will still be working hand in hand with Microsoft when it comes to the Halo Franchise, though there is some speculation that Bungie may no longer be producing new Halo titles (those they are continuing to work on Halo Wars ever after the split. I guess we will all find out more about the arrangement as time goes on, Halo fans can't like the sound of this though.